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According to Statcast, this would have been a two-homer game in Houston or Philadelphia. In Milwaukee, though, it was two two-baggers and, unfortunately, no runs scored or batted in. Mitchell’s playing time could be in question with Christian Yelich back, but since Yelich has sat out the last two games, it hasn’t been an issue yet. That Mitchell is the Brewers’ best center fielder helps his case for at-bats over Jake Bauers and Andrew Vaughn.

After a bullpen day Friday, the Dodgers wanted to add a long man tonight, just in case something goes wrong in Yoshinobu Yamamoto’s start. Knack had been out since the end of the end of the spring with an intercostal strain. He’d made three rehab appearances with Triple-A Oklahoma City, allowing one run in three innings last time out. He’ll likely rejoin the Comets either after tonight’s game or tomorrow’s.

Hurt, who was the starter in Friday’s bullpen game against the D-backs, loses his spot for now after giving up six runs in 2 2/3 innings in his last two outings. He had a 4.88 ERA in 31 1/3 innings overall.

Barnes, who was sent down to Triple-A on July 2, is now off the 40-man roster to make room for Landon Knack. He has a 7.00 ERA over nine innings in three appearances for the Dodgers this year.

Hiraldo had been out since early April with right shoulder inflammation. He made the Orioles out of spring training, but he gave up four runs in 1 2/3 innings over three appearances. Now he’ll officially join Norfolk after three rehab appearances there in which he’s allowed one run in 3 2/3 innings.

Lewis hit a 419-foot homer off Ryan Johnson in the second and later crushed a liner to left in the seventh. Both hits left the bat at 107-108 mph. He’s 5-for-12 with two homers the last three days, pushing his OPS up to .699. That’s the highest he’s been since late April. He’s hit .270/.328/.508 with seven homers in 31 games since returning from Triple-A.

Ryan left with a one-run lead, which was blown in the seventh by Tommy Nance in his Twins debut. So, he finishes the first half 6-5 with a 2.85 ERA. Ryan has produced 11 quality starts, which doesn’t count a couple of outings in which he pitched five-plus scoreless innings.

Gómez has his first full-inning save since June 28. He also recorded saves on June 29 and July 7, but those saw him pick up just one out each time. Gómez allowed a single to Mike Trout and walked Nolan Schanuel with one out in the ninth today, but he got Jorge Soler to pop out and struck out Vaughn Grissom to end the game. He still hasn’t blown a save this season.

The runs came in the second, which featured two walks and a two-run homer from Royce Lewis. The rally might have lasted longer, but Tristan Gray made the third out of the inning on an odd delayed steal attempt that saw him thrown out pretty easily at second base. Johnson walked three in all and struck out just one. With a 6.75 ERA in six starts and three relief appearances, his spot shouldn’t be assured in the second half.

Meidroth also had a single in the contest. With the White Sox having Caleb Bonemer on the way and adding another elite infield prospect in Roch Cholowsky with the No. 1 pick in today’s draft, one wonders if Meidroth might eventually become obsolete in Chicago, in spite of his very solid play to date. It’s not an issue for this year, though. He’s batting .272/.345/.383 through 388 plate appearances.

Feddy came in for the third after Bryan Hudson and Chris Murphy pitched scoreless first and second innings, respectively, and allowed one hit with three strikeouts through the sixth. He started the seventh by giving up a double to Joshua Kuroda-Grauer, leading to his exit, but Sean Newcomb came in and stranded the runner. It’s Fedde’s fifth win, all of which have come since the beginning of June. He has a 4.15 ERA in nine starts and 10 appearances as a bulk guy.