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The move was made to clear room on Triple-A Durham’s roster for Brandon Allen. Miranda was batting a paltry .187/.307/.273 with two homers over 176 plate appearances at Durham this season.

Roupp’s curve his most used pitch this season, but facing a Nationals lineup composed entirely of lefties and switch-hitters, he leaned more into the changeup tonight. He wound up getting just two strikeouts and four whiffs, but he induced a bunch of groundouts while pitching scoreless ball for the second straight outing. He should be rostered in mixed leagues at this point. He’ll probably get the Tigers in Detroit next time out.

Ruiz hit seventh on Opening Day and went 2-for-4 with a homer. He his seventh in game two of the season and went 2-for-4 with a homer. He’s typically hit third or fourth ever since then, yet he has now gone 174 plate appearances without another homer. He’s still hitting for a respectable .264 average during that span, but since it comes with no power and his typical abysmal walk rate, he’s been quite the liability in the middle of the Nationals order. Hitting him seventh was always the right idea.

Gore was engaged in a brilliant pitcher’s duel with Giants’ right-hander Landen Roupp, pitching in a scoreless game in the seventh inning when he grimaced after delivering a pitch. After a visit from his manager and the training staff, the decision was made to pull him from the game. Hopefully it’s something minor like cramping and won’t be an issue going forward. Expect the Nationals to provide an update on his status shortly.

The Cardinals are calling his removal from the lineup “precautionary”. Alec Burleson will shift over to first base while Nolan Gorman enters the lineup to play second base and will bat seventh against Zac Gallen and the Diamondbacks on Friday evening. Look for the Cardinals to provide an update on his status and a potential timeline for his return after the game.

The 38-year-old southpaw was released by the Braves during the final stages of spring training once it became clear that he wouldn’t crack the team’s Opening Day bullpen. Diekman pitched for nine teams in his big league career (Phillies, Rangers, Diamondbacks, Royals, Athletics, Red Sox, White Sox, Rays and Mets), compiling a 3.91 ERA, 1.396 WHIP and a 764/358 K/BB ratio over 602 1/3 innings. He notched 27 victories and accumulated 19 saves. We wish him the best of luck in the next chapter of his life.

It looks like a routine night off for the 27-year-old second baseman with left-hander Jacob Lopez toeing the slab for the A’s. Edmundo Sosa will draw a start at second base and will bat seventh for the Phillies on Friday evening in West Sacramento.

Once again, the two sides will attempt to make up the game as part of a split doubleheader in Boston on Saturday. Expect Lucas Giolito, who was scheduled to start on Friday night, to pitch in one of Saturday’s contests.

The 25-year-old right-hander has been shelved since early April when he suffered a fractured right thumb after being struck by a line drive. The initial expectation was that he could return in six weeks, but that was six and a half weeks ago and he hasn’t even started throwing the ball yet. Even if he avoids any setbacks, it would be surprising to see him return before the end of June.

The 35-year-old backstop was feeling a bit under the weather on Friday night so the Royals ultimately made the decision to pull him from the lineup and give him an evening off to rest. Freddy Fermin will start behind the dish for the Royals and will bat seventh for the Royals against Pablo Lopez and the Twins.

The 23-year-old outfielder sustained the injury as he crashed into the outfield wall during batting practice on Thursday. No word yet on how long the O’s expect him to be sidelined for, but he’s going to miss a few weeks at a minimum.