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With Triston Casas out for the season following a ruptured patellar tendon, the Red Sox are searching for answers at first base. With Rafael Devers seemingly unwilling to move to the position as of now, Grissom could be another option. He has played only five games at first base this year, so it may take time before the Red Sox feel confident that he can play there at the MLB level, but he’s slashing .276/.354/.422 with three home runs in 30 games at Triple-A this season.

Hoffman had a 3.88 ERA and 77 strikeouts in 58 innings for Triple-A Norfolk in Baltimore’s organization last year. There was a chance for him to win a spot in Texas’ bullpen this year, but he instead headed to Triple-A Round Rock, where he has posted a 5.91 ERA. He should serve as organizational depth in Philadelphia

The White Sox sent Baldwin down to the minor leagues on Tuesday, and he did his best to show them that it was a mistake. He’s hitting .402 in Triple-A this season with nine home runs, 19 RBI, and a 1.303 OPS. He deserves to be on their big league roster.

Profar is somehow able to use the minor leagues to prepare for his MLB return despite being suspended for breaking MLB rules. He played the entire game in left field and should be a lock to be activated from the suspension list when he’s eligible on July 2nd.

Simpson is now hitting .317 with 14 steals in 29 games at Triple-A this season. That does come with an underwhelming .706 OPS and poor defense, which is why he remains in the minors. However, he is who he is at this point. If Tampa Bay decides to give him another shot, Simpson will remain a solid asset for batting average and steals.

Fitts was rushed back from his earlier rehab assignment after a pectoral injury because the Red Sox were without Walker Buehler and Tanner Houck at the time and weren’t comfortable with Hunter Dobbins pitching three times through a batting order. Unsurprisingly, rushing Fitts back didn’t go well, and he returned to Triple-A to essentially finish his rehab assignment. Fitts looks like he’s ready to rejoin the rotation, and with Walker Buehler having yet another poor start after returning from the IL, you have to wonder if Boston is willing to make a change.

Abreu started as the designated hitter, so he will likely need to play at least one full game in the field before the Red Sox think about bringing him back up. Of course, there is an opening at designated hitter now, but Boston figures to use Masataka Yoshida (shoulder) there, so there is still a bit of a logjam that needs to be cleared.

Pages’ breakout season continued with his first career multi-homer game on Tuesday. He took Randy Vásquez deep for a pair of solo homers in the second and fourth innings. Pages added a base hit in the sixth to drive in a run and collected his fourth hit with a single in the eighth. The 24-year-old outfielder is up to 15 homers while hitting .293/.332/.513 with 15 homers, 49 RBI, and six steals across 283 plate appearances.

Smith doubled to lead off the second inning and scored the Dodgers’ first run on a sacrifice fly. He then took Jeremiah Estrada deep for a two-run homer the sixth to end an impressive 12-pitch at-bat. Smith collected his third hit with a single in the seventh. The 30-year-old backstop leads all qualified catchers with a .330 batting average while slugging seven homers with 40 RBI across 235 plate appearances.

Arraez collected three hits in Tuesday’s contest against the Dodgers, starting with a base hit in the first before scoring on a single by Gavin Sheets. Arraez then drove in a run with a single in the third and knocked his third hit in the seventh. The 28-year-old first baseman is slashing .280/.312/.396 with three homers, 32 runs, and 27 RBI across 289 plate appearances.

Scott was summoned for the third straight game to close things out with a two-run lead over the Padres. He induced a groundout by Manny Machado before getting Gavin Sheets to strike out swinging and ended the game with a fly out to right for his 14th save of the season.