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The procedural move frees up a spot for Atlanta to claim swingman Osvaldo Bido off waivers from the Yankees. Wentz suffered a torn ACL in his right knee earlier this month and will miss the entire upcoming season. His absence is a significant hit to Atlanta’s starting pitching depth.

Alvarez doubled in the fifth inning to drive home Nick Allen and put the Astros up 2-0. On the next at-bat, Alvarez would come around to score on an RBI double by Issac Paredes. Alvarez doubled again in the seventh inning to drive in another run, extending the Astros’ lead to 4-0. Alvarez has hit safely in each of his last three games and is slashing .283/.405/.433 in the month of August.

Facing a banged-up A’s team, Wesneski allowed just one hit over five innings, making what was easily his best start of the season. The lone hit Wesneski allowed came with one out in the third inning, but he would go on to retire eight of the next 10 batters he faced before being pulled in the sixth inning for Bennett Sousa. Wesneski will draw a tougher start his next time out when he hits the road to face the Yankees on Thursday.

McNeil posted one of the three hits the Athletics managed on the night, as the offense was shut down by a solid pitching effort from Hayden Wesneski and the Astros’ bullpen. McNeil has hit safely in four of his last five games while driving in four runs, but there’s not much to get excited about here with the A’s down so many key players.

Ginn kept the Astros off the board for the first three innings despite allowing four baserunners over that span, but in the fourth inning, the Astros would make him pay for allowing the first two runners to reach base. With runners on second and third and no outs, Christian Walker would hit a sacrifice fly to bring in Isaac Paredes, and in the fifth inning, Ginn would give up back-to-back doubles to Yordan Alvarez and Isaac Paredes, pushing the Astros’ lead to 3-0. Ginn has allowed three earned runs or fewer in four of his last five starts and will look to put together another solid outing in his next start, which is scheduled for Wednesday at home against the Twins.

Toglia was able to walk off the field, but his shoulder required extra support as he was escorted to the locker room. He’ll head for further testing. Expect the Reds to provide an update on his status and a potential timeline for his return as soon as more information becomes available.

Fairbanks entered the game in the ninth inning to pick up the save, but after retiring the first two batters of the inning, the veteran righty would walk Jacob Young, who then stole second, and scored soon after on an RBI single by Daylen Lyle. Fairbanks would retire the next batter to end the inning and would pick up his fourth win of the season after Javier Sanoja drove in the winning run in the bottom of the frame. Friday marked the first blown save of the month for Fairbanks, who has otherwise been solid in August, posting a 1.80 ERA and a 1.00 WHIP over five frames.

Pasquantino smacked a one-out double off of Troy Melton in the fourth inning and scored the game’s first run on an error by Kevin McGonigle. He then led off the sixth inning with a majestic 420-foot (106.4-mph EV) solo shot that increased the Royals’ lead to 3-0. With his two-hit attack, the 28-year-old slugger is now slashing .247/.331/.381 with eight homers and 37 RBI in 357 plate appearances on the season.

Isbel tagged Tigers’ starter Troy Melton for a 387-foot (100.8-mph EV) solo shot to open the fifth inning, extending the Royals’ lead to 2-0. He then smacked a two-out RBI double off of Ty Madden in the eighth that pushed that advantage to 5-2. On the season, the 29-year-old outfielder is slashing an underwhelming .234/.283/.354 with just five long balls and 19 RBI in 231 plate appearances.

The former top prospect appears to have found a home at the back end of the Royals’ bullpen. He allowed a leadoff double to Javier Baez and a two-out walk to Kevin McGonigle but was able to avoid any damage. Pearson looks to be the favorite for saves in the Royals’ bullpen and should probably be rostered in all mixed leagues at this point.

The 27-year-old southpaw punched out two batters on the night. While the Tigers put traffic on the bases against him in four of his five innings, they never seriously threatened. Cameron got eight swings and misses on 85 pitches on the evening, posting a CSW of 20 percent. Now 8-8 on the season, he’ll try to further improve upon his 4.02 ERA and 1.21 WHIP (143 1/3 innings) when he does battle against the Blue Jays in Toronto on Thursday.