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Cubs manager Craig Counsell was also tossed by home plate umpire Derek Thomas for voicing his disagreement with a called third strike on Hoerner during the fifth inning. The 28-year-old second baseman was replaced by Vidal Bruján at the keystone after going 0-for-2 on the day.

Alexander will report to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre as extra organizational infield depth. The 28-year-old went 3-for-17 with eight strikeouts over six games during a brief stint with the Athletics.

It’s happening. Marlins manager Clayton McCullough confirmed that Pérez will make his long-awaited return from Tommy John surgery on Monday at PNC Park. The dynamic 22-year-old righty looked sharp during his eight-start minor league rehab assignment and shouldn’t have any workload restrictions out of the gate. Given his immense talent, and successful rookie campaign back in 2023, Pérez should be rostered in all fantasy formats.

Stowers did not start the game and had been on the bench for the previous three games while battling a hand issue. The fact that he was able to pinch hit seems to indicate that he’s on the mend, but it wasn’t a particularly good at bat and there’s always a chance he felt some discomfort when hitting, so we’ll wait for Monday’s lineup before we know for sure if he’s avoiding an IL stint.

Merryweather heads to New York as extra organizational relief depth after struggling to a bloated 5.79 ERA across 18 2/3 innings (21 appearances) this season for the Cubs. The hard-throwing 33-year-old righty has made 152 career appearances dating back to the pandemic-shortened 2020 campaign.

Hernández has gone 6-for-16 so far after being called up from Triple-A, but he has started just four of those games. If Kyle Stowers heads to the IL, Hernández would seem to be the prime beneficiary, but Stowers was able to pinch-hit on Sunday, which makes that seem unlikely.