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Busch got the scoring started for the Cubs in the third when he blasted a solo homer 434 feet to center field. The homer marked Busch’s eighth of the season and his first since May 7th. Busch has hit just two homers since his five-game home run streak ended on April 16th, and he’s hitting just .206/.316/.382 this month.

Kinley allowed a leadoff single to Dylan Crews that brought the tying run to the plate, then rallied to strike out Jose Tena, Alex Call and Nasim Nunez in succession to end the ballgame. With all of the uncertainty in the Rockies’ bullpen at the moment, Kinley seems like as good of an option as any to close out games. He now boasts a 3.72 ERA, 1.34 WHIP and a 12/6 K/BB ratio over 9 2/3 innings on the season.

The 30-year-old right-hander walked one and struck out two opposing hitters on the night. The Nationals scratched out a run against him in the top of the first inning as James Wood worked a leadoff walk, advanced to second on a ground ball and scored on an RBI single off the bat of Nathaniel Lowe. Senzatela then settled in and finished his day with five scoreless innings. He got just three swings and misses on 83 pitches on the night, registering a CSW of 28 percent. He’ll see if he can build off of this strong start as he totes a 4.81 ERA, 1.93 WHIP and a 9/5 K/BB ratio (24 1/3 innings) into Saturday’s showdown against the Reds.

Lowe got the Nationals on the board first in this one with a run-scoring single off of Antonio Senzatela in the first inning that plated James Wood. That would wind up being the extent of their offense in the ballgame though. As a team, the Nationals had eight hits in the contest, with Lowe the only player to tally more than one. He has been outstanding so far with his new ballclub, slashing a robust .295/.375/.474 with three homers, 17 RBI and one stolen base through his first 22 games.

On the plus side, the 25-year-old right-hander racked up five strikeouts on the evening while issuing a pair of free passes. After keeping the Rockies at bay through the first three innings, they finally broke through with a two-run triple from Mickey Moniak in the fourth inning. Lord got 13 swings and misses on 65 pitches in the ballgame — eight of them on his fastball — while posting a solid CSW of 31 percent. Now 0-2 on the season, he’ll carry a 4.73 ERA, 1.88 WHIP and a 10/9 K/BB ratio (13 1/3 innings) into Saturday’s matchup against the Mets.

The dynamic 26-year-old superstar led off the game with a walk, advanced on a sacrifice bunt and ultimately came around to score the game’s first run on a fielder’s choice. He then tripled off of Framber Valdez in the third inning and scored on an RBI knock off the bat of Gavin Sheets. Tatis then crushed a go-ahead 427-foot (108.7 mph EV) on the first pitch that he saw from Tayler Scott in the seventh. He has been a five-category monster to begin the 2025 season, slashing .358/.436/.691 with eight homers, 16 RBI and seven stolen bases.

Sheets came on after Luis Arraez was involved in a scary collision in the first inning of this one. He made his presence felt in the third, lining an RBI single into right field that plated Fernando Tatis Jr. and increased the Padres’ lead to 2-0. He has done a nice job for the Padres so far this season, slashing a healthy .333/.381/.509 with a pair of homers, 11 RBI and a stolen base in his first 63 plate appearances.

As he has for the majority of the season, Suarez made it look extremely easy in this one, striking out Jake Meyers, getting Cam Smith on a line drive to first base and then whiffing Yainer Diaz to end the ballgame. The 34-year-old right-hander has been absolutely awesome this season, firing 10 shutout innings with a 12/2 K/BB ratio while converting each of his first nine save chances. There’s no reason to consider him anything less than one of the elite closers in all of baseball at the moment.

The 29-year-old right-hander allowed six hits and one walk on the evening. All of the damage done against him came in his final inning of work as Mauricio Dubon delivered an RBI single and Yordan Alvarez added a sacrifice fly. Cease generated 14 swings and misses on 88 pitches on the evening — 10 of those on his slider — while registering a CSW of 28 percent. It was a nice bounce back effort for Cease who now holds an untenable 6.04 ERA, 1.50 WHIP and a 30/8 K/BB ratio over 25 1/3 innings through his first five starts. He’ll do battle against the Rays his next time out at home on Saturday.

Meyers led off the third inning with a single and advanced to third before he was ultimately stranded there. He then led off the fifth inning with a double off of Dylan Cease and scored the club’s first run on an RBI single off the bat of Mauricio Dubon. With his two-hit attack, the 28-year-old outfielder is now hitting .305/.354/.373 on the season with zero homers, five RBI and seven swipes.

The 31-year-old southpaw walked three and struck out two on the night. He allowed a run in the opening inning as Fernando Tatis Jr. walked, advanced on a sacrifice and scored on a fielder’s choice. The Padres scratched out another run in the third on an RBI single by Gavin Sheets. Valdez got eight swings and misses on 87 pitches on the night, registering a CSW of 28 percent. He’ll carry an underwhelming 4.50 ERA, 1.36 WHIP and a 26/11 K/BB ratio (28 innings) into Saturday’s tilt against the Royals in Kansas City.