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Nothing has changed in the right-hander’s prognosis as of yet, this was merely done as a procedural move to free up a spot on the club’s 40-man roster for Brennan Bernardino who was claimed off of waivers on Sunday. Kelly is expected to visit a specialist this week to get another opinion on what’s going on with the inflammation in his right elbow.

Finally, Riley hit his first home run of the season. It was a 400 foot blast at 109 mph off the bat and you could see the weight lifted off his shoulders as he rounded the bases. He still has an uphill climb ahead of him with just a .229 batting average and .645 OPS through 19 games after two consecutive poor seasons.

Hicks just continues to hit. His homerun briefly gave the Marlins a pulse in the eighth innings and his runs batted in gave him 18 on the season which is tied for the fourth-most in the league. He has an elite bat-to-ball ability with some of the lowest strikeout and whiff rates in the league and has found a groove this season by being more aggressive in the strike zone. Also, he’s started every game the Marlins have played against a right-handed pitcher this season and hit fourth in each one. He is a viable option at catcher in practically every league type.

Paddack is what he is at this point: a strike-thrower who will need some batted ball luck to get through an outing. He got that in this start as the Braves hit plenty of hard-hit balls which found gloves. In a bit of a blast from the past, his changeup was especially effective low and below the zone. Alas, Paddack is someone who shouldn’t be on your radar in many fantasy leagues. His next start is scheduled to come at home against the Cardinals.

Fermin was replaced by Luis Campusano behind the plate after taking a foul tip off his catcher’s mask. The 30-year-old will undergo evaluation for a possible concussion. There should be an update on his status following the game.

With the Brewers trailing 1-0 in the eighth, the first two batters against Tyler Rogers reached on 48- and 61-mph bouncers in front of the plate. The second was called an error on catcher Brandon Valenzeula, who seemed to be hoping the ball would spin foul after a high hop but just died in the dirt. Contreras then singled in the first run with the grounder past the second baseman, and the second run scored on a groundout. It turned into a very tough loss for Rogers, who induced six straight grounders in the inning.

Patrick’s previous outing was an odd one, as he was preceded by an opener and lifted after three scoreless innings. Tonight, he topped his previous season high for innings by 1 1/3, needing just 81 pitches to get his 20 outs. He should be of some use in mixed leagues if the Brewers are willing to pitch him five-plus innings at a time, especially if they’d have him do it behind an opener (thus increasing his chances of winning). He’ll likely face the Tigers next week.

Like Trevor Megill, Uribe has been something of a mess this season with his velocity down about 1.5 mph. However, getting a chance in the ninth seemed to have helped there; he averaged 99.0 mph with his sinker and 88.1 mph with his slider tonight, up from 97.5 mph and 85.7 mph, respectively, in his first seven appearances. There’s a chance he takes this opportunity and runs away with the closer’s role, especially if the increased velocity is back to stay.

Cease struck out six before leaving with a 1-0 lead that didn’t hold up. Both hits against him were singles. He’s opened his Blue Jays career with a 1.74 ERA and 32 strikeouts over 20 2/3 innings in four starts, but he’s yet to factor into a decision. He’ll get the Angels next.

Lukes’ early season slump figures to cost him some time once Addison Barger or George Springer comes off the injured list. He’s 2-for-31 with no extra-base hits and one walk, leaving him with an abysmal .065/.118/.065 line.

The top dynasty prospect left in the entire minors with Konnor Griffin reaching the big leagues earlier this month, Made is hitting .333 (15-for-45) with five extra-base hits and six steals through 11 games as the youngest hitter in the entire Southern League by nearly two years. The 18-year-old prodigy also has more walks (10) than strikeouts (nine) this season. He possesses the complete five-category fantasy monster starter kit and doesn’t seem to have any weaknesses at this stage of his development. It sounds hyperbolic, but he simply continues to exceed even the most wildly optimistic expectations as he rockets towards Milwaukee.