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Megill walked four and struck out just two, but he also gave up only two hits, both of which were singles. Megill has lowered his ERA from 5.64 to 5.03 in his last five starts. He’s still too wild to work deep into games, which hurts his chances for wins, but he can be used against middling offenses.

The 22-year-old slugger has hit .253/.381/.506 with 10 homers and 29 RBI in 194 plate appearances at Triple-A Indianapolis this season. It’s extremely unlikely that the Pirates would be promoting him to function in a part-time role, so expect him to see everyday at-bats from the jump. He has intriguing power potential, but no speed to speak of, so his fantasy value will ultimately depend on where he settles in the Pirates’ lineup.

No word yet on the corresponding move(s) that the Red Sox will make to the roster. Guerrero, 35, holds a scintillating 0.92 ERA, 0.97 WHIP and a 22/6 K/BB ratio across 19 2/3 innings in 15 appearances at Triple-A Worcester this season. He’ll bolster the club’s middle relief corps.

That means the team will need to promote someone from Triple-A St. Paul to take his place for the team’s weekend series against the Red Sox. It’s unlikely that they’ll want to bring back Royce Lewis so soon after his demotion, so it’s possible that Gabriel Gonzalez could get a cup of coffee with the big league club.

That’s a four-game sweep for Cleveland. Rocchio is hitting a rather stunning .290 with a 20/19 K/BB in 188 plate appearances. Last year, he had a 77/22 K/BB, giving him an .290 OBP that matched his career average. His OBP is .376 right now. In spite of his success, he’s continued to hit ninth for the most part. The Guardians aren’t messing with what’s working.

This one seemed poised for a different outcome early, but Cantillo was able to strand the bases loaded in a 32-pitch first inning and he allowed just three more baserunners the rest of the way. He ended the outing having allowed only two hard-hit balls and sporting a 32 percent CSW. Cantillo, who was working with Patrick Bailey for the first time today, moved to 4-1 with a 3.05 ERA, and the Guardians are 9-2 in his starts. It’d be nice if he were more efficient — he might have a couple more of those victories — but he’s proving useful anyway. He’ll face the Nationals on Tuesday.

Cade Smith and Eric Sabrowski had the day off after working the last two games, so Gaddis received his first chance to close this season and notched his fourth career save. He’s turned in five straight scoreless outings to bring his ERA down to 5.25.

Mize allowed four hits, walked none and struck out four in the 95-pitch outing. It’s his second quality start since coming off the IL, but he remains stuck on two wins in spite of a 2.47 ERA and a 43/11 K/BB through eight starts. He’ll face the Angels next week.

Bailey’s 407-foot blast increased the Guardians’ lead from two runs to three in the eighth. He’s 2-for-18 for his new team after hitting .146/.213/.183 in 30 games with the Giants. The 2-for-18 has actually raised his season OPS from .396 to .414.

Dingler’s double in the first wound up high off the wall in left at Comerica. According to Statcast, it was a homer in six ballparks. His actual homer was a homer in 16 ballparks, including all six the first one was a homer in. So, this would have been a two-homer day in six ballparks and a zero-homer day in 14. Settling for one seems like a good compromise.

The 26-year-old hurler was originally an 18th round selection by the Cardinals from the 2021 draft class. He spent five seasons pitching in the minor leagues for them, most recently posting a 5.19 ERA, 1.99 WHIP and a 47/32 K/BB ratio across 34 2/3 innings at Double-A Springfield during the 2025 season. He’ll add bullpen depth in the upper minors for the Astros.