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Blackmon is out of the lineup for Thursday's game against the Mets.

Blackmon will take a seat along with fellow left-handed hitters Ryan McMahon and Jake Cave as the Mets send southpaw David Peterson to the hill. Kris Bryant will get a day off from the outfield and will replace Blackmon as the Rockies' designated hitter.

The Padres designated Wolf for assignment Thursday.

The transaction frees up a spot on the 40-man roster for right-hander Carl Edwards, whose contract was selected from Triple-A El Paso. Wolf was reacquired from the Pirates back in April after being designated for assignment and has posted a 7.21 ERA this season at El Paso. The lefty is just 25 years old and has shown some swing-and-miss ability in the past, so it's possible he garners interest via waivers.

The Padres optioned Jacob to Triple-A El Paso on Thursday.

Jacob struck out three and gave up a hit over a scoreless 22-pitch inning of relief in Wednesday's loss to the Pirates. Though Jacob likely would have been available for Thursday's series finale in Pittsburgh, the San Diego bullpen as a whole had been used heavily of late, so he was the odd man out as the Padres called up a fresh long-relief arm in Carl Edwards from El Paso.

The Padres selected Edwards' contract from Triple-A El Paso on Thursday.

Edwards has worked exclusively as a reliever over parts of nine seasons in the big leagues, but he's been operating as a starter since catching on with the Padres in July on a minor-league deal. Over his four starts with El Paso, Edwards compiled a 4.76 ERA, 1.82 WHIP and 18:12 K:BB in 17 innings. Though he could get the chance to make his first MLB start later on in the campaign if injuries test the Padres' rotation depth, Edwards is expected to serve as a long-relief option during his first stint in the majors of 2024.

Winker is not in the lineup for Thursday's game in Colorado, Anthony DiComo of MLB.com reports.

Left-hander Austin Gomber is on the hill for the Rockies, so the lefty-hitting Winker will begin the series finale on the bench. Jeff McNeil will handle right field for the Mets while Jose Iglesias gets a start at second base.

Alvarez is not in the lineup for Thursday's game in Colorado, Anthony DiComo of MLB.com reports.

Alvarez was behind the plate for Wednesday's 5-3 win, but Luis Torrens started at catcher in the series opener and is back in the lineup for the finale. Alvarez did come off the bench in the middle of Tuesday's game and delivered a hit, so it's possible the Mets look to sub him in for Torrens at some point Thursday.

Scott (7-5) was credited with the win against Pittsburgh on Wednesday despite allowing two runs (one earned) on no hits and three walks in one-third of an inning.

Scott entered with two outs and the bases loaded in the bottom of the ninth inning and got Oneil Cruz to ground out to preserve a 6-6 tie and send the game to an extra frame. After San Diego took a three-run lead in the top of the 10th, Scott returned but couldn't find the plate, walking three straight batters to force home a run. Adrian Morejon then took over and allowed an inherited runner to score on a wild pitch before finding a way out of the jam, notching his first save and handing Scott the victory. Despite the win, the outing was an uncharacteristically poor one for Scott, who threw only six of 18 pitches for strikes. He's given up three runs (two earned) over three appearances consisting of 2.2 frames since joining San Diego at the trade deadline but still has an impressive 1.49 ERA on the campaign.

Nimmo is absent from the lineup for Thursday's game in Colorado, Anthony DiComo of MLB.com reports.

The left-handed-hitting Nimmo will get the series finale off as the Rockies send southpaw Austin Gomber to the bump. Tyrone Taylor will occupy left field for the Mets.

Triolo is out of the lineup for Thursday's game against the Padres.

Triolo had started in each of the last three games and in eight of the past nine contests, but with Oneil Cruz (illness) making his return to the lineup following a two-game absence, Triolo looks poised to see his playing time take a hit now that the Pittsburgh infield is back to full strength minus Nick Gonzales (groin). Trade-deadline pickup Isiah Kiner-Falefa has inherited Gonzales' everyday role at second base.

McCutchen is not in the lineup for Thursday's game versus the Padres, Kevin Gorman of TribLive.com reports.

McCutchen went deep in the Pirates' extra-inning loss to the Padres on Wednesday, but he'll take a seat for Thursday's matinee. Bryan Reynolds will get a start at the designated hitter spot while Bryan De La Cruz, Michael Taylor and Ji Hwan Bae patrol the outfield.