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Seeing Crow-Armstring and Michael Busch in and Patrick Wisdom out of the lineup against a lefty is odd, but it’s because the Giants are likely to treat starter Erik Miller as a true opener and lift him before he faces Crow-Armstrong even once in the ninth spot. This will be Miller’s fifth start, but he’s yet to get more than five outs in any of them.

Aside from the two HBPs, Bassitt was in total control against the team he won 15 games for in 2022, allowing hard-hit balls to just three of the 26 batters he faced. He moved to 10-13 with a 4.20 ERA for the season. Barring a rotation change, he’ll make his next start next Tuesday in Texas.

A little confidence builder for Green after he took blown saves in three straight outings from Sept. 1-8. He was perfect tonight, striking out one of the three batters he faced.

A bad time for an off night from Peterson, who failed to go five innings in a start for the first time since July 6 and gave up eight hits for just the second time in 18 starts this year. The loss was only his second opposite nine victories. He’ll likely miss the Phillies this weekend and get the Nationals at home on Monday, which is good for those rostering him.

It’s been quite a bounce back for Lugo after a bad month; he had a 6.25 ERA in six starts from July 27-Aug. 25, but he’s allowed just two runs in 21 innings since. He’s now 16-8 with a 2.94 ERA in MLB-high 193 innings, which is a remarkable total for a former reliever whose previous high in innings was 146 1/3.

Stroman might be the Yankees rotation’s weakest link at the moment, even though he’s been perfectly respectable in going 10-8 with a 4.07 ERA to date. Since the Yankees are using six starters this time through and have next Monday off, Stroman figures to go a week between starts. On the plus side, that means he’ll be facing the Mariners in Seattle, making him a better play than he would have been against the Red Sox this weekend.

It seems like many have already dug in on Judge being the AL MVP over Bobby Witt Jr., but if Judge has a September like his April, things will have to change. He’s now gone 14 straight games without a homer, having hit .196 during the span.

Rizzo is hitting .167/.219/.233 in nine games since returning from his fractured forearm. The Yankees will probably just stick with him and hope for the best, as they did with Alex Verdugo for so long, but it should be noted that Ben Rice just homered in three straight games in Triple-A. Giving Verdugo a crash course at first base might make sense, too.

Gelof took Spencer Arrighetti deep for a solo homer to lead off the second inning. He added a base hit in the fourth, then later started the 12th as the runner on second before scoring on a bunt to put the A’s ahead. The 24-year-old second baseman is hitting .211/.273/.376 with 17 homers, 56 runs scored, 45 RBI, and 23 steals across 481 plate appearances.

Altuve drew a walk in the third inning, then drove in a run with a base hit in the seventh to tie the game. He led off the bottom of the 12th with a double to make it a one-run game before the Astros fell short in the loss. The 34-year-old second baseman is slashing .304/.359/.452 with 19 homers, 86 runs scored, 62 RBI, and 20 steals across 622 plate appearances.

Sears was excellent against a tough Astros lineup, holding them scoreless across six innings of work. He scattered four hits and two walks, striking out just one batter. The 28-year-old left-hander will take a 4.18 ERA, 1.19 WHIP, and a 123/43 K/BB ratio across 163 2/3 innings into a start against the White Sox in Chicago on Sunday.