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Rea had his work cut out for him in this one. The veteran righty gave up a solo homer to Will Smith in the second inning and another solo homer to Shohei Ohtani in the third. If that wasn’t bad enough, Rea later watched Gavin Lux take him 428 feet to right center for a two-run shot in the second, only to watch Andy Pages hit a two-run homer of his own in the same inning to give the Dodgers a 7-1 lead after four innings. Rea making it through six innings is surprising, but he also went on to pitch two scoreless frames after the disastrous start. We’ll consider this a one-off for Rea, who has been solid for much of the season. He’ll look to rebound from this outing on Sunday at home against the Guardians.

Ashcraft is back after being away from the team for the past three days. The 26-year-old will make the start against St. Louis, and is worth streaming consideration based on how he’s pitched in 2026.

Bowlan ended up missing just the minimum stint on the injured list while dealing with his right groin strain. The 29-year-old will have a chance to pitch in the mid-to-late innings now that he’s healthy enough to do so.

Hoffman gave the Phillies 1 1/3 scoreless innings Sunday, but the team will option the 28-year-old to Triple-A with Jonathan Bowlan (groin) ready to come off the injured list.

Castro, 29, has not been able to play since Thursday because of soreness in his right knee. The veteran infielder will take a seat with Edouard Julien once again starting at second base and hitting leadoff.

Scott takes the roster spot of Kodai Senga, with Senga hitting the injured list with spine inflammation. The 26-year-old could get a chance to be a starter in the coming days, but also could offer the Mets a multi-inning arm in Senga’s absence.

Senga has really struggled in 2026, and after allowing three runs and going just 2 2/3 innings against the Rockies on Sunday, he now has an ERA of 9.00 on the season. The spinal injury will keep him out at least two weeks, but a better idea of when Senga will be able to return to the New York rotation.

Robert, 28, has not had much success at the plate as of late, and his OPS has dropped to .656 with a .224 average. He’ll get a day off with Carson Benge moving to center field and MJ Melendez getting the start in left.