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The off night started in the first inning when he harmlessly popped out with no outs and the bases loaded; the Rays failed to score that inning, which turned out to be costly. And trailing 3-2 in the seventh, he lined into a double play with two on and no outs. In all, he left six runners on base.

Castro is back at second base and hitting sixth following a three-game absence due to back stiffness. The versatile 29-year-old is hitting .248/.314/.348 with two homers, 16 RBI and three steals in 156 plate appearances over 43 games in his Rockies debut this season.

Muncy sits for the third consecutive game since being drilled on the right wrist during last Friday’s game against the Brewers. The 35-year-old veteran managed to avoid serious injury and the Dodgers aren’t going to rush him back out of an abundance of caution. It’ll be Enrique Hernández making his season debut at third base in his place on Monday night at Dodger Stadium.

Cowser hit for Tyler O’Neill in the seventh today and was 0-for-3 before cranking a 425-foot homer off Jesse Scholtens in his fourth plate appearance. Cowser also hit a three-run homer on Sunday to give the Orioles a 5-3 win over the Tigers. He’s hitting just .200/.287/.316 with three homers in 109 plate appearances on the season, but the big moments might pay off in the playing time department this week.

Bradish settled for just three strikeouts today, but it was a fourth straight positive outing that pulled his ERA down to 3.86. Alas, he left the duel with Shane McClanahan with the Orioles down 1-0, so he’s still stuck on two wins through 11 starts. He’ll try again for No. 3 this weekend at home against the Blue Jays.

Garcia is clearly the No. 1 reliever in the Orioles pen with Ryan Helsley out. Anthony Nunez, who briefly seemed like the team’s favorite for saves, took a blown save after giving up a run in the eighth today. He currently has a 5.11 ERA, compared to 0.77 for Garcia.

We have a new scoreless streak starting. McClanahan allowed only three singles today, and one of those was a bunt from Leody Taveras in the fifth. McClanahan committed a throwing error on that play, allowing Taveras to reach second, but he was able to make a better play on a swinging bunt from Tyler O’Neill later in the inning to end the threat. McClanahan gave up four runs last time out against Baltimore, but this makes five scoreless starts in six turns. He’ll likely make his next start Sunday against the Angels.

Simpson had a nice day at the plate, but he was caught stealing on his lone attempt. He’s now been thrown out on four straight steal attempts, leaving him 14-for-22 on the year. If it causes him to do less running, then he’s just not going to do much else to be helpful in fantasy leagues.

The 421-foot homer off Tyler Wells was Mesa’s only hit in five at-bats — and it didn’t prevent the Rays from losing in 13 — but he did have three other hard-hit balls and a sac bunt. It ought to keep him in the lineup with the Rays facing righties the next two days.

It’s an extremely positive update that Jung isn’t dealing with a serious issue that would require an extended absence. The 28-year-old third baseman has sat out two straight games after exiting Saturday’s showdown against the Angels with left shoulder soreness. It sounds like there’s a chance he’s back in the Rangers’ lineup at some point during their four-game series against the division-rival Astros this week. Fantasy managers should consider him day-to-day for now.

Herrera receives his first promotion to the big leagues after posting a 5.16 ERA and 34/14 K/BB ratio across 22 2/3 innings for Triple-A Albuquerque this season. The 22-year-old southpaw figures to operate in middle relief for Colorado.