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    Jack Leiter undergoes surgery on right ankle

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    Jack Leiter underwent arthroscopic surgery to remove loose bodies in his right ankle.

    The surgery was performed at Duke University by Dr. Ned Amendola. It comes after Leiter was placed on the injured list with a right ankle impingement prior to Sunday’s game. The Rangers expect Leiter to return before the end of 2026, but Kennedi Landry of MLB.com calls Leiter’s timeline “fluid.” Fantasy managers should be looking for replacements, if they haven’t done so already.
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    It’s unclear how much time Leiter is going to miss, but fantasy managers shouldn’t anticipate a lengthy absence given the nature of the injury. There should be a definitive return timeline once he’s able to resume throwing. The 26-year-old was scheduled to face the Marlins on Tuesday in his next start. He was hit hard in his last couple outings, posting a bloated 9.88 ERA across 13 2/3 innings over three starts since June 6. No word yet on how the Rangers will fill his rotation spot.
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    Leiter should be a whole lot better than this, especially while getting to pitch at Globe Life Field half of the time, but his ERA is up to 5.29 at the moment. In his three turns in June, he’s struck out a total of nine batters and given up five homers in 13 2/3 innings. He was actually 14th in the majors with 74 strikeouts in 66 1/3 innings following his May 31 start. Leiter does have options left, but the Rangers don’t have any Triple-A pitchers worth trying in his place and neither Cody Bradford nor Jordan Montgomery is going to be ready prior to the second half. Leiter figures to face the Marlins next week.
  • TEX Starting Pitcher #22
    Leiter ran into trouble early in this one. After walking the first batter of the game, Cedanne Rafaela would later reach on a fielder’s choice and then come around to score on a sacrifice fly by Wilyer Abreu. Willson Contreras would hit a solo homer in the next at-bat to put the Red Sox up 2-1. Leiter would settle in to pitch three straight scoreless frames after that, but surrendered four more runs in the fifth inning. Leiter’s night would end after that, as the Red Sox did enough to spoil what was otherwise a decent outing for the righty. Leiter has now allowed five earned runs in back-to-back games and has struggled to get through the fifth inning in both of those starts. We’ll see if he can turn it around in his next start, which is scheduled for Thursday against the Twins.
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    Leiter got off to a good start, stranding one baserunner over three scoreless innings. He then served up a solo homer to José Ramírez. Things then completely fell apart in the fifth. Brayan Rocchio took him deep for a solo homer. Leiter then gave up three more runs on a walk and three straight hits. His day would be done with two outs in the inning at 92 pitches. He struck out two. The 26-year-old right-hander will take a 4.69 ERA, 1.37 WHIP, and a 76/31 K/BB ratio across 71 innings into a start against the Red Sox in Boston on Friday.
  • TEX Starting Pitcher #22
    Leiter struck out 10 for the second time this month and the fourth time in his career. He still hasn’t topped that figure, but he probably will at some point before season’s end. Leiter got the win, making him 3-4 with a 4.34 ERA. He’s tied for 14th in the majors with his 74 strikeouts in 66 1/3 innings. He’s a decent option in mixed leagues in another home start against Cleveland next weekend.
  • TEX Starting Pitcher #22
    Leiter’s mission was to throw strikes after getting eight runs to work with in the bottom of the first, but he did go on to walk three batters anyway. Still, it proved to be a pretty easy victory for the 26-year-old, and he definitely deserved one after going 0-4 in his previous nine starts, including a loss to the Astros on May 15 in which he allowed just one run over seven innings. Leiter still isn’t pitching up to his potential, but since he has a very favorable home park backing him up, he seems worth rostering in mixed leagues. He’s due for another home start Sunday against the Royals.
  • TEX Starting Pitcher #22
    Leiter threw 83 pitches in the outing, striking out five and walking two. The former top prospect has increased his K-BB% this year, but the walk rate is still hovering around double digits. Leiter has a new cutter, and the batted-ball results have been good on it, but we’re still waiting on the full breakout. He’ll carry a 4.61 ERA into his next start against the Astros.
  • TEX Starting Pitcher #22
    Talk about a tough break. On the night when Leiter had one of his best outings of the season, the righty was outshone by Astros starter Spencer Arrighetti, who took a no-hitter into the eighth inning. Leiter did everything he could to position the Rangers for a win in this one, but the solo homer he allowed to Isaac Paredes in the third inning proved to be too much to overcome in this one. Leiter has allowed just one earned run in his last two starts while pitching 11 2/3 innings and striking out 12. He’ll look to pick up his second win of the season on Wednesday at the Rockies.
  • TEX Starting Pitcher #22
    As you can imagine, Leiter’s command was not the best in this one, throwing just 55 percent of his pitches for strikes. However, he also induced 12 whiffs with a 12 percent swinging strike rate and was efficient in two-strike counts with a 57 percent PutAway Rate. It wasn’t a crisp outing, but Leiter made the pitches that he needed to in order to get out of trouble and showcased the ability of a strong fantasy starter. The command just really needs to be cleaned up. He’s a risky option next week against the Astros.
  • TEX Starting Pitcher #22
    Leiter allowed five hits, walked one and struck out 10, which would seem to translate to giving up one or two runs. However, after four perfect innings, Leiter issued his one walk right before a Spencer Torkelson homer in the fifth. In the sixth, he gave up another run after a leadoff triple that Evan Carter nearly caught on a dive in center (and which would have been a single if he hadn’t missed it entirely) and a single. In the seventh, he allowed two singles before being pulled with two outs, and the Tigers went on to score four times in the inning. It truly was an encouraging showing from the 26-year-old Leiter, no matter what the line says. Still, he’s now 1-3 with a 5.45 ERA ahead of a start against the Cubs.

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    Justin Foscue went 2-for-3 with a homer, two RBI and a walk Thursday as the Rangers held off the Angels 7-6.

    Texas coughed up a 6-1 lead in the seventh but won the game on Wyatt Langford’s single in the bottom of the ninth. Foscue homered off Reid Detmers in the fourth and doubled in a run in the sixth. Both hits were off lefties, as is typical. He’s now hitting .367/.466/.796 in 49 at-bats against southpaws, compared to .216/.255/.353 in 51 at-bats versus righties. As a result, he’ll likely be on the bench Friday against Houston’s Hunter Brown.
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    Nathan Eovaldi surrendered four runs — three earned — in six-plus innings and struck out 10 in a no-decision Thursday.

    Eovaldi had a 6-1 lead after six, but the seventh started with a catcher interference, a walk and a single, at which point Eovaldi exited. Peyton Grey came in and allowed all three runners to score while getting two outs. Tyler Alexander entered then and allowed both of Grey’s runners to score, making it a 6-6 game. Eovaldi still ends the first half on a four-game winning streak. He’s 9-7 with a 4.04 ERA overall. The 10 strikeouts were a season high. He fanned nine in each of his three previous starts.
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    Reid Detmers gave up five runs and three homers in four innings Thursday against the Rangers.

    Detmers served up homers to Brandon Nimmo in the first, Ezequiel Duran in the third and Justin Foscue in the fourth. All were hit at 104 mph, oddly enough. We’ll feel better about Detmers as a fantasy starter if and when he gets out of Anaheim. He closes out the first half with a 3-6 record and a 4.19 ERA despite an excellent 123/35 K/BB in 108 2/3 innings.
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    Kirby Yates dropped to 0-4 after giving up a run in the ninth Thursday against the Rangers.

    Yates came into a tie game in the ninth and gave up a groundball single, a sac bunt and then a long single off the wall in left to end the game. It was a tough break for a reliever who has been very good of late with little to show for it. It was the first run he’d allowed since June 22 and the first earned run since June 8. He’s still a candidate for saves in the Angels’ pen, though he has earned just two so far.
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    Nolan Schanuel went 4-for-4 with two doubles, two RBI and a walk Thursday versus the Rangers.

    He had only one hard-hit ball, but Schanuel sent everything to the right spots tonight. It’s his second four-hit game as a major leaguer, with the other coming last July against the Mets. He’s hitting an adequate .269/.339/.393 on the season, but he still isn’t showing much in the way of upside.
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    Jake Bauers clobbered a three-run homer on Thursday night, powering the Brewers to an 8-4 victory over the Cardinals.

    Bauers broke the game wide open with his 391-foot (110.3-mph EV) three-run shot off of Andre Pallante in the third inning, increasing the Brewers’ edge to 6-0. His blast would prove to be the difference in the ballgame. Bauers also singled, walked and struck out twice in the ballgame, finishing the evening 2-for-4. On the season, he’s now slashing .268/.368/.505 with 17 long balls, 57 RBI and five stolen bases.
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    Brice Turang went 2-for-5 with a homer and two RBI on Thursday night as the Brewers dispatched of the Cardinals.

    Turang came through with an RBI single in the third inning that increased the Brewers’ lead to 3-0. He then rode home on Jake Bauers’ three-run shot. The 26-year-old second baseman then went deep himself in the seventh inning with a 419-foot (103.4-mph EV) solo shot off of Luis Gastelum in the seventh that increased the Brewers’ lead to 7-4. Turang is enjoying a great first half, slashing .269/.361/.464 with 13 homers, 56 RBI and 15 stolen bases in 401 plate appearances.
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    Logan Henderson defeated the Cardinals in his return from the injured list on Thursday, surrendering three runs on just three hits over his 5 1/3 innings of work.

    Henderson struck out four batters on the evening while allowing only one base on balls. He allowed a run in the fourth inning on an RBI single off the bat of Lars Nootbaar. Henderson then ran into trouble in the sixth, exiting with two men on and one out — and both inherited runners immediately scored on a three-run blast by Jordan Walker. Henderson generated eight whiffs on 76 pitches on the night, posting a CSW of 28 percent. The 24-year-old hurler finishes the first half with a 3-1 record, 3.18 ERA, 0.99 WHIP and a 34/7 K/BB ratio across 28 1/3 innings through his first six starts. As long as he stays healthy, he should have plenty of mixed league viability over the second half of the season.
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    Jordan Walker went 1-for-4 and swatted a three-run homer on Thursday night, but it wasn’t enough to power the Cardinals past the visiting Brewers.

    Walker turned a five-run deficit into a two-run deficit with his 406-foot (106.5-mph EV) three-run blast off of Chad Patrick in the sixth inning. That would be as close as they would get though. It was also Walker’s only hit in four at-bats in the contest. The All-Star slugger is enjoying an unbelievable first half, slashing .294/.354/.539 with 22 homers, 73 RBI and 12 stolen bases.
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    Andre Pallante was knocked around in a losing effort against the Brewers on Thursday night, giving up six runs on eight hits over his five frames.

    Pallante also issued a pair of walks in the ballgame while striking out two. The Brewers scratched out a pair of runs against him in the second inning, then broke it open with a four-run third inning capped off by a three-run blast off the bat of Jake Bauers. Pallante generated seven swings and misses on 97 pitches on the night, posting an uninspiring CSW of 23 percent. He finishes a strong first half with a 10-6 record, 3.96 ERA, 1.26 WHIP and a 72/29 K/BB ratio over 100 innings in his first 18 starts.