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The Astros signed Heyward to a one-year contract Thursday, Matt Kawahara of the Houston Chronicle reports.

The deal was reportedly nearing the finish line earlier this week and is now official. Heyward had been cut loose by the Dodgers recently after slashing just .208/.289/.393 with six home runs in 63 games. The veteran should at least offer plus outfield defense and can't be much worse offensively than what Houston has received so far from its corner spots sans Kyle Tucker (shin).

Kochanowicz (2-4) earned the victory Thursday, allowing five hits and no walks over six scoreless innings against the Tigers. He struck out four.

Kochanowicz was great over six scoreless innings on Thursday, and it's the first time through six MLB outings he's kept an opponent off the scoreboard. Kochanowicz allowed 12 runs in his first two starts but has pitched much better of late, giving up seven runs combined over his last four starts. The rookie right-hander has a 2.45 ERA in those four starts but only has seven strikeouts over 25.2 innings.

Montero (4-6) took the loss Thursday against the Angels, giving up three runs on five hits and three walks over five innings. He struck out five.

Montero entered Thursday's game with a 3-0 record and 3.00 ERA over his last four starts, but he was bested by the Angels. Montero still managed to get through five innings, and he has now gone 11 straight starts pitching five or more innings. The right-hander has a 5.17 ERA over 69.2 innings in his rookie campaign.

Neto went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in Thursday's 3-0 win over the Tigers.

Neto took Keider Montero deep in the fifth inning for this 20th homer this season. Neto became the ninth player this season to eclipse 20 home runs and 20 stolen bases. The 23-year-old joined Jim Fregosi, who hit 22 homers in 1970, as the only Angels shortstops with 20 home runs in a season in franchise history. Neto posted a .685 OPS as a rookie last season but has come on strong in his sophomore campaign with a .254/.318/.453 slash line through 130 games.

Ward went 1-for-3 with a walk and a stolen base in Thursday's 3-0 win over the Tigers.

Ward had a productive day against the Tigers, reaching base twice and swiping his fourth base of the season. Ward snapped a streak of 54 games without a stolen base, getting his first one since June 21. The 30-year-old has proven to be one of the Angels' most durable and consistent players this season, with 17 home runs and 59 RBI over 128 games.

Joyce struck out two and allowed one hit over 1.1 scoreless innings to earn the save in Thursday's 3-0 win against the Tigers.

Joyce entered with two outs in the bottom of the eighth with the bases loaded and proceeded to strikeout Spencer Torkelson. Joyce then pitched a clean ninth inning to pick up his third save and second straight save of four or more outs. The 23-year-old gave up five runs in his first three appearances this season but has since been dominant, allowing three runs in his last 25 appearances.

Aldegheri will be called up from Double-A Rocket City to make his major-league debut Friday against the Mariners, Jeff Passan of ESPN.com reports.

Aldegheri was acquired from the Phillies at the trade deadline in the deal that sent reliever Carlos Estevez to Philadelphia. The promotion is an aggressive one for the left-hander, who has made just six starts at the Double-A level, but he has recorded 134 strikeouts over 95.1 innings between High-A and Double-A in 2024. Aldegheri will presumably get a chance to make additional starts with the Angels if he pitches well in his MLB debut.

The Angels will call up Dana from Double-A Rocket City to start Sunday's game against the Mariners, Jeff Fletcher of The Orange County Register reports.

Regarded as the best pitching prospect in the Angels' farm system, Dana will skip the Triple-A level to make his MLB debut against a weak Mariners offense that ranks 29th in the majors with a .666 OPS on the season. The 20-year-old righty owns a 2.59 ERA and 0.95 WHIP through 23 starts with Rocket City this season, and he leads all Double-A pitchers with 147 strikeouts through 135.2 innings. It's unclear if he'll remain in the Angels rotation past Sunday, though a strong outing against Seattle would certainly improve his chances.

Wilson isn't in the Athletics' lineup for Thursday's game against the Reds.

Wilson has gone 1-for-6 with an RBI and a run scored in two games since returning from the injured list, and he'll now take a seat Thursday while Nick Allen starts at shortstop and bats ninth.

Langeliers isn't in the Athletics' lineup for Thursday's game against the Reds.

After going 2-for-4 with a run scored in Wednesday's win, Langeliers will take a seat during Thursday's series finale. Kyle McCann will take over as Oakland's catcher and bat seventh.