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Roycroft will get another shot in the Cardinals pen in spite of his 8.49 ERA in 11 2/3 innings in Triple-A and 7.20 ERA in 10 innings in the majors this year.

Rocker struck out six and walked two in his fifth scoreless start of the year. The victory was his first since May 19 and third overall against eight losses this year. He’ll try to build on the positive effort against the Rays in a road start on Tuesday.

Pitching in the majors for the first time in two years, Gonzales recorded his first ever save after 162 starts and eight relief appearances. It seems incredibly unlikely that he’ll continue to help the Rangers, given that he had an 8.16 ERA in 64 innings in Triple-A this year, but he gave the team a lift by saving the pen ahead of a Cal Quantrill outing Wednesday.

Schultz has had just one decent start in four turns since coming off the IL and that was against an A’s team that doesn’t score on the road. He has a 6.04 ERA and a 49/29 K/BB ratio in 56 2/3 innings overall. He’ll probably face the Yankees on Monday, but he’s in line to be replaced in the White Sox add a starter before the deadline.

The two-run homer off Noah Schultz in the first came on just a 62.5-mph swing and was hit 351 feet. Statcast says it was the third lowest bat speed to produce a homer this year, exceeding only a pair of 61.8-mph homers from Jacob Young and Jesus Rodriguez. The 4-for-4 game follows one of Nimmo’s worst nights of the year in Monday’s loss; he went 0-for-4 with three strikeouts in that one. He’s back up to .268/.336/.433 for the season.

Incredibly, Osuna’s first start in 12 days came in a lefty-lefty matchup; the Rangers had kept him on the bench the last six times they faced righties. Osuna’s ceiling is very much in question, but he entered tonight with a .351 OBP in 192 plate appearance, and he’s just 23 years old. He ought to be playing fairly often if the Rangers are going to continue to keep him in the majors.

Kepler put the D-backs on the board right away, taking Jack Perkins deep for a three-run blast in the first inning. He later added a base hit in the sixth and drew a pair of walks to reach four times on the day. The 33-year-old outfielder has appeared in 16 games for Arizona, hitting .240/.286/.420 with two homers and 12 RBI.

Langeliers drew a walk in the first inning, then later cut into the D-backs’ lead with a solo homer off Ryan Thompson in the eighth inning. It was an absolute blast, coming off the bat at 110.7 mph and going 444 feet. The 28-year-old slugger is up to 23 homers, 55 runs scored, and 51 RBI while slashing .260/.330/.496 across 409 plate appearances.

Wilson was hitless until it mattered most. With a runner on and two outs in the ninth, down by two runs, he took Paul Sewald deep for a two-run blast to tie the game. The 24-year-old shortstop is up to seven homers and 32 RBI while hitting .291/.323/.425 across 261 plate appearances.

Sewald was called on to close out the game with a two-run lead over the A’s in the ninth inning. He recorded two quick outs, then gave up a hit to put a runner on for Jacob Wilson, who took Sewald deep for a two-run blast to tie the game. It was the second blown save of the season for the 36-year-old right-hander. He’s converted 23 with a 4.95 ERA over 36 1/3 innings.

Drake was impressive in his MLB debut on Tuesday. He tossed two scoreless innings, then gave up one run on two hits in the third. The 26-year-old right-hander gave the Diamondbacks two more scoreless frames, giving up just the one run over five while collecting five strikeouts. Drake will look to follow the impressive outing in a road start against the Nationals on Sunday.