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Robinson spent last year in the Phillies’ organization, and in 88 games for Triple-A Lehigh Valley he hit .288/.367/.389. The 35-year-old last appeared in the major leagues in 2018 with the Angels, and he will probably be nothing more than organizational outfield depth for Atlanta in 2020.

Sandlin will likely operate in multi-inning relief capacity for Chicago after posting a 0.75 ERA and 17/6 K/BB ratio across 12 innings across four starts for Triple-A Charlotte. The 25-year-old righty was the big prize the White Sox received from the Red Sox by taking on Jordan Hick’s albatross contract back in February. Sandlin will be making his big-league debut when he gets into a game.

Wood crushed a tone-setting 412-foot leadoff homer to right-center field that left his bat at 107.7 mph, per Statcast. It was his 14th home run of the season and his fourth leadoff blast. He accounted for one of six Nationals homers in a one-sided rout, with Curtis Mead recording his first career multi-homer game while CJ Abrams, Jacob Young and Luis García Jr. also went deep. The 23-year-old emerging franchise cornerstone is putting together a remarkable all-around fantasy campaign, slashing .267/.405/.533 with 47 runs scored, 14 homers, 35 RBI and eight steals through 55 games.

Hoskins took Nationals lefty opener PJ Poulin deep in the second inning for his fifth big fly of the year. He struck out his final three times up in the one-sided affair. The 33-year-old power-hitting first baseman is slashing .190/.338/.388 with five homers and 20 RBI through 44 games in his Cleveland debut.

Mead recorded the first multi-homer performance of his career, as he took Guardians starter Tanner Bibee deep to left field in the opening frame before taking reliever Matt Festa deep in the fifth. The 25-year-old former top prospect has ostensibly taken over as Washington’s primary third baseman since Brady House was demoted to Triple-A last week. He’s hitting .283 (13-for-46) with three homers, eight RBI and one steal over his last 15 games. It’s too small of a sample to draw any firm conclusions, but Mead is talented enough to make an impact in deeper fantasy leagues if he’s finally starting to put it together in the majors.

García extended Washington’s early lead with a second-inning blast against Guardians starter Tanner Bibee before adding a two-run single in the sixth to put the Nationals up by a touchdown and a two-point conversion. It was the 26-year-old infielder’s first time going deep since a two-homer outburst back on May 14.

Littell took the ball after lefty opener PJ Poulin worked two frames and needed just 106 pitches (70 strikes) to finish the remaining seven frames. He struck out seven and only issued two walks. It certainly helped that Washington’s lineup supplied him with double-digit run support as well. The 30-year-old righty has worked behind an opener three times in his last five starts since May 3. He’ll factor into Washington’s pitching equation, most likely with a bulk relief outing, against the Padres on Sunday.

This one wasn’t pretty. Bibee got off to a rocky start, serving up first-inning homers to James Wood and Curtis Mead. Things went further downhill from there as Jacob Young, Luis García Jr. and CJ Abrams also took him deep over the next two frames. Amazingly, both times he’s allowed more than four runs this season came against NL East opponents in the Nationals and Braves. The five home runs allowed were a career high for Bibee. The odds of him rebounding are high with a favorable home matchup against the Red Sox on tap to finish off a two-start week on Sunday.

Marte recorded his third consecutive three-hit performance, tallying a season-high four hits in this one, as he continues to snap out of an extended cold spell at the outset of the year. The switch-hitting 32-year-old fantasy star smacked a game-tying double into shallow left field in the fifth inning off Giants starter Landen Roupp before adding a two-run single to left-center field in the sixth against reliever Joel Peguero. He’s hitting a surreal .429 (26-for-61) with three homers and 17 RBI over his last 15 games.

Devers was responsible for San Francisco’s lone runs of the contest when he lifted a towering double that one-hopped triples alley in right-center field at cavernous Oracle Park. He was also hit by a pitch, reaching base safely in two of his four plate appearances in the low-scoring affair. The 29-year-old slugger has alleviated most of the concerns fantasy managers had earlier this season, hitting .302/.351/.593 with five homers and 16 RBI since the start of May.

Moreno took Giants starter Landen Roupp deep in the third inning for his third round-tripper since returning from the injured list back on May 1. The 26-year-old backstop has shown flashes of big-time potential at various points in his career, but he’s never quite put it all together consistently enough to be an impactful fantasy contributor in shallow mixed leagues.