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Peña extended Houston’s lead to 5-3 with a homer in the seventh inning off Trevor Richards. The 26-year-old shortstop has homered seven times in 2024, and a three-reach game helps improve his slash to .280/.327/.400 over 325 at-bats.

It’s unlikely to be a lengthy outing since Perkins has sparingly worked beyond two innings as a reliever this season. The 26-year-old showed some promise as a rookie last year and holds a respectable 4.73 ERA, 1.19 WHIP and 70/25 K/BB ratio across 66 2/3 innings in the majors since 2025. He’s in line for a challenging road matchup at hitter-friendly Daikin Park as he transitions into the rotation. A wait-and-see approach seems preferable for fantasy purposes, but he’s an intriguing arm to monitor in deeper leagues.

Neto remains stapled to Los Angeles’ bench for the third consecutive contest for precautionary reasons after a home-plate collision over the weekend left him with some whiplash symptoms. Oswald Peraza will make another start at shortstop in his absence. The encouraging development here is that Neto passed concussion protocol and there’s been zero indication he’ll require a trip to the injured list. He’s day-to-day heading into Friday’s series opener against the Dodgers.

Lovullo added that Burnes suffered a teres major strain in his shoulder during a recent live batting practice session and is unlikely to return until September following the setback. The 31-year-old former fantasy ace, who was working his way back from last year’s Tommy John surgery, was on track to return to Arizona’s rotation sometime around next month’s All-Star break. It’s an extremely tough development for the Diamondbacks and fantasy managers that were stashing Burnes for a potential second-half impact. There should be a clearer return timetable once he’s cleared to resume throwing.

Marte is also dealing with some hamstring soreness, according to Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo. He added that Marte wasn’t feeling comfortable during Tuesday’s contest and will get some time off to rest. Fantasy managers should consider him day-to-day heading into Thursday’s series finale. Ildemaro Vargas is at second base in his absence.

Anderson returns for yet another stint with the Angels after posting a serviceable 5.94 ERA, 1.50 WHIP and 12/8 K/BB ratio across 16 2/3 innings of work earlier this season. The 31-year-old journeyman will operate in low-leverage spots for Los Angeles.

Aldegheri heads back to the minors after tossing 5 1/3 shutout frames in relief against the Rockies on Tuesday night. The 24-year-old swingman has allowed just three runs over 11 innings across three appearances in the big leagues this season.

There’s no timetable for d’Arnaud to return after hitting the injured list with plantar fasciitis back on May 7. The 37-year-old backstop will be on the shelf until at least mid-July following the procedural move.

There’s something about Benintendi and the Twins. He has 17 homers against the franchise, which is six more than he has against any other club. 13 of those have come in 44 games at Target Field. Today’s game saw him draw three walks for the first time since 2022 and reach base safely five times for the first time since 2023. Benintendi also homered Monday, and he raised his OPS from .660 to .711 over the course of the three-game series.

Fedde needed this after posting a 9.00 ERA and a 12/12 K/BB over 20 innings in his five starts last month. Although he’s now 1-5 on the season, the White Sox have actually managed to go 6-6 in his outings, including three victories in extra innings. Fedde is due to face the Braves next week.

Bradley gave up seven hits along with the five walks, so this could have been worse. Bradley was effective in his return from the IL against the Red Sox on May 23, but he’s given up nine runs in 8 2/3 innings since. He had a 1.63 ERA in his first five starts this season but a 5.18 ERA in six starts since. It seems like a good idea to stick with him in a two-start week against the Tigers and Cardinals next week, but if he struggles then, mixed leaguers probably ought to move on.