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The 35-year-old hurler had been designated for assignment over the weekend. Cisnero is now free to latch on elsewhere if he finds another opportunity that interests him. Cisnero posted a 6.89 ERA, 1.66 WHIP and a 17/8 K/BB ratio over 15 2/3 innings with the Halos.

Kurtz had a pair of soft singles in his first three at-bats and then launched a 410-foot homer his last time up. He has 10 homers this season, and he’s tied for ninth in MLB with 40 RBI. He’s first with a .432 OBP ahead of Yordan Alvarez at .419 and Mike Trout at .412.

Ginn struck out four and walked three. He gave up 10 hard-hit balls, but the Yankees wound up with only four singles and no extra-base hits off him. Ginn improved to 3-3 with a 2.87 ERA. In spite of that, he remains of little interest in mixed leagues in a tough situation for pitchers. He’ll start in Houston next week.

The A’s wanted Perkins to finish off a five-run game, but he allowed a single and two walks before leaving with two outs. Scott Barlow replaced him and walked three in a row, with all three runs being charged with Perkins. That took his ERA from 5.04 to 5.96. We thought Perkins might be a candidate to replace Luis Severino in the rotation next time through after striking out seven and throwing 63 pitches last time out, but his usage tonight suggests that he’ll remain in the pen. That’s good news for Mason Barnett’s chances of getting a callup.

Jack Perkins could do nothing but watch after Barlow entered with a 6-1 lead and the bases loaded in the ninth and walked three in a row to force in three runs. Barlow then got Jazz Chisholm Jr. to ground out for one of the ugliest saves in major league history. Barlow allowed no runs of his own, so his ERA dropped to 3.08. He didn’t exactly help his case for more save chances, however.

Weathers fanned 10, but he walked three and gave up three homers in one of the league’s top parks for offense. This leaves him 2-3, even though he has a nice 3.52 ERA and the Yankees are 6-5 in his starts. He’ll take on the Red Sox next time out.

The walk came in the fourth after Soderstrom challenged a called strike that was clearly a ball, was shown to be a ball on the ABS replay and yet was still wrongly ruled a strike by umpire Adam Beck anyway. It was really the kind of thing that should lead to a suspension for an umpire. Statcast thinks Soderstrom has been pretty unlucky this year, but that wasn’t the case tonight, as he got a homer on a 403-foot fly that would have stayed in play in 13 ballparks and a double on an 84-mph liner to right. He’s 10-for-21 with two homers and just one strikeout in his last six games, raising his OPS from .655 to .739.

It’s the fifth career four-RBI game for McCarthy, who knocked in five in a game earlier this month. He scored three runs for the fourth time. McCarthy should be worth playing in mixed leagues at least until the Rockies outfield gets healthier and maybe beyond. It is, however, likely that the Rockies will trade him in July if anyone offers a decent prospect for his services.

He allowed four hits, walked none and struck out two in improving to 2-1 with a 4.85 ERA. Feltner, who missed five weeks with ulnar nerve irritation, should be locked into Colorado’s rotation until Chase Dollander returns and probably for the rest of the year as long as he pitches up to his ability. His career record stands at 11-27 with a 5.17 ERA, but that says more about the Rockies and Coors Field than it does about him. He’ll pitch in Milwaukee next time out.

Houser surrendered eight hits even though only five of the 15 balls in play against him were hit hard, and his average EV against was 83.4 mph. He dropped to 2-5 with a 5.59 ERA. The velocity gain Houser experienced last year has held up in 2026, but he’s giving up harder contact anyway, and the Giants defense hasn’t done him many favors. He might wind up in middle relief at some point, but he’ll likely start again Thursday against his old friends in Milwaukee.

Gilbert’s homer off Blas Castaño gave the Giants their first runs of the game in the eighth inning of an 8-3 loss. So, it didn’t matter overly much for the team. It was big for Gilbert, though, considering he was hitting .186/.238/.271 in his previous 22 games. He should be in line to start against all righties while Harrison Bader is sidelined.