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Hummel is the corresponding move after the Astros released Jose Abreu. The 29-year-old hit .301 with seven home runs in 163 at-bats for Triple-A Sugar Land this year. He spent parts of the last two major league seasons with Seattle and Arizona, but is yet to meaningfully produce in the majors.

Like he never left. Returning from stress fractures in his back, Williams threw nine out of his 14 pitches for strikes as he made quick work of the West Michigan Whitecaps. The Brewers will almost certainly want him to make a handful of rehab appearances, but it shouldn’t be much longer before he returns to the late-inning mix.

It’s probably safe to call him day-to-day for now. Brandon Drury will make the start at third base instead.

Melendez suffered the injury while beating out a potential double-play grounder Sunday against the Red Sox. It’s unclear if he’ll require a stint on the injured list, but the Royals can wait to see how he recovers during the All-Star break.

Trevino has received a PRP injection and is expected to miss extended time. Carlos Narvaez was called up when Trevino landed on the IL, though Austin Wells should handle the bulk of the starts for now. Now that Trevino is facing an extended absence, it’s unclear if the Yankees would consider giving Ben Rice time behind the plate. If not, they could look to the trade market this month.

It will down as a double, but it certainly could have been ruled an error. Left fielder Alex Verdugo had a legitimate chance to catch the fly ball, but he stumbled and the ball went over his head. Either way, the Orioles will take it with their recent issues with runners in scoring position. After avoiding the sweep, the Orioles will go into the All-Star break with a one-game lead over the Yankees in the AL East.

Who else is dizzy right now? After entering the bottom of the ninth with a 5-3 lead, Holmes allowed a leadoff single to Kyle Stowers and would go on to load the bases with walks to Ryan O’Hearn and Adley Rutschman before an error from Anthony Volpe allowed a run to score. Cedric Mullins then poked a ball to left field, which landed over the head of Alex Verdugo after he stumbled. Given the stakes, it’s hard to think of a more demoralizing loss. The Yankees will have a few days to dwell on the lost opportunity during the All-Star break. This wasn’t all Holmes’ fault, but he’s not exactly in the circle of trust right now.

Kimbrel found himself in immediate trouble after walking back-to-back batters to begin the frame before serving up the go-ahead blast to Rice. The Yankees would go on to blow the lead in the bottom of the ninth due to a pair of defensive miscues, so Kimbrel actually got the win. Baseball, man. This was Kimbrel’s first appearance in a week and he had allowed just one run over his last 21 innings coming into Sunday’s action, so fantasy managers shouldn’t overact to one bad outing.

This one was a rollercoaster ride. Craig Kimbrel walked back-to-back batters to begin the ninth and Rice made him pay on a pitch which got a little too much of the plate. The good feelings didn’t last long, though, as the Orioles staged a comeback of their own in the bottom of the ninth. As for Rice, he now has six homers through his first 24 major league games and he continues to find himself in some prime real estate in the Yankees’ lineup. He’s well worth a pickup in leagues where he’s still available.

It was Trent Grisham — of all people — who did all of the damage against Kremer, plating a run with a single in the second before adding a solo homer in the fifth. Kremer allowed four hits and two walks while hitting a batter (Aaron Judge) and striking out four. The 28-year-old impressed in his return from the injured list on July 3, but he’s been spotty in his last two starts. Consider him a matchup play in fantasy leagues.

He struck out seven. Rodon managed to keep the Orioles off the board outside of a two-run homer to Gunnar Henderson in the third inning, but he walked the tight rope. The southpaw allowed four hits and walked three, needing 98 pitches to get through his four frames. Rodon got off to a strong start this season, but the wheels have fallen off since the start of June and he’ll enter the second half as a major question mark for the Yankees.