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The home run was Pasquantino’s 16th of the season. He hit a solo shot off Luis García in the eighth inning. Pasquantino has hit five home runs in his last six games. He’s hitting .265 with a .773 OPS and 80 RBI on the year.

Springer has now hit safely in five-straight games and has three extra-base hits over the span. The veteran slugger drove home two runs in the eighth inning to push the Jays’ lead to 6-2, but continues to struggle at the plate despite this recent string of success. He’s slashing just .190/.261/.317 on the month and remains one of the more disappointing fantasy players through the first half of this season.

Muncy was drilled on the right wrist by a 95-mph sinker from Aaron Ashby in the eighth inning and appeared to be in considerable pain afterwards before he was lifted for a pinch runner. He’ll head for imaging to rule out any potential fractures. Expect the Dodgers to provide an update on his status as soon as more information becomes available.

Lowe singled in the first inning and later came around to score on a sacrifice fly by Spencer Horwitz to give the Pirates an early 1-0 lead. He would later come around to score again in the eighth inning on an RBI single by Bryan Reynolds and has now hit safely in five-straight games while batting .412 over that span. Lowe has been swinging a hot bat all month, slashing .279/.383/.574 while also slugging four homers.

After retiring all three batters he faced in the first inning, Tolle allowed five-straight batters to reach base to start the second inning, with Ryan Kriedler and Luke Keaschall driving in runs to cut the Red Sox’s lead to 4-2. After striking out Alex Jackson, Tolle would allow an RBI single to Byron Buxton to give the Twins their third and final run of the frame. Despite the rough start, Tolle would settle in to pitch five straight scoreless innings before being pulled to start the seventh. Tolle’s nine strikeouts are good for his second-highest total in any game this season, and he has now allowed three earned runs or fewer in every outing. His next start is scheduled for Thursday at home against the Braves.

Alonso made the Tigers pay after an error extended the inning in the third, as he walloped a 2-1 fastball from Jack Flaherty for a 391-foot (104.4 mph EV) three-run shot that gave the Orioles a 3-2 lead. He also plated a run with a sacrifice fly in the sixth inning, increasing that advantage to 7-4. The 31-year-old slugger finished the evening 1-for-3 and is now hitting .229/.312/.448 with 10 homers and 32 RBI on the season.

Holliday broke a 4-4 tie in the fourth inning with his 337-foot (93.5 mph EV) two-run shot off of Jack Flaherty. He also led off the third inning with a single and rode home on Pete Alonso’s three-run bomb. With his two-hit attack on Friday, the 22-year-old infielder is now 2-for-7 (.286) through his first three games on the season.

It’s possible that Orioles’ skipper Craig Albernaz just wanted to get Nunez right back out there in a high leverage spot after he gave up four runs during Thursday’s loss to the Rays. Rico Garcia was used to put out a fire in the sixth inning of this one. Either way, Nunez came through with flying colors, retiring all three hitters that he faced including punchouts of Wenceel Perez and Gage Workman. He appears to be the second in line for save chances with Ryan Helsley (elbow) still sidelined.

Bassitt struck out four batters in the ballgame and didn’t allow a base on balls. He worked behind an opener again in this one, as Keegan Akin gave up one run in the first inning and Bassitt started in the second. The Tigers scratched out one run against him in the third and two more in the fourth, but he settled in afterwards and kept them off the board the rest of the way, giving the O’s offense time to come back for him. The 37-year-old hurler got five whiffs on 58 pitches in the ballgame, posting a CSW of 24 percent. He’ll bring a bloated 5.51 ERA and 1.67 WHIP into Wednesday’s matchup against the Rays.

McGonigle started the game with a bang, launching the very first pitch from Keegan Akin for a 394-foot (101.9 mph EV) solo shot that gave the Tigers an early 1-0 lead. It would be short lived. It was also McGonigle’s only hit in four at-bats in the contest. The 21-year-old rookie infielder is now slashing .285/.393/.419 with three long balls, 17 RBI and seven stolen bases through his first 219 plate appearances in the big leagues.

On the plus side for fantasy managers, Flaherty managed to rack up seven strikeouts in the ballgame and didn’t allow a base on balls. He gave up three unearned runs in the third inning as Pete Alonso clubbed a three-run homer after an error had extended the inning. The O’s got to him for three more while chasing him in the fourth including a two-run shot from Jackson Holliday. Still winless on the season, Flaherty will carry a miserable 5.94 ERA and 1.66 WHIP into Thursday’s tilt against the Angels.