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Hampton was sidelined in spring training with a shoulder injury that was then later called a UCL sprain. The Yankees were tight-lipped about his injury back in March but it was revealed that he was given a PRP injection. At the time pitching coach Matt Blake claimed that he didn’t know if Hampton would be out longer than a few weeks. He has still not returned; however, he has been throwing live batting practice recently. The 22-year-old figures to return to the Double-A Somerset rotation after the All-Star break and could push for MLB innings, but it appears unlikely in 2024 unless the Yankees were to suffer a few injuries to their big league rotation.

Arenado isn’t expected to miss any additional time. Manager Torey Lovullo said the plan is for him to be in Wednesday’s lineup.

All of Atlanta’s runs came on two-run homers; Ronald Acuña Jr. hit the first off Kevin Gausman in the sixth, Albies gave the Braves a 4-3 lead off Jacob Webb in the seventh and then Drake Baldwin provided insurance against Edward Cabrera in the ninth. Albies’ homer came from the eighth spot in the lineup, which was the lowest he’s hit all year. He was batting just .195/.252/.337 in 226 plate appearances since the All-Star break.

Pérez has only started one postseason game in his long career, giving up four runs over five innings for the Rangers in a loss to the Blue Jays in the 2015 ALDS. He might get another chance this October, though. First, he’s due at least one more regular-season start next week versus the Reds. He’s currently 9-9 with a 3.07 ERA.

Iglesias’s 286th career save moved him into a tie with Rod Beck for 34th on the all-time list. He’s converted his last nine chances for the Braves.

Gausman had a shutout going until Ronald Acuña Jr. homered with one out in the sixth. The Cubs still had a 3-2 lead at that point, but the pen couldn’t hold it. Still, it was a positive outing for Gausman, who struck out six and walked none. He’s in line to face the Marlins on Tuesday.

At least the Cubs are learning now that Webb probably shouldn’t be one of their top couple of relievers in October. He’s taken four blown saves since picking up his last save a month ago. Things are definitely looking up for Daniel Palencia, who retired the only batter he faced tonight, but it might be too late to matter much for fantasy purposes.

Cabrera came in during the seventh with the Cubs down 4-3 and eventually gave up a two-run homer to Drake Baldwin in the ninth. But that’s pretty much par for the course here. There’s hope that Cabrera will be of use to the Cubs as a reliever in October, but he’s probably not the answer in the closer’s role.

Conine put the Marlins on the board with a solo homer off Michael Soroka in the fourth inning. He missed over two months with a hamstring tear early in the season, but has made up for lost time with 11 homers in the second half. The 29-year-old slugger is up to 16 homers, 41 runs scored, and 38 RBI while slashing .262/.360/.488 across 286 plate appearances.

Moreno put the Diamondbacks on the board in the first inning, taking Jansen Junk deep for a solo homer. He then drew a pair of walks and stole a base before knocking a base hit in the ninth to reach for a fourth time. The 26-year-old backstop has put together a career year, hitting .303/.382/.474 with 14 homers, 64 runs scored, 74 RBI, and six steals across 510 plate appearances.

Junk served up a solo homer to Gabriel Moreno in the first inning. He then stranded two runners in the second and two more in the third before ending his day after three innings at 72 pitches. He struck out four. The 30-year-old right-hander will take a 4.50 ERA, 1.34 WHIP, and a 78/31 K/BB ratio across 114 innings into a start against the Cubs in Chicago next Tuesday.