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One of his two outs today in Toronto was a fly to 370-foot left that would have been a homer in eight ballparks, including Fenway. Contreras is batting .262/.375/.486 and leading the Red Sox in homers, RBI (20) and runs scored (16).

It’s Duran’s first save since he came off the injured list. He gave up a hit and a walk in the 21-pitch outing. Since tomorrow would be three appearances in four days for him, we’re guessing he’ll be unavailable. Brad Keller could close in his place.

Bello entered down 1-0 and left down 2-1 in the seventh, so he wasn’t involved in the decision. Still, it was maybe his best performance of the year, as he struck out five and walked one. He’ll definitely make at least one more start Sunday against the Braves before a potential Garrett Crochet return causes the Red Sox to rethink their rotation.

Schwarber has homered in five straight games and even collected two on Sunday. After going deep 56 times last year, he’s currently on pace to hit 65-66 this year. The homer tonight was his 357th, moving him past Joey Votto for 97th place on the all-time list. Yogi Berra and Carlos Lee are next at 358.

The Red Sox used a lefty opener tonight, but Stott was in there anyway. He might have started even against a traditional lefty, as the Phillies are taking a look at Edmundo Sosa in the outfield. Sosa has to play somewhere against lefties, but if he can handle left just fine, the Phillies are probably better off with Stott at second and Brandon Marsh in center than with Sosa at second, Justin Crawford in center and Stott on the bench. Stott is batting .256 with three homers, four doubles, 11 RBI and three steals in 11 games this month.

It was an eventful rehab debut for Peña as he doubled in his first at-bat of the contest before being upended on a scary-looking play at second base a couple frames later. He was lifted from the contest after being hit by a pitch in the sixth inning, but appeared to be fine afterwards. The 28-year-old shortstop has been snake-bitten by injuries this season, missing time with a fractured finger and hamstring strain already. He’ll get a couple more rehab games under his belt before returning to Houston’s lineup later this week.

Meyers played the entire game in center field as he kicked off a rehab assignment in the upper minors. The 29-year-old center fielder is working his way back from a hamstring strain that sent him to the injured list back in early April.

Rogers had a bad first month of the season with a 4.75 ERA before missing two starts with an illness. In his return to the Orioles’ rotation, he gave up six runs to the Yankees. The big blows were a leadoff home run by Paul Goldschmidt and a three-run home run by Trent Grisham that capped a five-run third inning. Rogers is lined up to face the Rays on the road on Monday, giving him a two-start week next week.

Warren gave up four hits, walked one and struck out six. He improved to 5-1 with the win. Warren bounced back after he was hit hard for six runs against the Rangers last week. The 26-year-old right-hander now has a 3.42 ERA on the season. With the Yankees off on Thursday, Warren is lined up to pitch against the Blue Jays on Monday, giving him a two-start week next week.

Alvarez will undergo an MRI on Wednesday, according to a team statement. The 24-year-old backstop left the contest following a sixth-inning at-bat where he appeared to be in serious discomfort following a swing. He finished 1-for-2 with a double and a run scored and was replaced by Luis Torrens behind the plate. It’s too early to draw any conclusions, but it certainly seems like a trip to the injured list is a potential outcome. There should be additional clarity on his status at some point prior to Wednesday’s game.

Goodman hit a two-out double in the top of the ninth off Pirates reliever Gregory Soto to drive in the Rockies’ only run of the game. It was Goodman’s 18th RBI in 38 games after driving in 91 in 144 games last year. The 26-year-old catcher is hitting .247 with 10 home runs, 25 runs scored and one stolen base.