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Polanco went 2-for-4 with a solo home run and a double in Wednesday's 6-5 extra-inning win over the Guardians.

Polanco had been ice cold coming into Wednesday's contest, going 0-for-26 in his previous eight games. However, he extended the Mets' lead to 2-0 with a solo home run off Tanner Bibee in the third inning -- for his second long ball this season and first since April 11 -- before adding a two-out double in the ninth. Polanco is now slashing .144/.202/.243 with five RBI and seven runs scored through 120 plate appearances.

Wetherholt went 1-for-3 with two walks, a two-run double and a run scored during the Cardinals' 3-1 win over the Yankees on Wednesday.

The game was scoreless heading into the fifth inning, but Wetherholt changed that with a two-run double to center field before being brought home on a ground rule-double by Ivan Herrera. Wetherholt has been scuffling a bit at the plate since the All-Star break with a .659 OPS in 19 games. He's still in the midst of a productive rookie campaign with a .739 OPS with 12 steals, 16 home runs and 43 RBI across 493 plate appearances.

Rogers (7-7) earned the win against the Angels on Wednesday, allowing two runs on three hits and no walks while striking out nine across six innings.

Rogers remained in Baltimore after their fire sale at the trade deadline and delivered a gem of an outing, carrying a two-hitter into the seventh. Following a rough start to the year, Rogers has been fantastic since the start of June with a 2.28 ERA, 1.00 WHIP and 60:14 K:BB across 67 innings. The 28-year-old will presumably next take the mound in Minnesota.

Smith was charged with a blown save in Wednesday's 6-5 extra-inning loss to the Mets, allowing an unearned run on one hit and two walks while striking out two in the ninth inning.

After walking Jared Young to lead off the ninth, Smith had New York down to their final out before giving up a double to Jorge Polanco, followed by a walk to Marcus Semien to load the bases. It looked like Smith would escape with the save after A.J. Ewing grounded to second base. However, Brayan Rocchio failed to field the ball cleanly, allowing the tying run to score and sticking Smith with his fifth blown save this season. Coming into the day, Smith had turned in seven straight scoreless innings, though he's had some trouble with his command of late with seven walks in his past 4.1 frames. Overall, Smith has converted 30 saves this season, posting a 2.41 ERA, 1.13 WHIP and 73:18 K:BB across 52.1 innings.

Pallante (12-6) earned the win against the Yankees on Wednesday, allowing one run on three hits and three walks while striking out four across 5.1 innings.

Pallante kept the Yankees off the board through his first five innings, though he was tagged for a run after being lifted in the sixth inning, when George Soriano issued a bases-loaded walk to Jazz Chisholm. Pallante has yielded three earned runs or fewer in five of his last six outings, and he finished Wednesday's start with 13 whiffs and eight groundouts on 103 pitches (57 strikes). His 12 wins are tied for fourth most in the majors this season, and he'll take a 3.63 ERA and 1.22 WHIP over 124 innings into his next start, which is lined up for next week at home against the Phillies.

Bibee didn't factor into the decision Wednesday against the Mets, allowing four runs (three earned) on four hits over 5.2 innings. He struck out 10.

While Bibee set a season high with 10 strikeouts, the right-hander was left with a no-decision after giving up three home runs -- he surrendered back-to-back solo shots to Brett Baty and Jorge Polanco in the third inning before Carson Benge put New York ahead 4-3 with a two-out blast in the sixth. It's the third straight loss for Bibee, though he had turned in four straight quality starts prior to Wednesday. Overall, he has a 4-11 record with a 3.85 ERA, 1.13 WHIP and 110:38 K:BB across 24 starts (138 innings) this season. Bibee's currently in line to face the Tigers on the road in his next outing.

Detmers (3-8) took the loss against the Orioles on Wednesday, allowing three runs on four hits and a walk with five strikeouts in four innings.

Detmers' demise came in the fourth inning after Tyler O'Neill and Coby Mayo hit successive homers to give Baltimore a lead it never looked back on. After staying with the Angels through the trade deadline, Detmers delivered his third start this season of four or fewer innings. The lefty is winless in his past eight starts and has a 5.05 ERA despite a 1.29 WHIP and 11.0 K/9 during that span.

Kerkering threw a clean sixth inning with no strikeouts to pick up a hold Wednesday against the Nationals.

Wednesday's hold marked Kerkering's 13th of the campaign. The right-hander has been a quality high-leverage arm in Philadelphia's bullpen for the most part despite a lack of save chances, posting a 3.27 ERA, 1.23 WHIP and 48:25 K:BB across 44 innings with a lone save in three opportunities during 2026.

Rodriguez went 1-for-3 with a two-run home run in Wednesday's 4-2 loss to the Brewers.

Rodriguez has hit safely in seven of eight games since he returned from a glute injury. He's also homered in consecutive contests, giving him seven long balls on the year. The catcher is batting .269 with an .856 OPS, 20 RBI, 20 runs scored, six doubles and six stolen bases over 153 plate appearances. Henry Davis has hit just .206 since the All-Star break, so Rodriguez should have a leg up for playing time behind the plate.

Hill was diagnosed with a shoulder contusion following his removal from Wednesday's game against the Nationals, Lochlahn March of The Philadelphia Inquirer reports.

Hill collided with the center-field wall while trying to make a diving catch in the 11th inning. His shoulder appears to have taken most of the damage, though interim manager Don Mattingly said after the game that the team still has some tests to run on Hill and will know more about his health before Thursday's series finale versus Washington.