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The 32-year-old backstop was released by the Rangers at the beginning of July and has been searching for work since. With Patrick Bailey sidelined, Knapp will help share the load behind the plate with Curt Casali for the Giants. Knapp previously played for the Giants — appearing in three games at the big-league level during the 2022 campaign. He’ll jump right into action, starting behind the plate and batting ninth against the Mariners on Friday evening in Seattle.

It took a few innings, but Yesavage’s inability to challenge the Yankees’ hitters in the zone finally came back to bite him. He walked four hitters over the first four innings without allowing a run, mostly because he practically refused to throw a pitch in the zone. So, he was never squared up and got the chases necessary to end the threats that he created. Then, it came crashing down in the fifth after a double, another walk, sacrifice fly, and home run by Cody Bellinger. He ran into trouble again to start the sixth, was pulled, and both inherited runners came around to score. This makes three out of four starts where he’s allowed at least five runs and now has a 3.87 ERA, 47 strikeouts, and 25 walks across 47 2/3 innings so far this season. He’s scheduled to face the Red Sox in Fenway Park next time out.

Muncy’s double tied the game at 4-4 in the sixth. He also singled and scored to make it 6-4 in the eighth. Muncy is 3-for-12 with four RBI in three games since coming off the injured list. His sky-high strikeout rate and middling defense make it unclear whether he’s the right option for the A’s at third base, but he should be in line for plenty of playing time now with Zack Gelof likely to make starts all over the place.

Jump got through five scoreless before allowing two singles and a walk to open the sixth. Justin Sterner came in and wound up surrendering a sac fly and a three-run homer to put the A’s down 4-2 and raise Jump’s ERA from 1.93 to 3.05. Even though he was pitching on the moon tonight, Jump still hasn’t allowed a homer in 23 1/3 innings as a major leaguer. He’ll face the Pirates in Sacramento next week.

Harris retired Troy Johnston to end the eighth and then struck out two batters in a scoreless ninth to lower his ERA to 2.67. Harris is the favorite for saves in the Athletics pen right now, but because he is the team’s best left-handed reliever, he will pitch earlier in games at times.

The quick hook was a product of Sullivan feeling ill during the outing. Still, he was effective while averaging just 87.6 mph with his fastball. He was at 89.0 mph in his 11 starts in Triple-A before getting the call on Friday. Odds are that he’ll head back to Albuquerque for now.

Carrigg has two homers while going 4-for-15 in four starts since being called up Tuesday. That the Rockies have played all four games in terrific offensive environments makes judgements on his performance premature, but he’s still a nice option in these next two games, at least.

Varland made mince meat of the heart of the Yankees’ order here and quickly washed away his rare, recent blemished outing. His velocity was up a tad here, averaging over 100 mph which is borderline unfair considering how effective he’s been this season. He’s only given up a run in one outing since the beginning of May and has ascended to one of the league’s most trusted closers in the process.

In classic lead-off hitter fashion, Springer lived on base in this one. The only time he was retired was in his first at-bat of the game and helped break this game open with a two-run homer in the third inning. That long ball was just his sixth of the season in what’s been a disappointing season following his resurgent 2025.

A hot hitter of late, Bellinger helped to try and bring the Yankees back from an early 5-0 deficit with his home run here. His blast got them within two, but they’d never get closer. Nevertheless, he’s hit five of his 10 home runs this season over his last 21 games and is now up to a .270 batting average and .844 OPS on the season.

The long ball did Weathers in here. First, Kazuma Okamoto crushed a 423 foot shot in the first inning. Then, George Springer had a two-run homer of his own in the following frame. He settled in a bit after that, but was pulled after walking a batter and then forcing a ground ball. That inherited runner came around immediately after, just to make his final line a tad worse. Uncharacteristically, he forced very few swings-and-misses and left this start with a 4.36 ERA. It was just 3.14 three starts ago before a poor stretch where he’s allowed 16 earned runs over his last 17 innings. Next up, he;s scheduled to face the White Sox at home.