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This was a rough one for Lorenzen. He walked two batters in the second inning before Zach Neto brought a run in to score with a base hit. Mickey Moniak followed with a three-run homer. Neto doubled in a fifth run for the Angels in the third inning. Lorenzen tossed two more scoreless frames, ending his day after five innings. The 32-year-old right-hander ends the first half with a 3.52 ERA, 1.22 WHIP, and a 65/44 K/BB ratio across 92 innings.

The exact wordage was “on track” so there’s no guarantee that Lorenzen gets the rehab start, but it seems likely. The 32-year-old was placed on the injured list at the end of the August, so if things go well in that rehab outing — assuming it happens, of course — he has a chance to make his start after that with the Royals.

The Angels are going with Hans Crouse as a bullpen option, so Mederos will head to Triple-A. There’s a slim chance he could be back for Los Angeles before the end of the campaign.

Crouse will be back to provide some middle-inning help for the Halos. The 25-year-old has pitched well with a 3.00 ERA in his 24 innings over 24 appearances thus far.

Basso will head back to Triple-A after pitching well in his first MLB start with six shutout innings against the Tigers on Sunday. He could be back before the season ends, but obviously time is running out on that happening. Brandon Bielak was brought up from Triple-A in the corresponding transaction.

Bielak will add bullpen depth for the A’s for the final three weeks. The Athletics optioned Brady Brasso to make room for Bielak on the roster.

Germán went unclaimed after being designated for assignment Thursday. He’ll be org depth for the rest of 2024 and likely looking for a new home in 2025.

As expected, Davis will head to the injured list with Billy Cook added to the active roster to take Davis’s place. There’s no timetable for when Davis will be ready to return, but with only three weeks left in the season there’s a chance the 24-year-old won’t return again until 2025.

A 10th round pick in 2021 by Baltimore, Cook will get a chance to make his MLB debut with Pittsburgh. The 25-year-old has posted an .843 OPS in the minors this year with 17 homers and 25 stolen bases. Those are strong numbers, but there are likely better options on the waiver wire than Cook at this stage.

Robles was set to hit at the top of the lineup, but the outfielder will get Sunday off instead. Consider the 27-year-old day-to-day at this point with a chance to return Tuesday against the Padres. Justin Turner is now in the lineup with Luke Raley moving from first base to right field.

Lawlar is working his way back from the hamstring injury that has sidelined him for the overwhelming majority of the season. The 22-year-old is expected to report back to Triple_A soon, but it seems unlikely that he’ll play for the Diamondbacks in 2024. He’s definitely still an upside play in the future.