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Hollands is recovered from Tommy John reconstructive elbow surgery but still needs to build up his arm strength. The right-handed reliever has already been pitching in games with Lehigh Valley for a week.

Schwarber went back-to-back with Trea Turner off of Adrian Houser to start the ballgame, with his being a gargantuan 446-foot (112.4 mph) blast to right-center. He then doubled in the fifth inning and scored on a two-run knock off the bat of Adolis Garcia. The 33-year-old slugger also smacked a game-tying RBI double with two outs in the ninth inning that forced extra innings. He’s now slashing .225/.381/.595 to go with 11 long balls and 20 RBI on the season.

Turner opened the home half of the first inning with a bang, launching the first pitch thrown by Adrian Houser for a 373-foot (102.3 mph EV) solo shot. He also singled in the fifth inning and scored on a two-run single by Adolis Garcia. The dynamic 32-year-old shortstop is off to a bit of a slow start at the dish this season, slashing .252/.317/.386 with four homers, 11 RBI and three stolen bases in his first 139 plate appearances.

The 25-year-old outfielder smacked a one-out double off of Trevor Richards in the sixth inning and scored on a two-run knock off the bat of Luis Arraez. He also chipped in a pair of singles. With the three-hit attack, Gilbert is now slashing .279/.311/.442 with a pair of homers and five RBI in his first 46 plate appearances with the Giants this season.

The 33-year-old right-hander also issued a pair of walks in the contest while striking out two. Most of the damage done against him came in the opening inning as he served up back-to-back homers to Trea Turner and Kyle Schwarber to open the game. The Phillies pushed an additional run across while chasing him in the fifth. Houser got six swings and misses on 68 pitches on the day, registering a CSW of just 25 percent. He’ll carry an unsightly 7.12 ERA, 1.71 WHIP and a 16/10 K/BB ratio (30 1/3 innings) into Wednesday’s matchup against the Padres.

The 31-year-old hurler elected free agency on Tuesday after he was designated for assignment by the Angels, but after exploring the open market he made the decision that remaining with the Halos was the best move for him at this time. He’ll continue to function as extra pitching depth at Triple-A Salt Lake.

With Trevor Rogers (illness) on the injured list, Povich will have the opportunity to make at least a couple of starts in the Orioles’ rotation. With as well as he pitched in his start, he could make a case to stick around even longer if he continues to dominate. He’s at least worth a short-term look in deeper mixed leagues.

The Astros had been hopeful that he could be ready for a return next week, but he gave up five runs over two innings in his last start at Double-A Corpus Christi, so they’ll give him at least one more outing to get right. He’s a long way from being a mixed league option at the moment.

Springs was pulled from Thursday’s outing against the Royals due to soreness in his right hip, but it appears to have been only minor issue. It sounds like fantasy managers should expect to have him available at some point next week.

The first was a 114.4-mph rocket off Noah Cameron that topped his season high for exit velocity by two mph and barely missed his career high of 114.5 mph. It’s Langeliers’ first career three-double game. He’s tied for fourth in the majors with 17 extra-base hits (nine doubles, eight homers).

Perkins’ first two saves were two-inning affairs, but he was treated like a typical closer today. He gave up a leadoff single to Jac Caglianone and then retired Salvador Perez, Michael Massey and pinch-hitter Vinnie Pasquantino in order. Perkins has a 2.70 ERA and 17 strikeouts through 13 1/3 innings. He seems like an option for teams in need of saves.