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Recovered from a left shoulder strain, Lowrie will DH and bat seventh for the A’s on Tuesday night against the Angels. The 38-year-old has slashed just .185/.251/.272 in 46 games when healthy this season.

Legumina was designated for assignment on Tuesday and the Mariners were apparently able to find a trade partner. No word on the return yet. Legumina posted a 5.62 ERA in 48 outings for the Mariners last year and was at 4.63 in eight outings this year, but he has struck out 82 batters in 83.1 career MLB innings.

He’ll resume his role in Minnesota’s pen in the near future. Funderburk carries a 2.00 ERA in 12 appearances this year — though he has allowed seven total runs against just two earned — and has one save as part of Minnesota’s mega-committee.

“I think that he’s obviously going through it right now and not feeling great at the plate. So sometimes, the different visual, letting the game come to you a little bit before jumping in there in the two, changes your outlook and potentially the results,” Roberts said about moving Tucker down the order. Tucker isn’t exactly struggling at .245/.327/.372, with three homers and three steals, but the Dodgers were hoping for more when he signed his megadeal that pays him $33 million this year and $81 million in 2027 before team options are considered. It’s not a major move for fantasy managers, and arguably even a favorable one given more chances to hit with a runner on base.

The 33-year-old catcher landed on the injured list a couple of weeks ago with an injury that apparently sounded scarier than it actually turned out to be. Trevino will eventually take the backup catcher duties back in Cincinnati, but it might be a few weeks before he’s ready to play in the majors again.

The Diamondbacks sent Baker to Triple-A on Monday, and he elected free agency. Now he’s back with Arizona on a minor league contract. The 29-year-old has big-time power but has yet to establish any consistency at the big league level.

Cole threw 42 of his 52 pitches for strikes, which is great to see. He also struck out four and didn’t want a batter. There is no Statcast data in the ballpark, but reports are that he sat around 94-95 mph on his fastball throughout the outing. He also threw all of his pitches, so this was a positive step in his return from elbow surgery.

The good news is that surgery won’t be required, it’s something that rest and rehab should be able to take care of. It’s going to cost the 26-year-old outfielder at least a month’s worth of action though, if not longer.

The 23-year-old southpaw functioned as an extra bullpen arm for a few days while Kody Funderburk was on paternity leave. With Funderburk set to return on Friday though, he’ll head back to Triple-A where he’ll resume his regular role in the rotation. Rojas allowed two hits and three walks over two innings in his lone appearance with the Twins, though he did not allow a run.

Seager victimized Pirates’ starter Bubba Chandler for his 382-foot (104.7 mph EV) three-run shot in the fourth inning, extending the Rangers’ lead to 6-0. Through his first 104 plate appearances on the season, the 31-year-old shortstop is slashing just .207/.317/.448 with six homers, 16 RBI and one stolen base.

Carter thought he had worked Bubba Chandler for a walk in the third inning, but the fourth ball was overturned after the Pirates challenged. Carter then smacked a ball off of the bullpen wall in right center and it caromed into no-man’s land in center field, affording the speedy 23-year-old outfielder time to race around the bags and dive in safely with a headfirst slide just ahead of the tag at home. He also singled in the contest, finishing the day 2-for-4. On the season, Carter is slashing just .216/.337/.392 with three homers and nine RBI.