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Astros Place Brice Matthews on 10-Day Injured List With Left Knee Sprain
Matthews hurt his left knee hitting the outfield wall July 12 in Arlington; Lucas Spence was selected from Sugar Land to fill the roster spot and Kai-Wei Teng was activated.
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Dodgers Shut Down Will Smith for at Least a Week; Roberts Says Mid-August Is Earliest Return
Dave Roberts said Will Smith will do no baseball activity for at least a week after his neck flared again, with mid-August now the earliest realistic return — and a season-long absence no longer off the table.
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Julio Rodriguez Remains on Concussion Injured List as Mariners Open Second Half
Rodriguez, on the 7-day concussion injured list since July 3, missed Friday’s second-half opener against San Francisco with no announced return date.
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Tommy White Collects First Major League Hit in His Debut for the Athletics
The 23-year-old corner infielder went 1-for-4 at first base in Friday’s loss to Washington, picking up his first big league hit in his debut.
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Peter Lambert’s Season-High 10 Strikeouts Show How Far the Astros’ Rotation Find Has Come
Lambert struck out a season-high 10 over six one-run innings Friday and has now allowed one earned run or fewer in three straight starts, lowering his ERA to 3.03 in a quiet career year.
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Kirby Yates’ Blown Ninth Against Detroit Complicates His Case as the Angels’ Top Trade Chip
Yates entered the ninth protecting a 1-0 lead and left with his third blown save and a 3.74 ERA, two weeks before an August 3 deadline in which he is the Angels’ most movable piece.
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Jacob deGrom to Throw Bullpen Session Saturday, Lines Up for Monday Start Against White Sox
deGrom sat out the second-half opener in Atlanta with his glute strain, and Cal Quantrill absorbed a 15-1 loss in his place. Per NBC Sports, deGrom throws a bullpen Saturday and is expected back Monday at home.
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Brewers Activate Lance McCullers Jr., Option Jared Koenig to Nashville
Milwaukee activated the right-hander on Friday, two days after acquiring him from Houston. He is not scheduled to start Saturday against the Marlins.
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Cardinals Place JoJo Romero on the Injured List and Select Scott Blewett From Memphis
St. Louis lost its holds leader on Friday and answered by adding the reliever who had just forced the issue with an opt-out. Yohel Pozo was designated for assignment to clear the roster spot.
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Rays Lead AL East by 2.5 Games Despite a Run Differential of Just Plus-20
Tampa Bay is 56-40 with a plus-20 run differential, roughly six wins ahead of what its scoring suggests. The Yankees, at plus-90, are the better team on paper by a wide margin.