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It’s a day of rest for DeJong. Alex Mejia will handle shortstop.

Bogaerts put the Padres on the board with a solo homer off Logan Webb in the second inning. He later plated a second run on a groundout in the fourth, drew a walk in the fifth, and ended his day with a single in the ninth. The 33-year-old shortstop is hitting .270/.352/.429 with six homers, 16 runs scored, 20 RBI, and four steals across 142 plate appearances.

After going hitless in his debut on Monday, Tuesday was a day of firsts for Rodriguez. A base hit in the second inning drove in a run for his first career hit and RBI. He later took Jeremiah Estrada deep for a solo homer in the seventh inning. He’s now made back-to-back starts at catcher ahead of Patrick Bailey and could take over primary duties if he can produce at the dish.

Buehler served up a two-run homer to Casey Schmitt in the first inning. The Giants brought two more runs in to score in the second on three straight hits and a groundout. Buehler settled in for three more scoreless innings, leaving with two runners on and one out in the sixth at 82 pitches. He struck out five. The 31-year-old right-hander will take a 5.64 ERA, 1.52 WHIP, and a 29/12 K/BB ratio across 30 1/3 innings in a start against the Cardinals in San Diego on Sunday.

Webb tossed a scoreless first inning, then surrendered a solo homer to Xander Bogaerts in the second. The wheels fell off for Webb in the fourth as he surrendered five runs to the Padres on five hits and a hit batter. Webb would not return for the fifth, ending his day at 62 pitches. After the game, manager Tony Vitello said Webb was dealing with some knee soreness, but noted it wasn’t too serious, adding, “Nothing to freak out about.” Still, it could be something to monitor. The 29-year-old right-hander has struggled so far this season, posting a 5.06 ERA, 1.40 WHIP, and a 42/15 K/BB ratio across 48 innings. He’s scheduled for a start against the Dodgers in Los Angeles next Monday.

Trout put the Angels on the board early, taking Erick Fedde deep for a solo homer in the first inning. After drawing a walk in the third, he walked again in the fifth and scored a second run before knocking a base hit in the eighth. A healthy Mike Trout is always good for baseball. The 34-year-old star is hitting .262/.436/.563 with 11 homers, 32 runs scored, 22 RBI, and five steals across 165 plate appearances.

Neto was in a serious slump, going hitless in his last five games. His home run drought extends back to April 10. He first broke the hitless streak with a single in the third inning, then took Erick Fedde deep for a solo homer in the fifth. The 25-year-old shortstop is up to six with 24 runs scored and seven steals while slashing .218/.327/.395 across 171 plate appearances.

Correa will visit a foot specialist on Wednesday. It’s probably a good thing that that is the left ankle, as opposed to the right one that caused Correa to flunk physicals with the Mets and Giants as a free agent three years ago. Still, a lengthy absence appears likely here. The Astros will get by with Nick Allen and Braden Shewmake until Jeremy Peña comes off the IL, something that will hopefully happen next week. While this is definitely a blow, it at least will serve to settle the Houston infield, with Isaac Paredes playing third regularly and Yordan Alvarez DHing most of the time.

Meidroth knocked a base hit to lead off the first inning and scored a run on a base hit. He later led off the seventh with a home run off Sam Bachman, a 100.4 mph fly ball that just made it inside the left field foul pole for his second of the season. The 24-year-old second baseman is hitting a solid .269/.342/.369 with 23 runs scored and five RBI across 149 plate appearances.

aferjahn took the mound with two outs and a runner on base with a one-run lead in the eighth inning. He struck out the final batter and returned for the ninth. He hit a batter and walked two more to load the bases before ending the game on a groundout for his first save. It was interesting that the team opted not to use Kirby Yates in his first day off the injured list, perhaps wanting to get him lower-leverage work first. Zeferjahn will likely remain in the saves mix, but it’s a situation that’ll be tough to project.

ldegheri made his first start for the Angels on Tuesday. He got into trouble right away, loading the bases with no outs in the first. A base hit and a sacrifice fly would bring two runs in before he can escape the jam. He gave the team three more scoreless innings before leaving at 69 pitches. The 24-year-old left-hander should stay in the rotation for a start against the Guardians in Cleveland on Monday.