Diabate suffered what appeared to be a serious right leg injury during Tuesday’s loss to the Hawks. However, the fact that he’s considered questionable for Thursday night means he likely dodged a bullet. If Diabate cannot play against the Knicks, Jusuf Nurkic will likely see more time after logging 17 minutes in Tuesday’s defeat.

He also walked two in his short outing. There is no word yet on whether there was any injury, but Dana came into the day with a 3.03 ERA, so the rest of his season had been much better. However, he has now been throwing his four-seam fastball almost 70 percent of the time in recent starts, which is a weird choice for a pitcher who has average MLB velocity and slightly above-average movement. The Angels continue to struggle to develop any MLB-ready pitching talent.

Slater has missed the last month with a torn meniscus and is still just DHing on his rehab assignment. He may be at least another week away from returning, but considering both Joshua Palacios and Michael A Taylor are out of minor league options, the White Sox may have to send Brooks Baldwin to the minors when Slater is ready to come back.

The Week 17 matchup between longtime NFC North rivals will be available exclusively on Netflix. Coming off a devastating Divisional Round loss to Washington last January, the Lions will be prominently featured by the league in 2025. Jared Goff and the Lions beat Minnesota twice during the 2024 regular season: A 31-29 Week 7 victory in Minnesota and a 31-9 Week 18 drubbing in Detroit. Goff combined to throw for 511 yards, three touchdowns, and no interceptions in those games. Justin Jefferson, meanwhile, was limited to ten catches for 131 yards and a touchdown in the Vikings’ 2024 games against Detroit.

Westburg has now stopped running and will focus on resting his hamstring before continuing his progression again. That makes the timeline for the 26-year-old very nebulous. He’ll need to ensure his hamstring feels strong again before beginning to start running again, and then his hamstring will need to respond well to running before the Orioles even think about beginning a rehab assignment. At this point, it feels like a mid-June return might be the best-case scenario for Westburg.

Norby’s season got off to a slow start due to injury, and he admitted that his swing hasn’t felt right for most of the year. Recently, he has been working with assistant general manager Gabe Kapler to flatten his bat path and correct his rotation. Additionally, Norby has been working on letting the ball travel more so that he can make better swing decisions. “If anything, I’m trying to get back the other way more. I’m not trying to pull the ball really at all.” The changes appear to be working as Norby has an eight-game hitting streak in which he has batted .357 (10-for-28) with two doubles, one triple, one homer, three RBIs, two walks, and six strikeouts.

Jose Ramirez is starting at designated hitter on Wednesday, so the Guardians will play Kyle Manzardo at first base and give the 39-year-old Santana a rest day.