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The club needed to free up a spot on their 40-man roster for Daniel Hudson and unfortunately Lipcius drew the short straw this time around. Lipcius had been acquired from the Tigers in early March after they had designated him for assignment as well, so perhaps there will be interest on waivers this time around as well.

It’s the fourth straight game that Walls has missed after hyperextending a couple of fingers on his left hand on Wednesday. He’s still considered day-to-day and isn’t expected to require a trip to the injured list. Ben Williamson will once again start at shortstop in his absence and will bat sixth against Guardians’ left-hander Parker Messick.

Paredes came up with the bases loaded and no outs in a scoreless game in the sixth inning. He was credited with two RBI on his single and another run came around on a fielding error by Braden Montgomery. Paredes drove in another run with a single in the eighth inning to give the Astros a 4-0 lead. He’s hitting .263 with a .791 OPS and 57 RBI on the season.

Hader didn’t start the ninth inning with the Astros leading 4-0, but came in after back-to-back one-out singles made the score 4-1. The 32-year-old left-hander promptly struck out Luisangel Acuña and Braden Montgomery to end the game. Hader looks as good as ever this year with a 1.35 ERA.

Curiel, the fifth overall selection from the draft, signs for $6.2 million — well under the $8,336,500 slot value for the pick. That was the plan all along by the Pirates, who then went over-slot on each of their next four picks. The 21-year-old outfielder slashed a healthy .349/.431/.526 over 126 games in his two seasons at LSU.

Burke gave up four hits, walked one and struck out 10. He fell to 7-5 with the loss. Burke has been excellent over his last seven starts with a 1.61 ERA, 57 strikeouts and seven walks in 44 2/3 innings. He’s 4-1 in that span and the White Sox are 6-1 as a team. Burke lowered his ERA to 3.19 on the season in the process. While his 3.72 xFIP shows he’s potentially not quite this good, it’s still an impressive run for the 26-year-old right-hander. Burke is lined up to face the Yankees at home on Thursday.

Brown gave up two hits, walked none and struck out seven. He improved to 2-1 with the win. The 27-year-old right-hander was excellent against the White Sox, lowering his ERA to 3.45 in the process. Brown bounced back in a big way after walking six batters in his last start. He’s lined up to face the Rangers at home on Friday.

Urías was pulled off of his last minor league rehab assignment in early June after experiencing renewed pain in his left elbow while swinging the bat. It sounds like he’s now fully recovered and ready to go. He’s likely to need at least a few games’ worth of at-bats before he’s ready to rejoin the Cardinals. Barring any setbacks, he should be able to return at some point next week.

The 27-year-old right-hander has been sidelined since early April due to shoulder inflammation. He’s likely to require several outings on his rehab assignment, including a back-to-back, before he’s an option to rejoin the Dodgers’ bullpen.

Obviously, there’s nothing at all guaranteed for the Nationals here, but turning Mead, who was acquired after being DFA’d by the White Sox in March, into a pitcher who was universally regarded as a top-75 prospect at the start of the season and who has posted a 3.24 ERA through 21 major league starts, seems like major win for the organization. There is the huge caveat that Early is currently on the IL with elbow inflammation. Also, his peripherals aren’t as strong as that 3.24 ERA. Still, he projects as a fine middle-of-the-rotation starter for the long haul, even if his recovery from his current elbow issue doesn’t go as hoped. The Red Sox, for what it’s worth, seemed optimistic that he’d be ready to contribute in September. The Nationals, meanwhile, will replace Mead with Brady House. They’ll still probably trade another infielder, too, with Luis García Jr. most likely to go.