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This one shouldn’t have been so close, given that the Phillies outhit the Cubs 12-4 in regulation and 16-5 by game’s end. Some baserunning mistakes set them back, though. Marsh was out of the lineup against a lefty, as per usual, but he entered the game in the seventh and wound up with his first career walkoff hit with the bases loaded and no outs in the 11th. He was facing just a two-man outfield at the time, but his shot to center left the bat at 105 mph and traveled 380 feet; even if Pete Crow-Armstrong had been playing straight up, he probably wouldn’t have been able to get to it.

McKinstry will replace injured Astros shortstop Jeremy Peña on the junior circuit’s roster. The versatile 30-year-old has been a key component for the American League-leading Tigers during the first half, hitting .283/.357/.460 with 48 runs scored, seven homers, 27 RBI and 13 steals over 84 games. This will be his first career All-Star Game selection.

Fulmer rejoins Los Angeles’ relief mix ahead of Wednesday’s game against the Rangers after latching on with the club earlier this month. The 31-year-old righty made a career-high 37 appearances (eight starts) last season for the Angels. He’ll operate in a versatile swingman-type role out of the bullpen.

Aldegheri, one of the better pitching prospects in Los Angeles’ system, was hung out to dry in mop-up duty during Tuesday’s blowout loss at the hands of the division-rival Rangers as the Angels continue to be one of the more bewildering organizations in the sport. The 23-year-old southpaw will head back to the minors to continue his development.

The procedural move opens up a spot on Los Angeles’ 40-man roster for reliever Carson Fulmer. The 36-year-old veteran hit the shelf earlier this week with right shoulder inflammation and will be sidelined into early September. There’s a strong chance his season is over.

Andujar returns to the Athletics’ outfield mix with top prospect Colby Thomas heading back to the minors prior to Wednesday’s showdown against Atlanta. The 30-year-old wound up missing five weeks recovering from a right oblique strain.

Thomas started just two of seven games for the Athletics after being called up last week. He went 1-for-11 with six strikeouts during his first taste of the majors. The 24-year-old’s power/speed combination is going to make him an impact fantasy contributor at some point down the line, but there simply isn’t a spot for him at the highest level right this second.

It’ll be made up on Thursday as a doubleheader. Wednesday’s original starting pitchers — David Peterson and Tomoyuki Sugano — will presumably take the ball at some point during the twin bill at Camden Yards.

Both runs came in the fourth, when Quero doubled in Austin Slater and then came around to score on a Lenyn Sosa single. Quero was making just his fifth start in the White Sox’s last 13 games, as Kyle Teel has overtaken him on the depth chart. Unfortunately, the team has quit on the tactic of employing both catchers at the same time; Quero last DH’d on June 23, and Teel hasn’t done so since June 14.

Houser settled for two strikeouts and five missed swings in the 96-pitch outing, but he kept the ball on the ground and allowed just one extra-base hit, a Will Wagner double. Houser moved to 5-2 and the White Sox are 6-3 in his starts, compared to 25-59 the rest of the time. If he’s still with the team, he’ll probably start the first game after the break in Pittsburgh.

Grant Taylor set him up with a scoreless eighth against the top of the Jays order. Leasure then retired Addison Barger, Will Wagner and Myles Straw, with an Alejandro Kirk single mixed in. Leasure got the call in a one-run game even though he’d allowed single runs in six of his previous 11 appearances. We wouldn’t suggest picking him up in mixed leagues.