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The 22-year-old southpaw was a sixth-round selection by the Yankees from the 2024 draft class. Herring has pitched extremely well over 16 starts between Single-A Tampa and High-A Hudson Valley this season, compiling a minuscule 1.71 ERA, 1.03 WHIP and a 102/36 K/BB ratio over 89 1/3 innings. He’ll add another talented young arm to the Rockies’ organization.

Grisham suffered the injury while rounding first base on his two-run single in the sixth inning and was immediately lifted for a pinch runner. His availability for at least the rest of the weekend should be in question. If he’s not able to go on Saturday, that could lead the Yankees to bring back Jasson Dominguez a bit earlier than anticipated from his minor league rehab assignment.

Contreras blasted his 14th homer of the season in the first inning off of Rangers starter Jack Leiter to put the Red Sox up 2-0. Contreras would single in the fifth inning in what turned into a four-run inning for the Red Sox, and later doubled home Wilyer Abreu in the eighth inning in his final at-bat. Contreras continues to swing a hot bat for the Red Sox in June and is slashing .333/.421/.727 on the month with three homers and eight RBI.

Strider saw the velocity on his fastball drop suddenly into the 87-88 mph range in the fourth inning, which prompted the visit from the training staff and his eventual removal. He’ll head for further evaluation. Strider allowed seven runs on six hits and a walk while striking out three in his three-plus innings of work. Stay tuned.

Henderson reached on a single in the opening inning, but was cut down attempting to steal second base. He then singled again in the second and scored on a two-run single off the bat of Pete Alonso. Henderson then swatted a 386-foot solo shot off of Griffin Canning in the fourth inning, extending the O’s lead to 7-2. With his three-hit night, the 24-year-old superstar is now slashing .226/.293/.421 with 14 homers and 33 RBI.

Alonso drew a two-out walk in the opening inning and scored on a two-run blast by Samuel Basallo. He then delivered a two-out, two-run single in the second inning that extended the Orioles’ lead to 6-2. Alonso is now slashing .245/.329/.457 to go along with 15 long balls and 46 RBI on the season.

Hicks scored on a Kyle Stowers single in the second inning, came around on a sacrifice fly in the seventh inning, and took an Antwone Kelly changeup off the right field foul pole in the eight inning for a two-run shot. After a .224/.325/.367 May raised concerns that April was a fluke, Hicks has raised his overall line from .268/.344/.468 on May 31 to .274/.355/.489 as we stand today.

The Rangers put up three hits on Gray in the first inning, with the first run coming around to score on an RBI single by Wyatt Langford. It would be the only run Gray would allow on the night, as the veteran righty locked in to fire five-straight scoreless frames while allowing just two hits and no free passes. Gray has allowed three earned runs or fewer in eight straight starts and has made it through six innings in five of those outings. He remains as reliable an option as any and is scheduled to make his next start on Thursday at home against the Blue Jays.

Baz struck out just one batter in the ballgame while issuing a pair of free passes. The Padres scratched out single runs against him in the first, second and fifth innings, but were never able to sustain a rally against him. The 26-year-old righty got 13 whiffs on 103 pitches on the evening, registering a CSW of 24 percent. He’ll look to keep the good times rolling as he carries a 4.06 ERA, 1.39 WHIP and a 67/32 K/BB ratio (82 innings) into Thursday’s skirmish against the Mariners in Seattle.

Leiter ran into trouble early in this one. After walking the first batter of the game, Cedanne Rafaela would later reach on a fielder’s choice and then come around to score on a sacrifice fly by Wilyer Abreu. Willson Contreras would hit a solo homer in the next at-bat to put the Red Sox up 2-1. Leiter would settle in to pitch three straight scoreless frames after that, but surrendered four more runs in the fifth inning. Leiter’s night would end after that, as the Red Sox did enough to spoil what was otherwise a decent outing for the righty. Leiter has now allowed five earned runs in back-to-back games and has struggled to get through the fifth inning in both of those starts. We’ll see if he can turn it around in his next start, which is scheduled for Thursday against the Twins.

Sheets got the Padres on the board first with an RBI double off of Shane Baz in the top half of the first. He then capped off the scoring in the ballgame with an RBI single in the fifth. The 30-year-old is now hitting .230/.317/.449 with 10 homers, 29 RBI and three stolen bases in 221 plate appearances on the season.