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Pederson’s homer is the ninth of the year, and the steal is the fourth for the 32-year-old in 2024. The veteran outfielder also drove in a run on a fielder’s choice. Pederson has been excellent as of late, and he’s now homered in back-to-back games. If the Diamondbacks fall out of this, he’s a strong candidate to be dealt before the deadline.

Harrison gave up four hits, walked none and struck out two. He improved to 6-1 with the win. Harrison lowered his ERA to 1.57 while he has a 2.93 xFIP. Harrison has been a fantasy ace in his first season with the Brewers. He’s lined up to face the Giants at home next week.

Sánchez’ home run was his sixth of the year. He hit a grand slam off Sandy Alcantara in the sixth inning. Sánchez got some revenge on his former team with the big game. He’s hitting .285 with a .786 OPS and 27 RBI.

Pinango’s home run was his second. He hit a solo shot off Sandy Alcantara in the sixth inning. Pinango’s hitting .303 with 12 RBI in 76 at-bats. He hit fifth in the batting order and is worth a look in deeper fantasy leagues.

Alcantara gave up 10 hits, walked one and struck out four. He fell to 3-4 with the loss. Alcantara had allowed just two runs in five innings before falling apart in the sixth inning. The sixth inning started with Alcantara allowing a home run, but then he got the next two outs. He would allow the next six batters to reach base, which included a grand slam by Jesús Sánchez. Alcantara has now allowed 14 runs over his last two starts. He has a 4.66 ERA. Alcantara is lined up to face the Nationals on the road next week.

Harris was down in the seventh spot in the order tonight against a lefty, but he had three hits off Ranger Suarez, including the RBI double that knocked him out of the game in the sixth. He then homered off Tyron Guerrero in the eighth. It’s Harris’s second four-hit game this month. He’s hitting .304/.332/.533 with 12 homers and 32 RBI through 193 plate appearances.

Strider gave up homers to Jarren Duran and Ceddanne Rafaela to start the top of the first, but he allowed just one more hit the rest of the way. He stayed in to start the sixth with a 5-2 lead, only to be pulled after a leadoff walk to Wilyer Abreu. Abreu later came around to score. Strider finished up with five strikeouts and 11 whiffs. He’s 3-0 with a 3.46 ERA since returning from a strained oblique, and the Braves have won all five of his starts. He’ll face the Reds on Sunday.

Iglesias had pitched 15 2/3 scoreless innings, allowing just eight hits, in his 15 appearances before the Red Sox got to him for three singles and a double. Fortunately, he had a three-run lead to work with. The previous time Iglesias gave up a run was 29 appearances ago on Aug. 28. He hadn’t given up two runs in an outing since last July 19.

Suarez pitched four scoreless innings before giving up a two-run homer to Matt Olsen in the fifth. The sixth then opened with a triple, a walk and a double, at which point Suarez was pulled. Both inherited runners scored after Suarez left. Suarez walked three for the second start in a row, which is kind of an oddity. He’d walked a total of 11 batters in his first eight starts. He’ll take a 3.02 ERA into his next start in Cleveland.

Kiner-Falefa thought he had his first homer Sunday, a potential three-run walkoff blast against the Twins. Instead, it turned out to be a wall-scraper on a wet day in Boston and the Red Sox came up a run short in a 6-5 loss. He did get his first homer tonight, taking Dylan Lee deep in the seventh after Lee went his first 24 1/3 innings this year without allowing a homer. He also singled in two runs in another ninth-inning rally that came up just short in a 7-6 loss. Kiner-Falefa is up to .278/.350/.370 for the season, so he’s likely looking at additional playing time in the short term. That’s more bad news for Caleb Durbin.