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Hernandez was released by the Astros Wednesday after batting just .159/.240/.159 over 50 plate appearances. He’ll provide depth at Triple-A Iowa.

Something went very wrong as Curvelo was throwing his pitch, and the ball ended up about 10 feet to the catcher’s right, and Curvelo immediately signaled for a trainer. He’s almost certainly IL bound. Curvelo was working for a second straight day despite throwing two innings as the Rangers’ only reliever to pitch in Monday’s game.

Bogaerts knocked a base hit in the second inning, then drove in two runs for the Padres with a single in the third. He later drove in a third RBI with a single in the eighth for his third hit of the game. The 33-year-old shortstop is hitting .270/.333/.397 with two homers, four runs scored, 11 RBI, and two steals across 69 plate appearances.

Arozarena knocked a base hit in the second inning and scored the Mariners’ only run of the game on a sacrifice fly. He later added a single in the sixth for his second hit of the game, his third multi-hit game in his last six. The 31-year-old outfielder is hitting a solid .286/.408/.381 with one homer, 13 runs scored, seven RBI, and four steals across 76 plate appearances.

Only one strikeout, so it was an off night for Miller. Not really, but it can feel that way, given just how dominant Miller has been on the mound. He pitched a clean inning against the Mariners on Tuesday for his fifth save of the season. The 27-year-old right-hander has struck out 20 of the 27 batters he has faced over 8 1/3 scoreless innings.

After a scoreless first inning, King got into some trouble in the second, loading the bases with one out. He allowed a run in on a sacrifice fly, then struck out the final batter to escape the jam. He settled in nicely, tossing four more scoreless frames to go six innings of one-run ball. King generated 10 whiffs to strike out five batters. Through four starts, the 30-year-old right-hander holds a 2.78 ERA, 1.15 WHIP, and a 20/10 K/BB ratio across 22 2/3 innings. He’ll take on the Angels in Anaheim on Sunday.

After two scoreless frames, the Padres got to Woo with three runs on four hits in the third inning. Woo would give the Mariners four more scoreless innings before departing after the seventh at 92 pitches. He struck out three. The 26-year-old right-hander is off to an outstanding start, posting a 2.16 ERA, 0.92 WHIP, and a 20/5 K/BB ratio across 25 innings. He’ll look to keep it going against the Rangers in Seattle on Sunday.

Abel has turned in consecutive scoreless outings after giving up nine runs in 7 1/3 innings over his first two starts. He allowed nine hard-hit balls tonight, but seven of those were grounders and they produced a total of three singles. He also walked none after coming into the game with 10 bases on balls in 13 1/3 innings. Abel doesn’t seem trustworthy just yet, but the upside is obviously there. He’s 1-2 with a 3.98 ERA, and he’s slated to take on the Mets next.

Not good, but at least it’s not Garrett Crochet bad. Gray gave up nine hits, including a couple of solo homers, and struck out just one batter. He did generate 10 whiffs tonight, but they just weren’t strike threes. The last time he struck out one or no batters was on Apr. 1, 2023, but that was a good outing in which, while pitching for the Twins, he shut out the Royals for five innings. Gray will likely make his next start Monday against the Tigers.

Buxton just needed the Red Sox to come to town to shake off this slow start. He’s 6-for-10 with three homers the last two days, raising his OPS from .531 to .768. The two-homer game is the 18th of his career. He scored four runs just once other time, that being his lone three-homer game on Aug. 27, 2017 against the Blue Jays.

Masataka Yoshida was in the third spot tonight, as the Red Sox try to keep finding ways to insert him into the lineup. Yoshida had two hits tonight, but the Red Sox also gave up a run in the first that wouldn’t have scored as Ceddanne Rafaela been playing center instead of being on the bench. Duran’s 0-for-4 came with some extra concern, as he was caught flipping off a spectator after an eighth-inning groundout. It sounded like the person deserved it, but it still might cost Duran a couple of games.