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Wyatt Langford (oblique) is likely to be activated for Sunday’s series finale against the Dodgers.
MLB.com’s Kennedi Landry reports that Langford rejoined the Rangers at Globe Life Field on Saturday after wrapping up a minor league rehab assignment, but told media members he won’t be activated until Sunday’s series finale against the Dodgers. The 23-year-old rising star, who is hitting .244/.333/.561 with four homers and two steals in 12 games this season, has been on the shelf since April 9 recovering from a right oblique strain.
Pirates RHP prospect Bubba Chandler recorded eight strikeouts over five scoreless innings on Tuesday for Triple-A Indianapolis.
It’s time. Chandler lowered his ERA to a microscopic 1.91 mark on Tuesday evening with five shutout frames in his latest outing as he continues to look like the best pitching prospect in baseball. The hard-throwing 22-year-old righty is up to 49 punchouts over 33 innings (eight starts) this season at the Triple-A level. It’s time to see how Chandler fares in the big leagues. He’s one of the few prospects left in the minors that fantasy managers should be stashing, even in shallow mixed leagues.
Jackson Chourio went 2-for-4 with a double and two stolen bases against the Guardians on Tuesday.
Jose Ramirez went 2-for-4 with two runs scored and a solo home run against the Brewers on Tuesday.
Quinn Priester allowed one run in five innings and took the loss against the Guardians on Tuesday.
Emmanuel Clase tossed a perfect ninth inning with two strikeouts and picked up the save against the Brewers on Tuesday.
Logan Allen tossed six scoreless innings and got the win in the Guardians’ 2-0 victory over the Brewers on Tuesday.