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It was Kinley’s second save of the season and while he needed just nine pitches, he got no whiffs and had just one called strike. Kinley now has a 7.59 ERA on the season; however, he has been much better in May, allowing just three earned runs in 11 innings while striking out 10 and walking two. Jalen Beeks and Justin Lawrence had both thrown on Saturday, and Beeks had thrown in three of the last four games, but both Beeks and Lawrence each blew two saves this week as well. Kinley may be working himself into save situations, but this is a mess overall.

Pennington, 26, made his big-league debut with the Royals on Friday night, retiring both of the batters that he faced including a strikeout. He was sent out this time to make room on the team’s active roster for the return of Kris Bubic (elbow) from the 60-day IL. He’ll bide his time at Triple-A until the Royals need another left-hander in their bullpen.

The 26-year-old southpaw will work out of the Royals’ bullpen for the time being as he continues to work his way back from Tommy John surgery. Bubic logged 35 2/3 innings on his minor league rehab assignment, registering a 3.53 ERA, 1.29 WHIP and a 42/13 K/BB ratio. Walter Pennington was optioned to Triple-A Omaha in a corresponding move on Saturday.

Falter delivered five straight balls in the third inning — including a walk of J.D. Martinez to load the bases — which prompted a visit from the training staff. After a quick consultation, the decision was made to remove Falter from the ballgame. He’ll head for further evaluation. Expect the Pirates to provide an update on his status before the game concludes.

O’Hoppe was hit by a pitch in the first inning, then knocked a base hit to drive in a run in the third before scoring on a throwing error. He was credited with another RBI on a groundout in the fourth, then reached for a third time with a double in the eighth. The 24-year-old backstop is slashing an excellent .279/.331/.473 with 12 homers and 40 RBI across 285 plate appearances.

Adell drew a walk in the second inning and scored on a base hit by Keston Hiura. He then extended the Angels lead with a solo homer off Drew Smyly in the fifth. The 25-year-old outfielder is up to 14 homers while slashing .186/.251/.397 with 37 RBI and ten steals across 268 plate appearances.

Anderson was masterful on Saturday, shutting the Cubs down over eight innings. He scattered three hits and did not walk a batter, tossing 66-of-98 pitches for strikes. Anderson induced an impressive 22 whiffs to strike out ten batters. The 34-year-old left-hander is having an excellent season, posting a 2.81 ERA, 1.18 WHIP, and a 7747 K/BB ratio across 112 innings. He’ll take on the Mariners in Anaheim on Thursday.

Miranda came into this contest having collected a hit in ten straight at-bats. After he was hit by a pitch in the first inning, he made it 11 straight at-bats with a single in the second to drive in a run. And with another base hit in the fourth inning, Miranda tied the all-time record with a hit in 12 consecutive at-bats. The streak would end with a fly out in the sixth. The 26-year-old infielder is slashing .328/.370/.531 with nine homers and 43 RBI across 262 plate appearances.

Lee took Hunter Brown deep in the third inning, giving the Twins a six-run lead early in the game. It was Lee’s first career major league home run in his fourth game for the Twins since he was promoted on July 3. The 23-year-old is off to a good start, going 7-for-14 at the plate with six RBI so far.

Buxton knocked a base hit to lead off the third inning and scored on a two-run homer by Brooks Lee. He later extended the Twins’ lead with a two-run shot off Rafael Montero in the seventh inning. It was the ninth home run for the 30-year-old outfielder. He’s slashing .271/.324/.485 with 38 runs scored, 37 RBI, and five steals across 250 plate appearances.

Singleton brought two of the Astros’ three runs in to score with a two-run blast off Joe Ryan in the fourth inning. Limited to a strong-side platoon against right-handed pitching, the 32-year-old is hitting .285 since the start of June. He’s up to seven homers on the season with a .710 OPS across 229 plate appearances.