Efficient yet unimpressive, Littell did well to complete seven innings in this one despite allowing a four-spot in the third inning. He gave the Rangers a heavy diet of junk around the edges of the plate, but they were aggressive and always seemed to make him pay when he caught a little too much of the plate. They had 10 hard-hit balls in all while Littell forced just five swings-and-misses. With so many short at-bats, he only threw 82 pitches in his seven innings of work. The stuff just isn’t good enough to trust as more than a deep-league streamer when he has a good matchup. He’s scheduled to face the Angels next, which could be a good matchup, although the Rays’ new home at Steinbrenner Field needs to be treated similarly to Yankee Stadium since they each have the same dimensions.

Correa was scratched from Sunday’s lineup, and the Twins have not played a game since. However, the 30-year-old is back in the lineup today, which means there may never have been any reason to be concerned.

Carpenter hadn’t ruled out a return to the big leagues this off-season, but no opportunity materialized, and he will now hang up his cleats. A 14-year veteran, Carpenter spent 12 of those years with the Cardinals and then a year each with the Yankees and Padres. He will finish his career with a .259/.366/.449 slash line with 179 home runs, 659 RBI, and a 31.5 WAR.

The Orioles have yet to announce a starter, but we know McDermott is physically with the team right now, so it seems likely he’ll get the ball. He started the season on the minor league injured list with a lat strain and has pitched just 9 2/3 innings across three starts so far this year, so even if he does start, he likely won’t pitch deep enough into the game to be worth rostering in fantasy leagues. However, McDermott did have a 3.78 ERA and 144 strikeouts in 100 innings at Triple-A last year, so he could work his way into the Orioles’ rotation plans at some point this summer.

The Orioles activated Ramon Urias from the injured list, and needed a spot, so Carlson, who is 0-for-15 at the big league level this season, will be sent back down. Jorge Mateo should serve as the fourth outfielder now.

The veteran wound up missing he minimum amount of days with his hamstring injury. The Orioles have been starting Emmanuel Rivera at third base, so we’d expect Urías to immediately step back into a starting role until Jordan Westburg returns from his own hamstring injury.

The 32-year-old has allowed two runs on five hits in 9 2/3 innings while striking out 12 and walking nine. His fastball is up to 97 mph, and he has shown the ability to handle the highest leverage innings. With the Red Sox bullpen continuing to lose one-run games, the team could decide it’s time to see if the veteran can make himself valuable to the big league bullpen.