Sam Haggerty

Jack Leiter allowed three runs on five hits in four innings against the Pirates on Sunday.

Leiter was pulled at 88 pitches after walking Oneil Cruz to open the fifth inning, and then the bullpen allowed the floodgates to open. Still, this was a matchup that Leiter should have dominated, and he simply couldn’t command the baseball. He had just nine called strikes and a 23 percent CSW on the day with a 49 percent zone rate. The sinker was a huge pitch earlier in the year for him because he can command it for a strike, but it also led to some blister issues, and he threw just five of them total today. At this stage, it’s hard to roster Leiter outside of the deepest formats, and we would not feel good about starting him next week against Seattle.

Rangers manager Bruce Bochy said Sunday that Nathan Eovaldi (triceps) will likely make his next start this week in the majors.

Eovaldi will skip a rehab assignment entirely and jump back into Texas’ rotation mix after making it through Saturday’s live batting practice session without any issues or setbacks. The 35-year-old veteran will likely have some workload limitation from a pitch count standpoint in his return outing, but it’s a boost for fantasy managers that he’s coming back. He’s been out since late May working his way back from triceps fatigue.

Wyatt Langford (back) is in the lineup for Sunday’s series finale against the Pirates.

Langford is back patrolling center field and batting second following a brief two-game absence due to back stiffness. It’s a positive development for fantasy managers that the 23-year-old power/speed combo threat is feeling well enough to get back into action on Sunday afternoon since back issues tend to be complicated matters that tend to linger.

Byron Buxton went 3-for-5 with a walk, a stolen base and two solo home runs against the Brewers on Sunday.

Buxton’s two home runs give him 17 on the season. He hit a solo shot off Quinn Priester in the first inning and another solo shot off Abner Uribe in the sixth inning. Buxton has two two-homer games in his last four games and has hit six home runs over his last six games. He’s hitting .285 with a .928 OPS and 47 RBI on the year.

Byron Buxton went 3-for-5 with a walk and two solo home runs against the Brewers on Sunday.

Wenceel Pérez went 2-for-4 with a home run, two runs scored, and three RBI in a 9-3 win over the Rays on Sunday.

Pérez has been good since coming off the IL, slashing .296/.346/.648 in 22 games with six home runs and 13 RBI. Pérez has seen gains in his exit velocities and is pulling the ball in the air more than he did in his rookie season. With Matt Vierling sidelined, Pérez has become the regular right fielder for the Tigers and is worth adding in deeper formats.