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The 29-year-old southpaw struck out six batters on the evening while issuing a pair of free passes. All of the damage done against him came on one mighty swing of the bat by Masyn Winn in the fourth inning. Aside from that, he was nearly flawless. Steele generated 12 swings and misses on 99 pitches on the night — seven on his heater and five on his slider — while posting an elite CSW of 36 percent. Now 3-5 on the season, he’ll try to keep the good times rolling as he totes a 3.33 ERA, 1.08 WHIP and a 104/29 K/BB ratio (108 innings) into Saturday’s premium matchup against the White Sox in Chicago.

Cortes was brilliant in Seattle on Wednesday, holding the Mariners scoreless over six frames. He worked around four hits and three walks, inducing six groundouts and striking out six batters. The 29-year-old right-hander will take a 3.77 ERA, 1.15 WHIP, and a 162/39 K/BB ratio across 174 1/3 innings into a start against the Orioles in New York on Tuesday.

Miller worked around a walk in the first inning, then gave up a run on a walk and a base hit in the second. He then worked around a bases loaded jam in the third, striking out Jazz Chisholm to end the threat. Miller fired three more clean frames to end his day after six innings with eight strikeouts. He’d get saddled with a no-decision after getting no run support. The 26-year-old right-hander will take a 3.06 ERA, 0.99 WHIP, and a 166/43 K/BB ratio across 173 1/3 innings into a start against the Astros on Houston on Monday.

Correa was responsible for all four of the Twins’ runs in just his third game back since returning from injury. He drove in a run on a fielder’s choice in the first inning and singled in another in the fifth inning. His bases-loaded two-run single in the top of the 10th inning, gave the Twins a 4-2 advantage. Correa is hitting .315 with a .910 OPS and 51 RBI on the year.

Not only did Jansen have some command issues with two walks, but his velocity was down. Cora said that he was good enough to get through the inning in terms of health, but this is a situation to monitor; especially with the Red Sox closer to lottery status than playoff contention.

Gimenez’ stolen base was his 30th of the season. He’s hitting just .250 on the year, but has eight home runs and 60 RBI to go along with the steals.

Naylor now has 31 home runs on the year. He hit two solo shots off Bailey Ober with one coming in the second inning and the other in the seventh inning. Naylor had one home run in his last 22 games entering play Wednesday. He’s hitting .245 with a .789 OPS and 105 RBI on the year.

Floro was awful with the Diamondbacks with a 9.37 ERA and 1.65 WHIP after being acquired by Arizona at the deadline. The right-hander is now free to sign with a new team, but may need to wait until 2025 to find a new home.

Ober gave up four hits, walked none and struck out 12. He was excellent. The 12 strikeouts were a season-high, but the Twins scored only two runs while Ober was in the game. Ober is 12-7 with a 3.84 ERA, 0.97 WHIP and 180 strikeouts in 168 2/3 innings on the year. The 29-year-old right-hander is set to face the Marlins at home next week.

Bibee gave up five hits, one walk and struck out five. He’s allowed three runs or less in each of his last four starts and has a 3.04 ERA with 24 strikeouts in 23 2/3 innings in that time. Bibee is 11-8 with a 3.56 ERA, 1.13 WHIP and 180 strikeouts in 166 2/3 innings. The 25-year-old right-hander is set to face the Red at home next week.

Donovan put the Cardinals on the board with a two-run blast off Jake Woodford in the second inning. He added a base hit in the third, then drew a walk in the seventh before scoring on a double by Jordan Walker. The versatile 27-year-old is up to 13 homers, 63 runs scored, and 66 RBI while slashing .271/.338/.408 across 610 plate appearances.