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Meadows has been out since early April due to anxiety and recently returned to Florida to continue working on his mental and physical health.

Crawford is back at third base and hitting eighth following a four-game absence due to left wrist soreness. The 31-year-old’s return is an encouraging development for the Mariners as they sit on the edge of playoff contention with the trade deadline rapidly approaching.

King rejoins Houston’s bullpen after spending a couple days back in the minors with starter Spencer Arrighetti hitting the injured list with a foot isuse. The 29-year-old lefty holds a solid 3.40 ERA, 1.31 WHIP and 35/16 K/BB ratio across 45 innings of work this season. He’ll operate in a low-leverage role for now.

Arrighetti lands on the injured list after departing Friday’s start against the White Sox following just 33 pitches over one inning with nerve irritation in his foot. The 26-year-old looked like a fixture in fantasy rotations for several weeks after returning from the injured list in mid-April, but his performance unraveled as the first half wore on. He surrendered six earned runs or more in three of his final four starts before the All-Star break, and now heads back to the shelf after another abbreviated outing. It’s unclear how much time he’s going to miss, but fantasy managers should brace for the possibility of an extended absence.

Perez moved past Royals icon George Brett for sole possession of first place as Kansas City’s all-time home run leader with a seventh-inning solo shot to left field against Tigers reliever Kyle Finnegan. It was the 318th round-tripper of his remarkable career. The 36-year-old ironman has gone deep four times in nine contests since the Midsummer Classic. His days as a mixed-league relevant fantasy backstop are probably finished at this advanced stage of his career, but he remains a decent power source at the position in deeper leagues.

Lee extended his hitting streak to 10 consecutive games with an RBI double against Royals veteran Michael Wacha in the second inning. He capped off the multi-hit performance with a fourth-inning blast into the left-field corner. The 23-year-old rookie is tearing the cover off the ball of late, hitting .370 (10-for-27) with two homers in eight games since the All-Star break.

Detroit’s former closer came back to haunt his old club, working around a pair of singles to spin a scoreless frame and protect a one-run advantage. It was his 10th save of the season and his first double-digit save total since recording 26 saves for the Tigers back in 2023.

Mize’s fastball velocity was down slightly at the outset of this one, but began trending in the right direction by the third inning as he began hitting the mid-90’s with increased frequency. No matter how you slice the data, Mize clearly didn’t have his best stuff as he continues to battle a lingering groin issue, but he still managed to grind out six frames and put Detroit in position to win. He finished with three strikeouts and didn’t hand out a free pass. The lone tally against him came on a sacrifice fly in the second inning He’ll face the Athletics in a challenging road matchup his next time out on Friday.

It’s strange to see DeLauter taking a seat against a right-handed starter, especially since he’s hitting .344 (11-for-32) with four RBI and two steals in eight games since the All-Star break. With Angel Martínez back in right field, it’ll be rookie Travis Bazzana at DH with Gabriel Arias handling second base on Saturday evening.

Walls remains stapled to Tampa Bay’s bench for the third straight contest after hyperextending a couple fingers on his left hand earlier this week. It’ll be Ben Williamson taking another turn at shortstop in his absence.