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Bailey knocked a base hit in the fifth inning, then stepped in to bat with two runners on in the ninth with the Giants down by two runs. He took the first pitch from Jordan Romano high off the wall in right-center that caromed away from the outfielders as he raced home to walk it off with an inside-the-park homer. The hit would have been a traditional home run in all 29 other parks.

Butler got the scoring started in exciting fashion, hitting an inside-the-park home run on the first pitch of the game off Didier Fuentes. He then drew a walk in the second inning and scored on a grand slam by Nick Kurtz. Butler then went yard the old fashioned way in the third, taking Jesse Chavez deep for a solo blast. The 24-year-old outfielder is up to 13 homers while slashing .256/.326/.448 with 54 runs scored, 38 RBI, and 14 steals across 384 plate appearances.

Gray tossed two scoreless innings before a walk, two singles, and a groundout brought a pair of runs in to score for the Nationals in the third. He pitched two more scoreless innings, striking out six batters over five frames in line for the win. The 35-year-old right-hander will take a 3.51 ERA, 1.09 WHIP, and a 113/19 K/BB ratio across 105 innings into a start against the Braves in St. Louis on Sunday.

Pivetta was outstanding against the Diamondbacks, holding them scoreless into the sixth inning while collecting seven strikeouts. He scattered two hits and walked three batters, tossing 66 of 104 pitches for strikes. Pivetta is lined up for one more start before the break, taking a 3.07 ERA, 1.03 WHIP, and a 114/27 K/BB ratio across 102 2/3 innings into a matchup against the Phillies in San Diego on Sunday.

Burger drove in a run with a base hit in the fourth inning, then plated two more runs with another single in the fifth. With the Rangers up by nine runs in the seventh, Burger took infielder Kevin Newman deep for a solo homer to extend the Texas lead. It was the third multi-hit game in Burger’s last four contests. The 29-year-old slugger is hitting .232/.264/.409 with 11 homers and 33 RBI across 273 plate appearances.

The Guardians hit Astros’ ace Hunter Brown hard in this one, storming out to a 6-1 advantage through their first four innings. They gave that lead away though by the ninth and went to extra innings with the score tied at 6-6. That’s where Martinez victimized Astros’ closer Josh Hader for his 334-foot go-ahead blast that put the Guardians on top to stay. Martinez finished the night 1-for-4 plus a walk and is now hitting .238/.264/.371 with six homers and 30 RBI on the season.

Misiorowski allowed four hits on the night while allowing one base on balls. Things didn’t start out well for him as he served up a leadoff homer to Shohei Ohtani, but from that point on he was completely dialed in. He struck out each of the next five hitters that he faced and allowed just three hits and a walk the rest of the way. The 23-year-old right-hander generated a whopping 21 swings and misses on 91 pitches in the ballgame — nine on his fastball and eight on his curveball — while posting an elite CSW of 40 percent. He has been very impressive through his first five starts with the Brewers, going 4-1 with a 2.81 ERA, 0.90 WHIP and 33/11 K/BB ratio over 25 2/3 innings.

This didn’t look good. Wilson was drilled on the left wrist by Atlanta rookie starter Didier Fuentes in the opening frame and immediately exited the contest. The 23-year-old All-Star shortstop will head for X-rays to determine whether he suffered any fractures. There should be an update on his status shortly.

Edwards delivered a go-ahead two-run double off of Nick Martinez in the third inning that gave the Marlins a 3-1 advantage and opened the flood gates. He came around to score a few batters later on an RBI single off the bat of Jesus Sanchez. The 25-year-old infielder added a two-out RBI single off of Scott Barlow in the sixth inning that made it a 10-1 ballgame. On the season, Edwards is now slashing .292/.360/.339 with zero homers, 22 RBI and 15 stolen bases (in 21 attempts) on the season.

Pérez allowed just two hits on the night and didn’t walk a batter. He served up a first-pitch homer to Matt McLain with one out in the opening inning, then the only other batter to reach base against him came on a two-out double by TJ Friedl in the third inning. The 22-year-old phenom generated 11 swings and misses on 88 pitches on the night — four of those on his sweeper — while posting a solid CSW of 30 percent. He’ll look to keep the good times rolling as he brings a 4.00 ERA, 1.04 WHIP and a 29/11 K/BB ratio (27 innings) into Sunday’s first-half finale against the Orioles in Baltimore.