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Kriske sipped a quick cup of coffee earlier this season with the Cubs, making one relief appearance back in late May. The 31-year-old joins Chicago’s relief mix ahead of Saturday’s game against the Yankees, where he spent the first few years of his career after being drafted back in 2016.
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Boyd was at just 85 pitches after eight, but either he or manager Craig Counsell decided it wasn’t worth him going for his second career shutout and third complete game. Boyd, who opted out of pitching in the All-Star Game, finishes the first half with scoreless starts in three of his last four outings. He has a 1.28 ERA in his last nine starts, and he was pretty good before that, too. He’s one of five major leaguers with 10 victories, and his 2.34 ERA is sixth in the league.
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Palencia was called on after Brad Keller gave up a two-run homer and then hit a batter in what had been a 5-0 game. He struck out Jazz Chisholm Jr. and got Trent Grisham to ground out to end the game.
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Kelly’s roller-coaster season has seen him hit .361/.500/.820 in his first 20 games and .156/.224/.211 in his subsequent 26. However, he’s bounced back nicely recently, batting .386/.461/.727 with three homers in his last 15 games. It all adds up to an .892 OPS, placing him third among catchers behind Cal Raleigh and Will Smith,
