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Cannon rejoined the White Sox on Thursday after posting a 6.20 ERA over four starts at Triple-A Charlotte, so it’s not surprising to see him get knocked around at the big league level as well once again. All of the damage came during a five-run uprising in the fourth inning that featured a pair of walks and then three straight two-out singles before Cannon was mercifully pulled. It’s possible he’ll get shipped back to Triple-A Charlotte after this one. The 25-year-old hurler now holds a cringe-inducing 4-10 record, 5.67 ERA and 1.49 WHIP across 98 1/3 innings with the White Sox this season.

Maxwell gives the Reds a fresh arm in the bullpen to go with the recently-activated Caleb Ferguson (oblique). The 25-year-old isn’t likely to see anything resembling a save chance while with the Reds.

Ferguson has missed all of 2026 while dealing with a strained right oblique. The 29-year-old will be a middle-inning option that likely sees most of his action against the left-handed portion of lineups.

Mitchell exited Wednesday’s game against the Cubs with tightness in his back, and he hasn’t been able to return to the lineup. He’s considered day-to-day, but Jake Bauers gets the start in his absence.

Walker was released by the Phillies after forging a 9.13 ERA over his 22 1/3 innings to begin the year. The 33-year-old will likely get a chance to join the Angels’ rotation, but considering his inability to miss bats and the fact he’ll be playing for one of the worst teams in the sport, this is a hard sell from a fantasy perspective.

Contreras gets a rare day off for the middle game of the series against Los Angeles. Gary Sanchez will be the backstop and hit fifth with Robert Gasser on the bump for the Brew Crew.

The positive news is that X-rays came back negative for any fractures after Muncy was hit by a 95-mph sinker off his right wrist during Friday’s series opener. Dodgers manager Dave Roberts told reporters afterwards that he’ll receive a couple days off to rest and recover, but it sounds like he managed to avoid serious injury. It’ll be Santiago Espinal taking over at third base this weekend.

Walker took Reds reliever Connor Phillips deep with a no-doubter to right-center field in the seventh inning to give the Cardinals a commanding 5-1 advantage during the opening contest of Saturday’s twin bill. He also picked up an additional RBI with a third-inning ground out. The 24-year-old’s impressive breakout campaign continues as he’s tied for second in the National League with 14 round-trippers this season.

Torres made quite a statement in his big-league debut following 11 seasons in the minors between three different organizations. The 28-year-old journeyman collected his first career hit with a single to right field against Reds starter Chris Paddack in the third inning before taking reliever Jose Franco deep in the ninth inning for his first home run.

Pallante took the ball for the opening contest of Saturday’s doubleheader and managed to limit Cincinnati to just a second-inning solo homer by Nathaniel Lowe, retiring the final 13 batters he faced. The 27-year-old righty struck out three and allowed just one run. He’s allowed three earned runs or fewer in eight of his 10 starts this season. He’ll face the division-rival Cubs his next time out on Friday.

Paddack drew the starting assignment for the opening contest of Saturday’s twin bill and managed to save the Reds bullpen by completing five frames. He posted five strikeouts and issued three walks. He’ll continue to draw starts for Cincinnati’s injury-depleted rotation and is in line to take the ball on Friday against Atlanta.