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The 36-year-old veteran backstop will add some quality depth behind the dish for the Braves. Casali really struggled in his big league action with the Giants in 2024, slashing a cringe-inducing .194/.293/.250 with one homer, eight RBI and a 22/13 K/BB ratio over 125 plate appearances. He can continue to be ignored for fantasy purposes.

The only run Cole allowed came in the fourth on an RBI single by Michael Busch. The right-hander did have some control issues with three free passes, but he worked around them with five strikeouts in another impressive outing for the 35-year-old. Cole has allowed just one run over his last two starts, and he’ll take a 3.42 ERA into a scheduled start against Atlanta. This isn’t vintage Cole, but it’s certainly effective.

Bachman left Sunday’s appearance against the Brewers after picking up just one out and issuing a walk. The right-hander believes he’ll be ok, but it wouldn’t be a surprise if he missed a couple more days at least.

Sosa has been out since the end of May and just resumed swinging the bat recently. The 26-year-old does not have a timetable for a return at this point.

Fraley suffered a setback in rehab in the middle of July. There’s no timetable for when he’ll be ready to return, but this opens up a spot on the 40-man roster to make room for the Rays recent deadline acquisitions.

Meckler took Jacob Misiorowski deep for a two-run shot to give the Angels a 2-0 lead, and that was all the offense Walbert Ureña and the Angels’ bullpen would need. Meckler has done a nice job in his limited looks with three homers and a .780 OPS over 149 at-bats with the Halos.

Pereira, who was in the lineup against a righty because Braden Montgomery couldn’t go, probably isn’t ever going to make enough contact to be a major contributor, but he does run into a ball now and again. His 393-foot double off Craig Kimbrel today would have a homer in five ballparks. His actual homer was hit 410 feet to left center in the ninth. The White Sox are due to face lefties in four of their six games against Boston and Cleveland this week, so Pereira should have a little chance here to see if he can get a hot streak going.