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The right-hander racked up six strikeouts on the day while issuing a pair of free passes. All of the damage that was done against him came in the fourth inning as Jake McCarthy smacked an RBI triple and scored on a sacrifice fly off the bat of Eugenio Suarez. Aside from that, Keller was in complete command. Unfortunately, his offense was only able to provide a single run of support for him. He generated 10 whiffs on 97 pitches on the afternoon, registering a CSW of 28 percent. He’ll attempt to get back in the win column as he carries a 3.30 ERA, 1.21 WHIP and a 114/34 K/BB ratio (128 1/3 innings) into a rematch against the Diamondbacks at home next Sunday.

Rosario has shifted back into a part-time role with Jose Tena playing well at third base. Tena will take a seat against a left-handed pitcher on Wednesday, as will Josh Bell with Alex Call entering the starting lineup and James Wood sliding to DH for the day.

Festa also struck out seven and didn’t walk a single batter while throwing 50 of his 72 pitches for strikes. Minnesota still seems to want to limit how deep Festa pitches into games, but at this point, it may just be to save his pitches for later in the season. He and Zebby Matthews will continue to produce at Triple-A until Minnesota deems them worthy of regular spots in the MLB rotation.

The massive 6'8" prospect is now up to nine home runs and a 1.071 OPS in 28 games so far this season. There is some swing-and-miss in his game, but that’s to be expected with a 6'8" power hitter. He also has a 41 percent hard hit rate and continues to do damage when he does make contact. McCusker is not a great defender and will likely only be a short-side platoon hitter in Minnesota, so there may not be tons of fantasy value, but with a very left-handed lineup, it makes sense for Minnesota to call him up and see if he can inject some power into the offense.

The speedy centerfielder is off to his best start in a professional season, slashing .315/.357/.348 in 28 games at Triple-A with 10 steals. He doesn’t hit for much power and is striking out more than he ever has before, so it’s fair to wonder if this lasts, but he did steal 24 bases last year in 102 games, so he could be a deep league option for speed alone if he were to get the call to come up to Miami at any point.

Veen is now hitting .361 with two home runs, one steal, and a 1.051 OPS in 61 at-bats at Triple-A this season. At this point, it seems like the Rockies just need to let the 23-year-old figure it out at the MLB level, but it’s the Rockies, so they probably won’t.

The 23-year-old is now 6-for-16 (.375) in five games at Triple-A with two home runs and three RBI. The Guardians figure to leave him at the level for a while, but if he continues to hit while Kyle Manzardo’s batting average remains near .200, you can have to wonder if the Guardians may think about making a switch.

Cameron struck out five and walked one on the day while facing the Reds’ Triple-A team. Cameron impressed in his MLB debut, but Kyle Wright is also nearing a return to form after injury, so you have to wonder if Wright will get the next MLB spot start should an opportunity arise.

It’s just a day off to rest and reset for Manzardo, who is 7-for-36 (.194) over his last 12 games with one home run and three RBI. His process stats remain strong with good swing decisions and plate discipline, but he’s going to need to turn that into more consistent results soon.

Schneemann has emerged into a near full-time role for the Guardians of late, playing second base, center field, and now left field. He’s hitting .344 over his last 15 games with three home runs and eight RBI, which makes him worth scooping in deeper formats while he’s playing this regularly. Steven Kwan will DH on Wednesday with Kyle Manzardo getting the day off.

Burleson had moved into a part-time role earlier in the season with the Cardinals opting to play Nolan Gorman, Jordan Walker, and Brendan Donovan almost every day, especially against right-handed pitching. Over the last week, Gorman and Walker have both started to see a few more games on the bench with Burleson shifting back into an everyday role against right-handed pitching. The 26-year-old has gone 9-for-33 (.273) with two home runs and five RBI over his last nine games.