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Mangum gave Tampa Bay a two-run lead in the 11th inning with a run-scoring infield single to cap off an impressive four-hit performance. He kicked off the scoring back in the fourth inning with a run-scoring single and delivered the proverbial knockout blow in extra-innings to close out a back-and-forth slugfest at Fenway Park that took nearly four hours to resolve. The unheralded 29-year-old outfielder holds a respectable .701 OPS with one homer and 10 steals through 30 games this season in his first taste of the big leagues.

The move opens up a spot for the recently acquired Forrest Whitley. Englert pitched 4 1/3 scoreless innings over two appearances in his six days with the Rays.

Daz Cameron, who is on the paternity list, will be activated prior to Tuesday’s game. Avans, called up Friday, made one appearance for the Brewers and went 0-for-2 with a sac fly.

Fairchild had been out since May 30 with a dislocated finger. He’ll make the occasional appearance against left-handers, probably mostly as a pinch-hitter. Even with Ronald Acuña Jr. absent, Fairchild had just 36 plate appearances in the Braves’ 50 games before he got hurt.

Azocar spent 17 days with the Braves and wound up with one at-bat, a flyout, in a game the team was losing 10-1. He’s a career .244/.290/.319 hitter in 418 plate appearances.

Alvarez will go back to making a minor league salary after just four rehab games in which he went 4-for-15 with a double. The 22-year-old infielder had been on the IL with wrist inflammation since the beginning of the season.

The second single was a bunt by Nolan Gorman, putting the tying run on second base and the go-ahead run on first. Megill, though, fanned Jordan Walker, Victor Scott II and Masyn Winn afterwards. It’s the first time since April 2 that he’s struck out three in an inning.

Ohtani will make his season debut on the mound in an abbreviated opener role after throwing 44 pitches over three innings of live batting practice earlier this week. There had been rumblings that he could take the mound in live game action next week, but it’s fair to say that him starting against the Padres on Monday comes as a major surprise to everyone. The last time we saw Ohtani on a big-league mound he registered a 3.14 ERA, 1.06 WHIP and a 167/55 K/BB ratio over 132 innings in 23 starts for the Angels during the 2023 season. All eyes will be on that game in Los Angeles on Monday evening. Expect that he’ll function in an opener role with Ben Casparius likely to work bulk innings behind him.

The Giants had just scored three runs to take a 3-2 lead in the fourth inning when Pages answered back with his go-ahead 399-foot (101.6 mph EV) three-run shot off of Ryan Walker in the fifth inning to put the Dodgers ahead to stay. Pages finished the evening 1-for-3 with a strikeout, though that one hit proved to be the difference in the ballgame. He has done a nice job for the Dodgers this season, slashing .281/.320/.480 with 13 long balls and 46 RBI.

Edman tagged Giants’ right-hander Sean Hjelle for a 400-foot (103.3 mph EV) solo shot in the second inning that extended the Dodgers’ lead to 2-0. The versatile 30-year-old finished the evening 1-for-3 and is now slashing .247/.283/.463 with 10 homers, 34 RBI and three stolen bases on the season.

Scott looked every bit the dominant closer that the Dodgers expected him to be in this one, striking out Willy Adames, Heliot Ramos and Jerar Encarnacion in succession — each on swinging third strikes. He needed just 13 pitches (10 strikes) to get the job done in this one. On the season, the 30-year-old southpaw holds a 3.86 ERA, 1.01 WHIP and a 38/4 K/BB ratio across 32 2/3 innings while converting 13 of his first 18 save chances.