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The 29-year-old journeyman finished 2-for-4. Dickerson has shown a little power and a little speed in the past, but is little more than a role player in the Yankees’ talent-laden lineup.

Walker continues to be one of the hottest hitters in the Cardinals’ lineup. The 23-year-old got things started with a single in the first inning and was eventually driven in thanks to a Nolan Gorman home run, and then doubled to drive home Alec Burleson and Ivan Herrera in the seventh inning to put the Cards up 6-2. Walker has now hit safely in four-straight games and is slashing a blistering .407/.469/.593 over his last seven games. After a slow start to his career, Walker continues to show the promise that made him a top prospect.

It was a disastrous first inning for Sheehan, who allowed two of the first four batters he faced to reach base, one of whom came around to score on a balk. After said balk, Sheehan would allow a two-run homer to Nolan Gorman to give the Cardinals an early 3-0 lead, but eventually escaped the inning without allowing any additional runs. Sheehan would give up another homer in the third inning, this time to Alec Burleson, to put the Cardinals up 4-1, but came back out to pitch a scoreless fourth inning before being pulled with two outs in the fifth inning. With his ERA now sitting at 5.23 on the season, Sheehan has struggled to be consistent despite good strikeout totals. His next start is scheduled for Wednesday against the Astros.

Liberatore held the potent Dodgers’ lineup in check for most of the night, with his two blemishes coming on an RBI double by Max Muncy in the second inning and a sacrifice fly RBI by Kyle Tucker in the sixth inning. It was a much-needed bounce-back game for Liberatore, who was fresh off allowing five earned runs in his last outing against the Mariners. He’s allowed two earned runs or fewer in four of his seven starts this season and will look to stay on track in his next start, which is set for Wednesday against the Brewers.

Marsh was drilled in the elbow by a pitch that just missed his elbow guard and caught him flush. Fortunately, X-rays came back negative for any fractures and he feels like he should be fine. He’s considered day-to-day.

It wasn’t a pretty first save for Keller, who needed 26 pitches to get through the frame and started things off with a leadoff walk to Javier Sanoja. Sanoja would eventually come around to score on an RBI single by Otto Lopez, but got Xavier Edwards to fly out to center to end the inning on a full count fastball. Given the dicey outing, we’ll see if interim manager Don Mattingly calls on Keller again the next time a save situation arises, or if he opts to go with someone else while Jhoan Duran is on the 15-day IL.

Lopez’s double came in unconventional fashion after a solo homer was overturned via a challenge when instant replay revealed the ball had hit the wall before being knocked out of play by outfielder Justin Crawford, resulting in a double for Lopez. He would come around to score on the following at-bat, and was driven home again in the eighth inning when Augustín Ramírez singled to cut the Phillies’ lead to 6-4. Lopez raised his average on the season to .333 with Friday’s performance and has hit safely in his last four games.

Oblique injuries are rarely day-to-day types of injuries, but Cash was optimistic that they caught it early enough for it to not be a bigger problem. Fantasy managers should expect him to at least get a day off on Saturday as a precautionary measure.

Pérez held the Phillies scoreless through the first three innings and struck out the side in order in the third inning. In the fourth inning, he ran into a bit of trouble with runners on first and second with two outs. He would allow a single to Alec Bohm to give the Phillies their first run of the night, and surrendered an RBI double to Justin Crawford on the following at-bat to put the Phils up 2-1. He would return to pitch a scoreless fifth inning before being pulled for Cade Gibson to start the sixth inning. Pérez did a good job at limiting baserunners aside from his one bad inning and has allowed two earned runs or less in two of his last three starts. His next outing is scheduled for Wednesday against the Orioles.

Wheeler had a home run allowed to Otto Lopez overturned to a double after a successful challenge by interim manager Don Mattingly in the first inning, but on the following at-bat, he would allow a double to Xavier Edwards to give the Marlins their first run on the evening. That run would be the only run Wheeler would allow on the evening, as he would go on to settle in and blank the Marlins for the next five innings while firing seven strikeouts over that span. Wheeler has been solid in his first two starts of the season, allowing just three earned runs over 11 innings while striking out 14. His next outing is scheduled for Wednesday at home against the Athletics.

Stott got a hold of a slider from Cade Gibson with two runners on in the top of the seventh inning and deposited it into right-center field to push the Phillies’ lead to 6-1. It was the first homer of the season for Stott, who entered the day slashing .207/.258/.276. It was a much-needed good day for Stott, but this shouldn’t do anything to move his fantasy stock.