Samy Natera Jr. (forearm) won’t need surgery

Jones expects to be back on Sunday. José Caballero is starting in center field tonight against the D-backs,

Okert will likely resume mound sessions next week. He’s probably not going to pitch again during the regular season, but the Astros hope to have him back if they advance.

And when might he play again? “I’d like to be back by the postseason,” he said. “That’s definitely the plan. I got really no answers for you on any timeline or anything like that.” Good luck trying to figure out exactly what that means. Judge will be eligible to come off the 10-day injured list on the final day of the regular season.

Otañez was just called up Friday and didn’t pitch then. He’ll finish the year without having made an appearance in the majors.

Macko, who was sent down a week ago, will begin a second stint in the Texas pen. He gave up six earned runs in 6 2/3 innings during the first.

Quintana will face the Mariners tonight after four months off with a sprained elbow. He gave up three runs in 2 1/3 innings Sunday in his second and final rehab start.

Hughes apparently will finish up in the minors after going 0-8 with a 6.33 ERA and a 56/24 K/BB in 64 innings over 13 starts and one relief appearance for the Rockies. His performance was quite a bit more promising than the record suggests — he had a 4.04 FIP, a 3.92 xERA and a 4.43 SIERA — and he should enter camp next year with a legitimate chance of making the rotation.

Machín was sent down on Tuesday after going 3-for-6 in 10 days with the Rockies.

Pages is expected back from his fractured hand within the next few days. That’ll push Tommy Edman back to center and result in less playing time for Alex Freeland.

Vargas walked and stole second base before coming around to score on teammate Munetaka Murakami’s RBI single in the opening frame. He also provided a pivotal insurance run when he took Jackson Jobe deep in the sixth. The 26-year-old former top prospect’s impressive breakthrough campaign sees him join Pete Crow-Armstrong, James Wood and CJ Abrams as the fourth member of the 30-homer, 20-steal club this season.