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Waldschmidt came off the bench to rip a 95.9-mph single to left field in the eighth inning of Friday’s loss. The 23-year-old corner outfielder is going to strike out at a healthy clip as he acclimates to facing big-league arms for the first time, but he offers enough fantasy-relevant tools, including an intriguing power/speed combo, to warrant a speculative roster spot in all leagues. He was hitting .289/.400/.477 with three homers and six steals in 34 games at the Triple-A level this season. He figures to play everyday for Arizona moving forward.

Kochanowicz stranded four runners across three scoreless innings before the Blue Jays got on the board with one run in the fourth. Toronto completely broke through in the fifth, tagging Kochanowicz for six more runs, five earned, knocking him from the game before recording an out in the inning. The 25-year-old right-hander ends the day with a 3.97 ERA, 1.35 WHIP, and a 30/23 K/BB ratio across 45 1/3 innings. He’ll look to bounce back in a tough matchup against the Dodgers in Anaheim on Friday.

Pop allowed three runs in 7 1/3 innings before getting hurt. He’s out of options, so he’ll have a bullpen spot once the Phillies are satisfied with his rehab progress.

The Mariners are playing 14 games in 14 days, so one time through with a six-man rotation shouldn’t hurt. After that, they’ll probably need to demote Luis Castillo or Emerson Hancock, with Castillo-to-the-bullpen seeming like the obvious move at this point. Miller has been showing the best velocity of his career in his return from an oblique injury. There’s no guarantee he’ll be effective right away against the Astros next week, but he should offer mixed-league value over the rest of the season.

Benintendi was set to DH and batting sixth. Randal Grichuk replaced him in the lineup, just because the White Sox feel the need to play one nominal outfielder whose best year came pre-COVID.

“I heard it was electric,” manager Torey Lovullo said. Martinez might rejoin the mix for saves in the D-backs bullpen in in July. However, A.J. Puk, another contender for ninth-inning duties, is expected to beat him back.

Mateo was limited to bench work for a couple of days due to a jammed thumb. He’s getting the nod over Jim Jarvis tonight.

Heliot Ramos is up to third. Chapman had hit sixth once and somewhere between second and fifth the rest of the time this year. Chapman is batting just .227/.301/.305 this year, with a 32 percent hard-hit rate way off his career mark of 48 percent. Plus, he’s never been a particularly good RBI guy even in his better seasons. Still, he’ll warm up and resume hitting higher at some point. Unless Rafael Devers is back, there just isn’t much difference in quality among the top seven hitters in San Francisco’s lineup.

King of interesting. Lefties have been far better than righties against Harrison this season, but it’s Trent Grisham that Jones is starting over here, not a righty like Amed Rosario or Paul Goldschmidt. If the Yankees actually believed in Harrison’s reverse splits, Grisham and Ryan McMahon wouldn’t be on the bench to begin the game.

Webb was expected to make his next start Monday after dealing with the knee last time out, but given his struggles this season, a two-start break seems like a better idea. Trevor McDonald will fill in for him Monday against the Dodgers.

McDonald made his 2026 debut last week, allowing one run over seven innings against the Padres. He was sent down afterwards, but Logan Webb’s IL placement allows him to rejoin the roster, and he’ll start in Webb’s place Monday against the Dodgers.