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Cox allowed two homers to Kyle Schwarber while giving up seven runs in three innings of relief work in last night’s loss to the Phillies. It left him with an 8.86 ERA in 21 1/3 innings this season.

Francona mentioned that the stabilization program is to “get his core at a certain place so he can handle what’s ahead of him.” The Reds have also spoken to Hayes about working on the adjustments that the hitting coaches want him to do, so he may have an extended rehab stint once he gets into a game, so that he can iron out those adjustments. The Reds’ offense may also be better off with Eugenio Suarez at third base and Edwin Arroyo starting in the infield, so there may not be a rush to get Hayes back into the lineup.

Venable also said that the first baseman would get into rehab games as soon as he felt 100 percent. We may be another couple of weeks away from that, which means there is a chance Murakami is playing rehab games by July and could return just before the All-Star break.

Grisham suffered a hamstring strain on June 12th and was expected to miss “multiple weeks.” He is already performing on field agility exercises, and the Yankees “are discussing whether he will accompany them on their trip to Detroit/Boston.” It sounds like the center fielder may be able to make his return soon. That could mean less playing time for Spencer Jones.

Healy appeared on the Talkin’ Sox podcast to provide an update on the Red Sox’s first baseman. Casas was recovering from a ruptured patellar tendon in May of last season and was beginning a rehab assignment when he suffered an abdominal injury at the beginning of April this year. It’s nice to see him beginning to swing again, and there’s a chance he could face live pitching soon, but any games the Red Sox can get from Casas this season should be treated as a bonus.

Wilson was called up on Thursday and threw two scoreless innings in his lone appearance for the Phillies. With Max Lazar getting sent down, the Phillies will be making two additions on Monday. Kyle Backhus returning from the IL is one of them. The other is likely to be Alan Rangel, according to the Philadelphia Inquirer’s Scott Lauber, and Rangel could either start or work bulk innings in what had been Andrew Painter’s spot.

Lazar’s first stint on the active roster this year proved to be a short one. He had allowed two runs in four innings since being recalled Tuesday.

Garcia was released by the Phillies after the 2022 season, but he kept pitching in indy ball and joined the Reds’ Double-A affiliate late last season. After moving back to the pen this year, he had a 3.03 ERA and a 54/12 K/BB in 35 2/3 innings for Triple-A Louisville. No word yet on whose roster spot he’ll be claiming.

Muñoz allowed a one-out single to bring the tying run to the plate, but he struck out Willson Contreras and Jarren Duran to end the game without much of a threat and earn his 13th save. The closer has pitched way better than his 5.27 ERA and should be in for a much better second half of the season if his home run luck corrects back to the norm.

Not a bad encore after his three-homer display on Saturday night. Schwarber walked and scored a run in the first inning before hitting an absolute missile in the second. The ball traveled an estimated 418 feet, which really doesn’t do it justice. Similar to Saturday’s homers, it was a majestic blast which found a home in the second deck. Schwarber is up to 29 homers, four more than Yordan Alvarez for tops in MLB. He’s well on his way to another 50-homer season. If Schwarber manages to pull it off, which looks very likely right now, he’ll become the first player in Phillies history with two 50-homer seasons.

After a brutal start to his Red Sox career, Durbin is starting to heat up with the summer weather. In his last 20 games, he’s gone 23-for-72 (.278) with four home runs, 13 RBI, and four steals. He’s playing himself back onto the radar in shallower formats.