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He was scoreless through four, but allowed a triple and homer in the top of the fifth, then left two inherited runners in the sixth that both came around to score courtesy of Cade Gibson giving up a walk, hit by pitch and two-run single in short succession. Phillips has a 3.94 ERA and 1.31 WHIP in his last seven starts and continues to be about a 50/50 bet to actually pitch deep enough into the game to qualify for a win. He’s slated to face the Phillies next week.

It was a shutout until the ninth, when Owen Caissie hit one out to cut the lead to 13-1. Ashcraft had allowed 21 runs in his last five starts entering today, along with seven homers, so this qualifies as a bit of a course correction. Ashcraft generated a 30 percent whiff rate on 33 swings, with both the curveball and slider drawing misses while he touched 99.2 mph on the gun with his fastball. Ashcraft draws the Tigers in his next start, hopefully he can keep this form going.

Valencia is hitting .381/.381/.952 versus left-handers and .391/.440/.739 against right-handers this year. We dunno what he has to do to get more work — we understand the Tigers can’t exactly bench Dillon Dingler, but there is a DH spot. This was Valencia’s first action since August 9 and he’s appeared in just seven games this month despite the hot bat.

He was the only Guardians player with multiple hits against the overwhelming Keider Montero. DeLauter is hitting .300/.394/.433 in his last 15 games with two homers and three stolen bases. He’s a credible 12-team outfielder despite the lack of hitting around him.

It wasn’t exactly an inspiring performance -- he allowed two sharp lineouts -- but Jansen had a 1-2-3 inning against the heart of the Guardians order to secure a 3-0 lead. He has a 1.50 WHIP in his last 15 games with 11 walks in 14 2/3 innings, so this remains tenuous, but he’s the clear closer here.

He struck out none, and in, fact, only had two whiffs all game on 37 swings. What a magician. Montero allowed seven hard-hit balls, but that’s to be expected with the lack of swing-and-miss in his game. He’s had three good starts (one or fewer runs allowed) and two bad (four and five earned runs allowed) since returning to the rotation. Montero will start against the Pirates early next week.

Messick was outdueled by Keider Montero. He’s actually a bit lucky to leave with this line after allowing a double, hitting Ben Malgeri with a pitch, and walking Gleyber Torres to set up a bases-loaded, no-out situation in the third. He only allowed one run to score there, but allowed a solo homer to Eduardo Valencia in the sixth as well. Messick was getting plenty of whiffs, with 11-of-31 four-seamers and changeups swung at and missed. He’ll draw a beautiful matchup against the Giants next week.

Haase did not appear in a major league game with the White Sox after being released by the Giants. He hit .360/.467/.560 in 30 plate appearances with Triple-A Charlotte. Perhaps he’s got an opportunity elsewhere he prefers.

It looks to just be a routine day off. Pedro Ramírez is batting sixth and playing second base in Hoerner’s absence.

After undergoing Tommy John surgery McDonald will miss the rest of this season and likely most of 2027. This is a procedural move to free up a roster spot for waiver-claimed 3B Shay Whitcomb.