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Ford played 17 games for the Cincinnati Reds in 2024, hitting .150/.177/.233 with one home run and 15 strikeouts. He was designated for assignment and decided to play in Japan, where he hit .211/.281/.429 with eight home runs and 24 strikeouts in 41 games. The 32-year-old is a career .205 hitter with a .700 OPS and even though he hit 16 home runs for the Mariners in 2023, the Twins will likely hope he doesn’t have to become a regular in their starting lineup.

Johnson gave up a leadoff homer to Kevin McGonigle in the first, but that was all of the damage. He allowed only one more hit, so the three walks didn’t hurt. He struck out five. Johnson moved to 2-5 with a 6.10 ERA. He’ll pitch in San Francisco next weekend.

The Angels bypassed Kyle Yates today after his blown save and loss on Friday. That left Zeferjahn for the ninth after Chase Silseth and Sam Bachman set him up with scoreless innings. Zeferjahn gave up the homer to start the inning, making it a one-run game, but he retired the remaining three batters he faced. He’s now gone five straight appearances without allowing a walk, which is pretty big. He’d walked 31 in 40 2/3 innings previously. If he continues to stay away from the free passes, he might be a decent enough closer for the Angels. However, his name has already started coming up in trade rumors as the Halos prepare to sell at the deadline.

Adell is 0-for-19 with one walk during the two-series stretch. He hit the ball hard twice today, but both were pounded right into the ground. Adell is still showing elite bat speed, and his 22.4 percent strikeout rate is the lowest mark of his career. One would think he’d be doing better than this, and he might be a candidate for a change-of-scenery trade before the deadline.

Carpenter is 3-for-34 with no extra-base hits or RBI this month, dropping his OPS from .810 to .722. He put four balls in play today and none of them topped 90 mph. Considering his inability to hit lefties and his lack of defensive value, Carpenter is quite the liability when he’s not crushing righties. The Tigers need a lot more from him than this.

Carroll was removed for a pinch hitter in the ninth inning in the extra-inning victory. He went 1-for-4 with a pair of strikeouts before leaving, and looked to be in a good amount of pain in his final at-bat. The Diamondbacks should have an update on Carroll’s potential availability soon.

With Dominic Canzone resting, the 22-year-old Young hit third for the first time this season today, even though the Mariners were facing a lefty and Young had hit just .217/.267/.330 against southpaws. It worked out just fine, obviously. Young reached on an error, struck out and singled against Robbie Ray and then homered off righty Adrian Houser in the seventh. He also hit a big homer in Saturday’s win, and he now has 13 on the year.

Gilbert gave up three hits, including a homer, in a two-run first and then just one more over his remaining five innings. The 10 strikeouts matched his season high established last month against the Orioles. He’s 6-2 with a 2.42 ERA in his last 10 starts, and he’s up to 10th in the majors with 129 strikeouts on the season. He’ll pitch in Texas next weekend.

It’s Muñoz’s fourth straight hitless appearance. He hasn’t allowed a run in any of his last 12 outings, and he’s now up to 17 saves on the year.

Ray struck out six. He gave up two unearned runs in a fourth inning that started with a Casey Schmitt error, and he allowed back-to-back singles to start the fifth before being pulled, which eventually led to the one earned run. It’s the first time since May 31 that Ray failed to complete five innings. He remained 8-6 with a 3.33 ERA, and he has a favorable matchup next weekend at home against the Angels.

Devers lucked into a 339-foot homer on Saturday, but that was the only time he reached base in 14 at-bats against the Mariners, and he struck out three times in all three games of the series. It’s just the seventh time this year that a player has fanned three times in three straight games.