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The 23-year-old infielder sustained the injury while sliding. He’ll need to pass through the concussion protocol before he’s able to return to game action. In 37 games at Triple-A Sugar Land, Matthews was hitting .234/.375/.375 with four homers, 13 RBI, 16 stolen bases and a 45/28 K/BB ratio.

Burger finally snapped a scoreless tie in the sixth inning as he whacked a 1-1 cutter from Hunter Brown for a 394-foot (108.1 mph EV) solo shot. That would prove to be the only tally for either team in the ballgame. He also singled with two outs in the eighth inning but was left stranded there. The 29-year-old slugger has now hit safely in all four games since returning from Triple-A, raising his season slash to .214/.262/.375 to go along with four homers and 15 RBI.

With Luke Jackson (hand) and Chris Martin (elbow) sidelined, the Rangers once again turned to Armstrong with a one-run lead to protect in the ninth inning. He made things a bit interesting by issuing a two-out walk to Victor Caratini, but he fought back to get Zach Dezenzo top pop out to second base to end it. Armstrong has proven that he’s capable of handling save situations for the Rangers, so look for him to continue to get his name called while Jackson and Martin are shelved.

The 36-year-old right-hander scattered just five hits on the evening while allowing one walk. The biggest threat against him came in the second inning as Victor Caratini smacked a two-out double and Zach Dezenszo worked a walk. Not to worry though as deGrom battled back to strike out Jake Meyers to end the inning. He got 16 swings and misses on 96 pitches in the ballgame — 10 of them on his slider — while posting a strong CSW of 33 percent. Now 4-1 on the season, he’ll carry an impressive 2.31 ERA, 0.99 WHIP and a 53/11 K/BB ratio (51 innings) into a tough matchup against the Yankees in New York on Wednesday.

As a team, the Astros were only able to muster five total hits in the ballgame, with Caratini the only player to collect more than one. He also had the lone extra-base hit with a two-out double off of deGrom in the second inning. On the season, the 31-year-old backstop is slashing a respectable .262/.368/.415 with two homers and four RBI in his first 76 plate appearances.

The 26-year-old right-hander punched out nine batters on the night and didn’t walk a batter in the complete game loss. The only blemish on his day came on a leadoff solo home run off the bat of Jake Burger in the sixth inning. That just so happened to be the only scoring by either squad in the contest. Brown got 11 swings and misses on 91 pitches in the game — eight of those on his heater — while registering an elite CSW of 35 percent. He’ll look to get back in the win column as he brings a scintillating 1.43 ERA, 0.83 WHIP and a 67/14 K/BB ratio (56 2/3 innings) into Wednesday’s matchup against the Rays in Tampa Bay.

The Mets needed to clear a spot on their 40-man roster to acquire José Castillo from the Diamondbacks on Thursday and apparently Herget was the odd man out this time around. The 34-year-old right-hander has spent the majority of the 2025 season at Triple-A Syracuse where he has registered a solid 2.87 ERA, 1.34 WHIP and a 13/7 K/BB ratio over 15 2/3 innings. He could generate some interest on waivers from teams desperate for quality bullpen depth.

The 29-year-old southpaw had been designated for assignment earlier in the week, so the Diamondbacks were content to flip him for anything that they could get at this stage. Castillo posted a miserable 11.37 ERA, 2.05 WHIP and a 3/3 K/BB ratio over 6 1/3 innings in five appearances with the D’Backs. He’ll add extra bullpen depth for the Mets.

That is, at least, until some members of their starting rotation start to get healthy. The other logical candidate seemed to be Ben Casparius, but Roberts told reporters on Thursday that they prefer him in his current hybrid role of pitching two or three innings out of the bullpen at a time. As long as Knack remains in the rotation, he’ll have viability from a fantasy perspective.

The 23-year-old hurler appeared in one game during his brief stay with the Rockies, striking out one batter in a perfect inning of work. Given the Rockies’ constant need for quality bullpen arms, you’d have to expect that Molina will get another opportunity sooner rather than later.