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Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo told MLB Network Radio that Carroll is “very close” to returning, but it sounds like that won’t take place after he left Wednesday’s game with a contusion on his hand. It’d be an upset — and upsetting — if Carroll doesn’t return before the end of the weekend.

The Mariners could have just sent Dominic Canzone down to make room for the returning Luke Raley, but they’ve chosen instead to move on from Tellez, who was hitting .208/.249/.434 with 11 homers in 185 plate appearances. In truth, it seems like the right call to us. Tellez has just an 88 OPS+ since the start of 2023, and while Canzone isn’t very good in right, the defense is probably still better with him in the outfield and Raley at first than with Raley in right and Tellez at first.

Taits was still in a lot of pain after the game, and there’s still the chance he’ll miss some time. That’d be a big problem for a Padres team that punted on adding depth in the offseason. Brandon Lockridge could start in his place Friday.

Bogaerts also scored three runs. His homer in the second was a solo shot off Yoshinobu Yamamoto while adding a double and a single. The 32-year-old has been ineffective for the overwhelming majority of the 2025 season, and came into Thursday’s contest with a slash for the month of June of .188/.232/.250. Bogaerts is no longer a fantasy stalwart, but there’s just enough games like this to believe he can provide some fireworks for the second half of the campaign.

Wow. It’s another homer for Kurtz in a clutch situation, with this one coming off All-Star closer Josh Hader in extra-innings. The 22-year-old has gone deep in four of his last five games, and all have come in the ninth inning or later. Kurtz hasn’t drawn a walk in the month of June, but the aggressiveness has been paying off with a .636 slugging percentage in that time. He has a chance to be a special offensive player if everything comes together. This version’s pretty good, too.

The 41-year-old hurler allowed six hits on the night and didn’t walk a batter. The only blemish on his night came on an RBI single off the bat of Danny Jansen in the third inning. Morton generated 13 swings and misses on 84 pitches on the evening — six of those on his curveball which was a major weapon for him — while posting an elite CSW of 36 percent. With the victory, Morton improves to 4-7 on the season to go along with a 5.64 ERA, 1.60 WHIP and a 74/32 K/BB ratio over 67 innings through his first 17 appearances. He’ll try to keep the good times rolling when he squares off against the Rangers at home on Tuesday.

The 23-year-old right-hander scattered three hits on the evening while issuing an uncharacteristic five walks. All of the damage done against him came in the fifth inning on a two-out, two-run double off the bat of Gleyber Torres. Aside from that inning though, Skenes was in complete command. He generated a whopping 21 swings and misses on 105 pitches on the night — 10 of them on his fastball — while posting a strong CSW of 30 percent. Still an inexplicable 4-6 on the season, he’ll bring an impressive 1.85 ERA, 0.88 WHIP and a 106/27 K/BB ratio (102 innings) into Wednesday’s matchup against the Brewers in Milwaukee.

It wasn’t the smoothest of innings, as Otto Lopez reached with one out on an error by Alec Bohm and Eric Wagaman poked a two-out single into right field, but the 24-year-old right-hander fought back and got Dane Myers to pop out to end the ballgame. He picked up the first save of his big league career in Monday’s series opener against the Marlins, then came through again in a big way on Thursday. It’s hard to trust anyone in manager Rob Thomson’s bullpen, but for the time being at least, Kerkering looks like the best option for saves and should be started in all mixed leagues.

The 28-year-old southpaw struck out four batters on the evening and did not allow a base on balls. The only damage done against him came in the fifth inning as Dane Myers smacked a leadoff double, took third on a ground out and scored on a two-out infield single off the bat of Nick Fortes. Sanchez dominated the remainder of the night. He got 11 whiffs on 91 pitches in the ballgame — 10 of them on his changeup — while posting a strong CSW of 34 percent. He’ll look to replicate this impressive performance when he carries a 2.87 ERA, 1.19 WHIP and a 92/28 K/BB ratio (87 2/3 innings) into Wednesday’s battle against the Astros in Houston.

Arenado singled in the automatic runner in the 10th, but he was retired while trying to take second base on the throw. The Cardinals still wound up getting an insurance run anyway, as Lars Nootbaar homered. Arenado’s homer, his ninth of the year, was a 385-footer to left-center that would have left 12 ballparks. No. 350 puts him into a tie with Chili Davis for 102nd on the all-time list. Next up are Dick Allen at 351 and Ryan Braun, Ellis Burks and Freddie Freeman at 352.