Kahlil Watson plates lone run in loss to Mariners

There is no word yet on what the injury might be. Curtis looked good in his first MLB appearance, throwing five scoreless innings in a bulk relief role on July 18th. There was a chance that he could push for MLB starts down the stretch, but we will need to see what the injury is before we know if that possibility is gone.

He struck out one and didn’t allow a single baserunner while topping out at 103.1 mph. It seems that Joyce is finally nearing his return to the Angels’ bullpen. The team may give him another week in the minors while they sort through the trade deadline moves, but he could be up and throwing high-leverage innings soon.

The 25-year-old has gone 6-for-35 in 22 games played for the White Sox this season. There is now an open spot on the White Sox active roster, but the belief is that one of Austin Hays (calf) or Everson Pereira (concussion) will be activated from the injured list before Monday’s game against the Yankees.

Early was acquired from the Red Sox on Saturday night in exchange for Curtis Mead. The left-hander has been out since June 30th with posterior left elbow inflammation. He will likely require at least three rehab starts to build up his pitch count before he makes his way back onto an MLB mound, so, assuming he progresses without any setbacks, he could be pitching for the Nationals in the final week of August or early September. Of course, whether or not the team is still in the playoff race by then may determine how they use Early, who is just 24 years old and is clearly an important part of Washington’s future.

Stott hit a solo homer in the second and put the game away with his bases-loaded double down the right field line in the sixth. It’s his second career five-RBI game, with the other coming against the Braves on July 25, 2022. He’d driven in a total of two runs in his previous 25 games.

The runs all came in the fifth, when the Yankees collected three hits despite not hitting a ball harder than 83 mph. Sánchez also helped the Yankees along with a walk, an errant pickoff throw to first and a wild pitch in the frame. However, he was excellent otherwise in winning for the league-leading 13th time this season. That matches his win total from 2025, when he finished as the NL Cy Young runnerup. He’ll next face the Orioles on Saturday.

Warren, who had pitched just two-thirds of an inning over the last two weeks, turned in his worst start of the year in giving up a triple and a sac fly in the first, a solo homer in the second and then four runs in the third. The big blow then was a three-run double to left from Alec Bohm that might have been caught by a healthy Cody Bellinger. That followed an intentional walk (after a 2-0 count) to Brandon Marsh. Warren struck out five, but he fell to 7-5 with a 4.41 ERA. He’s already in line to get bumped from the rotation when Carlos Rodón returns, but now one wonders if he might be expelled earlier. For now, he’s set to face the Cubs next weekend.

Bohm also came up with two on in the eighth, but he grounded into a double play then. Not that the Phillies needed runs in an 11-4 game at that point. Bohm is hitting just .218 this month, but he has four homers, five doubles and 14 RBI in 20 games. He’s knocked in 33 runs in 46 games since the beginning of June.

The homer off Tim Mayza in the seventh was his ninth off a lefty this year. Although he’s striking out 28 percent of the time against southpaws, he’s managed a fine .261/.322/.515 line in 134 plate appearances. It will ensure that he remains a full-time starter if Giancarlo Stanton reclaims the DH spot sometime next month.

Aided by a run of lefty opponents, Volpe now started three out of four games after sitting out nine of the previous 13. He’s not exactly tearing it up with his .681 OPS this season, but he has overtaken José Caballero there. Caballero is down to .664 while hitting .211 with a 19/1 K/BB this month.