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The 22-year-old southpaw joined the Jays in the trade that sent Teoscar Hernandez to the Mariners last November. He spent the 2023 season at High-A Vancouver where he registered a 4.81 ERA, 1.35 WHIP and a 106/40 K/BB ratio over 86 innings in his 20 starts. He now holds a spot on the club’s 40-man roster and can’t be selected in the upcoming Rule 5 draft.

Grisham knocked a base hit in the sixth inning, then put the Yankees ahead with a two-run homer off Clayton Beeter in the eighth, putting New York in position to steal the late victory. The 29-year-old outfielder is up to 10 homers, 48 runs scored, and 40 RBI while slashing .238/.338/.426 across 299 plate appearances.

Wood crushed the first pitch he saw, leading off the first inning with a solo homer off Cam Schlittler. He later added a pair of base hits in the seventh and ninth, ending his day slashing .278/.407/.567 with 27 homers, 88 runs scored, 63 RBI, and 15 steals across 450 plate appearances.

Ashcraft was a late addition to the roster on Tuesday, but now he’s not going to pitch after starting today. Griffin has been a great surprise this year in going 10-2 with a 2.77 ERA after signing for just $5.5 million in his return from Japan. Still, this feels like one of those where we’ll be asking in a few years, “how was that guy an All-Star?”

Bednar took the mound in the bottom of the ninth to close out the game against the Nationals with a two-run lead. He recorded two quick outs, then gave up a base hit to James Wood before inducing a groundout to end the game with his 18th save. Bednar has made 16 consecutive appearances without allowing an earned run, giving him a 2.70 ERA, 1.10 WHIP, and a 45/12 K/BB ratio across 40 innings.

Schlitter served up a solo homer to James Wood on his first pitch of the game. Two batters later, Curtis Mead took him deep for a second solo blast. Schlittler settled in nicely, giving up just two more hits and walking four as he pitched into the seventh. He struck out six. The 25-year-old right-hander will take a 2.05 ERA, 0.94 WHIP, and a 137/25 K/BB ratio across 118 2/3 innings into the All-Star break.

PJ Poulin had served as the opener for the Nationals, recording the first five outs before giving way to Miles Mikolas in the second inning. Mikolas scattered four hits and one walk, pitching into the sixth while keeping the Yankees off the board. His day would be done with two outs in the inning. The 37-year-old right-hander ends the first half with a 5.53 ERA, 1.33 WHIP, and a 50/20 K/BB ratio across 94 1/3 innings.

A conspiracy theorist might wonder if this was the plan all along — it would have been Misiorowski’s first time ever making consecutive starts on four days’ rest — and the Brewers only scheduled him to pitch Sunday to get him out of an All-Star appearance. But while that’d be good news, we’ll go with the official line that he’s just dealing with some fatigue. There’s nothing yet to suggest he’ll be going on the injured list.

Arias had a solid day at the plate, starting with a base hit and a stolen base in the second inning. He then singled, stole a base, and scored a run in the fourth before collecting his third hit to lead off the sixth. The 26-year-old infielder is hitting .239/.280/.432 with five homers and three steals across 93 plate appearances.

Hicks drew a walk in the first inning, then knocked a base hit in the fifth. He then singled in the seventh to reach for a third time and drive in the team’s only run in the game. The 27-year-old backstop is hitting .289/.362/.459 with 13 homers, 50 runs scored, and 58 RBI across 338 plate appearances.

Cade Smith got the day off after pitching in three straight games. It was Holderman who was summoned with a three-run lead in the ninth. He pitched a clean inning to get the job done, converting his first save.