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White, 23, was just recalled from Triple-A on Sunday, but he’ll head right back with Josh Sborz (biceps) ready to return from the injured list. White has compiled an 11.25 ERA, 1.75 WHIP and a 4/2 K/BB ratio over four innings with the Rangers this season.

Diaz was DHing with Victor Caratini catching tonight. It’s an arrangement we’ll likely see more of after the Astros failed to add a bat before the deadline. It’s definitely a good thing for Diaz’s value; the Astros aren’t down on him as a catcher, but with Caratini performing like a regular, there’s room for both right now. The Astros might eventually recall César Salazar to provide more flexibility in using both Diaz and Caratini at the same time.

The two runs came immediately on a double and a homer in the top of the first. Kikuchi went on to walk three, but he allowed just one more hit in the outing, and Taylor Scott was able to bail him out of a jam in the sixth. It didn’t get Kikuchi a decision, but it was a nice outing in what turned out to be a win for Houston.

Hader has recovered well from Monday’s blowup against the Pirates. He’s allowed just two hits in his last nine appearances. Unfortunately, one of them was a three-run homer that led to a loss.

Baz struck out five and walked one. He got 15 missed swings on 80 pitches tonight, including seven of his 29 sliders. He’s yet to have a truly exceptional outing since his return from Tommy John, but it’s coming.

Kind of disappointing that it took the Rays a second game to fix Carlson, but one imagines he’ll now play like an MVP candidate the rest of the way. His homer in his first at-bat tonight was a two-run shot off Yusei Kikuchi. He hadn’t homered since doing so twice last June 20 against the Nationals. From that point on, he hit .180/.306/.214 for the Cardinals over the rest of 2023. He entered tonight at .194/.270/.234 in 2024.

Nimmo stole one of the three bags the Mets swiped off the Angels on Friday, and it was his 11th of the season. All three hits were singles for the outfielder, and it helped raise his average to .237. Nimmo was removed from Wednesday’s game with a left foot injury, but it sure didn’t appear to be bothering him Friday night.

Alonso is now up to 23 homers on the season, and this one was 421-foot shot off Tyler Anderson that gave the Mets a 3-1 lead. The man they call Polar Bear is now hitting .242 with a .793 OPS and 59 RBI. A smidgen disappointing, but you can do a heck of a lot worse.

It was Blackburn’s first start as a member of the Mets after joining New York at the deadline, and it was a good one. The 30-year-old allowed a run-scoring single in the second to Jo Adell, and he kept the Halos off the board over the next five frames. Blackburn walked two while striking out six, and he’ll try and repeat this effort in a start in Colorado against the Rockies next week.

Wait, Tyler Anderson still plays for the Angels? Huh. The left-hander allowed eight hits with two walks while striking out three. Two of the runs came across on a homer by Pete Alonso, and he allowed runs in the second and sixth — the latter without retiring a batter — before exiting. Anderson still has an excellent 3.05 ERA, and will be back on the mound against the Yankees on Thursday.

Machado tied the score at 1-1 in the second inning. It’s the 17th homer for the 32-year-old, and he also procured his 18th double. After a slow start to the year, Machado has worked himself into a credible .269/.319/.442 slash with 51 games to go.