MLB Player News

The Red Sox didn’t add Luetge to their 40-man roster after he triggered the opt-out in his contract earlier this week, so he’s headed to free agency. The 37-year-old lefty, who signed a minor league pact with Boston back in February, has made 230 appearances in the big leagues since 2012. He’s recorded six saves to go along with a solid 3.02 ERA, 1.18 WHIP and 47/13 K?BB ratio across 41 2/3 innings (31 appearances) this season for Triple-A Worcester. There should be another team out there willing to bring him in on another minor league deal.

The hard-hit grounder through the infield against Kirby Yates was Chourio’s lone hit after a flyout and three strikeouts. It extended his hitting streak to eight games, during which he’s homered twice and drive in six runs.

Quintana walked four, but he otherwise frustrated the Dodgers, who managed to produce only singles from Esteury Ruiz and Andy Pages. It’s the seventh time in 13 starts this season that Quintana has allowed one or no runs. He ends the first half 6-3 with a 3.28 ERA, and the Brewers are 9-4 in his starts.

Megill stranded the automatic runner in the top of the 10th before the Brewers won the game in the bottom of the inning. MLB hasn’t officially announced it, but Brewers manager Pat Murphy said after the game that Megill is getting added to the NL All-Star team. With a 2.41 ERA and 21 saves in 24 chances, he’s earned the nod.

He struck out five and walked three. Glasnow averaged 96.8 mph with his fastball today, a nice improvement over his mark of 95.2 mph from his first five starts before going on the IL with a shoulder injury. He was in that same improved territory in his three Triple-A rehab starts, too, so it doesn’t seem like a one-time thing. It bodes well for his second half, if he can remain healthy.

Scott entered a 2-1 game to retire Christian Yelich to end the eighth and then stayed on for the ninth, which saw the Brewers string together three singles to tie the game. Kirby Yates later took the loss after allowing the automatic runner to score in the 10th. Scott continues to frustrate Dodgers fan and fantasy leaguers alike, but his 47/7 K/BB in 42 innings is strong and ERA estimators suggest he’s pretty unlucky to be at 3.86 right now. He should keep getting the ball in save situations.

Allard is back with Cleveland and will be active for Wednesday’s game in Houston. The 27-year-old southpaw elected free agency earlier this week, but ultimately decided to stick around with the Guardians as extra relief depth. He posted a solid 2.55 ERA, 1.44 WHIP and 16/8 K/BB ratio across 35 1/3 innings (16 appearances, one start) earlier this season.

Herrin heads back to the minors to allow Cleveland to add lefty Kolby Allard to their active roster. The 28-year-old lefty has compiled a respectable 3.99 ERA, 1.50 WHIP and 28/22 K/BB ratio across 29 1/3 innings (37 appearances) this season in the big leagues. He made a career-high 75 relief appearances last year for the Guardians.

Saalfrank joins Arizona’s relief mix ahead og Wednesday’s showdown against the Padres. The 27-year-old lefty missed nearly all of last year, and a portion of the current season, serving a one-year suspension for violating the league’s gambling policy. He’ll likely operate in low-leverage spots initially for the Diamondbacks.

Jarvis heads back to the minors after tossing four scoreless innings earlier this week in mop-up duty against the Royals. The 27-year-old righty boasts a serviceable 4.40 ERA across 14 1/3 innings (eight appearances) this season at the big-league level.

McKinstry will replace injured Astros shortstop Jeremy Peña on the junior circuit’s roster. The versatile 30-year-old has been a key component for the American League-leading Tigers during the first half, hitting .283/.357/.460 with 48 runs scored, seven homers, 27 RBI and 13 steals over 84 games. This will be his first career All-Star Game selection.