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Tucker will miss a third straight game while dealing with the shin contusion that he picked up Monday. The outfielder is considered day-to-day with a good chance to return to the lineup against the Halos before the end of the weekend. Trey Cabbage is starting in Tucker’s place.

Raleigh’s homers left the bat at 113.9 and 113.8 mph. It’s his second two-homer game in three days, and it put him up to 19 homers for the year. His overall .215/.299/.432 line is less impressive, but, really, it hardly seems fair that he’s going to miss out on the All-Star Game again this year. It’s a little odd that MLB has decided All-Star teams need four shortstops and four first basemen but only two catchers.

Castillo has recorded an MLB-high 17 decisions in his 20 starts to date, and he’s tied for 17th with his eight wins and third with his nine losses. None of the other seven pitchers with at least nine losses has more than three wins, so he’s got that going for him. It helps that he gets to face the Angels; he’s thrown 13 scoreless innings in his two wins against the club.

Kochanowicz didn’t walk anyone in his MLB debut, but he allowed seven hits and struck out just one. After Kochanowicz exited, Kenny Rosenberg gave up six runs over six innings to finish the non-competitive game. One or both will probably be sent down tomorrow. They might as well bring back John Lackey and Scot Shields at this point... it’d certainly be more interesting than anything else they’re doing.

Crawford probably ought to be batting in the bottom third of a major league lineup, but since the Mariners have a lot of guys fitting that description, he’s remained the everyday leadoff man this season. The excellent game tonight puts him at .212/.308/.357 in 308 plate appearances.

It’s all or nothing for Rodríguez, apparently. His last three games have seen him go 4-for-4 with a homer, 0-for-4 with four strikeouts and now 3-for-3 with a walk. Despite being so productive, he actually went without a run scored or an RBI in the 11-0 game tonight. Blame Cal Raleigh for homering twice in front of him, depriving him of much of a chance to drive in runs.

Drury might be the next veteran to go on revocable waivers, but it’s doubtful anyone would claim him. After a fine 2023 in the first year of a two-year, $17 million deal, he’s hit just .170/.244/.220 in 42 games this season. The Angels could release him after Luis Rengifo returns, though the likelihood that they’ll trade Rengifo might give them pause there.

Jobe allowed two hits and issued three walks in this one, recording eight strikeouts for the second consecutive start since returning from a lengthy absence due to a hamstring injury. The 21-year-old right-hander is arguably the top pitching prospect in baseball at the moment and could wind up making an impact for Detroit at some point in the later stages of the second half.

Chisholm took Astros reliever Shawn Dubin deep in the fifth inning for his 12th round-tripper of the season. The dynamic 26-year-old, who has been one of the hottest names in trade rumors over the last few days, might wind up being one of the biggest names on the move at the trade deadline in a couple weeks, if another club out there is willing to meet Miami’s considerable asking price. He offers plenty of defensive versatility and boasts a .743 OPS to go along with 12 homers and 18 stolen bases through 90 games.

Hader was summoned to protect a three-run lead in the final frame and needed just 17 pitches (10 strikes) to twirl a flawless frame. He struck out Jazz Chisholm Jr. before coaxing a comebacker from Bryan De La Cruz and whiffing Josh Bell to end it. The 30-year-old elite stopper has turned in back-to-back scoreless appearances and has five saves since the start of July.

Bloss struck out four and issued only one walk on Thursday night in his return from the injured list. He gave up four hits, including a solo homer to Bryan De La Cruz. The bigger issue here was that it took him a staggering 82 pitches (50 strikes) to complete four frames. The 23-year-old pitching prospect has shown some promise in a pair of outings so far, allowing four runs on 10 hits with a 6/2 K/BB ratio across 7 2/3 innings.