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Mauricio had hit .313/.389/.531 in Spring Training, but it wasn’t quite enough to hold on to him in a utility role. He’ll start at Syracuse and look to get back to the bigs in the near-term future. Mauricio hit .323/.384/.508 in 73 minor league plate appearances last year, including .515/.564/.818 in Syracuse for 39 plate appearances.

Warren gave up a leadoff homer to James Wood, and then didn’t give up another run for the rest of the contest. The 27-year-old was far from dominant with just two strikeouts against two walks, but it’s a vast improvement from his six runs over four frames in his previous outing. Warren will be back on the bump in around a week after the All-Star break, and he enters that break with an ERA of 4.03.

Petersen exited in the fifth inning of his bullpen appearance. The Marlins will assuredly have the 32-year-old undergo testing, and he’ll at least get a few days off during the All-Star break before Miami determines if they need to make a roster move.

Van Eyk will have a chance to make his MLB debut Sunday. The 27-year-old has posted a solid 3.79 ERA and 56/25 K/BB in his work with Buffalo this year, and will be a multi-inning option while he’s with the Blue Jays.

Dallas is sent down to make room for CJ Van Eyk, who had his contract selected in a corresponding move. Dallas will head to Triple-A and is likely to be an option before the end of the summer.

Matthews hurt the knee when he hit the wall while attempting to make a catch early in the contest. The 24-year-old will likely undergo testing, and the Astros will have the All-Star break to determine whether Matthews needs a trip to the injured list.

Davis helped to break the game open with a 364-foot (95.6-mph EV) two-run shot off of Robert Gasser in the second inning that went just over the outstretched glove of Jackson Chourio to increase the Pirates’ lead to 4-0. He also delivered an RBI single during the Bucs’ 10-run uprising in the fourth inning and scored as Bryan Reynolds was plunked with the bases loaded. With his two-hit attack, the 26-year-old backstop is now slashing .166/.267/.344 with eight homers and 27 RBI on the season.