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Montgomery (wrist) is starting at shortstop and batting eight for Friday's game against the Tigers.

Montgomery exited Wednesday's game against the Guardians with a bruised left wrist after he was hit by a pitch from Parker Messick earlier in the contest. After sitting out Thursday, Montgomery is back in action against Detroit. He's gone 10 straight games without a home run and was recently dropped to the eighth spot in the order.

Pena went 2-for-5 with a solo home run and an additional RBI in Thursday's 6-2 win over Kansas City.

Pena tied the game 1-1 in the bottom of the first inning with a lead-off, 394-foot shot off Seth Lugo. It's the 20th homer of the year for Pena, two shy of the career high that he set as a rookie in 2022. Pena's gone 8-for-13 (.615) with three long balls in his last three games, boosting his slash line to .279/.330/.477 with 74 runs scored, 51 RBI and nine steals across 443 plate appearances this season.

Story went 2-for-4 with a three-run home run in Thursday's 4-3 win over the Rangers.

Story's eighth-inning blast gave the Red Sox their only lead of the day, and it held up for a win. The shortstop is surging late in the season, hitting safely in 15 of his last 16 games. He's batted .349 (22-for-63) in that span, which coincides with his return from a sports hernia. This was his first homer since he came off the injured list. Story is batting .246 with a .635 OPS, four long balls, 28 RBI, 22 runs scored, 14 doubles and five stolen bases across 57 contests this season.

Medical imaging on Correa's surgically repaired left ankle revealed inflammation Thursday, Chandler Rome of The Athletic reports.

The Astros announced Wednesday that Correa won't be able to make it back before the end of the season because he couldn't handle the workload he took on while rehabbing his ankle, and the inflammation appears to be a consequence of overworking himself. The results of his tests didn't reveal any structural damage, however, so there's still a strong chance that he'll be ready to go by the time the 2027 season begins.

Montgomery (wrist) is not in the lineup for Thursday's game against the Tigers.

Montgomery was forced to exit Wednesday's contest versus the Guardians with a left wrist contusion following a hit-by-pitch. X-rays were negative, and the left-handed-hitting Montgomery might not have started Thursday against Detroit southpaw Framber Valdez regardless of the injury. Luisangel Acuna will play shortstop for the White Sox in Thursday's series opener.

Mateo is out of the lineup for Thursday's game against the Athletics, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

Mateo will hit the bench after he had started in eight of the Rays' previous nine games while going 4-for-26 with an 0:11 BB:K, three steals, three runs and two RBI. With Taylor Walls (hip) returning from the injured list Thursday and immediately stepping back into the lineup at shortstop, Mateo will likely be relegated to a utility role moving forward.

The Rays activated Walls (hip) from the 10-day injured list Thursday.

Walls required just a minimum 10-day absence as he recovered from a right hip flexor strain. He'll return to a lowly .218/.304/.292 batting line. Nick Madrigal was sent down to Triple-A Durham in a corresponding roster move.

Neto went 2-for-3 with a walk, a stolen base and a run scored in Wednesday's 7-2 loss to the Mariners.

Neto is batting .309 (17-for-55) over 14 games in September, with this being his sixth multi-hit effort of the month. The shortstop is now at 21 steals this season, five fewer than he had in 2025. Through 147 contests, he's batting .243 with a .767 OPS, 26 home runs, 74 RBI, 96 runs scored, 29 doubles and five triples.

The Orioles selected Barrero's contract from Triple-A Norfolk on Wednesday.

Barrero has spent the entire season up to this point at Triple-A, slashing .201/.303/.397 with 23 homers, 57 RBI, 63 runs scored and 12 steals across 502 plate appearances. He'll now join the big-league roster as the replacement for Jackson Holliday (wrist) and could pick up a few starts down the stretch against left-handed pitchers.

Rays manager Kevin Cash said Wednesday that Walls (hip) felt good during his workouts Tuesday, and the team is encouraged by the shortstop's progress, Ryan Bass of Rays.tv reports.

Walls hit the 10-day injured list Sept. 8 with a right hip flexor strain, but it sounds like he won't miss much more than the minimum, with Bass indicating Walls could return as soon as Thursday. Now 30, Walls is a .199/.290/.297 career hitter over parts of six MLB seasons. However, Tampa Bay values his defense, and that aspect of his game has kept Walls in a regular role throughout the season (110 starts).