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Zimmerman, 37, spent 17 years with the Nationals, and played in 16 total seasons for the club after missing a year while sitting out due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Drafted with the fourth overall pick of the 2005 MLB Draft, the former Virginia standout finishes with a career batting line of .277/.341/.475 and 284 home runs, and he was also a terrific defender at third base until injuries -- and Anthony Rendon -- saw him move from the position. While not likely to be heading to Cooperstown, Zimmerman will be remembered fondly by Nationals fans, and he should see his number retired in the coming years -- if not in 2022.

Nelson tossed a scoreless first inning, then was hit hard in the second. He surrendered back-to-back solo homers to Rafael Devers and Willy Adames before a single and a double brought in a third run. Nelson then settled in to keep the Giants off the board for five more frames, ending his day after seven at 88 pitches. The 28-year-old right-hander will take a 5.19 ERA, 1.19 WHIP, and a 46/16 K/BB ratio across 52 innings into a start against the Rockies in Arizona on Sunday.

Roupp gave up a little league home run to Corbin Carroll in the first inning after a throwing error allowed him to score on a triple. That would be all the Diamondbacks could do against him as Roupp went five more scoreless frames, scattering six more hits with three strikeouts. The 27-year-old right-hander will take a 3.27 ERA, 1.15 WHIP, and a 61/21 K/BB ratio across 55 innings into a rematch against the Diamondbacks in San Francisco on Tuesday.

Turang’s big blast was a Wrigley Field-only homer into the basket in left-center. That’s where he’s been hitting them, though; none of Turang’s seven homers this year have gone down either line. This was the second to left-center, with the other five all going to center. The 26-year-old has been one of the NL’s best players while hitting .292/.413/.497. He’s tied for third in the majors with 39 runs scored and tied for 30th with 29 RBI.

Misiorowski threw just 74 pitches tonight. According to MLB.com’s Adam McCalvy, he indicated prior to the sixth that he had just one inning left in him on a night in which he had some difficulty with the pitching mound. It doesn’t sound like anything is wrong beyond that, though. Misiorowski allowed three hits and walked one. He leads the majors with 88 strikeouts and is sixth with a 1.89 ERA through 10 starts. He’ll get the Cardinals next.

Give an assist to Aaron Ashby, who allowed two runs in the eighth to turn what had been a 5-0 game into a save situation. Trevor Megill had the seventh in this one and also turned in a perfect inning. Uribe had set up Megill’s save with a perfect eighth in his previous appearance on Friday, but after tonight, it looks like he’s still the favorite for saves in Milwaukee.

Brown struck out six and generated 15 whiffs on 42 swings tonight, but he allowed seven hits and nine hard-hit balls. Still, that’s not a disaster. Brown got up to 82 pitches tonight after throwing 46 and 65 in his first two starts, both of which saw him pitch four scoreless innings. This would be a good time to pick him up in leagues in which he’s still available, as he has a two-start week against the Pirates and Cardinals coming up.

Hamilton is now 10-for-13 stealing bases. Unfortunately, though he has been walking and running, he just hasn’t done much hitting while seeing time at shortstop and third base for the Brewers. He’s at .229/.331/.248 through 127 plate appearances. It seems like only a matter of time before the Brewers shake up their Hamilton-Joey Ortiz-Luis Rengifo-for-two-spots mix by giving Cooper Pratt or Jett Williams or even Eddys Leonard a try. Williams, for what it’s worth, is playing third base nearly exclusively as of late.

Here’s an oversimplification: White is arguably the top pitching prospect in baseball and should be rostered in all fantasy leagues based on his immense strikeout upside. The 21-year-old southpaw appears highly likely to make his major-league debut in the coming days with Braxton Garrett being sent back to the minors and Robby Snelling (elbow) facing an extended absence. He’s recorded a 4.34 ERA with a 25/9 K/BB ratio across 18 2/3 innings for Triple-A Jacksonville this season. He’s worthy of a speculative roster spot in all fantasy formats based on the strong likelihood that he’s headed to Miami in the coming days.

Nimmo was hit by a pitch and scored a run in the first inning, then drove in a run on a base hit in the second before coming around to score again. He then took Tanner Gordon deep for a two-run blast in the fourth and added a single in the eighth for his third hit. It was Nimmo’s fifth home run of the season and just his first this month. He came into this one hitting .192 in May, with his home run drought dating back to April 17.

Duran is enjoying his time in Colorado with his second straight three-hit day in Coors. He doubled twice on Tuesday, driving in a team-high four runs in their blowout win against the Rockies. The versatile 26-year-old has been incredibly valuable as the Rangers navigate some injuries around the diamond. He’s slashing .298/.358/.476 with three homers, 20 runs scored, 21 RBI, and four steals across 138 plate appearances.