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It’s the second straight game that the 22-year-old outfielder has found himself on the bench. He’s slashing a disappointing .214/.313/.347 with three homers, 11 RBI and a 34/12 K/BB ratio over his first 112 plate appearances in the big leagues. If he’s unable to find his way back into the starting lineup on a regular basis, perhaps the Astros would be better served sending him back to Triple-A Sugar Land to get him back on track. Zach Dezenzo will start in right field and bat seventh against Jacob deGrom and the Rangers on Thursday evening in Arlington.

The 24-year-old southpaw is expected to work bulk innings of the Dodgers’ bullpen during Thursday’s contest against the Athletics. Wrobleski was clobbered in his lone start with the Dodgers this season, giving up eight runs on eight hits over his five frames.

The 32-year-old hurler was with the big league club for just two days this time around to add a fresh arm to the bullpen. He has posted a miserable 11.25 ERA, 3.00 WHIP and a 4/1 K/BB ratio over four innings at the major league level this season. Justin Wrobleski was recalled from Triple-A in a corresponding move on Thursday.

The 22-year-old hurler spent the previous three seasons in the Royals’ organization before pitching for Leones de Yucatan in the Mexican League this year. There he appeared in just three games — posting a 3.60 ERA, 1.80 WHIP and a 4/1 K/BB ratio over five innings — but it appears to have been enough to catch the eye of the Diamondbacks. He’ll add minor league bullpen depth.

It’ll be the fourth consecutive game that Burger has started since returning from Triple-A Round Rock. The 29-year-old slugger has hit safely in each of the first three contests upon his return, going 3-for-9 (.333) with a double, two RBI and a 3/2 K/BB ratio. If he’s still hanging around on the waiver wire in deeper leagues, he makes for a worthwhile addition.

Darvish struck out four and walked one on the day. He sat 94.5 mph on his four-seam fastball and got a few whiffs on his slider and cutter, which both looked good. He had 10 whiffs overall and threw 51 pitches in the outing. He should push over 60 pitches in his next rehab start, which will come early next week. He will probably need two or three more outings before rejoining the Padres rotation. He was really good when healthy last season, so now might be a good time to stash him on your IL.

Lewis singled in a run in the seventh to extend the Twins’ lead to 4-0. It’s just the second multi-hit game for Lewis since returning from the injured list, but both have come in the last four games. Expect to see the former first-overall pick drastically improve his .148/207/.148 slash in the coming weeks/days.

Keirsey hit his first homer of the season and the second of his big-league career with a two-run shot off Tomoyuki Sugano. The 28-year-old still is hitting just .103 with a .179 slugging percentage, so fantasy managers shouldn’t expect many more roundtrippers from Keirsey in 2025.

The long ball did Sugano in — relatively speaking — as he gave up a two-run homer to Dashawn Keirsey Jr. and a solo blast to Byron Buxton in the third inning. Outside of that it was mostly smooth sailing for Sugano as he allowed just two more hits with one walk and three strikeouts until giving up a run in the seventh. The 35-year-old rookie will face the Brewers next week and take a strong 2.91 ERA into that outing even after giving up the four-spot against the Twins.

The Twins have now won 11 straight with the sweep of the Orioles. Paddack struck out three, and issued one walk. Two of the hits were doubles, but he was able to keep Baltimore off the scoreboard with some help from his defense and solid pitching from the 29-year-old right-hander. Paddack has looked the part as of late, and it’s worth pointing out that nine of the 23 runs he’s allowed this year came in his first start. He’ll look to continue dropping his 4.05 ERA against the Guardians on Wednesday.