A’s bring back Luis Morales

Vaughn tagged Cubs’ right-hander Kevin Gausman for a 420-foot (105.5-mph EV) solo shot in the fourth inning that pulled the Brewers to within one run at 2-1. That would wind up being the extent of the scoring in the contest. The 28-year-old slugger finished the night 1-for-4 and is now hitting .313/.397/.462 with six homers and 42 RBI on the season.

Henderson racked up seven strikeouts on the night and didn’t allow a base on balls. The lone blemish on his day came on a two-run blast off the bat of Pete Crow-Armstrong in the third inning. Unfortunately, that was enough to do him in. Henderson got 13 swings and misses on 102 pitches on the night, posting a CSW of 27 percent. Now 9-3 on the season, he’ll carry a brilliant 2.48 ERA, 0.79 WHIP and a 93/14 K/BB ratio (83 1/3 innings) into a rematch against the Cubs at home on Wednesday.

The 22-year-old outfielder has had an impressive season between Double-A Chattanooga and Triple-A Louisville, slashing .308/.376/.427 with eight homers, 43 RBI, 33 stolen bases and a 77/33 K/BB ratio over 383 plate appearances. He could be an interesting speed flier in deeper mixed leagues if he works his way into regular playing time in the Reds’ outfield.

Stowers was hit on the foot by a Craig Kimbrel pitch, but unfortunately, it was another hamstring issue that did him in tonight. He was just on the IL from Aug. 11-24 with a left hamstring strain. He also missed the start of the season with a right hamstring strain. If Stowers goes back on the IL, it would potentially lead to more at-bats for Agustín Ramírez and Deyvison De Los Santos.

Kimbrel vomited on the mound before departing the game in the seventh. He retired two of the three batters he faced before leaving.

Rutschman hit 377- and 389-foot homers off Brandon Young for his second and third homers in 16 games with the Red Sox. It was his fifth career two-homer game. The last of those came against the Red Sox in an Orioles’ win back in April.

Bennett gave up back-to-back homers to Luis Robert Jr. and Pete Alonso in the sixth. Alonso’s really ought to have been caught in center, but Eli White, who is not Ceddanne Rafaela, backed into the wall as he was trying to time his jump. It still goes as Bennett’s third straight quality start, though he missed out on a third straight win. He’ll face the Angels next time out.

Christian Encarnacion-Strand took Chapman deep in a three-run game. It was the third homer allowed by Chapman in 46 2/3 innings this season, but it didn’t stop him from picking up save No. 398 of his career.

This would have been a terrific outing from Young if not for his former batterymate Adley Rutschman taking him deep twice. Young struck out seven and allowed just two hits aside from the homers. He’ll be a decent play against the Guardians next week.

Duran had a nice first three weeks of August, but he is 2-for-24 in his last seven games, dropping his average back down to .204. His strikeout rate is currently 27.7 percent, up from 24.3 percent last year and 21.8 percent in his career year of 2024.