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Wendle was designated for assignment last week after hitting .222/.243/.250 in 37 plate appearances for the Mets. He’ll probably resurface with another club this summer, though he might have to take a minor league deal initially.

Montas struck out eight and walked two in a game that was still scoreless when he threw his last pitch. Fortunately for him, the Brewers scored a run in the top of the seventh on a walk and three wild pitches from Camilo Doval (with some help from a pretty immobile Curt Casali behind the plate). They then added two insurance runs in the eighth, which is all that kept this from being the fifth straight one-run game that Montas was involved in. Montas got the win, so he is 3-2 with a 3.40 ERA in eight starts since being picked up from the Reds. He’ll face the Phillies in his lone start next week, making him a subpar play.

Williams turned in an eighth straight scoreless appearance despite giving up a pair of hits. He did throw 18 pitches tonight after throwing 21 on Tuesday, so it’s not certainty that he’ll be available Friday. Trevor Megill, who struck out the side in the eighth tonight, would likely be the alternative if a save chance arises.

The 12 balls on play against Birdsong averaged 97.2 mph, yet he allowed just two hits to the 17 batters he faced while completing five innings for the first time in seven starts. As for how Birdsong might fair against the Orioles next time out, the Audubon Society probably has a better idea than we do.

The Giants are putting Bivens to work; he started Sunday on three days’ rest after a relief appearance and now pitched in relief on three days’ rest tonight. It had looked like he’d probably start Sunday against the Padres, but we assume that’s off the table now. Perhaps he will pitch then as part of a bullpen game.

20 homers and 20 steals at age 20. He’s the youngest player to pull off that particular feat; Mike Trout and Vada Pinson also did so in their age-20 seasons, but they were both months older than Chourio. Really, though, the steals are incidental. Chourio is the 21st player to hit 20 homers at age 20 or younger. The other active players to do it are Trout, Giancarlo Stanton, Juan Soto, Ronald Acuña Jr., Bryce Harper, Carlos Correa and Fernando Tatis Jr.

Marco Luciano replaced him, with Brett Wisely moving from second base to shortstop. Fitzgerald is likely day-to-day.

Soto went the other way to score Gleyber Torres and give New York the extra-inning win. Soto also drew a walk because of course he did, and he’s now up to 101 RBI. The 25-year-old has been sensational in his first year with the Yankees, and MLB teams should be salivating over the chance to potentially sign him this winter. The good ones will be, anyway.

Jansen provided the only run of the game for the Red Sox with a solo homer off Nestor Cortes to tie the score at 1-1 in the fifth. Jansen also drew a walk, and it’s helped push his line with the Red Sox to a still unappealing .197/.319/.295.

Torres also scored the winning run on a double in the 10th by Juan Soto, so he bookended the scoring. The 27-year-old has not been a big source of power this year with just 13 homers and 56 RBI, but maybe this blast will lead to a surge to end the season. It’s doubtful, but it’s possible.

It’s the first time that Criswell has pitched into the sixth inning since July 23. The right-hander gave up a leadoff homer in the first to Gleyber Torres and then blanked the Yankees despite allowing three walks with four strikeouts. Criswell is still tough to trust as a fantasy option, but this was a solid outing. He’ll face the Rays next week if the rotation order remains the same.