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Gasser is expected to miss the overwhelming majority, if not all, of the upcoming season recovering from last June’s elbow surgery. The 25-year-old southpaw made five starts last year in his first taste of the big leagues. He should factor into Milwaukee’s pitching plans next year and beyond.

Although Urías’s official transactions page said he’s been assigned to Buffalo, he will be headed to the majors. According to Sportsnet’s Ben Nicholson-Smith, Urías trigged an upward mobility cause in his contract, which led to the D-backs trading him. Davis Schneider has played well since his recall, so perhaps Yohendrick Pinango will lose his spot to Urías. An Ernie Clement IL stint might also be a possibility.

Murray, 29, was DFA’d by the Astros after posting a 7.43 ERA and an 8/7 K/BB in 13 1/3 innings in the majors this season. He has options left, so the Cubs can stash him away in Triple-A if they want. Of course, they could use some short-term bullpen help, but it’s unclear if Murray can provide it.

The 25-year-old Sisnero, a 2014 14th-round pick, was hitting .265/.419/.422 between High-A and Double-A. Despite having a very good idea what he’s doing at the plate, it’s unlikely that he’ll reach the majors.

Machado drove in a run on a double in the third inning to put the Padres on the board. He then plated his second RBI with a groundout in the eighth. With two runners on in the top of the tenth, he put the Padres ahead with a three-run blast off Joe Ross, driving in five of the team’s six runs in Saturday’s win. The 33-year-old third baseman is hitting .178/.256/.367 with 13 homers and 41 RBI across 306 plate appearances.

Burger broke a 1-1 tie in the seventh inning with a two-run homer off Jason Adam, a 408-foot blast to center field. The 30-year-old slugger is up to 13 homers and 46 RBI while slashing .249/.308/.443 across 299 plate appearances. He’s hit particularly well over the last two months, with a .278 batting average since the start of May.

Miller was summoned in the tenth inning for his first appearance back from the bereavement list after the Padres took a three-run lead in the top of the frame. He allowed the runner on second to score on a base hit, but closed out the game with two strikeouts for his 20th save of the season.

Buehler was excellent against the Rangers on Saturday. He scattered three baserunners through five scoreless innings before Texas broke through with a run on two hits in the sixth. Buehler’s day would be done at 87 pitches with one out in the inning. He tossed 60 pitches for strikes and generated 13 whiffs to strike out seven batters. The 31-year-old right-hander will take a 3.96 ERA, 1.32 WHIP, and a 65/23 K/BB ratio across 72 2/3 innings into a start against the Dodgers in San Diego on Friday.

Gore’s start was moved up to Saturday after Nathan Eovaldi was scratched with knee soreness. He held the Padres scoreless through two innings, then gave up one run on a pair of doubles in the third. Gore settled in to give the Rangers three more scoreless frames, ending his day after six with six strikeouts. The 27-year-old left-hander will take a 4.07 ERA, 1.30 WHIP, and a 92/37 K/BB ratio across 84 innings into a start against the Blue Jays in Toronto on Thursday.

MacKenzie Gore was moved up a day to fill in for Eovaldi, who will be on six days’ rest while facing the Padres.

Reynolds didn’t play Friday because of left groin discomfort. He’s starting in left field and batting third tonight.