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Graterol has made a pair of rehab appearances over the last week as he begins to ramp up towards a late-season return to the Dodgers’ bullpen mix. The hard-throwing 25-year-old reliever has been on the shelf since spring training due to right shoulder inflammation.

Peraza was the awkward hero tonight. With runners on first and second and one out in a tie game in the bottom of the ninth, he hit a weak line-drive one-hopper right to the second baseman for what looked like a particularly easy double play. Justin Foscue, though, bobbled the ball while taking it out of his glove after touching second and made a poor throw that Jake Burger couldn’t handle at first. As the ball bounced away from Burger, Jo Adell scored from second, creating a strange end to a fun pitcher’s duel. It went as a forceout and an error on Foscue, though Burger definitely deserved a share of the blame as well.

Jake Burger hit a homer to start the second inning, but aside from that, Detmers retired all 24 batters he faced. He’s the first pitcher this year to retire 21 in a row in a game, and his 14 strikeouts matched the MLB season high for a pitcher, which was established by Seattle’s Emerson Hancock against the Royals on May 2. Detmers previous high for strikeouts was 12, which he’d done four times. It’s the ninth time in his career that he’s pitched at least seven innings and allowed no more than one earned run. Four of those have come against the Rangers. Detmers, currently 1-5 with a 4.57 ERA, will face the Rays next.

On the night, Gore walked two and allowed a single, but unfortunately for him, that happened in a four-batter sequence in the third, with Mike Trout driving in the run. Gore, who left his last start with lat tightness, threw 99 pitches tonight and ended up with seven strikeouts and 17 whiffs. His ERA is back down to 4.42, and he’s slated to make his next start Friday versus the Royals.

Things got even worse late in the game, as Neto got banged up on a diving play at shortstop. He was able to stay in the game, though. Neto came into the night 4-for-7 with two homers in the series against Texas. It was his second four-strikeout game of the year.

McCutchen is 6-for-37 with no RBI over the last month, leaving him at .200/.288/.271 for the year. He also has some of the worst contact and exit velocity numbers of his career at age 39. Unfortunately, it seems like it’s going to be really difficult for the Rangers to stick with him for much longer.

Melton struck out three and walked three in his return to a big-league mound. The 25-year-old topped out at 98.7 mph and picked up seven whiffs against Baltimore. He had a 2.76 ERA in 45 2/3 innings between the rotation and bullpen last season. He’s a recommended add in most fantasy leagues, but he’ll face another tough test in his next start on the road against the White Sox.

Anderson allowed one hit and two walks in Game 2 of Sunday’s doubleheader against the Orioles. He’s mostly been used in multi-inning appearances out of the bullpen, but he drew the start earlier this week against the Guardians and struck out seven. Kenley Jansen struggled in Game 1, but Anderson’s role doesn’t match that of a closer-in-waiting. He’ll likely grab some saves here and there as long as he’s pitching in relief.

Rogers struck out two and walked two. Things got off to a poor start with Dillon Dingler’s two-run homer in the first. Rogers began the year with three quality starts, but he’s given up 4+ runs in five of his past six outings. Last year’s 1.81 ERA has dramatically regressed, and he’ll carry a 6.96 into his next scheduled start versus the Blue Jays.

Dingler popped a two-run homer in the first that scored Kevin McGonigle. He continues to post high-end expected stats, particularly on the slugging side. His profile leans SLG over OBP, and the counting stats receive a boost from how often he plays. Through Sunday, he has the seventh most plate appearances among primary catchers.

The rookie infielder is up to three homers and eight thefts this season. His plate discipline has been excellent with more walks than strikeouts, and the lack of homers is the only thing keeping him from fantasy stardom. McGonigle continues to shift between shortstop and third base while maintaining a top-three spot in the lineup since April began.