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Farris gave up five hits, walked two and struck out five. The 24-year-old impressed with three earned runs allowed in his first two starts, but has since faltered with 15 earned runs allowed over his last three starts. Farris figures to be in the mix for a spot at the back of the Angels’ rotation next spring.

Whether or not getting dropped to sixth in the lineup had anything to do with it, Turang turned in his best game in weeks tonight. He wasn’t running at 100 percent while dealing with right knee soreness, but he picked up three hits for the first time since Aug. 8.

Matt McLain and Eugenio Suárez homered off him. It might be about time for the Brewers to take a look at Drohan as a reliever, since he’s not at all likely to be a part of the postseason rotation. If they choose to hold off on that, he’ll likely face the Reds again next Friday. That one will be at home, making him a better bet.

It’s the first time this year that Megill struck out all three batters he faced. He’s gone 15 straight appearances without allowing an earned run.

The last three runs came in the fifth. That inning started with a single and a walk before William Contreras hit what looked like a double play ball. Unfortunately, Elly De La Cruz booted it, and Lowder was lifted. All three runners then scored with Sam Moll in the game. So, Lowder didn’t deserve that, but it’s not like he was any good beforehand. He ended up with just two strikeouts and four walks. He’ll take a 5.43 ERA into next week’s outing against the Dodgers.

Suárez, who missed games Tuesday and Wednesday, homered in his first at-bat back with the Reds after passing his naturalization test and becoming a U.S. citizen. It was his 21st of the year.

Pratt also picked up his 13th steal since debuting. His exit velocity numbers aren’t much to look at, but he’s hitting .275/.345/.380 anyway and the steals have made him pretty useful in mixed leagues thus far.

He hit a 96 mph Zebby Matthews fastball over the bullpen in right-center, it landed 416 feet from the plate and made the score 4-0. Montgomery’s been all-or-nothing of late, hitting .182 over his last 15 games but with four homers and a .436 slugging percentage. He hasn’t exactly taken a major step forward -- he’s on pace to strike out over 230 times -- but the power is still here and still playing in fantasy leagues even if the batting average is hurting you for it.

It was his sixth of the season -- he tagged a 92 mph Zebby Matthews cutter to right-center. It hasn’t been pretty for Montgomery as he’s hitting .208/.317/.330 over his last 30 games with just three homers and no stolen bases. Perhaps he’ll take a leap forward in the near future, but as things currently stand he’s probably not a lock to start in the playoffs if Chicago wins the AL Central. He certainly shouldn’t be in many fantasy lineups at this point.

It was Minnesota’s only run of the game. Bell hit a deep drive off a Taylor curveball to make it 4-1, sending one 460 feet into the Chicago night. When Bell’s hot, he’s hot, and over his last 30 games he’s hitting .304/.380/.473 with five homers and a stolen base. Fire him up while you can in deeper leagues.