1. Farris to make MLB debut:
The Angels selected the contract of left-hander Mitch Farris yesterday when rosters expanded to 28 players. Farris will make his MLB debut when he takes the ball today against the Royals and veteran right-hander Michael Lorenzen (4.62 ERA). Farris has spent the entire 2025 campaign at Double-A after being acquired from Atlanta in the Davis Daniel trade during the offseason. He has a 4.27 ERA in 116 innings of work at that level to go with an impressive 28.0% strikeout rate. Anaheim has long been aggressive when promoting its prospects, and the 24-year-old Farris will now get the opportunity to impact the big league level before ever setting foot at Triple-A.
2. Orioles 40-man move incoming:
The Orioles are set to welcome Tyler Wells back from the injured list today as they move towards a six-man rotation. With Wells set to start today’s game against Yu Darvish (5.66 ERA in ten starts) in San Diego, Baltimore will need to make a 40-man roster move to accommodate the 31-year-old right-hander’s return from the injured list. That could mean moving an injured player like right-hander Colin Selby to the 60-day injured list. If they’re confident all of their players on the 10- or 15-day IL can make it back before season’s end, the O’s could designate someone from the back end of their 40-man roster for assignment.
3. Series Preview: Yankees @ Astros
A potential postseason preview is set to begin today when the Yankees kick off a three-game set against the Astros in Houston. The series starts with an exciting pitching matchup: southpaw Framber Valdez (3.18 ERA) takes the mound for the Astros as the Yankees counter with fellow lefty Max Fried (3.06 ERA). Fried has struggled for much of the second half but will look to keep the good times rolling after back-to-back quality starts against the Red Sox and Nationals. Tomorrow’s game will feature rookie Will Warren (4.30 ERA) against swingman Jason Alexander (4.61 ERA in 54 1/3 innings), while the series finale will pit Carlos Rodon (3.18 ERA) against Cristian Javier (3.38 ERA in four starts) in the latter’s fifth start back from Tommy John surgery.