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Dalbec went unclaimed after being designated for assignment by the Red Sox. The 29-year-old will be a minor-league free agent at the end of the year, and one can’t help but wonder if a team will ask him if he has any interest in pitching.

Now we’re talking. Langford is up to 12 homers and 25 doubles on the season. It’s not quite what some, including us, were hoping for from the 22-year-old, but it’s a pretty good year for someone who was playing in college 15 months ago. Langford is hitting .254/.324/.405 in 509 plate appearances.

The Rangers won anyway, so it wasn’t such a bad night for Eovaldi. He also saw his 2025 player option kick in tonight, though he’ll probably decline it; he could stay with the Rangers on a one-year, $20 million deal, but he’ll probably be able to command multiple years on the open market. Eovaldi will face the A’s next Tuesday in what could be his final start of the season.

Bassitt’s own error led to one run in the third. The other five unearned runs came after Ernie Clement and Leo Jiménez combined to botch a grounder in the fourth. Bassitt gave up six hits, walked three and struck out just two, so he didn’t really deserve to have his ERA come down tonight. His next start will come against the Rays on Sunday.

It’s too late for Schneider to salvage his season, but a late outburst might make another team want to take a flier on him this winter. The Jays certainly don’t have to move him — he’ll make essentially the minimum again next year — but it doesn’t seem like he’s a part of their long-term plans. He’s hitting .203/.291/.366 with 13 homers in 422 plate appearances.

The umpiring crew ruled it a fair grounder instead, resulting in the final out in a tie game of the top of the ninth. Altuve shed his shoe, his sock and two inches from his listed height to try to prove that the pitch hit him, but Brennan Miller was having none of it and tossed him. It was not a reviewable play, because, well... because there’s really very little rhyme or reason about what MLB has deemed reviewable.

Chris Sale probably has NL Cy Young honors wrapped up, but Wheeler is going to have to finish in the top three. This is his ninth straight quality start, and it makes him 16-6 with a 2.56 ERA. His also reached 200 strikeouts tonight, hitting that mark for the third time in four seasons.

Montas got 20 whiffs tonight and allowed only four hard-hit balls. Unfortunately, two of those left the yard. The loss leaves Montas 7-11 with a 4.50 ERA. Still, with 28 strikeouts in his last three outings, he’s throwing better than his season line suggests. He’ll probably face the Diamondbacks on Sunday, unless the Brewers decide to alter their rotation.

Amusingly, Schwarber’s hits were grounders that left his bat at 33 and 67 mph. In the ninth, he scalded a ball to left at 103 mph that would have been a homer in 17 ballparks. Alas, it was a harmless flyout in Milwaukee.

The A’s still made a huge mistake in not taking William Contreras when they traded Sean Murphy to the Braves, but it’s not quite as painful as it would be if Langeliers hadn’t busted out this season. He has a shot at turning in just the 55th 30-homer season in MLB history for a catcher. Cal Raleigh is the only catcher topping him there this year. Playing in a minor league ballpark, Langeliers could be quite the force in fantasy leagues next year.

His first victory since July 27, though he’s deserved at least a couple since. Spence struck out six and improved to 8-9 with a 4.30 ERA. He’s due one more start against the Rangers next week.