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NEW YORK — Veteran right-hander Carlos Carrasco was designated for assignment by the New York Yankees, the club announced Tuesday. Yerry de los Santos was recalled from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barres to take Carrasco’s place on the roster.

Carrasco was signed to a minor league contract during the offseason to serve as rotation depth and not projected to be one of the team’s five starting pitchers. But he broke camp in the rotation after injuries to Gerrit Cole, Luis Gil and Clarke Schmidt during spring training.

He appeared in eight games, starting six, and compiled a 5.91 ERA. He last pitched Sunday, giving up two runs on five hits over three innings out of the bullpen. The Yankees made the move before Schmidt started Tuesday against the San Diego Padres after being scratched from his previously scheduled start Saturday.

“Felt like we needed some extra coverage into today and tomorrow and, yeah, I mean, tough call,” Yankees manager Aaron Boone said. “We’ve toyed with it for a couple of days now and just felt like it was the right time.”

Four off days this month, including two over the next nine days, give the Yankees flexibility to move forward with a four-man starting rotation. The Yankees could also have veteran left-hander Ryan Yarbrough or right-hander Allan Winans, currently with Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, start games or take down multiple innings out of the bullpen.

Yarbrough allowed one run over four innings starting in Schmidt’s place Saturday, his first start of the season. He’s posted a 3.72 ERA in 19⅓ innings across nine games this season.

Winans has tossed 14 scoreless innings over four games (three starts) in the minors this season. He most recently struck out 10 of the first 11 batters he faced in a start on April 23 and followed that by tossing a season-high 4⅔ innings Wednesday. Winans recorded a 7.20 ERA in eight starts for the Atlanta Braves over the past two seasons.

“He’s been throwing the ball really well and he’s very much in play for us,” Boone said. “Potentially in some kind of role here moving forward. But reports have been good.”

Boone left the door open for Carrasco to return if he is not claimed on waivers or trade during the DFA process.

A highly respected veteran, the 38-year-old Carrasco owns a 4.18 career ERA across 16 major-league seasons, a career that began when he debuted for Cleveland in 2009 at 22 years old. He spent his first 12 seasons with Cleveland, finishing fourth in AL Cy Young voting in 2017. He was diagnosed with leukemia in May 2019 and returned to pitch after three months.

“I’ve always admired him from across the diamond and we got to see it up close,” Boone said. “Just what a phenomenal human being that Carlos is and the way he carries himself and the class with which he carries himself. It really was a pleasure to be around him for these last couple of months. And who knows. Maybe he’ll be back here.”

De los Santos, 27, logged two scoreless innings for the Yankees in the first game of a doubleheader on April 21. He has recorded a 1.74 ERA in 10 relief appearances for Scranton/Wilkes-Barre this season.

The Yankees also announced that infielder DJ LeMahieu‘s rehab assignment moved from Double-A Somerset to Triple-A. LeMahieu began the season on the injured list with a calf injury. He could be activated for his season debut this weekend when the Yankees face the Athletics in West Sacramento.

Additionally, right-hander Scott Effross (hamstring) began a rehab assignment with the Yankees’ rookie-level team.

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Yelich fuels rally, Brewers extend win streak to 13

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CINCINNATI — Christian Yelich had two homers among his four hits and drove in five runs as the Milwaukee Brewers overcame a seven-run deficit to beat the Cincinnati Reds 10-8 Friday night for their club record-tying 13th straight victory.

The Brewers became the first team in 94 years to extend a double-digit win streak with a comeback win of seven or more runs, according to ESPN Research.

The Reds chased Brewers rookie Jacob Misiorowski – making his first start since July 28 – with a seven-run seventh inning to take an 8-1 lead.

Yelich homered leading off the second against Nick Martinez for Milwaukee’s first run. He had an RBI double in the third before Andrew Vaughn hit his 14th homer – a three-run shot – and Brice Turang‘s RBI double to cut it to 8-6. Yelich had a two-run single in the fourth to tie it at 8-all and then hit his 26th homer – a one-out, solo shot off Scott Barlow (6-1) in the sixth to give the Brewers the lead.

Yelich did his damage with a bat honoring the late Bob Uecker. It had the home run call of the former catcher and longtime Brewers’ announcer written on it.

This was also Yelich’s third career game with four hits and two home runs, tying Ryan Braun and Willy Adames for most in franchise history, according to ESPN Research.

Brandon Lockridge went 3 for 5 and doubled off Sam Moll with two outs in the seventh before scoring on a wild pitch for an insurance run.

Misiorowski loaded the bases with one out in the second on a hit batter and two walks and left after walking Spencer Steer to force in a run. Elly De La Cruz had the first hit in the inning – a two-run double off DL Hall for a 4-1 lead. Four straight singles increased the lead to 8-1.

Misiorowski was charged with five runs on four hits and three walks in 1 1/3 innings hours after coming off the injured list. Nick Mears (4-3) pitched a scoreless fifth. Trevor Megill struck out two in the ninth for his 29th save. Six relievers combined to retire the final 23 Reds in order.

Information from The Associated Press was used in this report.

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Slumping Dodgers lose 3B Muncy (oblique) to IL

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LOS ANGELES — Third baseman Max Muncy was diagnosed with a Grade 1 oblique strain and landed on the injured list Friday, a major blow to a Los Angeles Dodgers team that finds itself fading in the standings.

Muncy was originally a late scratch from Wednesday’s lineup after feeling soreness in his right side during pregame batting practice. The Dodgers’ hope was that sitting out for the finale from Angel Stadium, then getting extra rest during the Thursday off day, would allow Muncy to return for a critical series against the division-rival San Diego Padres, who have taken a one-game lead in the National League West.

But Muncy will miss this weekend’s series from Dodger Stadium, as well as the following series from San Diego’s Petco Park next weekend.

“I don’t think anyone expects it to be season-ending,” Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said, “but hopefully it’s sooner than later.”

Roberts doesn’t believe the current oblique injury is as bad as the one that forced Muncy to miss about two months last year, but even in a best-case scenario, the Dodgers might be without their third baseman and left-handed power hitter until around mid-September.

Muncy got off to a bad start this year before turning it on in the middle of May, slashing .312/.438/.616 with 11 home runs in a stretch of 41 games. Muncy then injured his left knee during a scary collision at third base and wound up missing most of July. He returned Aug. 4, went 8-for-23 with four home runs over the course of eight games, and now he’s out again — at a time when the reigning World Series champs could really use some reinforcements.

The Dodgers held a nine-game lead in the NL West as of July 3 and have since gone 12-21 to fall a game back of a surging Padres team that arrived in L.A. on the heels of a five-game winning streak. As many as six high-leverage relievers reside on the Dodgers’ IL, though three of them — Michael Kopech, Kirby Yates and Tanner Scott — are nearing returns. The offense, meanwhile, has been mostly unproductive over the past six weeks, posting an 0.708 OPS that ranks 22nd in the major leagues.

During Muncy’s absence, the Dodgers will use Alex Freeland, a switch-hitting rookie who’s batting .176 in his first 12 games, and Buddy Kennedy, a right-handed-hitting journeyman with a career .193 batting average. Other potential reinforcements like Tommy Edman, Hyeseong Kim and Enrique Hernandez remain on the IL and aren’t close enough to a return.

“It’s certainly a tough loss,” Roberts said. “I think it’s just guys got to continue to perform to their abilities. It’s hard to kind of backfill Max, what he means, as far as the plate discipline, the slug, the on-base, all that stuff. I feel good about our lineup, the guys that we have, and they just have to go out there and take good at-bats. That’s all we can do right now.”

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WASHINGTON — Philadelphia Phillies closer Jhoan Duran was carted off the field after he took a comebacker off his right foot in the ninth inning of a 6-2 victory over the Washington Nationals on Friday night.

The Phillies said that initial X-rays were negative and that Duran would be evaluated further Saturday.

Pitching in a non-save situation after four days off, Duran began the ninth by facing Paul DeJong, who hit a sharp grounder to the mound on his fourth pitch. The ball deflected off Duran’s foot and into foul territory for a single.

Duran ran toward the ball but began limping as he approached the foul line. After a lengthy visit by team trainers, he took a seat in the Nationals’ bullpen cart and was driven off the field.

“He ran like a shot to retrieve the ball, and once he got there, I think the adrenaline wore off and the pain set in,” Thomson said. “But before the cart came out, he said, ‘I actually feel better, I think I can walk over to the dugout.’ But we got all these steps up here, so we just wanted to use the cart and take him all the way around, so he didn’t have to go up the steps.”

Acquired from Minnesota at the trade deadline, Duran is 4-for-4 in save opportunities with the Phillies.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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