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Willingham is hurt at Triple-A, so the Braves couldn’t place him on waivers. Hence, he’s simply released from the 40-man here. The 26-year-old longtime Nationals prospect, who was claimed on waivers back in January, allowed three runs — one earned — in 4 2/3 innings for Triple-A Gwinnett before going on the IL. He has a 7.11 ERA in 25 1/3 career major league innings.

Gallegos adds that De Vries could miss up to eighth months recovering from the surgical procedure. The 19-year-old top prospect was shut down with a shoulder issue back in late August after hitting .290/.378/.458 with 13 homers and 34 steals for Double-A Midland as one of the youngest hitters in the Texas League this season. The positive news here is that he won’t miss too much time from a development standpoint at the outset of next season.

Manaea gave up five hits, walked none and struck out four. He improved to 5-7 with the win. Manaea has now allowed at least four runs in five consecutive starts and has a 7.22 ERA in that span. He has a 4.79 ERA on the season. Manaea is lined up to face the Orioles at home next week, though he isn’t worth the risk in most fantasy leagues at this point.

Yankees manager Aaron Boone told reporters Chisholm’s thumb was numb after he hurt it sliding into second base in the top of the ninth inning and he’ll undergo further evaluation to determine the severity of the issue. There probably won’t be another update on his status until Wednesday’s contest. Fantasy managers should consider him day-to-day for now.

McGonigle’s home run was his 16th of the season. He hit a two-run shot off Dean Kremer in the fifth inning. McGonigle hit eight home runs in 93 games in the first half of the season, but has found his power stroke in the second half with eight home runs in 47 games. He’s hitting .273 with a .792 OPS and 62 RBI. McGonigle remains in pole position as the favorite for the AL Rookie of the Year Award.

It sounds like it was a precautionary exit for Alexander after going 1-for-3 with a double and a run scored. He’s presumably day-to-day heading into Wednesday’s series finale against Cleveland.

Clemens’ home run was his 25th of the season. He hit a two-run shot off Drew Anderson in the sixth inning to put the Twins ahead by what would eventually be the final score, 3-2. Clemens has now hit four home runs in his last 11 games. He’s hitting .238 with a .768 OPS and 73 RBI this year.

Orioles manager Craig Albernaz said Henderson’s left knee locked up on him after he fouled a ball off his leg in the eighth inning. He was lifted for precautionary reasons and it doesn’t appear to be a significant concern. There should be additional clarity on his status heading into Wednesday’s series finale.

Bazzana has started only three of the Guardians’ last six games, but he’s come up big in all of those and in his one appearance off the bench during the span. Over the four games, he’s collected two homers, two doubles, three singles and eight RBI, all in Cleveland victories. He’s back up to .244/.345/.387 for the season. It’s unclear if that will win him back any time against lefties, but it doesn’t matter for the near future; the Guardians aren’t slated to face any southpaws over the next week.

Bibee got rare run support tonight, with the Guardians taking a 6-0 lead in the third, but he had to be pulled in the fifth after two doubles, a single that first baseman Nathaniel Lowe really should have made a play on and then a Pete Alonso homer. It’s the second straight start in which Bibee, whose velocity is down a bit, has allowed five runs, taking his ERA from 3.88 to 4.22. The Guardians did go on to win 9-5, though. It’s just the second time all year that they’ve scored more than six runs in a game started by Bibee. He’ll likely make his next start Monday against the White Sox.

Young hadn’t allowed more than four earned runs in a start this year before the off night. He actually surrendered only four hard-hit balls to the Guardians, but one of those was a three-run homer from Travis Bazzana in a tough second inning that started with a groundball triple that eluded Pete Alonso and then saw Patrick Bailey hit an 87-mph liner that probably would have been caught in a typical defensive alignment go for an RBI single over the drawn-in infield. Young dropped to 9-4 with a 3.71 ERA. He’ll likely face the Mets on Monday.