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Hammer didn’t end up making an appearance for New York during his lone game on the big-league roster. He’ll remain stationed on the doorstep of the majors after passing through waivers unclaimed.

Tauchman is in the final stages of his recovery from surgery to repair a torn meniscus in his left knee. The 35-year-old suffered the injury during the late stages of spring training which extinguished any shot he had of making New York’s season-opening bench as a non-roster invitee. He’s merely organizational depth at this stage of his career.

This should have been Thornton’s first big-league victory, but Francisco Lindor botched a game-ending double play in the ninth and Devin Williams couldn’t pick him up afterwards. Thornton allowed just two hits, walked two and struck out five, using only 82 pitches to get his 21 outs. He definitely made a good case for sticking around as the Mets’ fifth starter, and interim manager Andy Green confirmed after the game that he’d keep the spot following the break. He’s an option in NL-only and deep mixed leagues.

Williams gave up a leadoff single, but he then got a routine double play ball with one out, only for Francisco Lindor to boot it and retire no one. Two walks followed, with the second forcing in a run. Jarren Duran then hit a little popup behind second that dropped in. It was a ball that the second baseman would have handled if the infield hadn’t been drawn in, and Carson Benge came up just a tad short of catching it while racing in from right. That tied the game before Masataka Yoshida lined into a double play to prevent further damage. It’s Williams’ second blown save in a week, but while he owns the walks, this was much more Lindor’s doing than his.

Lindor supplied the offense, doubling in a run in the first and homering in the fifth, but he cost the Mets by mishandling what should have been a game-ending double-play ball in the ninth. Lindor got no outs on the play, and the Red Sox went on to score twice to tie the game before winning it in the 10th.

Bichette didn’t start any of the three games against the Red Sox because of right leg soreness. Barring something unexpected, he should be back in the lineup after the break.

Semien is expected to remain there through the All-Star break, with the assumption that he’ll be ready to rejoin the Mets to start the season’s second half. The 35-year-old infielder has hit an underwhelming .214/.271/.341 with nine homers, 29 RBI and six stolen bases in his first 318 plate appearances with the Mets.

Bichette did appear as a pinch-hitter in Saturday’s contest, though he was lifted or a pinch runner after he drew a walk. Expect him to be available off the bench once again on Sunday afternoon. Zack Short will once again start in his place at second base and bat eighth for the Mets while Bretty Baty covers the hot corner.

Thornton will start for the Mets in Sunday’s first half finale against the Red Sox. The 24-year-old southpaw has made two starts for the big league club this season, registering a 4.35 ERA, 1.16 WHIP and a 10/3 K/BB ratio over 10 1/3 innings. He could be worth a look as a streaming option on Sunday and is likely to get a real shot to stick in the team’s rotation at some point in the second half.

Myers threw 22 pitches over two innings while giving up a pair of runs against the Red Sox on Saturday and was unlikely to be available for Sunday’s first half finale, so the Mets opted to swap him out for a fresh arm. Myers sports a miserable 6.26 ERA, 1.39 WHIP and a 33/13 K/BB ratio over 46 innings with the Mets this season.