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The Dodgers needed to clear a spot on their 40-man roster for promotion of Chuckie Robinson on Saturday night and unfortunately Sauer drew the short straw this time around. The 26-year-old right-hander has posted an unappealing 6.37 ERA, 1.45 WHIP and a 24/8 K/BB ratio over 29 2/3 innings with the Dodgers this season. It seems likely that he’ll pass through waivers unclaimed.

The Marlins mustered just three total hits in this one and Marsee was responsible for the lone extra-base hit of the bunch. His season has been a massive disappointment thus far with just a .199 batting average, six home runs, and 19 stolen bases. Strong defense in center field keeps him in the lineup everyday, so there’s a chance he can still turn things around.

All of Pérez’s strengths and weaknesses were on display in this tantalizing start. His nine strikeouts matched a season-high and his 18 swings-and-misses were one shy of the same feat. He forced at least three whiffs with four different pitches and his whole repertoire looked nasty. Yet, the command of his secondary stuff wavered here and he didn’t trust them enough in when he needed to. Case and point, three of the four runs he allowed came in the second inning. He allowed three hits and a walk that frame and between all four plate appearances, he threw two combined breaking balls. Part of that is because some of those hitters were left-handed, but he went away from his changeup too quickly during a nine-pitch battle against Ozzie Albies that ended in a walk and started the rally. Nevertheless, Pérez has been on a tear since coming off the injured list in late June with 49 strikeouts, 14 walks, and a 2.30 ERA across 47 innings. He’s lined up for a two-start week coming up against the Pirates and Reds.

Hill was down for several minutes being attended to by Philadelphia’s training staff following a hard collision with the center-field wall attempting to rob CJ Abrams of an extra-base hit. The positive news is that he was able to get to his feet and walk off under his own power. There should be an update on his status following the contest.

This certainly explains why Daniel Duarte got the call to close out the Guardians with a one-run lead in the 10th inning. Williams hasn’t pitched since throwing 14 pitches in a non-save situation over the weekend. Green added that they expect him to be available for Thursday’s contest, which is encouraging news for fantasy managers.

Mayo’s home run was his 15th of the year. He hit a solo shot off Reid Detmers in the fourth inning. Mayo is 14-for-53 (.264) with five home runs, 11 runs scored and 10 RBI since the beginning of July.

O’Neill’s home run was his ninth of the year. He hit a two-run shot off Reid Detmers in the fourth inning. O’Neill is 15-for-49 (.306) with seven home runs, 11 runs scored and 12 RBI over his last 20 games.

Kittredge tossed a perfect ninth inning. It’s his fourth save since the beginning of July. Despite Kittredge handling the eighth inning in Tuesday’s game while Yennier Cano worked the ninth and recorded the save, their roles were reversed on Wednesday. It looks like the two relievers are sharing the job for the time being, though Cano’s ERA is much lower this year.

Detmers gave up four hits, walked one and struck out five. He fell to 3-8 with the loss. All three runs against Detmers came in the fourth inning on two home runs, a two-run shot by Tyler O’Neill and a solo shot by Coby Mayo. Detmers has now allowed five home runs over his last three starts. He has a 4.12 ERA. Detmers is lined up to face the Rangers at home next week.

Rogers gave up three hits, walked none and struck out nine. He improved to 7-7 with the win. Rogers is now 5-1 with a 2.32 ERA since June 1 (11 starts). He has a 4.20 ERA this season. Rogers is lined up to face the Twins on the road next week.