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The 38-year-old Lowrie wrapped up his career in a 50-game stint with the A’s last season before being designated for assignment. He made his only All-Star team with the A’s in 2018, which was also the best season of his career. Injures have plagued him in recent years, including a forgettable tenure with the Mets. He’ll walk away with a .257/.330/.406 batting line and 1,185 career hits over 1,307 major league games.

Caminero swiped home as part of a double steal as Kameron Misner took a called third strike in the sixth inning. He then delivered an insurance run with a 398-foot (103.4 mph EV) solo shot off of Codi Heuer in the eighth inning that made it a 5-1 ballgame. On the season, the 21-year-old phenom is now slashing .263/.294/.516 with 14 homers, 38 RBI and four stolen bases.

Misner opened the scoring in the second inning and he pummeled an 0-2 fastball that was above the zone for a 328-foot (88.9 mph EV) solo shot. He went hitless in his next three at-bats, including a pair of strikeouts. The 27-year-old outfielder is slashing a troublesome .225/.292/.381 with five homers, 18 RBI and seven stolen bases in 178 plate appearances on the season.

Díaz singled off of Tyler Mahle in the home half of the first inning but wound up getting stranded at third base. He smacked a two-out single off of Mahle his next time up in the fifth and was erased on a fielder’s choice. The 33-year-old then started the game-changing rally with a one-out walk in the sixth inning, ultimately scoring on a wild pitch. On the season, the veteran first baseman is now hitting .242/.289/.401 with eight long balls, 34 RBI and a career-high three stolen bases.

The 29-year-old hurler allowed just one hit in the ballgame — an infield single by Jake Burger to open the third inning — and didn’t walk a batter. Rasmussen got nine swings and misses on just 79 pitches in the ballgame, posting a solid CSW of 32 percent. He hasn’t allowed an earned run in any of his last four starts and has now fired 23 consecutive scoreless frames. He’ll look to extend that dominance as he brings a minuscule 2.14 ERA, 0.87 WHIP and a 56/13 K/BB ratio (63 innings) into a dream matchup against the Marlins on Sunday afternoon.

Burger finally got the Rangers on the board as he plated Adolis Garcia with a two-out single off of Garrett Cleavinger in the seventh inning. That would be their only tally in the contest. With his two-hit attack, the 29-year-old slugger is now slashing .218/.250/.397 with seven long balls and 23 RBI in his first 184 plate appearances with the Rangers.

Mahle struck out five batters on the evening while issuing a pair of walks. It’s just the second time in 13 starts on the season that Mahle has allowed more than two runs. He had allowed just one — a solo shot by Kameron Misner in the second inning — through his first five frames, but the wheels fell off for him in the sixth as Mahle allowed three straight batters to reach with one out and exited with the bases loaded. Unfortunately for he and for fantasy managers, all three inherited runners ultimately scored. The 30-year-old hurler got 13 whiffs on 85 pitches on the night, posting a CSW of 28 percent. He’ll look to bounce back as he brings a 2.02 ERA, 1.07 WHIP and a 53/26 K/BB ratio (71 1/3 innings) into Sunday’s showdown against the Nationals in Washington.

Schanuel didn’t hit anything hard tonight, but he was involved in two of the Angels’ biggest plays. In the third, he managed to sneak a weak grounder to short into the outfield against the shift, plating two runs. In the 10th, he put down a sac bunt to advance the automatic runner, only to reach because Zack Kelly botched the play. Schanuel’s RBI hit was his first since May 19. He has just 16 RBI in 238 plate appearances this season. He has as many sac hits (three) as homers.

Kikuchi was throwing a bit harder than usual tonight, but he still gave up plenty of hard contact and he managed just six whiffs while throwing 99 pitches. Still, it was kind of a typical outing for him this year. Among the 80 qualified pitchers, he’s a solid 39th with a 3.23 ERA yet 79th with a 1.59 WHIP. We don’t like him in mixed leagues right now, but the daring could try him for a two-start week against the A’s and O’s next week.

Kenley Jansen was credited with the win after working a scoreless ninth in a tie game. We’d still much rather see Detmers in the rotation, but at least he’s made a nice contribution recently; he’s allowed one run and struck out 15 in his last 11 innings of work. His season ERA remains inflated at 6.04 after he allowed 12 runs in a three-appearance span from Apr. 30-May 7.

All three runs came in the third inning, which opened with a HBP and a walk ahead of two singles. The first of those hits was legit, but the second was a 60-mph grounder that plated two runs. At least Bello was able to provide some extra length tonight after five straight starts in which he pitched between four and 4 2/3 innings. He wasn’t involved in the decision. Since winning his first two starts of the year, he’s gone 0-1 in his last seven outings. He’ll likely face the Rays next, unless maybe the Red Sox want to get aggressive and bring him back to face the Yankees on Sunday.