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    Jakob Junis works scoreless ninth for fifth save

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    Jakob Junis notched his fifth save with a scoreless ninth versus the Padres on Sunday.

    Jacob Latz had the day off after pitching Friday and Saturday. Working with a one-run lead, Junis got into trouble right away, giving up singles to pinch-hitter Fernando Tatis Jr. and Xander Bogaerts to start the ninth, but he then retired Ty France, Sung-Mun Song and Rodolfo Durán to end the inning. Junis has a 1.97 ERA through 32 innings this season.
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  • TEX Relief Pitcher #16
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    Junis returns to fortify Texas’ high-leverage mix following a two-week stint on the injured list with a hip impingement. The 33-year-old has served as an invaluable bridge to breakout closer Jacob Latz this season with a sparkling 2.80 ERA, 1.02 WHIP and 27/6 K/BB ratio across 35 1/3 innings in his Rangers debut.
  • TEX Relief Pitcher #16
    Junis received an injection and there’s hope it’ll be a minimum stint on the injured list, according to MLB.com’s Kennedi Landry. He’s settled nicely into a setup role behind stopper Jacob Latz for the Rangers this season, which makes his absence a tougher one to swallow than most. The 33-year-old journeyman has posted a strong 2.80 ERA, 1.02 WHIP and 27/6 K/BB ratio across 35 1/3 innings during his Texas debut. He’s also notched five saves during that span.
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    Jacob Latz had pitched two days in a row, so it was suspected that Junis would lose tonight. The 33-year-old journeyman has a 1.69 ERA in 26 2/3 innings of relief work for the Rangers.
  • TEX Starting Pitcher #17
    Not good. Jakob Junis will take the ball to open a bullpen game on Monday night in his place. Eovaldi was in line for a two-start week against Arizona and Houston after spinning an eight-inning masterpiece against the Yankees his last time out. The 36-year-old veteran will presumably undergo imaging to determine the severity of the issue and whether he’ll require a trip to the injured list. It’s obviously an alarming development for the Rangers, and fantasy managers as well. There should be a definitive update on his status at some point shortly.
  • TEX Relief Pitcher #67
    Latz has seemed like a candidate for saves in the Texas bullpen for weeks now, but this is his first save of the year. He joins Jakob Junis (three), Tyler Alexander (two) and Cole Winn (one) in having earned saves for the Rangers. Junis set him up with a scoreless eighth tonight, while Winn wound up with the win for pitching a scoreless sixth. It’s difficult to recommend any one Texas reliever right now, but Latz is probably the best bet of the bunch from an ERA standpoint.
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    It doesn’t sound like there are any plans to put Garcia on the injured list, but that could change if he’s not ready to pitch in a couple days. The 29-year-old has been unavailable since last Friday. Jakob Junis appears to be the favorite to continue closing games for the Rangers.
  • TEX Relief Pitcher #67
    This was a 3-0 game after eighth, but the Rangers scored twice in the ninth to take away the save situation. It didn’t appear that Jakob Junis ever warmed up, so this probably would have been a save chance for Latz if the Rangers hadn’t scored. Cole Winn pitched a hitless eighth for a hold.
  • TEX Relief Pitcher #16
    The Rangers’ flavor of the week at closer was called upon to protect a two-run lead with two men on and one out in the seventh inning. He did his job, retiring the next two hitters in order to escape the jam. He returned for the eighth though and ended up loading the bases on an infield single, double and an intentional walk with two outs before handing the ball off to Jacob Latz. He then allowed a bases-clearing double that charged three runs to Junis’ ledger. Even with this rough outing, Junis still sports a strong 2.89 ERA and 0.75 WHIP over 9 1/3 innings while converting each of his first three save chances.
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    Jakob Junis is the closer of the Texas Rangers. Weird. That’s the third save of the season for the right-hander, and he’s gotten the ninth inning in his last three appearances. The 33-year-old has looked the part thus far, and did so again Sunday with a pair of strikeouts versus one walk and not allowing a hit. It seems like the leash for Junis will be thin, but for those hunting for saves, if he’s still unrostered, there it is.
  • TEX Relief Pitcher #60
    Winn gave up a leadoff single to Cole Young, but he then retired Luke Raley, Cal Raleigh and Julio Rodríguez in order. Winn has thrown 6 1/3 scoreless innings to begin the year, and his velocity, which has been down about two mph from last year, came back up some today; he averaged 95.8 mph with his fastball, compared to 94.1 mph in his first six outings and 96.2 mph in his 33 appearances last year. Though we do have to note that Jakob Junis, who earned saves the last two days, wasn’t available in this one, Winn seems like a threat for more saves in Texas.

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    Tommy White singled four times in five at-bats Monday in the Athletics’ 5-2 win over the Diamondbacks.

    White did ground into a double play and was caught stealing after one of his singles, so it wasn’t a perfect night. Still, four hits in your third big-league game is impressive. The 23-year-old is 5-for-11 overall, and he’s yet to strike out. He’ll definitely be in the lineup Tuesday with the A’s facing a left-hander for a third straight game.
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    Jeffrey Springs gave up two runs in five-plus innings Monday versus the Diamondbacks.

    Springs pitched five scoreless frames before giving up a double and a game-tying Ketel Marte homer to start the sixth. He was then pulled after a Geraldo Perdomo bunt single. Fortunately, that runner was stranded, and Springs was charged with two runs or fewer for the first time in 10 starts since May 17. He’s still lost nine straight decisions since mid-April, however. He’ll likely make his next start Sunday in Minnesota.
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    Hogan Harris protected a three-run lead in the ninth for his seventh save Monday.

    Harris allowed a single and a walk in the frame, but he struck out the other three batters he faced. It’s his first save since June 12. He’d taken two blown saves since, though neither was a ninth-inning opportunity. The A’s as a team had recorded just one save over the last five weeks, that being picked up by Mason Barnett on June 25. Barnett, though, is back in Triple-A now. Harris and Elvis Alvarado are probably the co-favorites for saves on the roster.
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    Mitch Bratt yielded two runs in 4 2/3 innings Monday in a no-decision against the A’s.

    Bratt gave up eight hits, but only the solo homers from Joshua Kuroda-Grauer and Jacob Wilson mattered. He’s now made three starts for Arizona and allowed six runs in 10 2/3 innings. He’ll probably start again this weekend against the Nationals before having his rotation status revisited.
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    Nolan Arenado doubled Monday against the A’s for his 2,000th career major league hit.

    Arenado is the sixth active major leaguer and 299th player all-time to reach 2,000 hits. He’s a bit higher on the career list with his 424 doubles. He moved out of a tie with Willie Stargell and Victor Martínez in that category tonight and is now tied with Chili Davis and Raul Ibañez for 155th place.
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    Joshua Kuroda-Grauer is getting an ultrasound for a testicular contusion sustained during Monday’s game.

    Never before has a player hit his first major league homer and been so miserable after the game. Kuroda-Grauer was hurt when he fouled a pitch off himself in the fifth, though he did stay in for another inning. Alika Williams will probably be needed to fill in for him Tuesday.
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    Colby Thomas was diagnosed with a left wrist contusion after leaving Monday’s game following a HBP.

    Thomas is day-to-day. The D-backs are throwing another lefty on Tuesday, so Thomas would be in line to start. However, if he can’t go, Lawrence Butler will probably play right field.
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    Jo Adell homered in the third, singled in the eighth and had a walkoff HBP in the ninth as the Angels bested the Cardinals 3-2 on Monday.

    The game should have ended two batters earlier, as Vaughn Grissom crushed a ball off the wall in right against Riley O’Brien with the tying run on second and the winning run on first. Though it bounced at least 40 feet away from Jordan Walker afterwards, pinch-runner Jose Siri was unable to score from first. O’Brien then intentionally walked Josh Lowe to set up the double play, only to throw four straight balls to Adell. The last plunked him on the elbow, though it would have ended the game either way. The struggling Adell, who was hitless in his previous six games, had already had a great night by that point. His 103.6-mph homer was actually his third hardest-hit ball of the game. He has 14 homers in 100 games this year.
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    José Soriano worked seven innings and gave up two runs Monday against the Cardinals.

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    Kyle Leahy held the Angels to one run over six innings in a no-decision Monday.

    Jo Adell homered in the third for the only run of Leahy. The right-hander allowed just two other hits, walked none and struck out four. He’s given up a total of two runs over 25 1/3 innings in his last five starts, one of which was halted by rain after three innings. There are obvious concerns about his workload going forward, as this is his first year back in the rotation after three seasons in the pen, but he’s cruising at the moment. He’ll face the Reds this weekend.