Overview

• St. Louis is poised to trade reliever Phil Maton as its final deadline deal while declining to move position players Brendan Donovan, Alec Burleson and Lars Nootbaar.
• New York’s new bullpen trio—David Bednar, Camilo Doval and Jake Bird—each allowed multiple hits and runs in their debuts, contributing to a 13-12 loss against Miami.
• The Mets activated all their July 31 acquisitions, including Ryan Helsley, Gregory Soto and Cedric Mullins, and sent prospect Luisangel Acuña down to Triple-A Syracuse.
• The Padres completed one of the busiest deadlines by shipping 14 prospects, highlighted by top shortstop Leo De Vries, to land closer Mason Miller, catcher Freddy Fermin, starters J.P. Sears and Nestor Cortes, plus outfielders Ramon Laureano and Ryan O’Hearn.
• Teams’ strategies diverged sharply at the deadline as contenders like the Yankees and Mets fortified bullpens, the Cardinals sold only expiring-contract arms and the Padres traded future talent for immediate major-league upgrades.