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Brantly has been on the shelf since late April recovering from a lat strain in his right shoulder. The 36-year-old journeyman backstop figures to pass through waivers and elect free agency unless he decides to stick around as emergency organizational depth.

Vargas singled off of Hunter Brown with two outs in the opening inning and swiped second base to get himself in scoring position, but the White Sox couldn’t cash him in. He then singled to start the third inning, advanced to second on a walk and swiped third but was left stranded there. He’s having a strong all-around season for fantasy purposes, slashing .251/.363/.484 with 29 homers, 76 RBI and 15 stolen bases in 609 plate appearances.

Castillo also walked a pair of batters on the afternoon while striking out three. Jose Altuve tagged him for a two-run blast in the opening inning, then the Astros broke the game open with four more against him in the third. The 33-year-old right-hander got five whiffs on 78 offerings on the day, registering a CSW of only 22 percent. He’ll attempt to bounce back as he carries a 4-11 record, 5.57 ERA and a 1.46 WHIP into Wednesday’s matchup against the Pirates.

The 28-year-old infielder had been designated for assignment by the Red Sox on Tuesday as they faced a 40-man roster crunch. Harris has done a nice job at the Triple-A level this season, slashing a healthy 293/.405/.459 with eight homers and five stolen bases across 71 games. He’ll add extra infield depth for the Giants.

Winn continues to make slow progress in his recovery from right elbow neuritis. and it became clear that he wasn’t going to make it back before the end of the 2026 season, so the Giants wanted to make better use of his spot on the 40-man roster. Brett Harris was claimed off of waivers from the Red Sox in a corresponding move on Thursday.

The Blue Jays managed nine walks and nine singles, but Lukes was the only player with an extra-base hit against the Guardians during Thursday’s Blue Angels Practice Matinee. The 32-year-old corner bat has hit .264/.310/.528 with four homers in his last 15 games as the Jays try to get back in the AL Wild Card picture.

Adell scored two of Cleveland’s three runs. He’s hitting .298/.365/.456 with two homers and one stolen base over his last 15 games with the Guardians since coming over at the August 3 trade deadline.

The 26-year-old hurler threw in a complex game early last week and once again experienced renewed symptoms from the stress reaction in his neck. After consulting with doctors, the decision was made to shut him down for the season. If remains to be seen what type of surgical intervention, if any, will be required before he’s able to return to the mound in 2027.

Tasked with the middle of the Cleveland order, he allowed a hard single to José Ramírez and a walk to Nathaniel Lowe before striking out Angel Genao on three pitches to end the game. Varland hit a (relative) rough patch at the beginning of the month, but now has reeled off eight scoreless outings in a row to lower his ERA to 1.18.

John Schneider gave Soriano the hook after he labored through 98 pitches. Mason Fluharty came on and allowed a walk and a two-RBI single to score both of Soriano’s inherited runners. It appears that once again, all relievers are bad. Soriano didn’t exactly deserve the win with how he pitched today and now has a 4.36 ERA and 1.45 WHIP in six starts for the Jays since coming over from the Angels at the trade deadline. He’s got a date with the West Sacramento bandbox next week that anyone not desperate for wins probably can avoid.

Bibee managed a 28 percent Whiff rate and only allowed one hard-hit ball, but he allowed two walks, a bunt single and a 2-RBI double in consecutive order to lead off the fifth inning. Colin Holderman allowed the two inherited runners to score to stick Bibee with this final line. Bibee remains a coinflip to deliver fantasy value. He’ll try for better results against the Orioles next week.