Blue Jays option Lazaro Estrada to Triple-A

Thorpe is making his way back from Tommy John surgery in April of 2025 and a subsequent appendectomy. He has already been pitching in Triple-A, but needed to come off the injured list after exhausting all his days there. The 25-year-old has a 2.55 ERA, 0.93 WHIP, and 22/4 K/BB ratio in 24 2/3 innings at Triple-A over five starts.

With Tommy Pham (calf) back, Quero will return to the minors. Quero got a real chance in 2026 as the White Sox’s starting catcher after Kyle Teel began the year injured. Instead of capitalizing, the 23-year-old slashed .203/.284/.257 with three home runs in 217 plate appearances. It remains to be seen what kind of future he has with the White Sox.

Pham was placed on the injured list just 10 days ago and was scheduled to return this weekend. However, he ran before the game on Tuesday and confirmed he was fully healthy. He’s right back to DHing and hitting cleanup for the White Sox against the Guardians on Wednesday.

It seems that Strzelecki’s 2027 contract would have been guaranteed for 2027 based on service time, so the Cardinals opted to activate him and let him go. The 31-year-old a 3.44 ERA across 83 2/3 MLB innings since 2022.

The Cardinals needed to make space on the active roster for JJ Wetherholt (wrist) to come off the injured list, so
Urías was let go. Given his experience and ability to play all over the infield, there is a chance that some team claims him for a playoff push.

The rookie landed on the injured list on August 30th with right wrist tendinitis, so he had a near-minimum stay. He will likely return to his role as the starting second baseman, which will push Thomas Saggese into a platoon role. Wetherholt has just over a week to try and claw back into the NL Rookie of the Year race, but the time off may have ended that bid.

Smith threw a scoreless inning of relief on Tuesday, and his last seven appearances have all come out of the bullpen. In that time, he has allowed three runs on two hits in six innings with a 2/8 K/BB ratio. Obviously, that walk-to-strikeout issue is not going to work, no matter what role Smith has. It’s been a disappointing season for the White Sox’s Opening Day starting pitcher.

On one hand, two runs on five hits in just over two innings is not good. On the other hand, Ryan threw 69 percent of his pitches for strikes, while posting a 13 percent swinging strike rate and 33 percent CSW. He sat 97.4 mph on his four-seamer, which he got a few whiffs on. He threw all six of his pitches and flashed good swing-and-miss on his changeup to lefties. It remains unlikely that Ryan, who threw 39 pitches in this one, will make it up to the Tigers in the final week of the season, but he should be penciled into their 2027 rotation.

Eldridge’s homer was a 461-foot bomb off Andre Pallante. He hit that ball 112.7 mph, and he reached 108.5 mph on the double in the eighth inning. He’s batting .272/.363/.465 with 17 homers in 443 plate appearances.

Tidwell’s velocity was down some tonight and he allowed eight hard-hit balls while also throwing first-pitch strikes to just nine of 25 batters. Still, he was quite effective anyway, and the win gives him a 1-2 record and a 4.56 ERA through eight starts and seven relief appearances. He’s lined up to face the Twins on Monday.