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New York is also getting some international bonus pool money in the deal, which is now official. Ferguson provides the Astros with another left-hander in their bullpen, something they’ve struggled with in previous years prior to landing All-Star southpaw Josh Hader last offseason.

Turang’s big blast was a Wrigley Field-only homer into the basket in left-center. That’s where he’s been hitting them, though; none of Turang’s seven homers this year have gone down either line. This was the second to left-center, with the other five all going to center. The 26-year-old has been one of the NL’s best players while hitting .292/.413/.497. He’s tied for third in the majors with 39 runs scored and tied for 30th with 29 RBI.

Misiorowski threw just 74 pitches tonight. According to MLB.com’s Adam McCalvy, he indicated prior to the sixth that he had just one inning left in him on a night in which he had some difficulty with the pitching mound. It doesn’t sound like anything is wrong beyond that, though. Misiorowski allowed three hits and walked one. He leads the majors with 88 strikeouts and is sixth with a 1.89 ERA through 10 starts. He’ll get the Cardinals next.

Give an assist to Aaron Ashby, who allowed two runs in the eighth to turn what had been a 5-0 game into a save situation. Trevor Megill had the seventh in this one and also turned in a perfect inning. Uribe had set up Megill’s save with a perfect eighth in his previous appearance on Friday, but after tonight, it looks like he’s still the favorite for saves in Milwaukee.

Brown struck out six and generated 15 whiffs on 42 swings tonight, but he allowed seven hits and nine hard-hit balls. Still, that’s not a disaster. Brown got up to 82 pitches tonight after throwing 46 and 65 in his first two starts, both of which saw him pitch four scoreless innings. This would be a good time to pick him up in leagues in which he’s still available, as he has a two-start week against the Pirates and Cardinals coming up.

Hamilton is now 10-for-13 stealing bases. Unfortunately, though he has been walking and running, he just hasn’t done much hitting while seeing time at shortstop and third base for the Brewers. He’s at .229/.331/.248 through 127 plate appearances. It seems like only a matter of time before the Brewers shake up their Hamilton-Joey Ortiz-Luis Rengifo-for-two-spots mix by giving Cooper Pratt or Jett Williams or even Eddys Leonard a try. Williams, for what it’s worth, is playing third base nearly exclusively as of late.

Here’s an oversimplification: White is arguably the top pitching prospect in baseball and should be rostered in all fantasy leagues based on his immense strikeout upside. The 21-year-old southpaw appears highly likely to make his major-league debut in the coming days with Braxton Garrett being sent back to the minors and Robby Snelling (elbow) facing an extended absence. He’s recorded a 4.34 ERA with a 25/9 K/BB ratio across 18 2/3 innings for Triple-A Jacksonville this season. He’s worthy of a speculative roster spot in all fantasy formats based on the strong likelihood that he’s headed to Miami in the coming days.

Nimmo was hit by a pitch and scored a run in the first inning, then drove in a run on a base hit in the second before coming around to score again. He then took Tanner Gordon deep for a two-run blast in the fourth and added a single in the eighth for his third hit. It was Nimmo’s fifth home run of the season and just his first this month. He came into this one hitting .192 in May, with his home run drought dating back to April 17.

Duran is enjoying his time in Colorado with his second straight three-hit day in Coors. He doubled twice on Tuesday, driving in a team-high four runs in their blowout win against the Rockies. The versatile 26-year-old has been incredibly valuable as the Rangers navigate some injuries around the diamond. He’s slashing .298/.358/.476 with three homers, 20 runs scored, 21 RBI, and four steals across 138 plate appearances.

Rocker came in as the follower in the second inning after a scoreless first from Jason Alexander. He’d go on to dominate the Rockies over 7 2/3 scoreless frames, coming one out short of finishing out the game. Rocker scattered three hits and three walks, tossing 65 of 103 pitches for strikes and generating 19 whiffs to strike out seven batters. The 26-year-old right-hander will take a 3.60 ERA, 1.38 WHIP, and a 37/20 K/BB ratio across 45 innings into a home start against the Astros next Monday.

The Yankees got all of their runs on homers from McMahon in the fourth and Ben Rice in the fifth and then held on from there. McMahon, who had gone hitless in six straight games, also singled and stole a base tonight. He’s at .194/.265/.315 for the season, and he should be in danger of losing a significant amount of playing time once José Caballero returns, assuming the Yankees don’t send Anthony Volpe back to the minors.