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The Reds had plenty of players that they wanted to protect in advance of the Rule 5 draft, which led to some tough decisions on Tuesday. One of those, was having to remove Dowdy from the 40-man roster. The 29-year-old hurler impressed in his limited action with the big league club in 2022 -- hurling 6 1/3 scoreless innings with a 1.26 WHIP and 3/3 K/BB ratio. He could attract interest on waivers.

He did give up seven hits, and he really should be racking up strikeouts against Low-A hitters. Still, this is encouraging. Rodriguez is already up to 94 pitches already, so the Angels could, theoretically, add him to their rotation at any time. However, he’s not their current year’s first-round pick, so they’ll probably want him to face more advanced competition first.

Walt Weiss said he was optimistic it wouldn’t prove to be a significant injury. The Braves traded Jonah Heim when Murphy came off the injured list, so Chadwick Tromp would seem to be their third catcher once again.

White robbed Max Muncy in the sixth and then exited the game at the start of the eighth inning. If White goes on the concussion IL, then the Braves could bring up Nacho Alvarez until they’re ready to active Ha-Seong KIm.

Rodriguez, who had never had a complete game in 242 career starts, was supposed to be done after eight, but he talked manager Torey Lovullo into sending him back out. He just couldn’t do so for a second time after giving up a weak flyball single with one out in the ninth. It was just the fourth hit allowed by Rodriguez. He only had four strikeouts and six whiffs on 48 swings, but he obviously didn’t need them against the lineup the Mets are currently running out against lefties. At 4-0 with a 2.25 ERA on the season, he might seem like a reasonable pickup, but we still dislike the career-low 16.5 percent strikeout rate and the career-high 11 percent walk rate. He’ll face the Rockies in Coors next weekend.

The runs came in the sixth after an Andy Ibáñez error got things started for Arizona. Peterson retired the next two batters, but he gave up three straight hits afterwards. It probably oversells how well he’s pitched, but Peterson has a 1.69 ERA in four appearances (16 innings) as a bulk reliever. He’s 0-4 with an 8.10 ERA in his five starts. He should face the Yankees next weekend.

The double off Tobias Myers was a 102-mph shot that traveled 404 feet to center. Waldschmidt is off to a 3-for-8 start, though he has struck out four times already. He played left field today after starting in center on Saturday. Jorge Barrosa was in center today.

Bichette was decent for a spell in the second half of April, but he’s back down to .222/.269/.290 now. This is the fifth four-game hitless streak of his career. His high is five in a row, which took place in July 2023.

Buxton is now up to 13 homers and three thefts on the year, with a .259/.313/.556 triple slash. He’s attempting steals at the second-lowest rate of his career so far, but he’s making up for it with a career-best barrel/PA rate. Most impressively, he’s played all but three of Minnesota’s games this year.

It was his first save as a member of the Twins after recording one with the Rays this year. Minnesota has spread around their sparse ninth-inning chances, and Justin Topa is the only reliever with multiple saves. This is a fantasy situation to avoid if possible, given the committee and lack of total opportunities.

The right-hander struck out six and walked just one, increasing his ERA to 3.74 on the season. Minnesota had a .500 BABIP on the day against him, which will regress in future outings. His strikeout-to-walk ratio is more representative of his talent going forward, and he picked up 24 whiffs this afternoon, including 4+ on four separate pitches. Williams will carry the best K% of his career into a home start against the Reds this week.