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Ildemaro Vargas crushes eighth home run in win

Ildemaro Vargas

AZ 1st Baseman #6

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Ildemaro Vargas went 1-for-5 with a three-run home run against the Braves on Saturday.

Vargas’ home run was his eighth of the season. He hit a three-run shot off Braves reliever Danny Young in the ninth inning. Vargas was hitting .404 on the season after a four-hit game on May 1 against the Cubs, but is 55-for-255 (.215) with two home runs, 38 RBI, 28 runs scored and three stolen bases in 84 games since. It turns out that spending a significant amount of FAAB on Vargas, a 35-year-old journeyman, early in the season was a complete waste. He’s hitting .266 with a .720 OPS and 59 RBI on the year.

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Geraldo Perdomo (knee) is absent from the lineup for Tuesday’s contest against the Rockies.

There was some optimism that Perdomo would be able to give it a go after making an early exit from Monday’s series opener with left knee soreness. The 26-year-old receives some additional time off to rest and recover with veteran Ildemaro Vargas taking over at shortstop with recently acquired Lars Nootbaar moving up to the leadoff spot in his absence. Perdomo appears likely to avoid the injured list and remains day-to-day for now.
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Geraldo Perdomo was removed from Monday’s game against the Rockies left knee soreness.

Perdomo was replaced by Ildemaro Vargas at shortstop in the fifth inning after going 0-for-2 with a walk and a run scored. It sounds like a precautionary exit, but he’s likely headed for further evaluation to determine the severity of the issue. There should be additional clarity on his status leading into Tuesday’s contest.
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Ildemaro Vargas had a two-run double and a two-run triple Wednesday against the Padres.

The triple in the ninth would have been a homer in 26 ballparks, according to Statcast. However, it also might well have been caught had the Padres been playing Fernando Tatis Jr. in right field; Jase Bowen came up just a tad short of making the jumping catch at the wall. It’s Vargas’s fifth career four-RBI game. The first came in 2017 (actually, in his first career start), but the last three have all taken place in 2026. His 55 RBI are 24 more than his previous career high from 2022. He’s also now played in five more games and taken 51 more plate appearances than ever before.
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Ketel Marte is out of the lineup for Wednesday’s game against the Padres.

Marte takes a seat with Ildemaro Vargas covering second base. Nolan Arenado is also getting a breather with Tim Tawa at the hot corner. The 32-year-old has hit a rough patch recently, hitting .200 (14-for-70) with two homers and eight RBI in 17 games since last month’s All-Star break.
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Ildemaro Vargas went 0-for-3 with a walk while starting a third straight game Sunday against the Brewers.

Vargas is still playing a fair amount despite having gone 13-for-99 in his last 37 games. Part of it is likely that he has timed his hits well; he’s driven in 15 runs despite recording just 17 total bases on those nine singles and four doubles. He’s still second on the D-backs with 46 RBI, even though he’s down to .261/.305/.402 following his scorching start.
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Max Kepler is not in the Diamondbacks’ starting lineup for Sunday’s battle against the Rays.

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Ildemaro Vargas (general soreness) is in the lineup for Wednesday’s game against the Marlins.

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Cubs’ manager Craig Counsell told reporters on Sunday that David Peterson will be moved to the bullpen with Edward Cabrera rejoining the rotation on Sunday.

Peterson hasn’t pitched poorly since joining the Cubs, but he’ll get squeezed back into a long relief role for the time being now that Cabrera is ready to return. That should strip away any lingering mixed league fantasy value that he may have had.
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Athletics transferred RHP Justin Sterner to the 60-day injured list.

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