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This was an awful outing for Sullivan. In just his second start of the season, the young left-hander watched the Cubs hang a seven-spot on him in the second inning. The first five batters he faced all reached base and came around to score and then after recording one out, he allowed three more hits in a row. His fastball sat just below 90 mph and he shouldn’t be considered an option in even the deepest of leagues.

Lopez is getting another shot after struggling mightily prior to his demotion at the end of May. The 28-year-old has shown the ability to miss bats and had relative success in 2025, but fantasy managers should wait and see how Lopez pitches — and what kind of role he’ll pitch in — before even remotely considering the southpaw.

Serven gets the boot with Jacob Wilson back in action for the A’s after missing a week-plus with a thumb injury. Serven’s demotion seems to imply that Shea Langeliers — who also is dealing with a thumb ailment — should be good to go.

Wilson missed just a smidgen over the minimum 10-day stint while recovering from inflammation in his right thumb. The 24-year-old should be in the lineup everyday — with a break or two here and there — as long as he’s healthy enough to play. That’s been an issue in 2026, however, as injuries have limited the talented shortstop to just 50 games.

Zuñiga gets the boot after the Mets picked up Matt Seelinger in a trade with the Twins. The 27-year-old will now hit the waiver wire, and it wouldn’t be a huge surprise if teams showed interest via claim or trade. If neither happens, he’ll likely report back to Syracuse.

Seelinger was just acquired Monday in a trade with the Tigers after forging a 3.89 ERA and 49/19 K/BB over 39 1/3 innings at the Triple-A level. He’ll get a chance to help the bullpen with Guillo Zuñiga designated for assignment to make room.

Backhus will head down with Max Lazar getting the promotion from Triple-A. The 28-year-old provides some bullpen depth before the break.

Lazar, 27, will be up for the first time since he was demoted June 21. The right-hander gives Philadelphia a fresh middle-inning arm.

Selby is seeking a second opinion on the shoulder issue that has kept him from being able to pitch at all in 2026. The 28-year-old right-hander would likely be out for a large portion of the 2027 season if he were to undergo an operation, but that will largely be determined how that meeting with Dr. ElAttrache goes.

Suarez left Sunday’s start with tightness in his left adductor. The Red Sox won’t have to make a decision until Saturday — although it could come sooner if the team wants to add a bullpen arm — as that’s his next scheduled outing before the All-Star break. It’s worth noting that the All-Star break will start after that weekend, so if Suarez did miss that start and needed to hit the shelf, he may only miss a couple of turns.

Lockridge underwent arthroscopic knee surgery near the end of June, and isn’t expected to be back until the end of July at the earliest. This move opens up a space on the 40-man roster for Greg Jones, who was called up to replace David Hamilton (hamstring) in corresponding transactions.