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That had been the unfortunate expectation once he was diagnosed with a Grade 2 UCL strain, but it’s now official. Dr. Keith Meister will perform the operation. The 24-year-old hurler will miss the entire 2026 season and likely the first half of the 2027 campaign as well while recovering.

Murphy gave up five hits, walked two and struck out two. He started what was essentially a bullpen game for the Braves. Murphy managed to pitch into the third inning, but gave up three runs in his third big league appearance. He’s one of the Braves’ top pitching prospects, but Murphy is unlikely to have much fantasy value in a bullpen role.

Latz entered the game with a man on first and two outs in the eighth inning. He got Drake Baldwin to line out before tossing a perfect ninth inning that included a strikeout of Matt Olson. Latz has 19 saves and a 1.57 ERA this year.

Gore gave up six hits, walked one and struck out seven. He improved to 6-8 with the win. Gore allowed four runs in the second inning and another run in the third inning, but managed to settle in and pitch into the sixth inning. He pitched long enough to get the win. Gore has a 4.80 ERA, though his 3.93 xFIP points to better starts in the future. He’s lined up to face the Mariners at home next weekend.

Marte scored on a wild pitch in the third inning to put the Diamondbacks up 2-0. After his RBI single in the fifth inning, it was 5-0 Arizona in a game the Diamondbacks would go on to win 5-3. Marte is hitting .259 with a .773 OPS and 55 RBI.

This means Bradish will pitch in Boston instead of in Houston, which seems like a downgrade right now. It does give Bradish a night to celebrate his $90 million extension, however.

May gave up eight hits, walked four and struck out six. He fell to 5-7 with the loss. Saturday wasn’t May’s best start and it was the third time he’s allowed at least five runs in his last five starts. The 28-year-old right-hander has a 4.78 ERA and a 3.89 xFIP. May’s .328 BABIP allowed and 63 percent left on base percentage also point to him being unlucky this year. He’s lined up to face the Diamondbacks at home next week.

Locklear went 14-for-23 with five homers and four doubles in the six games before his recall, but the Diamondbacks haven’t been eager to see if it would carry over. He’s been on the bench for his first two games on the roster, with Ildemaro Vargas playing first base on Friday and Tim Tawa starting there tonight. It seems he’ll primarily play against lefties for now.

Sewald’s save was his 23rd of the season. He allowed a solo home run to Jimmy Crooks, but also recorded two strikeouts. Sewald has a 4.58 ERA, but has only blown one save opportunity all year. Fantasy managers can’t really complain about Sewald’s production so far.

Both homers were two-run shots off lefties. The first helped knock Ian Seymour out of the game after three. The second came after the Rays inserted Garrett Cleavinger to face him in the seventh. That homer made it a 7-6 game and concluded the scoring for the day. Abreu had four two-homer games last season, but he was without one this year until the second game of Friday’s doubleheader. He has 15 homers on the year, and he ended the game with an .800 OPS for the first time since May 24. The win was Boston’s 12th straight, and the Red Sox are now back over .500 for the first time since winning on Opening Day.

The three-run fourth could have been worse, but Yandy Díaz was thrown out at the plate to end the frame. Sandoval struck out five and walked only one, so that’s good. He gave up the nine hits but only five hard-hit balls. The Red Sox figure to stick with him for now and start him against the Blue Jays on Friday.