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Sánchez needed 103 pitches in the outing, allowing six hits and walking none. In a weekend where neither Jesus Luzardo nor Aaron Nola could take advantage of facing the Rockies on the road, Sánchez made sure to. The 29-year-old southpaw is sporting a career-best strikeout percentage so far this season and continues to be worth every penny of the big extension he signed before Opening Day. He visits the Pirates next.

The Reds will pay Paddack the major league minimum while the Marlins cover the rest of his $4 million salary. Paddack has a 7.63 ERA in six starts and one relief appearance this season after coming in at 5.35 in 158 innings for the Twins and Tigers last year. He should remain awful for the Reds, but at least he’s stretched out and ready to go, which is what they need with Hunter Greene, Rhett Lowder and Brandon Williamson all shelved. According to The Athletic’s C. Trent Rosencrans, Paddack will start Saturday against the Guardians, with Andrew Abbott moving up to Friday.

Six days after leaving his start against the Cubs, Lowder finally lands on the IL. The Reds seem optimistic that he won’t be out for long. Lowder has a 5.40 ERA in eight starts this season, though he was at 3.18 before the last two of those.

Higgins went 2-for-10 in six games for the Reds last month before being sent down when Jose Trevino came off the IL. This move opens up a spot on the 40-man roster for Chris Paddack.

Contreras, who left Sunday’s game with a hand contusion, is hitting cleanup today. Mickey Gasper is staying in the lineup as the DH and No. 2 hitter, as the Red Sox have opted to give Ceddanne Rafaela the day off and play Masataka Yoshida in the outfield.

As soon as Fried finished the third at 61 pitches, he went straight into the tunnel to the clubhouse and the Yankees got up Paul Blackburn in the pen, and it was Blackburn who showed up on the mound to start the fourth. Fried was charged with three runs before departing.

The Mariners needed space on the active roster for Bryce Miller (oblique) to be activated off the injured list, so Suarez was let go. The left-hander was claimed off waivers from the Braves on May 4th and made just one appearance for the Mariners, allowing one run on two hits in two innings. He has a 6.38 ERA in 18 1/3 innings in total this season.

Paddack was designated for assignment by the Marlins on May 5th and cleared waivers on Monday, so he is now a free agent. The 30-year-old posted an inflated 7.34 ERA across 30 2/3 innings this season and should, presumably, simply be organizational starting pitching depth for the Reds.

Hendriks was with the Twins to begin the season, but had an opt-out clause that he enacted prior to the end of spring training. His four-seam fastball was averaging below 94 mph this spring, and he’s missed significant time with injuries over the last few seasons. He remains a feel-good story because of all he has had to overcome over the last few seasons, but his days of being an impactful fantasy reliever are likely over.

Miller will make his season debut on Wednesday against the Astros and then, reportedly, enter into a piggyback situation with Luis Castillo. Miller has been up to 61 pitches in his last rehab start, so he could perhaps get to 70-75 today against the Astros, which makes him tough to rely on in fantasy leagues. His future value is also clouded by his potential role. If he is the opening pitcher in a piggyback situation with Castillo, that could limit Miller’s chances of wins and crush a lot of his fantasy value.

With Dylan Beavers (oblique) landing on the injured list, the Orioles will call up Handley to serve as the backup catcher, meaning Samuel Basallo will remain primarily a designated hitter.