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Holobetz may have only struck out two batters, but he threw 79 percent of his pitches for strikes and had a 15 percent swinging strike rate. He got into plenty of two-strike counts, but had most of his swings and misses earlier in the count. His cutter was his main bat-missing piece in this game, but he also commanded his curveball well. The 24-year-old has allowed one run in 9 2/3 innings in his first two Triple-A starts and has a 3.96 ERA, 1.18 WHIP, and 101/25 K/BB ratio in 88 2/3 innings overall this season.

Arias has gone 13-for-39 (.333) with three home runs, ten RBI, and an 8/4 K/BB ratio in his first nine Triple-A games. That has come with a 90.7 mph average exit velocity and a 48% hard-hit rate. With Trevor Story (sports hernia) close to a return and this Red Sox offense humming, we don’t think it’s a lock that Arias gets meaningful at-bats in Boston this season.

Lodolo also walked two and struck out four while throwing 57 percent of his pitches for strikes. He posted a 12 percent swinging strike rate and sat 93.3 mph on his sinker, so his velocity looks good. The command of his changeup was an issue in this one, with just a 53 percent strike rate, and it’s still unclear which pitch(es) are causing the most issues with his blisters. Lodolo threw 65 pitches in his one, so he should make one more rehab start before returning.

Culpepper has battled some injuries earlier in the summer, but he’s hitting .375 in four games in August and has gone 11-for-40 (.275) in 10 games since returning from a glute injury. There remains a good chance we see Culpepper in Minnesota by the end of August when his rookie eligibility for 2027 would remain in tact.

Palencia threw just 50 percent of his pitches for strikes but sat 98.7 mph on his four-seam fastball. The velocity is there, but the command is a little rusty. That’s not totally unexpected with a pitcher coming off a lengthy absence. He’ll need to make a few more appearances in Triple-A.

Cabrera also didn’t walk anybody and threw 75 percent of his pitches for strikes. He sat 97.4 on his four-seam fastball and consistently overpowered Triple-A hitters. We should note that the strike rate on his four-seamer was just 64 percent in this one, and he threw only five sinkers, so fastball command is still a potential bugaboo. Considering he threw just 55 pitches overall in this one, we’d expect him to make one more rehab start before rejoining the Cubs rotation.

The left-hander walked one and didn’t strike anybody out while throwing 55 percent of his pitches for strikes. Tiedemann is off the injured list now and was sitting 96.7 mph on his four-seam fastball. There’s a chance that he could get some relief innings for the Blue Jays to end this season.

All five hits Tong allowed were home runs, which is pretty amazing but certainly not what you’re looking for. Most of the home runs he gave up were on poorly located pitches that landed far too close to the middle of the plate. Command has been a huge issue for Tong this season, and the 23-year-old has posted a 5.46 ERA in Triple-A. It’s also come at the worst time, as the Mets could really use some help in the rotation.

There was some fear that Pivetta had aggravated his elbow injury when he had ot leave his rehab start early on Tuesday. However, he was able to throw in the bullpen after leaving the game, and Stammen says that it’s “all systems forward” right now. We’ll admit to still being a little worried, but it seems like we’ll get another rehab start from Pivetta next week to track his progress.

Yelich got the Brewers on the board with an RBI double in the third inning that helped set up a three-run inning against Pirates’ starter Paul Skenes. He chipped in a stolen base too, his fourth in 15 games since the All-Star break. His bat has been ice cold since then with a .646 OPS, so it’s nice to see him contribute in other ways and hopefully get himself off the schneid.