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Valencia sat out Friday’s game after suffering whiplash as the result of a car accident. He should be fine.

Montes’s homer off Wyatt Olds in the fifth was only out of 11 ballparks, but it was a legitimate blast, traveling 407 feet to center. It’s obviously his first in the majors, but it’s the 39th he’s hit on the year. The Mariners had Montes DH his debut, even though reports suggest he’s a better option in right field than Dominic Canzone. He’ll probably take a seat in favor of Victor Robles with the Red Sox throwing left-hander Patrick Sandoval in Wednesday’s game.

Woo had great velocity again tonight, averaging 97.1 mph with his fastball and topping out at 98.8 mph. His four highest average fastball velocities of the season have all come in his last four starts, even as the third of those was pushed back by a shoulder issue. The win tonight makes Woo 10-9 with a 4.25 ERA. He has a favorable start at home against the A’s coming up on Sunday.

The Mariners certainly weren’t intending to use Muñoz after taking a 9-4 lead into the ninth, but the Red Sox scored twice to force them to make the move. Muñoz got four outs in Monday’s loss, and working two straight days probably takes him out of play for Wednesday, even if he only threw four pitches tonight. Then again, while the Mariners haven’t used him three straight days this year, they did do it once last September; it’s something they’d only consider when they’re as desperate as they are right now.

Paez gave up runs each inning of his spot start in place of Sonny Gray and threw 87 pitches to get his 11 outs. He’ll almost surely head back to Triple-A on Wednesday.

Jones put the Yankees on the board early, taking Grayson Rodriguez deep for a two-run blast in the first inning. He later drew a walk and stole second in the sixth before walking again and scoring a run in the eighth. The 25-year-old slugger has homered in back-to-back games and is up to nine with nine steals while hitting .245/.320/.451 across 206 plate appearances.

Chisholm padded the Yankees’ lead early with a solo homer off Grayson Rodriguez, going back-to-back with Spencer Jones. He later led off the fourth with a base hit before adding a single and a run scored in the eighth. The 28-year-old second baseman is slashing .232/.331/.408 with 19 homers, 67 runs scored, 55 RBI, and 40 steals across 505 plate appearances.

Cole tossed two scoreless innings before the Angels put a run on the board on two hits in the third. He’d settle in to pitch into the sixth, recording one out and giving up two more runs on three hits before he was replaced at 90 pitches. He struck out five. The 35-year-old right-hander ends the day with a 3.29 ERA, 1.11 WHIP, and a 110/22 K/BB ratio across 104 innings into a start against the Rockies in New York next Tuesday.

The Yankees got to Rodriguez right away, putting three runs on the board in the first inning on a pair of home runs by Spencer Jones and Jazz Chisholm Jr. Two hits and a groundout brought a fourth run in to score in the third inning. Rodriguez did a nice job giving the Angels three more frames before leaving at 102 pitches after six innings. The 26-year-old right-hander will carry a 6.03 ERA, 1.52 WHIP, and a 72/33 K/BB ratio across 77 2/3 innings into a start against the Red Sox in Boston on Monday.

Harper had a stellar day at the plate, reaching in all five of his plate appearances. After knocking a base hit in the first and third innings, he drew a walk and scored in the fifth before collecting his third single in the seventh. Harper later added an insurance run with his fourth hit in the eighth to drive in a run. The 33-year-old star is hitting .274/.392/.509 with 27 homers, 85 runs scored, 80 RBI, and seven steals across 595 plate appearances.

Lawlar got the start in center field on Tuesday with a left-hander on the mound for the Phillies. He provided the only run on the night for Arizona, taking Jesús Luzardo deep for a solo homer in the fifth inning. It was the fourth home run of the season for the 24-year-old outfielder. He’s hitting a respectable .288/.358/.479 across 82 plate appearances, but is mostly limited to playing time in a short-side platoon against left-handed pitching.