He's struggled to get playing time, however, as Thursday marked his first start over the Rangers' past five games.

Serves up three homers Thursday ...

Continues to mash ...

McKinstry went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in Thursday's 4-1 win over the Athletics. McKinstry provided Detroit with some breathing room in the fifth inning, launching a two-run homer off Jack ...

Arozarena took Janson Junk deep in the fifth inning for his 10th home run of the season. The outfielder has continued to produce since returning from the injured list on June 23, batting .264 ...

Nolan Arenado homered and moved closer to 2,000 hits, and Merrill Kelly combined with two relievers on a three-hitter for the Arizona Diamondbacks, who beat the San Diego Padres 3-1 on Thursday night ...

Opens scoring Thursday ...

Singer (3-9) allowed one run on four hits and one walk while striking out five batters over 7.1 innings in a loss to Philadelphia on Thursday.

Whisenhunt (2-0) allowed two runs on three hits and four walks while striking out four over 5.2 innings to earn the win over the Rockies on Thursday.

Perkins has struggled when used as a starter or bulk reliever this season, posting an 8.19 ERA with zero wins across seven appearances.

The Diamondbacks recalled Waldschmidt from Triple-A Reno, Steve Gilbert of MLB.com reports.

Sewald struck out two in a perfect inning to earn the save in Thursday's 3-1 win over the Padres.