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Raleigh’s homers left the bat at 113.9 and 113.8 mph. It’s his second two-homer game in three days, and it put him up to 19 homers for the year. His overall .215/.299/.432 line is less impressive, but, really, it hardly seems fair that he’s going to miss out on the All-Star Game again this year. It’s a little odd that MLB has decided All-Star teams need four shortstops and four first basemen but only two catchers.

Jansen tagged Braves’ right-hander Bryce Elder for a 358-foot (100.2 mph EV) two-run shot in the fourth inning that gave the Rays a 3-1 lead they would never relinquish. He also tacked on an RBI single in the sixth inning and an RBI double in the eighth that capped off the Rays’ scoring. Even with his 3-for-4 night though, Jansen is slashing a horrifying .133/.257/.267 on the season with just the one home run and four RBI.

Misner smacked a two-out double off of Bryce Elder in the second inning but wound up stranded at second base. He then reached on a fielder’s choice in the fourth inning and rode home on a two-run blast by Danny Jansen. Misner also singled in the sixth, swiped second base and scored on an RBI single by Jansen. With his two-hit attack, the 27-year-old outfielder is now slashing .387/.429/.677 with a homer, six RBI and a stolen base in his first 31 at-bats with the Rays.

Morel singled off of Bryce Elder with one out in the second inning, swiped second base, took third on an error and was then erased on a fielder’s choice. He then crushed a 387-foot (107.0 mph EV) solo shot off of Elder in the sixth inning that increased the Rays’ lead to 4-1. Morel also singled in the eighth inning and deftly took second base once more, scoring on an RBI double by Danny Jansen. He’s now off to a strong start at the plate this season, slashing .303/.378/.455 with a homer, three RBI and a pair of stolen bases.

The Rays tacked on a run in the bottom of the eighth inning that gave Fairbanks an extra run to play with, but he didn’t need it. He did allow a one-out double to Drake Baldwin, but was able to get Orlando Arcia on a ground ball to short and Michael Harris II on a ground ball to second to end the game without that run scoring. On the season, the 31-year-old right-hander has posted a 1.50 ERA and 7/3 K/BB ratio over his first six innings to go along with his three saves.

The 24-year-old hurler scattered five hits and a pair of walks over his six frames. The lone tally against him came on an RBI single by Matt Olson in the first inning. After that, Bradley took over and dominated for the remainder of the evening. He got 11 swings and misses on 93 pitches on the night — seven of those on his fastball which averaged 96.9 mph — while posting a CSW of 25 percent. He’ll look to build off of this strong start as he brings a 3.71 ERA, 1.06 WHIP and 21/6 K/BB ratio (17 innings) into Wednesday’s battle against the Red Sox.

After crushing a walk-off homer to beat the Phillies in extra innings on Thursday night, Ozuna tagged Edwin Uceta for a 425-foot (109.8 mph EV) solo shot in the eighth inning on Friday that pulled the Braves to within three runs at 5-2. He finished the evening 1-for-3 plus a walk and is now hitting .317/.509/.585 with three long balls and eight RBI on the season.

The right-hander struck out four batters in the ballgame and didn’t allow a base on balls. Elder struggled to keep the ball in the yard in this one, serving up a two-run homer to Danny Jansen in the fourth inning and a solo blast to Christopher Morel in the sixth. With Spencer Strider looking increasingly likely to return next week, Elder will probably be relegated back to a long relief role or to the rotation at Triple-A Gwinnett.

Winn didn’t even get a chance to bat in this one, as he was replaced when the Cardinals took the field in the second inning. Back injuries can tend to linger, so there’s a chance that this could be something that winds up sidelining him for a bit. Thomas Saggese took over at shortstop and could be in line for a larger workload if Winn is forced to miss any time.

Ramos had been shelved since the end of spring training due to a right elbow strain. He’s now fully recovered and will return to an everyday role at the Triple-A level until the White Sox decide to give him another opportunity.

The 37-year-old southpaw isn’t eligible to return from the injured list until May 17, so it will be a long and slow ramp up for Kershaw. In leagues that have injured list spots available, Kershaw doesn’t make for a bad stash candidate as the results are likely to be very good whenever he’s actually on the mound.