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The Giants reportedly are receiving "significant" trade interest in veteran left-handed pitcher Blake Snell.

Lively was awesome in this one. He showed five pitches to batters from each side of the plate and kept the Phillies off balance all night. We keep waiting for the other shoe to drop with Lively and it hasn't. He's allowed more than three earned runs just twice all season and his ERA sits at 3.44.

What else is there to say about Clase? Even through some hard contact in this one he kept two of the three batted balls he allowed on the ground and got through an innocuous, two-out single from Bryson Stott. He's allowed just one run across his last 16 appearances and is firmly the best closer in fantasy baseball.

Fry got the Guardians on the board with an early single and made Cristopher Sanchez uncomfortable early. He's still nowhere near the player he was in April and May, but Fry has a hit in three out of four games and has a .774 OPS in a very small sample since the All-Star break.

Stott has been mired in a prolonged slump with a .540 over his last 20 games entering play Friday. The homer was just his second since May 19th as he hopes to finally break out.

Sanchez was singled to death in this one. All eight of the hits he surrendered were just base hits and the Guardians turned them into three runs. This was bittersweet for fantasy managers with Sanchez finding his way to a quality start despite not seeing the strikeout or whiff totals he did when he's been at his best this season.

The Mets have been in contact with the Giants regarding Michael Conforto, reports Mike Puma of the New York Post (X link). The Post’s Jon Heyman wrote last night that the Mets were looking into the outfield market and preferred to add a left-handed hitter. There aren’t many obvious options on that front. The Marlins…

Senga had missed the entire season so far thanks to a shoulder injury in spring training

The Rays have now sent two veterans packing on Friday

Mets ace Kodai Senga, making his long awaited season debut Friday night, exited in the sixth inning with a left calf strain.

Giants manager Bob Melvin provided updates on a handful of injured players prior to Friday's game against the Rockies.

The 33-year-old backstop smacked a two-out single off of Keider Montero in the fourth inning, swiped second base and raced around to score on a two-run single off the bat of Willi Castro. He then slugged a 353-foot two-run blast off of Joey Wentz in the sixth inning, increasing the Twins' lead to 8-2. With his three-hit attack, Vazquez is now hitting .207/.236/.319 with five homers, 18 RBI and three stolen bases.

Wallner hit the third of three home runs off of Tigers' right-hander Kieder Montero -- a 376-foot solo shot in the second inning that increased the Twins' early lead to 3-0. He also drew a walk in the fourth inning and scored on Willi Castro's two-run single. He finished the night 1-for-3 with a pair of walks and is now slashing .237/.370/.559 with five homers and 10 RBI.

Buxton opened the scoring in the ballgame with his 385-foot solo shot off of Keider Montero in the opening inning. He also chipped in a run-scoring double in the fourth inning that extended the lead to 6-2. The 30-year-old slugger has stayed relatively healthy this season, hitting .280/.332/.515 with 12 long balls and 42 RBI.

Lopez scattered six hits on the evening while allowing one base on balls. All of the damage done against him came on one mighty swing of the bat by Javier Baez in the third inning. The Tigers also loaded the bases against him with zero outs in the seventh inning, then the 28-year-old hurler bore down and retired the next three hitters in order to escape the jam. He got 13 whiffs on 97 pitches on the night, registering a CSW of 26 percent. He'll carry a 4.73 ERA, 1.14 WHIP and a 135/25 K/BB ratio (117 2/3 innings) into Wednesday's matchup against the Mets in New York.

The 31-year-old shortstop tagged Pablo Lopez for a 390-foot two-run shot in the third inning, pulling the Tigers to within a run at 3-2. That would be as close as they would get. After hitting just one home run through the first three months of the season, Baez has now homered in back-to-back games, bringing his season total to a whopping three. He finished the night 1-for-3 and is now hitting .179/.212/.265 with three homers and 30 RBI.

The Mets are acquiring Ryne Stanek from the Mariners, reports Andy Martino of SNY (X link). Rhylan Thomas is going back to Seattle, Martino adds. Stanek, who turns 33 today, has worked in generally high-leverage spots. His performance has been uneven. Stanek owns a 4.38 ERA across 39 innings spanning 46 appearances. He has fanned an above-average…

The Rays announced they’ve acquired reliever Cole Sulser from the Mets for cash and optioned him to Triple-A Durham. Tampa Bay had three openings on the 40-man roster, so no further moves were necessary. New York had designated Sulser for assignment on Monday as the corresponding move for the signing of catcher Logan Porter. The righty…

Mets ace Kodai Senga was rolling against the Braves on Friday night before he left with an apparent leg injury in the sixth inning.