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    Rangers re-sign Jarred Kelenic to minors deal

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    Rangers re-signed OF Jarred Kelenic to a minor league contract.

    There must be something about the Rangers that keeps bringing Kelenic back. The 27-year-old former elite prospect hit the open market to gauge his options earlier this week before deciding to head back to Triple-A Round Rock. Apparently, no other teams were interested.
Padres' pitching key to protecting Wild Card spot
Jason Benetti, Mark Grant and Hunter Pence unpack the Padres' seventh straight win and series sweep over the Giants, where San Diego cemented its spot in the NL Wild Card race thanks to several factors.

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    Kelenic heads to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre as organizational depth for the final month of the season. It would be extremely surprising if he wound up making it to New York given their present outfield depth that doesn’t include Aaron Judge (rib) coming back from the injured list. The 27-year-old former top prospect has hit .219 (16-for-73) with one homer and six RBI in 36 games between the Rangers and White Sox this season.
  • TEX Right Fielder #25
    Kelenic passed through waivers unclaimed after being removed from Texas’ 40-man roster over the weekend. The 27-year-old former top prospect has hit .219 (16-for-73) with one homer and six RBI in 36 games between the Rangers and White Sox this season.
  • TEX Right Fielder #25
    This is the third time that the Rangers have DFA’d the former top prospect. Each previous time he has returned on a minor league contract and eventually earned another chance with the Rangers. It’s possible that happens again this time around, though his days of fantasy relevancy are in the rearview mirror.
  • TEX Right Fielder #25
    Kelenic returns for another stint with the Rangers after re-signing with the club back in late July. The 27-year-old hit .213 (13-for-61) with one homer in 26 games between the Rangers and White Sox earlier this season.
  • FA Right Fielder #25
    This isn’t performance related, as the 27-year-old Kelenic was hitting .404/.469/.684 for Triple-A Round Rock this month. So, he must be receiving interest from another major league team or perhaps a club in Asia. Kelenic hit .213/.304/.295 in 69 plate appearances for the White Sox and Rangers in major league stints earlier this season.
  • TEX Right Fielder #25
    After electing free agency earlier in the week, Kelenic is back with the Rangers on a minor league deal. He’ll report back to Triple-A Round Rock where he’ll continue to function as extra outfield depth for the Rangers until another need arises in Arlington.
  • FA Right Fielder #25
    Kelenic passed through waivers unclaimed after going 1-for-8 during a seven-game stint with Texas. The 26-year-old was one of the more promising prospects in the game just a couple years ago, but has yet to find sustained success at the major-league level. He’ll likely continue to get opportunities as a reclamation project, but it’s becoming increasingly difficult to envision him developing into an impact fantasy contributor at this stage.
  • TEX Right Fielder #25
    Kelenic’s stint with the Rangers wound up lasting just over one week where he finished 1-for-8 at the dish across seven games. The 26-year-old former top prospect figures to pass through waivers unclaimed and will likely wind up electing free agency to pursue opportunities elsewhere.
  • TEX Right Fielder #24
    Kelenic was signed to a minor league contract on July 1 after he slashed a miserable .226/.305/.321 with 20 strikeouts in 59 plate appearances with the White Sox. He’ll see most of his action against right-handed pitching for the Rangers.
  • TEX Right Fielder #24
    Kelenic was cut by the Rangers last week after hitting .226/.305/.321 and striking out 20 times in 59 plate appearances. That’s obviously not very impressive, but it’s interesting that he did have eight barrels and a 55 percent hard-hit rate. Statcast gave him an xSLG of .526. He’ll head to Triple-A for now, but he could see time in the Texas outfield later.

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    Manager Tony Vitello said after Sunday’s game that Logan Webb could be shut down for the final two weeks.

    First, they’ll have a conversation. Webb gave up six runs to the Padres in Sunday night’s loss to fall to 8-9 with a 4.31 ERA. He’s currently slated to face the Dodgers on Saturday.
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    Fernando Tatis Jr. went 3-for-4 with two RBI and a steal as the Padres defeated the Giants 6-4 on Sunday Night Baseball.

    Tatis’s singles were hit 105, 111 and 103 mph. The steal was his 35th in 48 tries. He’s already exceeded his previous career high of 32 from last year. He is hitting .395 with four homers and four steals in 11 games this month.
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    Nick Pivetta got through four innings, allowing two runs, Sunday night against the Giants.

    Pivetta struck out five and got up to 69 pitches in his second start back from the 60-day IL. It looked like he might have been dealing with a leg issue at the end of the outing, but he grinded it out. Assuming that he’s OK, maybe he’ll have a chance to complete five innings in a home start against the Marlins next weekend.
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    Yuki Matsui protected a two-run lead in the ninth for his first save Sunday night against the Giants.

    Mason Miller, Adrian Morejon and Bradgley Rodriguez were all unavailable tonight after pitching the previous two days, but Matsui got the job done for his second save in three MLB seasons after 236 in Japan. He’s never really been treated like a high-leverage reliever by the Padres, but he’s sporting a 1.98 ERA in 59 innings this season.
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    Logan Webb was roughed up for six runs in five innings by the Padres on Sunday night.

    Webb struck out seven, but he gave up eight hits. Six of those came in the first two innings, when the Padres racked up five runs. Manny Machado hit a two-run homer in the second off one of the worst pitches Webb has ever thrown, an 84-mph sweeper that was simply put on a tee. Webb dropped to 8-9 with a 4.31 ERA. His highest ERA in any of the previous five seasons was 3.47 in 2024. Webb will face the Dodgers next weekend. He has a 6.17 ERA against them in four starts since the beginning of last year.
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    Matt Wilkinson worked three scoreless innings out of the pen Sunday night against the Padres.

    Wilkinson the reliever has thus far been a great improvement on Wilkinson the starter. He’s gone 0-3 with a 7.11 ERA in his three starts, but he’s allowed a total of three hits over seven scoreless innings out of the pen.
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    20-year-old Ethan Salas tripled for his first major league hit Sunday night against the Giants.

    The 352-foot triple to right at Oracle would have been a homer in five ballparks. It was his first hit in 16 at-bats since he was called up Sept. 1, but he didn’t get a chance to follow it up; the Padres had Freddy Fermin hit for him in the sixth.
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    Payton Tolle started off with an immaculate inning on his way to shutting out the Royals for six innings in the Red Sox’s 4-1 win Sunday.

    Tolle didn’t get the victory, as Erik Miller and Garrett Whitlock combined to give the tying run in the seventh before the Red Sox went back ahead. Tolle, though, was the star today. He fanned four in a row to begin the game, and he went on to limit the Royals to four singles and one walk. His ERA is sitting at 3.02 through 25 starts. He’ll face the Rays next time out.
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    Aroldis Chapman pitched a scoreless ninth for his 34th save Sunday against the Royals.

    Chapman walked the first two batters he faced, only to strike out three in a row afterwards. Chapman is tied with David Bednar for fifth in the majors in saves. They’re six behind fellow AL East closer Bryan Baker.
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    Noah Cameron held the Red Sox to one run over six innings in a no-decision Sunday.

    The one run was on a 372-foot homer from Caleb Durbin that would have gone out in only four ballparks. It’s the sixth time in 10 starts that Cameron has allowed one or no runs. The Royals, though, went on to lose 4-1. Cameron remained 9-8 on the season, but the Royals are a rather incredible 0-12 in his no-decisions. He’ll face the Pirates next weekend.