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Anderson’s last win was April 19. That’s now four months and 21 starts since he was able to see a W next to his name. That’s borderline impossible. Some of it is less-than-spectacular pitching, some of that is less-than-spectacular run support, some of that is an ancient curse. Anderson will face the Rangers and hope the witch breaks the amulet.

Harris got a cup of coffee with the Braves last year and had a 5.55 ERA between two levels of the minor-league system with the Braves this year, striking out 64 and walking 37 in 48 2/3 innings. That walk rate will probably need to come down if he’s to become a major league fixture.

The 31-year-old right-hander had a 6.52 ERA in 9 2/3 innings with the Brewers and a 4.21 ERA in 25 2/3 innings with the Athletics earlier this year. He managed a 1.64 ERA working out of Triple-A Nashville’s pen in 11 appearances there. It seems likely he’ll get another major league shot in San Francisco, though he’s by no means pitched well enough in the bigs to say for sure that he’ll stick.

The young Red Sox star sounded like he didn’t think he’d miss much more time with the quad. Manager Chad Tracy was a little less optimistic, saying “you get a better idea over the next couple of days, like you know how much improvement you’re seeing and that’ll be easier to answer.” Rafaela is probably best considered day-to-day but there’s a real chance he misses more of this weekend’s series against the Orioles.

The Athletic’s Chandler Rome believes Correa’s return, should it happen, would push Jose Altuve to left field and Isaac Paredes to second base. We remain without a definitive return timeline, but the fact that there’s a roughly 800-word section from a beat writer about what could happen if Correa returns leads us to believe there’s a real chance it happens.

Lee has been red-hot and has received a lineup elevation against LHP Logan Allen. The 23-year-old second baseman has hit second, seventh, ninth, fifth, second, and now third over the past six days while starting every game — of his 12 starts in the top four slots of the order, 10 of them have come since July 28 and he’s hitting .303/.351/.480 since the start of June with seven homers and two stolen bases. Lee’s not a must-roster shallow player, but since he figures to start plenty down the stretch he’s a reasonable add in 12-team leagues.

With Kyle Teel (ankle) back from the injured list, the White Sox no longer need to keep Romo on the active roster. Jake Rogers, who has no minor league options, will remain as the backup catcher.

Teel has been out since the end of July with an ankle sprain, and he has also missed time this season with a knee injury. The 24-year-old has hit .190/.271/.317 in 19 games this season.

Holderman pitched 1/3 of an inning on Thursday, allowing one hit and walking one. The right-hander has been a key part of the Guardians’ bullpen this season, pitching to a 2.73 ERA in 52 2/3 innings.

Tough break for Hernández, who allowed two runs on five hits in three innings in two separate appearances on Wednesday and Thursday. The Guardians will now let him go to get fresh arms into their bullpen. Hernández could opt to return on a minor league deal.

Peterson has a 4.53 ERA, 1.42 WHIP, and 102/34 K/BB ratio in 95 1/3 innings across 21 appearances (19 starts) at Triple-A this season. He will give the Guardians some length during Friday’s doubleheader and would be making his MLB debut if he gets into a game.