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Hader struck out two in a perfect ninth inning Friday to record his 18th save of the season in a 6-3 win over the Rangers.

The veteran closer blew his first save chance of the year back on April 2, and he hasn't squandered one since. Hader has had trouble keeping the ball in the yard in 2024, serving up eight homers in 42 innings to fuel a 3.86 ERA, but he's otherwise been as dominant as ever, with his 40.4 percent strikeout rate being his highest mark since 2021.

Brown (7-6) picked up the win in Friday's 6-3 victory over the Rangers, allowing two runs on five hits and two walks over six innings. He struck out five.

The right-hander rebounded from a rough outing in Minnesota on July 6 to deliver his 10th quality start of the year. Brown has lasted at least six innings in 10 straight trips to the mound, posting a 2.36 ERA, 1.03 WHIP and 64:17 K:BB through 61 innings over that stretch as he puts his shaky first month of the campaign further behind him.

Casas (ribs) hit soft-toss pitching and swung off a tee Friday, Peter Abraham of The Boston Globe reports.

Swinging off a tee represents an advancement in Casas' rehab program. The injured first baseman had been limited to dry swings since late June. He's expected to begin a rehab assignment following the All-Star break and is hoping for a late-July return from the 60-day injured list.

Weaver picked up a hold with a perfect inning of work against the Orioles on Friday.

Weaver needed just six pitches to retire the side in the eighth. After spending the majority of his career as a starter, the veteran righty has thrived as a high-leverage reliever for New York this season. Weaver leads the Yankees with 13 holds while recording a 2.52 ERA, 0.80 WHIP and 57:13 K:BB over 35 appearances covering 53.2 innings.

Seager went 2-for-4 with a home run and three RBI in Friday's 6-3 loss to the Astros.

He got the Rangers on the board with a two-run shot off Hunter Brown in the sixth inning. Seager has been on fire in July, racking up five multi-hit performances, three homers and 11 RBI in nine games while batting .361 (13-for-36), and the surge has pushed his slash line on the season up to .272/.352/.485.

Heaney (3-10) took the loss Friday, giving up three runs (two earned) on five hits and two walks over five innings as the Rangers fell 6-3 to the Astros. He struck out five.

The veteran southpaw has been one of the unluckiest pitchers in the majors this season. Heaney hasn't allowed more than three earned runs in an outing since late April, posting a 3.00 ERA, 1.25 WHIP and 75:17 K:BB over his last 72 innings, but due to a lack of support from his offense and bullpen, he has just a 3-7 record to show for it. Heaney's in the final year of his current contract, and if Texas elects to become sellers at the trade deadline -- the defending World Series champs are six games under .500 and 7.5 games back of the final wild-card spot in the AL -- a change of scenery could be in store for the lefty.

Semien went 3-for-3 with a walk and a run scored in Friday's 6-3 loss to the Astros.

Semien endured a miserable 4-for-47 (.085) stretch before getting the bat going over the last four games. He hit safely in all four, going 8-for-15 (.533) with a double, three RBI and three runs scored. Semien, who leads the Rangers with 60 runs, has crossed home plate more than 100 times in four straight 162-game seasons.

Mahle (elbow) will throw three innings in the Arizona Complex League on Monday, MLB.com reports.

This will be the third rehab start for Mahle, who previously made a couple of two-inning starts, one for Triple-A Round Rock and one for Double-A Frisco. He threw 19 pitches and then 32 pitches in the first two rehab outings.

Dunning (shoulder) threw a live batting practice session Wednesday, MLB.com reports.

Texas manager Bruce Bochy said Dunning came out of the session "fine." This is Dunning's second stint on the injured list due to shoulder-related issues. Now that he's been moved to the bullpen, a rehab assignment could be a short one before the right-hander is ready to return.

Siri went 0-for-4 with two strikeouts Friday against the Guardians.

Siri has gone hitless in five of nine games since July 1, and he's gone just 4-for-32 with 11 strikeouts. Positively, he does have two stolen bases in that span without being caught, bringing his total on the season to nine on 15 attempts.