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  • Angels' Gustavo Campero: Likely to miss rest of season

    Campero (hamstring) isn't expected to play again this season, MLB.com reports.

    Campero suffered a right hamstring strain in late August and subsequently landed on the IL. He's spent most of 2026 in the minors, compiling a .313/.389/.525 slash line with 13 homers, 61 runs, 54 RBI and 12 stolen bases over 69 games across three levels. If Campero's season is indeed over, he'll end up having gone 4-for-11 with one double and two RBI over four contests with the Angels.

  • Twins' Connor Prielipp: Earns win in return to rotation

    Prielipp (5-7) earned the win against the Guardians on Saturday, allowing three runs on five hits and no walks with one strikeout over 5.1 innings.

    Prielipp benefited from a four-run third inning from the Twins' offense, and he filled the strike zone with 57 of 77 pitches despite generating only five whiffs. The 25-year-old has now yielded three earned runs or fewer in four straight outings, with his two appearances prior to Saturday coming in bulk relief. He owns a 5.24 ERA, 1.34 WHIP and 117:40 K:BB across 113.1 frames in his rookie campaign and lines up to face the Angels next weekend, though it's unclear in what role that may be.

  • Blue Jays' Alejandro Kirk: Swats homer No. 10

    Kirk went 2-for-4 with a home run and three RBI in Saturday's 7-3 win over the Orioles.

    The backstop collected an RBI single in the first inning before taking Kyle Bradish deep for a two-run homer in the third. Kirk is up to 10 homers on the season, and five of them have come in his last 20 games -- a stretch in which he's batting .288 (23-for-80) with 17 RBI as the Jays make a push for a wild-card spot.

  • Joey Cantillo SP | CLE

    Guardians' Joey Cantillo: Strikes out eight in bulk relief

    Cantillo did not factor into the decision in Saturday's 4-3 loss to the Twins, allowing one hit and one walk while striking out eight over four scoreless innings.

    Cantillo entered in the third inning and dominated, throwing 37 of 56 pitches for strikes with 10 whiffs. It marked the first time the 26-year-old pitched in relief all year, and it was also his first scoreless outing since another four-inning effort July 29. He owns a 3.89 ERA, 1.48 WHIP and 162:78 K:BB across 148 frames this season and lines up for a home matchup with the Athletics next weekend, should he return to the rotation.

  • Blue Jays' Spencer Arrighetti: Nabs win in relief Saturday

    Arrighetti (8-9) picked up the win in Saturday's 7-3 victory over the Orioles, allowing one unearned run on two hits and two walks over 2.2 innings of relief. He struck out two.

    The right-hander was the third of seven Toronto pitchers to take the mound on a bullpen day, and Arrighetti got credited with the win in a game his team never trailed. It was his first victory in a Blue Jays uniform, and over five appearances (two starts) since being acquired at the trade deadline from the Astros, he's produced a 6.87 ERA, 1.53 WHIP and 15:10 K:BB in 18.1 innings. Arrighetti will continue being plugged in as necessary to help cover a couple holes in the rotation, but after throwing 50 pitches (26 strikes) on Saturday, it doesn't seem like he's viewed as a real candidate to make a traditional start.

  • Twins' Emmanuel Rodriguez: Homers in first career plate appearance

    Rodriguez went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Saturday's 4-3 win over the Guardians.

    Rodriguez wasted no time getting acclimated to the majors, launching a 420-foot blast in his first career plate appearance in the third inning. With Byron Buxton set for season-ending hip surgery and the Twins slipping in the American League Wild Card race, the 23-year-old Rodriguez could have a chance to earn regular playing time down the stretch after slashing .262/.414/.500 with 11 homers, 33 RBI, 36 runs scored and seven steals across 220 Triple-A plate appearances this year.

  • A.J. Minter RP | MIN

    Twins' A.J. Minter: Earns first save

    Minter earned the save against the Guardians on Saturday, striking out two in a perfect ninth inning.

    With Yoendrys Gomez struggling in a loss Friday, Minter was summoned to preserve a one-run lead in the ninth inning Saturday and did so on 16 pitches. It was likely just a matchup play, as the southpaw's last save came May 13, 2024. On the season, he owns a 2.01 ERA, 0.97 WHIP and 36:7 K:BB across 40.1 innings with the Mets and Twins.

  • Bobby Witt SS | KC

    Royals' Bobby Witt: Reaches 40 steals in loss

    Witt went 1-for-4 with a stolen base in Saturday's 5-1 loss to the Red Sox.

    Witt singled and stole second in the first inning, becoming the fourth player to reach the 40-steal threshold this season. It marks the second time the 26-year-old has reached that milestone in five MLB campaigns, with his career high of 49 coming in 2023. In addition to his elite speed, Witt is slashing .280/.359/.450 with 18 homers, 54 RBI and 84 runs scored in 576 plate appearances.

  • Pete Alonso 1B | BAL

    Orioles' Pete Alonso: Launches 35th homer

    Alonso went 1-for-3 with two walks and a two-run home run in Saturday's 7-3 loss to the Blue Jays.

    The slugging first baseman took Paul Sewald deep in the seventh inning, but the Orioles were already staring at a 6-1 hole at that point. Alonso has reached the 35-homer mark for the sixth time in his career, and he's closing in on a couple milestones -- he needs one more RBI to record his fifth season with 100 or more, and his next long ball will be the 300th of his career. Over his past 25 games, Alonso is batting .269 (25-for-93) with eight homers and 19 RBI as Baltimore tries to stay in the wild-card picture.

  • Randy Dobnak SP | KC

    Royals' Randy Dobnak: Suffers tough-luck loss

    Dobnak (3-4) took the loss against the Red Sox on Saturday, allowing three runs on four hits and no walks with four strikeouts over 5.2 innings.

    Dobnak departed in a 1-1 tie with two outs and two men on in the sixth inning, but he was saddled with the loss after both inherited runners came around to score. It ended a streak of three straight games in which the 31-year-old completed six frames, but he's still yielded three earned runs or fewer in 11 of 13 outings this season. He'll take a 2.73 ERA, 1.27 WHIP and 47:23 K:BB across 69.1 innings into a road matchup with the Pirates next weekend.

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