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With Joey Cantillo already up on the active roster, the Guardians don’t need another starting pitcher right now, so they’ll call up Walters to take Alex Cobb’s spot on the active roster now that the veteran starter is headed to the IL. The 23-year-old has a 2.32 ERA, 1.15 WHIP, and 79 strikeouts in 50 1/3 innings between Double-A and Triple-A this year in his first season in professional baseball. If he gets into a game for the Guardians, it will be his MLB debut.

Cubs manager Craig Counsell was also tossed by home plate umpire Derek Thomas for voicing his disagreement with a called third strike on Hoerner during the fifth inning. The 28-year-old second baseman was replaced by Vidal Bruján at the keystone after going 0-for-2 on the day.

Alexander will report to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre as extra organizational infield depth. The 28-year-old went 3-for-17 with eight strikeouts over six games during a brief stint with the Athletics.

It’s happening. Marlins manager Clayton McCullough confirmed that Pérez will make his long-awaited return from Tommy John surgery on Monday at PNC Park. The dynamic 22-year-old righty looked sharp during his eight-start minor league rehab assignment and shouldn’t have any workload restrictions out of the gate. Given his immense talent, and successful rookie campaign back in 2023, Pérez should be rostered in all fantasy formats.

Merryweather heads to New York as extra organizational relief depth after struggling to a bloated 5.79 ERA across 18 2/3 innings (21 appearances) this season for the Cubs. The hard-throwing 33-year-old righty has made 152 career appearances dating back to the pandemic-shortened 2020 campaign.

Stowers did not start the game and had been on the bench for the previous three games while battling a hand issue. The fact that he was able to pinch hit seems to indicate that he’s on the mend, but it wasn’t a particularly good at bat and there’s always a chance he felt some discomfort when hitting, so we’ll wait for Monday’s lineup before we know for sure if he’s avoiding an IL stint.

Hernández has gone 6-for-16 so far after being called up from Triple-A, but he has started just four of those games. If Kyle Stowers heads to the IL, Hernández would seem to be the prime beneficiary, but Stowers was able to pinch-hit on Sunday, which makes that seem unlikely.

Ramussen walked just one but struck out only three on the day, while posting a 21 percent whiff rate and 31 percent CSW. He threw essentially all fastballs today, with 69 of his 74 pitches being some variation of a fastball. He pounded the zone with his four-seam and sinker, but the cutter didn’t miss many bats on the day. Still, not much to complain about here or with his 2.22 ERA on the season. You can fire Rasmussen up even against the Mets next week.

It’s been a quiet year for Díaz, who’s slashing just .248/.297/.413 with nine home runs and 36 RBI. While the nine home runs are nice to see, this is just Díaz’s third home run since May 9th, so he’s been boosted by an early-season stretch. With a mediocre lineup behind him leading to fewer runs scored, Díaz is more of a deep-league asset this season.

Snitker declined to name a specific stopper, but added that Iglesias isn’t going to be the primary option anymore. The 35-year-old veteran played a prominent role during a Chernobyl-sized meltdown against the Diamondbacks on Thursday when Atlanta coughed up a six-run lead in the final frame. He’s struggled to a calamitous 6.75 ERA across 24 innings (25 appearances) this season, while converting just eight of 12 save opportunities. It’ll likely be some combination of Iglesias, Dylan Lee, Pierce Johnson, Aaron Bummer and Enyel De Los Santos in the mix for save chances. It’s a situation fantasy managers should try to avoid at all costs.

Gott winds up back with the Mariners on a new minor league pact after being released earlier this month. The 32-year-old righty is working his way back from last year’s Tommy John surgery and could factor into Seattle’s relief mix in the second half.