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The 31-year-old hurler registered an uninspiring 6.35 ERA, 1.94 WHIP and 3/7 K/BB ratio over 5 2/3 innings with the big league club. He’ll look to sort out his issues at the Triple-A level.

Painter’s struggles continued here. Even as the Phillies tried to take some pressure off him by having him follow an opener, he still wasn’t even close to being effective. After mixing up his repertoire a good bit over his last few outings, he refocused on his fastball and slider and threw them a combined 77% of the time. Last time out, they combined for just 39% of his total pitches and hung around 50% for the two prior. An adjustment is something, but it didn’t lead to better results and mostly seemed due to the fact that he struggled to command anything else. Sadly, the former top prospect and his 6.43 ERA should not be trusted in any league at this time.

Kay made it through the first inning without any issue, but ran into a bit of trouble in the second inning. After walking Kyle Tucker to start the inning, Kay would then allow a double and hit Max Muncy to load the bases with no outs. Santiago Espinal would single to drive home two runs, putting the Dodgers up 2-1, but Kay would tightrope his way out of danger after that to limit the damage, and was solid the rest of the way. The lefty was in control of the strike zone all night, allowing just one walk while throwing a strike on 61.8 percent of his pitches. This was a much-needed bounce back after Kay allowed six earned runs in his previous start. Kay will hope to build on this in his next start on Thursday against the Yankees.

Sasaki retired the first two batters he faced in the game, but gave up a solo homer to Andrew Benintendi in the third at-bat of the game before retiring Colson Montgomery to end the inning. Sasaki briefly settled after allowing that first-inning homer, but the White Sox jumped all over him in the fifth inning. He faced only seven batters in the frame but allowed six of those hitters to reach base before being pulled for Blake Treinen, but Treinen would allow two inherited runners to score before eventually getting out of the inning. Sasaki entered the day allowing just four earned runs in his previous 19.1 innings pitched and hadn’t allowed more than four hits in any start over that span. He draws another tough start on Wednesday when the Dodgers play host to the Rays.

Langford was responsible for the only run the Rangers scored on the night. The outfielder doubled home Joc Pederson in the first inning in what was looking like a promising start for the Rangers, whose offense only managed three hits the rest of the evening. Langford is still working his way back from a forearm injury that sidelined him for six weeks. He’s slashing just .185/.241/.370 since returning and shouldn’t be counted for fantasy purposes at this time.

Grisham suffered the injury while rounding first base on his two-run single in the sixth inning and was immediately lifted for a pinch runner. His availability for at least the rest of the weekend should be in question. If he’s not able to go on Saturday, that could lead the Yankees to bring back Jasson Dominguez a bit earlier than anticipated from his minor league rehab assignment.

Contreras blasted his 14th homer of the season in the first inning off of Rangers starter Jack Leiter to put the Red Sox up 2-0. Contreras would single in the fifth inning in what turned into a four-run inning for the Red Sox, and later doubled home Wilyer Abreu in the eighth inning in his final at-bat. Contreras continues to swing a hot bat for the Red Sox in June and is slashing .333/.421/.727 on the month with three homers and eight RBI.

Strider saw the velocity on his fastball drop suddenly into the 87-88 mph range in the fourth inning, which prompted the visit from the training staff and his eventual removal. He’ll head for further evaluation. Strider allowed seven runs on six hits and a walk while striking out three in his three-plus innings of work. Stay tuned.

Henderson reached on a single in the opening inning, but was cut down attempting to steal second base. He then singled again in the second and scored on a two-run single off the bat of Pete Alonso. Henderson then swatted a 386-foot solo shot off of Griffin Canning in the fourth inning, extending the O’s lead to 7-2. With his three-hit night, the 24-year-old superstar is now slashing .226/.293/.421 with 14 homers and 33 RBI.

Alonso drew a two-out walk in the opening inning and scored on a two-run blast by Samuel Basallo. He then delivered a two-out, two-run single in the second inning that extended the Orioles’ lead to 6-2. Alonso is now slashing .245/.329/.457 to go along with 15 long balls and 46 RBI on the season.

Hicks scored on a Kyle Stowers single in the second inning, came around on a sacrifice fly in the seventh inning, and took an Antwone Kelly changeup off the right field foul pole in the eight inning for a two-run shot. After a .224/.325/.367 May raised concerns that April was a fluke, Hicks has raised his overall line from .268/.344/.468 on May 31 to .274/.355/.489 as we stand today.