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Joey Wentz SP | ATL
Braves' Joey Wentz: Claimed by Atlanta
Atlanta claimed Wentz off waivers Friday, David O'Brien of The Athletic reports.
Wentz was designated for assignment by the Twins on Wednesday, and he'll get a fresh start. He replaces Kevin Herget on the 40-man roster. Wentz has appeared in 25 MLB games this season, 19 with Pittsburgh and six with Minnesota. He's posted a 6.88 ERA and a 28:20 K:BB across 34 total innings.
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Adrian Morejon RP | SD
Padres' Adrian Morejon: Picks up seventh win
Morejon (7-3) earned the win over Arizona on Thursday, allowing one hit and walking one batter while notching two strikeouts over 1.2 scoreless innings.
Starter Randy Vasquez lasted just 4.1 frames, and Morejon took over with two Diamondbacks on base and one out in the fifth. The left-hander got out of the jam by striking out Josh Naylor and getting Eugenio Suarez to pop out, then tossed a scoreless sixth despite allowing two baserunners. Morejon was credited with the win -- his seventh of the campaign, most among MLB relief pitchers -- as the Padres held on to claim a 4-3 victory. While bullpen mates Robert Suarez and Jason Adam are going to the All-Star Game for their first-half accomplishments, there's an argument to be made that Morejon is just as deserving. In addition to the seven wins, he's posted a dominant 1.71 ERA and 0.83 WHIP along with a 39:9 K:BB while notching two saves and 12 holds over 45 appearances spanning 42 innings.
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DL Hall RP | MIL
Brewers' DL Hall: Opening Friday
Hall will serve as an opener ahead of Quinn Priester for Friday's game against the Nationals, Adam McCalvy of MLB.com reports.
Hall will make his third start of the season. The southpaw threw three innings in each of his other two appearances as an opener. The 26-year-old has completed at least two innings in seven of his 10 appearances in 2025 and has thrown five consecutive perfect innings.
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Rico Garcia RP | BAL
Mets' Rico Garcia: DFA coming
The Mets are expected to designate Garcia for assignment Friday, Anthony DiComo of MLB.com reports.
Garcia threw 2.2 scoreless innings out of the bullpen during the second game of Thursday's doubleheader against Baltimore. However, Kodai Senga (hamstring) is slated to come off the 15-day IL on Friday, and Sean Manaea (elbow/oblique) is expected to return from the 60-day IL on Sunday, resulting in Garcia losing his spot on the 26 and 40-man rosters. The 31-year-old reliever has a 4.13 ERA in 28.1 innings with Triple-A Syracuse this season.
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Justin Hagenman SP | NYM
Mets' Justin Hagenman: Takes loss in relief appearance
Hagenman (0-1) was the pitcher of record in the Mets' 7-3 loss to the Orioles in the second game of Thursday's doubleheader, giving up three runs (two earned) on four hits and one walk while striking out three over two-plus relief innings.
After making his first major-league start in his previous appearance Friday, Hagenman shifted to a relief role in a bullpen game. He entered a 3-3 tie in the bottom of the fourth inning and was still on the mound when the Orioles broke things open in the fifth. Considering Hagenman tossed 41 pitches Thursday, he's unlikely to be available for at least the next couple of days, so the Mets could option him to Triple-A Syracuse to clear a spot for Kodai Senga (hamstring), who will be reinstated from the injured list ahead of his start Friday in Kansas City.
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Chris Flexen RP | CHC
Cubs' Chris Flexen: In line to start Friday
Flexen is slated to start Friday's game against the Yankees in New York.
The veteran right-hander will pick up his first start of the season Friday, filling the rotation spot that had previously been occupied by Jameson Taillon (calf). Flexen tossed 3.2 innings and 64 pitches in bulk relief the last time Taillon's turn came up Saturday, but he should be capable of giving the Cubs more length Friday. Flexen hasn't missed many bats (13.9 percent strikeout rate) while working out of the bullpen this season, but he's limited walks (6.6 percent walk rate) and has netted an 0.83 ERA and 0.86 WHIP in 32.2 innings. Regression could set in sooner rather than later however, as those numbers are buoyed by an unsustainable 95.2 percent strand rate and a .189 BABIP, well below his career mark of .302.
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Jake Woodford SP | MIL
Diamondbacks' Jake Woodford: Tosses three scoreless frames
Woodford allowed four hits and two walks while striking out two over three scoreless innings in Thursday's 4-3 loss to the Padres.
Woodford ate up innings after starter Eduardo Rodriguez lasted just four innings. Woodford recently joined the Diamondbacks after opting out of a minor-league deal with the Cubs last week. He was a starter in the minors, but Arizona will use him out of the bullpen, which has been hit hard by injuries. Woodford has appeared in three games since his arrival and allowed two runs on nine hits and three walks over six innings.
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Robert Suarez RP | ATL
Padres' Robert Suarez: Secures 27th save
Suarez struck out one in a perfect inning to earn the save in Thursday's 4-3 win over the Diamondbacks.
Suarez threw nine of 13 pitches for strikes in this appearance, which was his third straight perfect inning. He's earned a save in each of those outings while racking up four strikeouts. The Padres' closer is up to 27 saves on the year while posting a 3.63 ERA, 1.06 WHIP and 42:12 K:BB across 39.2 innings.