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Jamison Battle lit up the Spurs with 25 points (9-of-19 FGs), nine rebounds, three assists and seven three-pointers on Sunday.
The undrafted rookie wrapped up his first season in the NBA on a high note. Battle set new career highs for both points and three-pointers and became the 48th rookie in league history to hit seven triples in one game. He is the fourth rookie this season to reach that mark, with Bub Carrington, Dalton Knecht and Jaylen Wells also doing it. Battle has played well as part of Toronto’s rotation over the past month, but there likely won’t be minutes for him with the Raptors to start next season.
Red Sox recalled RHP Cooper Criswell from Triple-A Worcester.
Red Sox placed RHP Tanner Houck on the 15-day injured list, retroactive to May 13, with a right flexor pronator strain.
The fantasy ramifications are pretty straightforward. Rookie sensation Hunter Dobbins will keep his spot in Boston’s rotation with Walker Buehler (shoulder) coming off the injured list next week to take Houck’s vacant spot. It’ll likely be a bullpen game or spot starter taking the ball on Sunday against Atlanta. The 28-year-old righty will get some time away from the spotlight to attempt to put things back together from a mental and physical standpoint after struggling to a calamitous 8.04 ERA through nine starts to open the season.
Sam Hauser (ankle) is available to play against the Knicks in Game 5 on Wednesday.
Hauser missed Games 2-4 after injuring his ankle in Game 1 of this series. With Jayson Tatum (Achilles) done for the year, Hauser could be relied on to play extended minutes as Boston looks to keep its season alive.
Moises Ballesteros is not in the lineup for Wednesday’s showdown against the Marlins.
Ballesteros retreats to Chicago’s bench after going 0-for-4 on Tuesday night in his big-league debut. It’ll be Carson Kelly at DH on Wednesday night. The 21-year-old backstop doesn’t have much of an avenue to regular at-bats, since he’s mostly limited to DH duty due to his lackluster defense, but he should continue to get opportunities for the next couple weeks. He’s worthy of a speculative roster spot for fantasy purposes, especially in deeper formats.
Harrison Bader was removed from the second game of Wednesday’s doubleheader against the Orioles
It sounds like merely a precautionary exit, but it’s a situation fantasy managers should monitor. The 30-year-old outfielder left the second game of Wednesday’s twin bill following a third-inning ground out. He finished 1-for-2 with an RBI before departing. He’ll presumably undergo further evaluation and testing to determine the severity of the issue.
Luke Jackson (hand) played catch on Wednesday.
Rangers manager Bruce Bochy expressed optimism that Jackson will avoid a trip to the injured list and could potentially be ready to pitch again on Friday against the Astros. It’ll likely be Robert Garcia handling any save opportunities in the interim.