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Manoah underwent Tommy John surgery two months ago and will be sidelined into the second half of next season.

He walked two, struck out five and allowed seven hits. Williams gave up a homer in the first to Brandon Lowe, and then two more runs were charged to him in the fourth. The other three-plus frames went fine, but it’s enough damage to see the 25-year-old see his ERA bump up to 5.23. He’s scheduled to square off against the Twins on Tuesday.

There was some concern that Pepiot might have picked up an injury, but the early report is that it was just Kevin Cash’s decision to pull the 27-year-old after 38 pitches. He wasn’t particularly effective in those two innings with four hits allowed, two walks and one strikeout. Pepiot is scheduled to face the Red Sox on Wednesday, but it seems plausible he may not make that start.

Bender told teammates he wanted the season to be over, according to Passan. As the Single-A Fort Myers Mighty Mussels catcher, he gave the Lakeland Flying Tigers pitch types and location during a game with playoff implications. Bender was the Twins’ sixth round pick in this year’s MLB Draft. He signed for $297,500 and will keep the entirety of his bonus, according to Passan. Bender hit .200 with two home runs and eight RBI in 19 games with Fort Myers. His baseball future is up in the air at the moment.

Crews’ stolen base was his sixth steal of the season. The former No. 2 overall pick in last year’s draft isn’t setting the world on fire, but he’s certainly holding his own and you can see the upside with the power and speed elements in his game. Crews is hitting .241 with a .756 OPS and eight RBI at the major league level so far.

Bride had a sacrifice fly in the third inning and tied the game in the eighth inning with an RBI single. He has a hit in 10 of his last 12 games and is 11-for-39 (.282) with a home run and five RBI in that time. Bride is hitting .259 with a .755 OPS and 27 RBI on the year.

Burger was 16-for-89 (.180) in his last 23 games entering play Thursday. Maybe the three-hit effort will spark another hot streak for the 28-year-old infielder. Burger has provided a good amount of power this year. He’s hitting .244 with 25 home runs and 61 RBI on the season.

Parker gave up three hits, walked none and struck out five. He’s struck out at least five batters in seven straight starts and has three quality starts in his last five starts. Parker’s had an up and down rookie season. He’s 7-9 with a 4.24 ERA, 1.27 WHIP and 127 strikeouts in 142 1/3 innings on the year. The 24-year-old left-hander is set to face the Mets on the road next week.