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Spangenberg last appeared in the majors back in 2019 with the Brewers. He spent last year with the Seibu Lions of Japan’s Nippon Professional Baseball. The versatile 31-year-old holds a .256/.315/.389 triple-slash line with 29 homers and 34 stolen bases across 1,380 plate appearances in the majors since 2014.

Jones’ home run was his 10th of the season. He hit a three-run shot off Twins reliever Taylor Rogers in the sixth inning. It was Jones’ first home run since September 1, a span of 11 games where he hit .333 with three double and six RBI despite not leaving the yard. He’s hitting .259 with a .783 OPS and 37 RBI in 78 games this year.

Bellinger’s home run was his 16th of the season. He hit a two-run shot off Bailey Ober in the first inning. Bellinger has found his power stroke with four home runs over his last seven games. He’s hitting .272 with a .790 OPS and 71 RBI.

Ober gave up nine hits, walked two and struck out three. He fell to 7-6 with the loss. Ober hasn’t won a start since July 17 against the Cubs, a span of nine starts. He has a 4.32 ERA. Ober is lined up to face the Giants on the road next week.

Carrigg had an incredible day at the plate, starting with a base hit in the first inning. He then took Walker Buehler deep for a two-run homer in the third. Carrigg doubled in his next at-bat, then went yard again, extending the Rockies’ lead with a three-run blast off Randy Vásquez. The 24-year-old has emerged as a solid, versatile player for the Rockies, splitting time between the outfield and shortstop. He’s hitting .270/.338/.474 with 10 homers, 45 runs scored, 45 RBI, and nine steals across 327 plate appearances.

Fried gave up six hits, walked none and struck out six. He improved to 5-4 on the year with the win. Fried had his longest outing since he returned from injury in July. He has a 2.63 ERA. Fried is lined up to face the Rays at home next week.

Tatis got the scoring started right away, taking Kyle Freeland deep for a solo homer to lead off the first inning. His 23rd home run of the season went 455 feet to left field. The 27-year-old slugger is up to 18 second-half home runs after hitting just five entering the All-Star break.

Freeland gave up a leadoff homer to Fernando Tatis Jr. to start the game, then gave up a second solo homer to Luis Campusano in the second inning. Freeland got through two scoreless innings, then gave up his third solo homer to lead off the fifth, this time to Austin Hays. The home run would knock Freeland from the game at 50 pitches. It was his first start off the injured list after missing nearly a month with a neck injury. The 33-year-old left-hander will take a 6.38 ERA, 1.47 WHIP, and a 104/28 K/BB ratio across 128 1/3 innings into a start against the Diamondbacks in Colorado next Tuesday.

Buehler stranded the bases loaded in the second inning, then gave up a two-run homer to Cole Carrigg in the third. After a scoreless fourth, Buehler gave up a two-out double in the fifth that would end his day at 92 pitches. He collected just one strikeout. The 32-year-old right-hander will take a 4.58 ERA, 1.37 WHIP, and a 122/54 K/BB ratio across 143 1/3 innings into a start against the Marlins in San Diego on Sunday.

Lile was batting for Dylan Crews, who hit a ball 407 feet to center on the very first pitch of the bottom of the first. That, though, turned into an out. Once Cristopher Sánchez exited in the seventh, Lile hit in Crews’ place against Jonathan Bowlan and sent another ball 407 feet, but this one was about 20 feet right of Crews’ shot and sailed over the wall. It was Lile’s 21st homer of the year. He was hitting .132/.195/.263 in 11 games this month.

Seager drove in two runs on a bases-loaded single in the second inning, part of a four-run inning in which the Rangers scored all of their runs in the game. He later added a base hit in the fifth. The 32-year-old shortstop has enjoyed a hot second half, hitting .298 since the All-Star break.