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He’s started just three of Milwaukee’s last six games while David Hamilton has appeared to take a step over him on the depth chart. Luis Rengifo is starting at third today while Hamilton slides over to short. Ortiz is hitting .197/.284/.197 on the season with four stolen bases. He is 4-for-29 over his last 15 games.

As expected, Clark joins the Tigers for Friday’s series opener against the Athletics. The 21-year-old outfielder has hit .277/.368/.427 with 10 homers and 21 stolen bases over 89 games at the Triple-A level this season. His dynamic skillset makes him an intriguing mixed league fantasy option right out of the gate.

The Brewers needed to clear a spot on their active roster for the return of DL Hall on Friday and unfortunately for Pannone he found himself on the outside looking in. The 32-year-old hurler posted a 6.00 ERA, 1.67 WHIP and a 2/2 K/BB ratio over three innings in his lone appearance with the Brewers.

The 27-year-old southpaw will rejoin the Brewers’ bullpen for Friday evening’s contest against the Angels. He had been shelved since June 4 due to a left pectoral strain. Thomas Pannone was designated for assignment in a corresponding move to clear a spot on the Brewers’ active roster.

The deal also includes a club option for the 2029 season. Financial terms of the deal have yet to be disclosed. The 32-year-old right-hander has functioned as one of the best setup men in the game for most of the past four seasons and he holds a terrific 2.21 ERA, 0.96 WHIP and 31/8 K/BB ratio over 36 2/3 innings in his 48 appearances this season.

The A’s needed to clear a spot on their 40-man roster for the addition of Jonathan Ornelas on Friday and unfortunately it looks like Zhong-Ao Zhuang drew the short straw this time. He has really struggled in 15 appearances (12 starts) at the Triple-a level this season, posting a 7.84 ERA, 1.78 WHIP and a 42/28 K/BB ratio across 59 2/3 innings. He could attract some interest on waivers.

The Athletics had plenty of outfield depth on their major league roster and wanted to add an extra infielder instead for their weekend series against the Tigers so Thomas gets the boot. The 25-year-old has hit just .202/.235/.333 with four homers, 11 RBI and a 37/4 K/BB ratio in 121 plate appearances with the A’s this season.

The 26-year-old infielder joined the Athletics last week on a minor league pact after being released by the Yankees. He has hit an impressive .311/.378/.505 with 11 homers, 46 RBI and 11 stolen bases in 308 plate appearances at the Triple-A level this season. If he works his way into regular playing time with the A’s, he could carve out some value in deeper mixed leagues.

The 28-year-old hurler has shown flashes of brilliance during his first season stateside, but they have been few and far between. He didn’t make it out of the first inning in his last start, walking four of the first seven hitters that he faced against the Angels. Any lingering mixed league value that he may have had in deeper formats vanishes with the move to the bullpen.

Karros had missed each of the team’s previous two games due to inflammation in his left biceps. He’s right back in there at the hot corner and will bat fifth for the Rockies against Royals’ right-hander Michael Wacha on Friday evening at Coors Field.

He’ll take the roster spot that was vacated as Chase Silseth was dealt to the Rangers. Murphy, a fourth-round selection from the 2021 draft class, had pitched to a ridiculous 0.71 ERA, 0.82 WHIP and a 47/10 K/BB ratio over 38 innings while recording 18 saves at Double-A Rocket City. If he continues to have that sort of success with the Angels, he should put himself in the high leverage mix in relatively short order, making him an interesting speculative add for those chasing saves in deeper leagues.