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After missing the entire 2022 season and being limited to only 12 2/3 innings at the big league level in 2023 while battling back from injury, Crochet stepped into the White Sox’ rotation in 2024 and performed as one of the top overall pitchers in all of baseball. The 25-year-old left-hander compiled a 3.58 ERA, 1.07 WHIP and a 209/33 K/BB ratio across just 146 innings in his 32 starts. A very popular name in off-season trade talks, it wouldn’t be surprising to see Crochet donning a new jersey before the 2025 season begins.

Gorman has started four of the last five games for the Cardinals, playing third base, second base, or designated hitter. In his last 10 games, Gorman is hitting .435 with two home runs, five RBI, and a 7/2 K/BB ratio. With Brendan Donovan dealing with toe discomfort, there could be some extra playing time for Gorman in the immediate future.

The 27-year-old Robertson has hit .288/.408/.583 in 52 games at Triple-A with 12 home runs and 35 RBI. He has a 93.6 mph average exit velocity and nearly 54 percent hard-hit rate. He also has a 17.0 percent walk rate and a strikeout rate just under 24 percent, which is his lowest since 2019. Nathan Lukes had neck discomfort on Tuesday, so perhaps Robertson is being called up to take his place.

All of his hits were singles, but Bogaerts had his first game with three exit velocities of at least 105 mph since 2014. Considering we know he’s been dealing with a lingering shoulder issue, the exit velocities are encouraging.

Thomas drew a walk in the third and scored Arizona’s first run on a triple by Corbin Carroll. He then singled and scored in the fifth and sixth innings while collecting a steal before slugging a solo homer to lead off the eighth. The 25-year-old outfielder is hitting .273/.315/.395 with three homers, 21 runs scored, 19 RBI, and four steals across 185 plate appearances.

Moreno’s only hit of the game brought three runs in as he took Trent Thornton deep in the sixth inning. It was the fifth home run of the season for Moreno, tying his total from last season in half the plate appearances. The 25-year-old backstop has hit the ball hard with more consistency this year, significantly raising his hard-hit rate. Moreno is slashing .277/.333/.428 with the five homers, 28 runs scored, and 20 RBI across 180 plate appearances.

Gurriel took Logan Evans deep for a solo homer in the fourth inning, then singled to lead off the sixth before stealing second and scoring on a home run by Gabriel Moreno. The 31-year-old outfielder is having another solid all-around season in Arizona, hitting .258/.304/.446 with ten homers, 37 RBI, and four steals across 263 plate appearances.

Tellez had singled to lead off the second inning, then later took Brandon Pfaadt deep for a solo homer in the sixth, going back-to-back with Randy Arozarena to knock Pfaadt from the game. The 30-year-old slugger is hitting .208/.253/.429 with ten homers and 26 RBI across 166 plate appearances.

Arozarena’s only hit of the game put the Mariners on the board for their first run in the sixth as he led off the inning with a solo homer off Brandon Pfaadt. The 30-year-old outfielder has been hot the dish with three straight multi-hit games before Tuesday’s contest. He’s batting .232/.346/.401 with eight homers, 26 runs scored, 27 RBI, and 11 steals across 280 plate appearances.

Had had worked around traffic throughout the game but managed to hold the Mariners scoreless through five innings until Randy Arozarena and Rowdy Tellez took him deep with back-to-back solo homers in the sixth. That would be it for Pfaadt, who scattered nine hits and one walk while striking out four. The 26-year-old right-hander will take a 5.50 ERA, 1.42 WHIP, and a 55/18 K/BB ratio across 70 1/3 innings into a start against the Blue Jays in Toronto next Tuesday.

Evans got through two relatively quiet innings before two walks, a triple, and a sacrifice fly brought two runs in to score for the Diamondbacks in the third. Lourdes Gurriel Jr. then took him deep for a solo homer in the fourth. Three hits brought a fourth run in to score in the fifth before Evans’ day was done. He struck out five. The 24-year-old right-hander ends the outing with 3.38 ERA, 1.33 WHIP, and a 30/12 K/BB ratio across 40 innings. Evans may not stick around in the rotation with Logan Gilbert’s imminent return.