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Even coming out of the All-Star break with four consecutive days off, Stott finds himself situated on the bench on Friday night with left-hander Martin Perez toeing the slab for the Pirates. Edmundo Sosa will start in his place at second base and will bat sixth for the Phillies on Friday evening.

Gilbert got the win, his first Aug. 10. It’s just the third time this season that he’s allowed at least one run and won, as he moved to 8-11 with a 3.24 ERA. Gilbert will make his next start Tuesday against the Astros. It’ll probably be his last of the year, but he’ll be available in the season finale if needed.

Muñoz fanned Austin Wells, Oswaldo Cabrera and Gleyber Torres to protect a one-run lead. It’s his fifth straight scoreless appearance. Since he also threw 24 pitches on Wednesday, he’ll almost certainly get Friday off now, potentially resulting in a save chance for Collin Snider or Trent Thornton.

Jasson Domínguez dropped a routine fly with the bases loaded in the first, leading to the two unearned runs. Schmidt went on to match his season high with seven strikeouts, and he has a 1.76 ERA in three starts since coming off the injured list. He’s due to make his final regular-season start next Wednesday against the Orioles.

Moore wasn’t supposed to play against a righty today, but he was the choice to join the lineup when Victor Robles was scratched. His 30th steal added to his career high in that category. He’s never been good enough against righties to serve as a quality regular, but he’s held his own against them season. Overall, he’s hitting .206/.319/.378 in a career-high 415 plate appearances.

Soto was in a lot of pain initially after a sliding catch resulted in his left knee hitting the unpadded bottom of the wall down the right field line, but he shook it off. We assume he’ll be OK for Friday, but if he does get a rare night off, assume the knee is the reason.

Cousins followed Clarke Schmidt, but his velocity was down upon entering the game. The Yankees decided to remove him after only two batters. New York is hoping for the best with one of its most trusted relievers this season. Cousins had a 2.37 ERA, 1.05 WHIP and 53 strikeouts in 38 innings this year.

Guerrero has reached 30 homers for the third time in his career. He had eight in his first 75 games and now 22 in the last 75. One more RBI will get him to 100 for the second time. His OPS+ this year is a tad better than it was in 2021, when he placed second to Shohei Ohtani in the AL MVP balloting. Still, he’s not going to finish in the top five this time around.

It would have been a save, but the Jays scored one run in the top of the ninth. This makes two positive outings in a row for Green after he gave up 11 runs in his first five appearances of September. He remains the clear favorite for saves in Toronto.

Rocker struck out five and gave up only two hits, but the walks, plus a HBP, resulted in an early exit for the 24-year-old making his second big-league start. His velocity was down some from his first start; he averaged 95.4 mph with his fastball today, compared to 96.7 mph against the Mariners. Assuming that the Rangers weren’t too discouraged by the outing, Rocker should make one more start next week against the A’s.

Duran is getting some extra playing time for the Rangers with Corey Seager hurt, but he’s not taking advantage of the opportunity. He’s currently at .242/.285/.320 in 260 plate appearances. He’s still just 25, he’s versatile and he was pretty good in hitting .276/.324/.423 in 439 plate appearances last year, but it’s easy to imagine him getting tossed into a trade this winter.