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The Angels sent the 29-year-old outfielder outright to Triple-A Salt Lake, but rather than accepting that assignment he’ll head back to the open market instead. The defensive specialist hit just .175/.268/.333 with three homers, six RBI, three stolen bases and a 36/8 K/BB ratio over 71 plate appearances with the Halos during the 2023 season.

The Rangers took the lead on a Brandon Nimmo RBI single in the 10th inning. With the bases loaded later in the frame, Burger smashed a two-run single to put the Rangers up 4-1. These were the first RBI he’s had in August. He’s hitting .237 with a .713 OPS and 68 RBI.

Trout’s home run was his 20th of the season. He hit a solo shot off MacKenzie Gore in the first inning. Trout has two home runs in his last four games. Maybe he’ll continue to pop home runs down the stretch of the season, but with his average at .237 with 42 RBI and eight steals, it’s fair to question Trout’s fantasy profile at this point in his career.

Consider him questionable. Manager Torey Lovullo indicated that Perdomo could have continued on Monday had the game been closer.

Detmers gave up three hits, walked four and struck out six. The only run he allowed came on a two-out, two-strike RBI single by Elias Diaz in the fourth inning. Detmers has a 4.00 ERA. He’s lined up to face the Royals at home on Saturday.

Jeremy Peña and Isaac Paredes combined to plate three in the 10th. Smith, though, was the biggest reason the Astros were still in the game at that point. He singled in the fifth, hit a 402-foot homer to tie the game at 2-2 in the seventh and then snuck a ball through the infield for another single that tied the game with two outs in the ninth. Smith is 16-for-37 with three homers and eight RBI in his last 10 games. It seemed like playing time might be an issue for him after Daulton Varsho was acquired but he picked a good time for one of his best stretches of the year.

Gore gave up four hits, walked two and struck out nine. The only run he allowed came on a Mike Trout home run in the first inning. Gore didn’t work deep into the game, but was excellent with nine strikeouts. He has a 4.43 ERA this year. Gore’s lined up to face the Athletics on the road on Saturday.

Wesneski hasn’t been dominant at all, but it’s really impressive that he’s managed to throw 18 2/3 innings in his first three starts back from Tommy John, going 2-0 with a 3.86 ERA in the process. He allowed five hits, walked two and struck out four tonight. Jung Hoo Lee and Drew Gilbert both homered off him. He’ll likely start again at home against the Mariners this weekend.

Hader hadn’t gotten more than three outs in an appearance this season, but the Astros asked him to continue after an 11-pitch ninth tonight and he needed only another 11 pitches to get through the 10th. Hader lowered his ERA to an even 1.00 through 27 innings. He’ll probably get Tuesday off after this, perhaps setting up a save chance for Bryan Abreu.

Tidwell generated 16 whiffs and struck out six, so that’s pretty good. He was probably fortunate to allow only three singles and a double, considering that he gave up nine hard-hit balls. Yordan Alvarez actually hit three balls in excess of 109 mph against him. Still, he made it work. Tidwell has allowed three runs in 10 2/3 innings in his two starts for the Giants. He could be of use in NL-only leagues going forward, and he’s a streaming option in shallower formats with a home start against the Rockies on deck.

The blown save was the product of a walk, a wild pitch and then a single through the right side of the infield. Rafael Devers probably could have gotten to it, but he instead retreated back to first, thinking that Osleivis Basabe had the easier play. Basabe, though, deflected it into the outfield while trying to make a diving attempt. In truth, neither infielder had much shot of turning it into an out, but both should have been capable of keeping the ball in the infield and preventing the runner from scoring from second. Smith is probably still the clear favorite for saves in San Francisco, but it’d be for the best if he doesn’t blow another chance right away.