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Molina, who will manage Puerto Rico in the World Baseball Classic this offseason, will be eligible for enshrinement in Cooperstown -- along with longtime teammate Albert Pujols -- as members of the class of 2028. The 40-year-old catcher played 19 seasons in St. Louis and won a pair of World Series titles with the Cardinals. He was also a 10-time All-Star selection and nine-time Gold Glove Award winner.

Machado drew a walk in the fourth inning, then led off the seventh with a base hit before scoring on a sacrifice fly. He later came through in a big spot for the Padres in the eighth, driving in two runs on a base hit to tie the game before coming around to score. The 34-year-old third baseman is hitting .226/.314/.418 with 26 homers, 75 runs scored, and 80 RBI across 602 plate appearances.

Making his first start in the last four games, Morales got the scoring started for the Nationals, taking Casey Mize deep for a solo homer in the second inning. It was the second home run in his first four career games after hitting 25 in Triple-A this season. He’s currently splitting first base and designated hitter duties in a short-side platoon, but offers excellent power upside if he’s given the chance to be an everyday regular.

Adrian Morejon was summoned in the top of the ninth inning to close out the game against the Nationals with a one-run lead. Mason Miller was given the night off after pitching in three of the last four games. Morejon made quick work of the Nats, pitching a clean inning with one strikeout for his third save of the season.

Mize surrendered a solo homer to Yohandy Morales in the second inning. That was the only run he had allowed through five solid frames before running into trouble in the sixth. He put two runners on with a double and a walk, then departed with two outs at 90 pitches. Both inherited runners would come in to score. The 29-year-old right-hander will take a 3.70 ERA, 1.11 WHIP, and a 107/29 K/BB ratio across 119 1/3 innings into a start against the Rockies in Colorado on Monday.

Cornelio opened Tuesday’s contest against the Padres with three perfect frames on 36 pitches. He tossed 24 for strikes and collected four strikeouts before he was relieved on the mound in the fourth. The 26-year-old right-hander will likely revert to a long relief role out of the bullpen.

With two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning, Rave came through with his fifth home run of the season, which tied the game 2-2. Though the Royals went on to lose in extra innings, it was a clutch home run by Rave, who now has two home runs in his last four games.

Tawa’s home run was his 10th of the season. He hit a solo shot in the ninth inning to put the Diamondbacks ahead 2-0. Arizona went on to blow that lead in the bottom of the inning only for Tawa to give them a lead with an RBI single in the 10th inning, only for the bullpen to blow it again. He’s now riding a four-game hitting streak and could continue to fill in for Corbin Carroll (back) for another game or two.

Wacha gave up three hits, walked four and struck out four. He didn’t allow any runs in six innings, but with no runs scored by either team in the first seven innings Wacha was left with a no-decision. He had won his last four starts in a row. Wacha has a 3.25 ERA this season. he’s lined up to face the Astros on the road next week.

Neto is hitting .367 with four homers and 16 RBI in his last 19 games. He’s now two homers shy of his career-high total of 26 from last year, and he’s tied for ninth in the majors with 90 runs scored.

There are surely some contenders kicking themselves for not meeting the Angels’ asking price for Detmers. He’s allowed just three runs and amassed a 41/5 K/BB over 39 innings in his last six starts to improve to 5-8 with a 3.32 ERA for the season. He’ll take on the Mariners next Monday.