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The two long flies Heaney allowed would have been homers in 19 and 16 ballparks, respectively. Alas, they were both homers in Houston, while only one would have been a homer in Arlington. Heaney fell to 3-10 in spite of his solid 3.79 ERA. He’ll probably log some bullpen time in the second half, if only because the Rangers figure to get Tyler Mahle and Jacob deGrom back from Tommy John at some point.

Cash also noted that Bigge was caught by Steve Chase, the team’s strength coach, who made sure that Bigge’s head did not hit the ground when he fell. The team’s assistant athletic trainer, Aaron Scott, also tended to him immediately. He’s still undergoing testing, which is expected to continue into the night. Expect the Rays to have another update on his status on Friday.

The 24-year-old right-hander was clobbered for six runs over 3 2/3 innings in his lone start with the Mets this season. He has also struggled at Triple-A Syracuse recently, making him a tough streaming option against a good Phillies’ offense on the road on Friday night.

Cowser did his damage off of Edwin Uceta in the sixth inning, crushing a 369-foot (96.7 mph EV) three-run blast that gave the Orioles a 4-1 advantage. The 25-year-old outfielder also led off the fifth inning with a double, though he never advanced past second base. With his two-hit night, Cowser is now hitting .210/.269/.532 with six long balls and 10 RBI.

The 29-year-old right-hander made it look easy in this one, getting Jose Caballero on a called third strike, Kameron Misner on a fly ball to center and Danny Jansen on a called third strike to end it. It took him 21 pitches (12 strikes) to get the job done. On the season, Bautista holds a terrific 2.81 ERA, 1.17 WHIP and a 34/17 K/BB ratio over 25 2/3 innings to go with 15 saves in 16 save chances. He’s rounding back into form as one of the game’s truly elite closers.

The 41-year-old hurler allowed six hits on the night and didn’t walk a batter. The only blemish on his night came on an RBI single off the bat of Danny Jansen in the third inning. Morton generated 13 swings and misses on 84 pitches on the evening — six of those on his curveball which was a major weapon for him — while posting an elite CSW of 36 percent. With the victory, Morton improves to 4-7 on the season to go along with a 5.64 ERA, 1.60 WHIP and a 74/32 K/BB ratio over 67 innings through his first 17 appearances (11 starts). He’ll try to keep the good times rolling when he squares off against the Rangers at home on Tuesday.

Jansen opened the scoring in the ballgame with an RBI single off of Charlie Morton in the third inning that plated Jose Caballero. That would be the extent of their offense in the ballgame and Jansen’s only hit on the night. The 30-year-old backstop has had a rough go at the plate this season, slashing just .196/.306/.342 with six homers and 18 RBI.

The 29-year-old right-hander struck out five batters on the evening while issuing three walks. The Orioles scratched out a run against him in the fourth inning on a two-out RBI single by Ryan O’Hearn. Rasmussen then exited with a man on first and one out in the sixth and that runner ultimately came around to score as well. Rasmussen got 11 swings and misses on 92 pitches on the night, posting a CSW of 27 percent. He’ll look to get back in the win column as he brings a pristine 2.61 ERA, 0.97 WHIP and a 67/18 K/BB ratio (79 1/3 innings) into Wednesday’s showdown against the Royals in Kansas City.

The Pirates scored four runs off of Brant Hurter in the top half of the 10th inning on Thursday, the final two coming on a two-out, two-run knock by Kiner-Falefa that seemingly put the game out of reach. With his two-hit attack, the 30-year-old infielder is now hitting .288/.333/.358 with one homer, 17 RBI and nine stolen bases on the season.

Triolo victimized Tigers’ left-hander Tyler Holton for his 422-foot (106.3 mph EV) to straight away center field in the second inning, extending the Pirates’ early lead to 3-0. That would be his only hit in the contest, finishing the night 1-for-4 with a pair of strikeouts, though he also worked a walk in the 10th inning. On the season, the 27-year-old infielder is slashing a cringe-inducing .179/.276/.308 with three long balls and nine RBI.

The 23-year-old right-hander scattered three hits on the evening while issuing an uncharacteristic five walks. All of the damage done against him came in the fifth inning on a two-out, two-run double off the bat of Gleyber Torres. Aside from that inning though, Skenes was in complete command. He generated a whopping 21 swings and misses on 105 pitches on the night — 10 of them on his fastball — while posting a strong CSW of 30 percent. Still an inexplicable 4-6 on the season, he’ll bring an impressive 1.85 ERA, 0.88 WHIP and a 106/27 K/BB ratio (102 innings) into Wednesday’s matchup against the Brewers in Milwaukee.