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The 27-year-old knuckleballer allowed just two hits and two walks during the impressive outing. He served up a solo homer to Brenton Doyle in the fourth inning, but aside from that he was absolutely phenomenal. Waldron got nine whiffs on 80 pitches on the afternoon — five of them on his knuckleball — while registering a CSW of 34 percent. He’ll look to keep the good times rolling as he carries a 3.79 ERA, 1.15 WHIP and a 116/36 K/BB ratio (128 1/3 innings) into Sunday’s showdown against the Marlins in Miami.

Griffin retired the first two batters in the first inning, then loaded the bases on a single and two walks. An error and a hit would bring home three unearned runs for the Brewers before Griffin could get out of the opening frame. Griffin settled in nicely, giving the Nationals five more scoreless innings for a quality start. The 30-year-old left-hander ends the day with a 2.27 ERA, 1.08 WHIP, and a 33/14 K/BB ratio across 39 2/3 innings.

Gipson-Long will be shut down, according to manager A.J. Hinch. The 28-year-old could be an option for Detroit at some point in 2026, but obviously he’ll need to get healthy before that can take place.

Johnson was pulled off his rehab assignment two weeks ago because of a hamstring issue, but the right-hander has recovered and faced live hitting in Arizona. The 23-year-old will likely need a few rehab appearances before being ready to join the Angels’ pitching staff.

Moncada gets a breather after going 0-for-4 with three strikeouts, and he’s already whiffed 36 times in 103 plate appearances this season. He’ll sit with Oswald Peraza hitting eighth and handling the hot corner.

Simpson was up for just a day and didn’t pitch. The Mariners want another right-hander in the bullpen, so Nick Davila is called up to replace Simpson in the relief corps.

Davila will have a chance to make his MLB debut if/when he gets into a game. The right-hander was an undrafted signee who forged a 2.00 ERA and 10/1 K/BB over nine innings in Double-A. He’ll likely be a low-leverage option in this turn with Seattle.

Springer has been battling a fractured toe and just came off the injured list Wednesday because of it, but the imaging revealed no new damage. The 36-year-old was going to get Sunday’s game off regardless, but now likely will miss a couple more games before getting back into action. For now, consider the slugger day-to-day.

Happ provided all the offense for the Cubs in Saturday’s win, starting with a leadoff homer in the second inning. After walking the third, he added a double in the sixth and tripled to lead off the eighth before scoring the team’s second run. He fell a single short of the cycle. The 31-year-old outfielder is hitting .246/.373/.517 with eight homers, 23 runs scored, and 15 RBI across 142 plate appearances.

After seven scoreless innings from Shota Imanaga, Brown took over in the eighth and gave the Cubs two clean frames to close it out for his first save of the season. The 26-year-old right-hander has been incredibly effective in this multi-inning relief role, posting a 1.82 ERA, 0.97 WHIP, and a 23/7 K/BB ratio across 24 2/3 innings. Daniel Palencia (oblique) is expected to be activated in the coming days to resume closing duties.

Imanaga was lights out on Saturday, holding the Diamondbacks scoreless over seven innings. He scattered four hits and one walk while striking out five batters on 14 whiffs. It was a nice bounce-back after giving up five runs against the Dodgers in his last start. The 32-year-old left-hander will take a 2.40 ERA, 0.85 WHIP, and a 43/10 K/BB ratio across 41 1/3 innings into a start against the Reds in Chicago on Thursday.