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Daza was removed from the Rockies’ 40-man roster back in early May and will miss the remainder of the 2023 campaign.

Hoerner tied the game at 2-2 in the seventh before the Cubs added on two more then and one in the eighth. Hoerner has two homers in six games after going 80 straight games without one from Apr. 22 until June 27. He’s hitting .410/.419/.541 with 13 RBI in 15 games since the break.

Peterson came in with a 14/10 K/BB in 26 2/3 innings for the Cubs, but he was at 8/0 tonight. It was his second eight-strikeout game of the year, with the also other coming against the Yankees when he was still with the Mets on May 16. Peterson will face the Royals next weekend, so he has some utility as a streaming option.

Thielbar got the ninth after Jacob Webb, the Cubs’ current favorite for saves, pitched a scoreless eighth. Thielbar’s previous two saves both came in a four-day span in April. He’ll stay in the late-game mix for now, but the Cubs would surely like to add a quality reliever prior to the deadline. They also might get Daniel Palencia back in 2-3 weeks.

Fried departed with a one-run lead, but since it didn’t hold up, he’s still winless in three starts since coming off the IL. In fact, he’s gone winless in six straight starts overall. The only other time he went more than four straight starts without a win was in 2024, when he went 0-4 with a 4.89 ERA in a seven-start stretch for Atlanta. That one also took place around an injury; he missed three starts in the middle of it with a forearm issue. Speaking of Atlanta, Fried will face his old team at home next time out, probably on Friday.

The wind was blowing in at Wrigley tonight, but Jones hit a 106-mph liner low enough get it out to left center. It was his third homer in four games, and he’s now at a solid .247/.333/.452 as a major leaguer, even with his 40 strikeouts in 105 plate appearances. The Yankees aren’t going to have to choose between Jones and Jasson Domínguez for a starting spot for at least a few weeks yet, but if they had to pick today, it’d seem to make sense to stick with Jones.

Abrams hit a two-run single off Braves reliever Danny Young in eighth inning. The 25-year-old shortstop now leads all of baseball with 85 RBI. Abrams is hitting .290 with 28 homers, 69 runs and 19 stolen bases in what’s been a monster fantasy season.

Olson’s home run was his 30th. He hit a solo shot off Miles Mikolas in the first inning. Olson has now reached the 30-homer plateau in five seasons. It’s the third time he’s reached 30 home runs in a season in five years with the Braves. Olson is hitting .264 with an .876 OPS and 68 RBI.

Acuña’s home run was his ninth. He hit a solo home run in the first inning off Miles Mikolas. Acuña played just 10 games from the end of May to July 29 due to injury and hit .194 with no home runs and one RBI. Since then, he’s hit two home runs with four runs scored over his last three games. Acuña is hitting .240 with a .782 OPS and 24 RBI in 59 games this year.

Mikolas gave up nine hits, walked one and struck out three. He fell to 3-8 with the loss. Mikolas allowed four runs in the first four innings before finishing his outing by putting up zeroes in the fifth and sixth inning. The 37-year-old right-hander allowed three home runs to the Braves and has now allowed 26 home runs this season. Only Jeffrey Springs has allowed more home runs (28). Sporting a 5.67 ERA, Mikolas is off the fantasy radar for his next start against the Phillies on the road next Thursday.