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Schultz (3-8) took the loss Saturday against the Rays, allowing one run on three hits and no walks in five relief innings. He struck out four.

The White Sox chose to use Schultz behind an opener for the first time this year, and the move helped yield one of the hurler's best outings of the season. It was just the fourth time in 14 appearances that he's surrendered one or zero runs, so it wouldn't be surprising if Chicago maintained a similar approach for the left-hander's next scheduled showing against the division-rival Guardians. Through 65 innings this season, Schultz has a 5.82 ERA, 1.38 WHIP and a concerning 58:31 K:BB.

The Athletics designated Thomas for assignment Saturday.

Thomas joined the Athletics on Thursday after being claimed off waivers from Atlanta, but the left-hander didn't make any appearances before the Athletics elected to move him off the 40-man roster. The 28-year-old has gotten off to a historically poor start to his big-league career; over four appearances with Milwaukee and Atlanta between this season and last, Thomas has allowed 27 earned runs on 27 hits and eight walks while striking out nine batters in 11.2 innings.

Jobe (elbow) will make his next rehab start with High-A West Michigan on Sunday, Cody Stavenhagen of The Athletic reports.

Jobe was initially scheduled to start for Triple-A Toledo but was moved to High-A due to weather concerns for Sunday's game. He's already completed four rehab appearances, the last of which took place with Double-A Erie on July 25, when he allowed one run on two hits and two walks while striking out four across four innings. Jobe is in the final stages of his recovery from the Tommy John surgery that he underwent in May 2025, and he should be ready to join the Detroit rotation within the next couple of weeks.

Huff accepted an outright assignment to Triple-A Norfolk on Saturday after clearing waivers, Rich Dubroff of BaltimoreBaseball.com reports.

Huff was booted off the Orioles' 40-man roster Monday in order to make room for Yohel Pozo. He'll opt to stay in the organization and will head to Triple-A, where he's produced a .189/.265/.302 slash line with three home runs across 117 plate appearances this season.

The Yankees recalled Cruz from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on Saturday.

Cruz is back for his third stint with the big club so far this season. During his previous two call-ups, the right hander made three total appearances covering 4.1 innings and pitched well, allowing no runs on one hit and a 6:0 K:BB. Cruz will take the roster and bullpen spots previously occupied by Camilo Doval, who was traded to Pittsburgh on Saturday.

Chisholm is starting at second base and batting fifth Saturday against the Cubs.

Chisholm exited Thursday's contest against the White Sox after cramping up, and he was held out of Friday's series opener against the Cubs. However, manager Aaron Boone stated ahead of Friday's contest that Chisholm was "fully active," so he was likely just held out because Chicago sent a lefty starter to the mound. All seems to be well with Chisholm given his return to the lineup Saturday.

Rice isn't in the Yankees' starting lineup versus the Cubs on Saturday.

According to Zach Sweet of MLB.com, it's just a planned day off for Rice, as manager Aaron Boone said he's been looking for a good time to give the star slugger a rest. Amed Rosario is getting a turn at DH on Saturday with Rice out of the lineup.

Kurtz isn't in the Athletics' starting lineup Saturday versus Detroit.

Kurtz was hit in the forearm by a pitch Wednesday and underwent an MRI, but he was back in the lineup both Thursday and Friday. At this point, it's unclear if his exit from the starting nine Saturday is related to that issue or if he's simply getting a day off. It's worth noting that the star first baseman slumped for most of July, slashing a meager .028/.125/.111 with just one home run and 20 strikeouts over his final 12 games of the month. Jonah Heim is starting at first base in Kurtz's stead Saturday.

Contreras, who was hit in the head by a pitch and had to exit Friday's game, isn't in Boston's starting lineup versus the Dodgers on Saturday, Tim Healey of The Boston Globe reports.

Contreras initially stayed in the game to run the bases following Friday's plunking, but he was removed on defense in the following frame. He was placed in concussion protocol due to the hit-by-pitch and was reportedly "doing well," per Healey, but he's nonetheless not starting Saturday. In his place, Nick Sogard is in the lineup at first base.

The Athletics optioned Morales to Triple-A Las Vegas on Saturday.

Morales had most recently been called up from Las Vegas on July 24 and was tagged for eight runs (seven earned) over two innings against Detroit on Friday. He's struggled mightily during his time with the big-league club this season, posting a 14.06 ERA and 2.56 WHIP with more walks (14) than strikeouts (13) over 16 frames spanning five appearances (two starts). With Morales' demotion to the minors, Ben Bowden was selected from Las Vegas to take a spot in the A's bullpen.