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Feltner (5-10) allowed four runs on six hits and one walk while striking out two batters over five innings in a loss to the Yankees on Thursday.

Feltner fell behind quickly when he gave up a two-run homer to Luis Garcia in the first inning. The Yankees plated two more runs against him in the second, and though Feltner finished his outing with three scoreless frames, the early damage was enough to send him to his 10th loss. The right-hander has given up at least four runs in four of his past five starts, stumbling to a 7.30 ERA with a 22:13 K:BB across 24.2 innings during that stretch. His season-long 5.88 ERA is sixth-worst in the majors among hurlers who have tossed at least 100 innings, but Feltner figures to finish out the campaign in Colorado's rotation. His next start is projected to be a home matchup against San Diego.

Fried allowed one run on one hit and two walks while striking out seven batters over 3.1 innings in a no-decision against Colorado on Thursday.

Fried was effective but not efficient at recording outs, as the Rockies managed only four baserunners against him (on one hit, two walks and an error). The left-hander racked up a strong 12 whiffs and seven punchouts, but that helped drive up his pitch count -- Fried needed 80 pitches to retire 10 batters. The veteran hurler spent time on the IL due to an elbow injury in August and hasn't yet worked back up to a full workload, as he's thrown 63, 72 and 80 pitches, respectively, in his first three starts back. That's throttling his ability to go deep into games for now, but Fried may have a longer leash his next time out, which is slated to be a road game in Minnesota.

Pederson went 1-for-3 with a two-run home run in a loss to the Mariners on Thursday.

Pederson opened the scoring in the contest with a two-run blast off Logan Gilbert in the third inning. That was his lone hit of the game, and Pederson has now gone 39 contests since his last multi-hit effort. Still, he's continued to provide power when in the lineup -- Pederson has gone just 15-for-88 (.170 batting average) during the aforementioned 39-game stretch, but seven of those 15 hits have left the park. With 26 long balls overall on the campaign, Pederson has tied the second-highest single-season mark of his career.

Rodriguez went 1-for-3 with a three-run home run in Thursday's 4-3 win over the Rangers.

Jacob deGrom dominated Texas over the first six innings of Thursday's matchup, but Seattle pounced in the seventh following deGrom's departure. Rodriguez came up with the big hit in that frame, belting a three-run shot to left-center field to turn a 3-1 deficit into a 4-3 lead. The long ball snapped a 14-game homerless stretch for Rodriguez, and he had been ice cold during that span, slashing just .153/.180/.203 with a 27.9 percent strikeout rate. He did steal four bases during that stretch, however, and with 21 homers and 20 thefts on the campaign, Rodriguez is one of seven big-leaguers to reach the 20/20 mark to this point in the season.

DeGrom allowed one hit and struck out 12 batters over six innings in a no-decision against Seattle on Thursday.

DeGrom was downright dominant from the outset, striking out eight of the first nine batters he faced. The veteran hurler racked up 20 whiffs and 12 punchouts overall on a modest 92 pitches. The Mariners put only one runner on base against him, and that came on an infield single in his sixth and final frame. When deGrom departed he was in line for the win, but the Rangers' bullpen let him down and couldn't hold a 3-0 lead. Still, this was a third straight impressive outing by the right-hander following an eight-run, 3.2-inning blowup against the White Sox on Aug. 25. During those subsequent three contests, deGrom has allowed only two runs across 19 frames while posting an incredible 27:1 K:BB. He'll look to keep rolling in his next start, which is slated to be a home tilt versus Boston.

Munoz recorded a save against the Rangers on Thursday, walking two batters in a hitless and scoreless inning of work.

Seattle stormed back from a three-run deficit by scoring four runs in the bottom of the seventh inning, and Munoz entered in the top of the ninth tasked with holding the one-run lead. He threw only 11 of 25 pitches for strikes and issued consecutive two-out walks to put the tying and go-ahead runs on base, but the veteran closer recovered by getting Jake Burger to hit into a game-ending fielder's choice. Munoz notched a save for the second consecutive day and for the third time over the past five days. He's working on a five-game scoreless stretch, though Thursday's outing snapped a streak of 22 straight relief appearances in which he notched at least one punchout.

Gilbert (12-9) earned the win over Texas on Thursday, allowing three runs on three hits and two walks while striking out 11 batters over seven innings.

A two-run homer by Joc Pederson accounted for the bulk of the scoring against Gilbert, and the right-hander was down 3-0 when he threw his final pitch in the top of the seventh frame. However, Seattle stormed back for four runs in the bottom of that inning, putting Gilbert in position for the win. It was a well-deserved victory, as Gilbert racked up 24 whiffs -- the second-most in his career -- and 11 punchouts, a season-high mark. This was the second straight game in which the veteran hurler has recorded double-digit punchouts and his fourth such performance overall this season. Gilbert ranks eighth in the majors with 187 strikeouts on the campaign, and he'll look to get closer to reaching 200 punchouts for the second time in his career the next time he takes the mound, which lines up to be a road matchup versus the Angels.

The Yankees optioned Dominguez to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on Thursday.

Dominguez was just recalled from Triple-A last weekend after spending a month in the minors. He went 0-for-4 with a walk and one run scored in Thursday's 10-3 win over the Rockies and was just 1-for-9 at the plate across four contests with New York since his latest recall. Dominguez has a .635 OPS across 222 trips to the plate in the big leagues this season.

Carroll (back) underwent an MRI, which came back clean, on Thursday, John Gambadoro of Arizona Sports 98.7 FM reports.

Carroll was absent from the starting lineup for Arizona's last two contests while nursing low back discomfort, and he underwent imaging to determine if he was dealing with anything of significance. The outfielder appears to have avoided a major injury, and he is expected to return to the lineup for Friday's series opener versus the Rangers

The Twins optioned Gonzalez to Triple-A St. Paul on Thursday.

With Austin Martin (hamstring) returning from the injured list Thursday, Gonzalez will end up as the odd man out of a spot on the Twins' 28-man roster. The 22-year-old went 2-for-8 with two walks while appearing in seven games for the Twins, and he'll likely play out the rest of the season at St. Paul, barring an injury to another one of Minnesota's outfielders.