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Nine of the 16 balls in play against Keuchel were hit hard, and two were homers, with Nathaniel Lowe and Jonah Heim taking him deep in back-to-back at-bats in the fourth. Keuchel has given up 92 earned runs in 102 1/3 major league innings since the beginning of 2022.

He’s back. Díaz figures to immediately reclaim the closer role in Los Angeles with lefty Tanner Scott remaining in the mix to vulture the occasional opportunity. The 32-year-old former elite stopper’s stuff looked sharp in a handful of minor league rehab outings, piling up 11 strikeouts over 5 2/3 innings, while working his way back from surgery to remove loose bodies from his elbow back in late April.

Barnes loses his spot in the Los Angeles’ bullpen with high-priced closer Edwin Díaz coming back from the injured list. The well-traveled 30-year-old has allowed seven runs over 10 innings across four appearances for the Dodgers this season.

It’s a welcome development for fantasy managers as Miller will be spared from having to face the Dodgers in Los Angeles. That honor goes to Bryan Woo instead. The 27-year-old righty is getting some extra rest after being tagged for five runs over 5 1/3 innings by the Rangers his last time out.

Ginn could potentially return to the Athletics’ rotation at some point next week after hitting the shelf with a blister issue earlier this month.

It’s ostensibly a less-invasive operation than a full Tommy John ligament replacement, but the internal brace procedure carries a similar return timetable of roughly 13-16 months. The 31-year-old high-leverage reliever signed a two-year contract in the offseason and is unlikely to make it back to Philadelphia until the late stages of next season, if at all.

While all of the trade buzz with San Diego will understandably swirl around electric closer Mason Miller, it’s King that might be the strongest bet to be dealt before next week’s trade deadline. Feinsand notes that King could be an expiring contract that the Padres might offload since he has a $28 million player option for 2027 and a $30 million player option for the following season. He’s set to take the ball against the Giants this weekend and holds a solid 3.38 ERA, 1.17 WHIP and 109/50 K/BB ratio across 125 1/3 innings this seaso.

The revelation comes as a bit of a surprise as the Angels appear to be more willing to move on from someone like Neto, who was viewed as one of their more long-term building blocks. There are plenty of teams that could use a shortstop, which is probably why Los Angeles interim general manager John Mozeliak is going to entertain overtures. It doesn’t sound like anything is imminent, but the Angels could be headed for more of a full-scale teardown than many anticipated.

Susac’s first homer off Thomas Pannone was a three-run shot that opened the scoring in the second inning. His second, a solo shot off a 60-mph fastball from Andrew Vaughn in the eighth, was less significant but still counts. Susac is now batting .256/.306//372 in 136 plate appearances. The start today was his first in four games, as the Giants prefer Drew Cavanaugh behind the plate at the moment. They also have Jesus Rodriguez up as an occasional option. However, Susac, as a Rule 5 pick, is locked into a spot the rest of the way.

Webb was probably done at 96 pitches anyway, but any chance of him coming back out disappeared when the Giants scored seven runs off three pitchers in a lengthy bottom of the sixth. The big inning ensured that Webb would get his first win after two losses and two no-decisions this month. He’s now 6-7 with a 3.93 ERA overall. He’ll make his next start Monday against the Rangers. That’s trade deadline day, but the Giants have been very clear that he’s not one of the players they’re willing to move.

Pannone’s first major league appearance in three years wasn’t much different than his last one; he allowed two runs in 2 2/3 innings in his one outing for the Brewers in 2023. He’ll likely be swapped back out for a fresh arm, perhaps Drew Rom’s, prior to Friday’s game.