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Ureña’s post All-Star break velocity boost has relaxed just a tad, but he’s remained very difficult to hit. He’s allowed one or no runs in five of six outings, and this is the 10th time in 20 starts this season that he’s given up three hits or fewer. He’ll take an 8-8 record and a 2.67 ERA into Houston for his next start.

Montgomery, who topped out at 91.1 mph tonight, didn’t make much of a case for stepping into the rotation if Jacob deGrom needs a break. He’s surrendered seven runs over six innings in his two appearances since returning from Tommy John.

The hit that knocked in a run was a tapper to the third base side of the mound. Jordan Montgomery was able to handle it, but he then double clutched on the throw and was too late to get Guzman at first. It’s the first time in 63 career games that Guzman has come up with three hits. He’s batting .241/.289/.358 in 175 plate appearances this season.

Trout has raised his average 10 points with six singles the last two nights. It’s the first time since 2018 that he’s had back-to-back three-hit games and the second time ever that he’s had back-to-back games with three singles; the only other time that happened was as a rookie on June 8-9, 2012.

DeGrom didn’t come back out after a long second inning that saw him allow two runs. In all, he threw 55 pitches while getting six outs. His velocity was actually very good; he averaged 98.1 mph with his fastball in the first and 97.5 mph in the second, putting him slightly above his season average of 97.3 mph. We’ll probably find out soon whether the Rangers think an IL stint is in the cards.

Schwarber opened the game with a bang, crushing a 2-0 fastball from Taj Bradley for a 369-foot solo shot, giving the Phillies a lead they would never relinquish. He added to that lead in the fourth inning with a 355-foot two-run shot that hit off of the outstretched glove of right fielder Luke Keaschall. Schwarber has now clubbed an MLB-leading 37 home runs on the season, and his six multi-homer games are tied with Rockies’ catcher Hunter Goodman for the most in MLB. He’s slashing .250/.371/.544 with the aforementioned 37 homers and 72 RBI in what has been another exceptional offensive campaign.

Marsh led off the fourth inning with a walk, swiped second base and rode home on Kyle Schwarber’s second home run of the evening. The 28-year-old outfielder then did some yardwork of his own with a 365-foot two-run blast off of Travis Adams in the seventh inning that capped off the scoring in the game. He’s having a strong season at the dish, slashing .276/.320/.443 with 17 homers, 54 RBI and 11 stolen bases.

None of his three singles produced a run and Arraez was left stranded each time that he reached base. The three-time batting champion is having another outstanding season in the category, slashing .316/.350/.434 with five homers and 49 RBI in 511 plate appearances between the Giants and Phillies.

The 33-year-old right-hander scattered five hits and three walks on the night. The lone tally against him came on a solo blast off the bat of Luke Keaschall in the second inning. Nola had traffic on the basepaths and was in trouble a few times but was always able to make key pitches to get out of it. We’ll see if this magical start can springboard him into a successful final six weeks of the season. Now 4-9 on the season, he’ll carry an uninspiring 5.33 ERA, 1.45 WHIP and a 138/46 K/BB ratio (130 innings) into Wednesday’s tilt against the Marlins.

Keaschall got the Twins on the board with a 357-foot solo shot off of Aaron Nola in the second inning, trimming their deficit to one run at 2-1. That would be the extent of their scoring in the contest. With his two-hit attack, the 23-year-old infielder is now slashing .266/.362/.371 with seven homers, 36 RBI and 14 stolen bases in 449 plate appearances on the season.