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The former Mets GM was also found not guilty of a lesser charge of “driving while ability impaired” stemming from his highly-publicized arrest this past summer in White Plains, New York. “I am thankful for today’s verdict,” Scott wrote in a statement Thursday. “Nonetheless, I regret choices I made on August 31, resulting in circumstances that led to my arrest. ... Professionally, I’m grateful to Sandy Alderson for the opportunity to lead baseball operations for the Mets and wish my former teammates nothing but the best going forward.” Maybe he’ll get another opportunity to work in the sport at some point.

Murakami’s home run was his 19th. He hit a two-run shot off Joe Ryan to tied the game 2-2 in the eighth inning. Murakami is hitting just .234, but his power hitting remains elite. He has 39 runs scored and 39 RBI as well as a .917 OPS.

Marsh was 2-for-2 before leaving the contest in the fourth inning. It sounds like a possible injured list situation considering the nature of the injury. There should be some clarity on his status ahead of Wednesday’s contest.

Burke gave up three hits, two walks and struck out eight. He has a 3.90 ERA that’s mostly supported by his 4.08 xFIP. Burke is having a respectable season with 54 strikeouts in 60 innings. He can be used in the right matchups as a streaming option. Burke is lined up to face the Tigers at home this weekend.

Ryan gave up five hits, walked none and struck out nine. He’s had nine strikeouts in back-to-back starts. The only damage against Ryan came on a two-run home run by Munetaka Murakami in the eighth inning. Ryan has a 2.94 ERA. He’s lined up to face the Pirates on the road on Sunday.

Bowman joins Toronto’s injury-depleted pitching staff after being cut loose by the Twins last week after triggering the opt-out in his minor league deal. The 34-year-old journeyman has posted a strong 1.69 ERA and 25/6 K/BB ratio across 21 1/3 innings at the Triple-A level this season after making 20 appearances for the Orioles last year. He’s made 231 career appearances between seven different organizations since 2016.

Tong will take the ball after opener Huascar Brazobán on Wednesday night at Citi Field. The 22-year-old top prospect tossed three hitless innings with a pair of strikeouts in his season debut against the Marlins last Friday. There’s some clear streaming appeal in deeper mixed leagues based on his strikeout upside, especially against a Reds lineup that has been fairly pedestrian this season.

Mitchell’s home run was his third. He hit a three-run home run off Cardinals reliever Ryan Fernandez in the fifth inning. Mitchell continues to start in centerfield, but already has 60 strikeouts in 137 at-bats. He doesn’t have much value outside of deeper formats.

Bauers’ home run was his eighth of the season. He hit a solo shot off Michael McGreevy in the fourth inning. Bauers continues to produce, hitting .290 with an .858 OPS. He’ll continue to be a fixture in the lineup against right-handed pitching.

Both RBI came on a double to the left-center gap in the first. Suárez hit that one 103 mph, reached 104 mph on the single and also had a 97-mph groundout. That’s nice progress for a slugger who had just a 20 percent hard-hit rate in 108 plate appearances coming into the night. He’s usually around 40 percent and came in a career-best 48 percent last year.

Burns had a shutout going into the sixth, when Bo Bichette singled with one out and Juan Soto hit a two-run homer. A.J. Ewing followed with another single, ending Burns’ night. Still, Burns was good enough to improve to 7-1 with a 1.96 ERA. He’s turned in six straight quality starts and it’d be eight in a row if he’d gotten one more out on Apr. 21 against the Rays. He’ll likely make his next start Monday against the Royals.