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Nathan Eovaldi is heading to the injured list after the Texas Rangers placed him on the fifteen-day IL with elbow inflammation. It's a significant blow to a rotation that's been leaning on the veteran right-hander, and the timeline heading into the stretch run makes this one worth watching closely.
Shifting to San Francisco, Matt Chapman is done for the year. The Giants third baseman will undergo season-ending abdominal surgery in Philadelphia on Tuesday. Chapman had been a steady presence in that lineup, posting seven home runs and forty-two RBIs across eighty-four games, but the abdominal strain finally forced the issue. Tough timing for a Giants club still trying to find its footing.
Over in Toronto on the women's side, Iga Swiatek looked absolutely surgical. The six-time Grand Slam champion dispatched Diana Shnaider six-two, six-one in just sixty-four minutes, booking her spot in the WTA Toronto Masters semi-finals. Swiatek is moving through this draw with the kind of controlled aggression that reminds you exactly why she spent so long at the top of the rankings.
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