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The rookie right-hander struck out two batters on the day and didn’t issue a base on balls. He kept the Padres off the board completely through the first three innings but ran into a buzzsaw in the fourth where Jackson Merrill clobbered a three-run homer and Ha-Seong Kim tacked on a solo shot. The 22-year-old hurler got six swings and misses on 72 pitches in the ballgame, posting an underwhelming CSW of 21 percent. He now holds a miserable 7.30 ERA, 1.78 WHIP and a 9/3 K/BB ratio over 12 1/3 innings through his first three starts on the season. He’s lined up to take on the Cubs his next time out at home on Friday — provided the Brewers don’t option him back to Triple-A and replace him in their rotation with Jakob Junis.

The 27-year-old right-hander posted a 15.43 ERA, 2.57 WHIP and a 4/2 K/BB ratio over 4 2/3 innings out of the Rays’ bullpen before he was designated for assignment last weekend. He’ll continue to refine his craft at the minor league level for the time being.

He’ll take the place of the injured Max Muncy (knee) on the Dodgers’ active roster. The 26-year-old speedster has hit a blistering .295/.395/.456 with eight homers, 38 RBI and 39 stolen bases (in 45 attempts) at the Triple-A level this season.

Muncy went for an MRI on his injured left knee on Thursday, the results of which are still not yet known. We do know that he’ll miss a couple of weeks at a minimum though. Esteury Ruiz was recalled from Triple-A Oklahoma City on Thursday to take his place on the active roster. Look for the Dodgers to provide more information as it becomes available.

Estrada hardly crushed the homer — at 96 mph off the bat, it wasn’t even be considered a barrel — but it tied the game at 2-2 in the first. Estrada later knocked in runs with a groundout in the third and a single in the seventh, giving him the fifth four-RBI game of his career. He’s hitting a nice .317/.339/.436 through 25 games, though his exit-velocity numbers don’t really back it up. The bigger concern from a fantasy standpoint is that he was caught stealing (after being picked off) today for the third time in four attempts this season; he needs the steals to be worth using in mixed leagues, but he just hasn’t been able to contribute there since 2023.

Freeland departed with a two-run lead, but that was blown right away in the seventh. It’s the fifth time this season that he’s exited in line for a win, but he’s just 1-9 in 16 starts. He’ll make his next start in Boston against the Red Sox.

First, Havlorsen got the final out of the eighth, stranding two runners after replacing Victor Vodnik. That left him with a two-run cushion in the ninth, and he needed it, since he gave up three hits then. It’s just the third time Havlorsen has been scored upon since the beginning of June. He’s the clear favorite for saves in Colorado right now, though that doesn’t necessarily mean he’ll get every opportunity the team generates.

Walter was better than the line suggests; he gave up eight hits, but just two of his 19 balls in play had xBAs over .500. The big blow, a two-run homer by Thairo Estrada, left the bat at all of 96 mph and wouldn’t have carried nearly as far anywhere else. Walter walked none and struck out three. He should be a decent option in mixed leagues at home against the Guardians next week.

The big one was a two-run triple that tied the game in the seventh. In truth, though, that was just an 80-mph fly that should have been caught by either the left fielder or the center fielder. Brenton Doyle, though, appeared to be worried about the possibility of a collision and came up short on a diving attempt. Smith, who we promise actually does hit the ball hard quite often, also had a 70-mph double and an 81-mph single in this one. His average is all of the way up to .291.

It appears to be just a routine night off for the slumping 22-year-old slugger. Caglianone’s transition to the big leagues has been rocky thus far, slashing a cringe-inducing .144/.194/.237 with a pair of homers, four RBI and a 24/5 K/BB ratio over his first 103 plate appearances. John Rave will start in his place in right field and bat sixth for the Royals against M’s right-hander Logan Evans.

The 26-year-old outfielder was plucked from the Blue Jays for cash considerations after he had been designated for assignment in mid-May. On the season, Berroa has hit .270/.358/.345 with just one homer, 15 RBI and 20 stolen bases in 205 plate appearances at the Triple-A level.