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Garcia nearly had to leave the game early after taking a liner off glove wrist, but he was able to continue after a few minutes. He’s up to .274/.341/.442 as the Royals’ leadoff man. We’re still not so sure they wouldn’t be better off treating as a run producer, like they did when he finished up last season in the cleanup spot. Bobby Witt Jr. would certainly have more than 10 runs scored in 31 games with Garcia hitting behind him.

Burrows ran into trouble in the third inning after opening the game with back-to-back scoreless frames. After walking Carlos Navárez to start the inning, Burrows would then allow a single to Caleb Durbin to put runners on the corners with no outs. In the following at-bat, Burrows would leave a curveball over the lower-middle of the plate, which Jaren Duran blasted 425 feet into the right field stands to put the Red Sox up 3-1. Burrows wouldn’t allow another run in the game, but the damage had been done. Despite bouncing back to fire three straight scoreless innings before being pulled after the sixth inning, the Astros were unable to mount any offensive attack, putting Burrows in line for his fourth loss of the season. Burrows has a tall task ahead of him in his next start, which is scheduled for Wednesday against the Dodgers.

Bennett was solid in his big league debut, firing five innings of one-run ball while striking out three. The rookie made it through the first two innings unscathed, but gave up a leadoff homer to Carlos Correa to start the third inning, giving the Astros a 1-0 lead. It would be the only run Bennett would surrender in the inning, as the leap from Triple-A to the majors didn’t appear too overwhelming. If he sticks around for a while, he would be in line to face the Tigers on Wednesday in Detroit.

Baker made it through his portion of the Giants’ lineup in order, pushing his save total on the season to eight. It was Baker’s first save since April 27th, as the Rays appeared to limit his workload this past week after he notched three saves over four days. As long as he’s able to go, he remains a safe bet to be on the mound in the ninth to close things out for the Rays.

Díaz got the best of Giants starter Robbie Ray in the second inning when he took him deep to right-center for a solo homer, giving the Rays the early 1-0 advantage. It was the fifth homer of the season for Díaz, who has homered twice in his last five games while going 5-for-16 at the plate over that span. We wouldn’t expect this little power surge to be an indicator of things to come for Díaz, who has just two 20-plus homer seasons on his resumé, but he remains a solid option at the plate hitting behind Chandler Simpson and Junior Caminero.

Caminero put the second run on the board for the Rays in the bottom of the fourth inning when he sent a Robbie Ray fastball 431 feet into left field to put his team up 2-0 over the Giants. It was the ninth homer of the season for Caminero, who had gone five-straight games without an extra-base hit entering Friday.

Ray pitched a scoreless first inning but was taken deep by Yandy Díaz in the bottom of the second inning, giving the Rays an early 1-0 lead. He would again fall victim to the long ball in the fourth inning, giving up a solo blast to Junior Caminero to give the Rays a 2-0 lead, and hand a third run added to his line in the sixth inning when Chandler Simpson put a ball in the air to drive home Taylor Walls on a sacrifice fly. Ray was in command of the strike zone all night and has now allowed three or fewer runs in every start this season. He’ll hope for a little more help from his offense in his next outing, which is scheduled for Wednesday against the Padres.

McClanahan was solid on the mound all night. The lefty didn’t allow a free baserunner on the evening, and saw only one of his four hits allowed go for extra bases. McLanahan has not allowed a run in either of his last two starts and lowered his ERA on the season to 3.10 with Friday’s performance. He’ll look to continue his hot streak on Wednesday when he is scheduled to face the Blue Jays at home in Tampa.

It’s terrific news to hear that the exit wasn’t arm-related. It sounds like he’ll undergo additional testing to make sure that it’s just a cramp and that there isn’t anything more serious going on, but it sounds like a best-case scenario here. Look for the Brewers to provide another update on his status on Saturday.

It’s unclear when exactly the injury occurred. Before exiting, he gave the Rays an early 1-0 advantage with an opposite-field home run in the second inning. The Rays are calling him day-to-day for the time being, though there should be an update on his status from skipper Kevin Cash after the game concludes.

This one didn’t look good. Misiorowski was working on a no-hitter with one out in the sixth inning against the Nationals and was visited by the training staff following a pitch to James Wood. A long discussion ensued and the decision was ultimately made to pull the prized 24-year-old right-hander. The Brewers should have an update on his status shortly. Stay tuned.