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The 29-year-old right-hander was able to pile up seven punchouts on the night while issuing a pair of walks. The Pirates scratched out a pair of runs against him in the opening inning, then added on with an RBI single by Bryan Reynolds in the second and a solo shot from Andrew McCutchen in the fourth. King got 11 whiffs on 94 pitches on the night — six on his changeup — while posting a CSW of 32 percent. He’ll attempt to get back in the win column as he totes a 3.34 ERA, 1.18 WHIP and a 151/47 K/BB ratio (129 1/3 innings) into a rematch against the Pirates on Monday.

There was some hope that Stefanic could return to the lineup Saturday after being removed from Friday’s game, but he’ll get another day. Brandon Drury (hamstring) is also out Saturday, so it’ll be Jack Lopez getting the start at second base for the Angels.

Lindor missed his first game of the year after being removed Friday with tightness in his back. “Hopefully today helps me play the next 14 we have left,” he said. The Mets won’t take any massive risks with the MVP candidate, but it does seem likely Lindor is back in the lineup early next week at the latest.

He’ll likely finish the year in El Paso now, with Martin Perez brought off the paternity list to make room.

Pérez is back after missing three days with the new addition. Tom Cosgrove is sent back to Triple-A to make room on the roster.

Scherzer is back to make a start Saturday against Seattle. The 40-year-old hasn’t gone very deep in his rehab outings, so it’s likely he’ll have a similar workload to Jacob deGrom in this first outing back.

Garabito’s services are no longer required with Max Scherzer coming off the injured list Saturday. Garabito will need an IL stint for another member of the Texas staff if he’s going to return in 2024.

Walker came in after Kolby Allard was ineffective in his three innings, and did a nice job; even without picking up a strikeout. He allowed just three hit and kept Philadelphia in the game; allowing them to come back for a 6-4 win. Walker has been awful in 2024 with a 6.29 ERA and lost his rotation spot, but maybe this effort is enough to give him another shot with Allard, Tyler Phillips and Seth Johnson all not pitching well in their chances.

Marte drove in two runs with a two-run triple that gave the Mets a 4-0 cushion in the third. The Phillies would score the next six runs. Still a nice day for Marte, who also drew a walk with the bases loaded in the first. Marte hasn’t been anything close to elite in 2024, but his 15 steals in 82 games help compensate for a so-so line of .271/.320/.399.

Harper hadn’t homered since August 9. He decided to make up for lost time with the multi-homer game, and he’s up to 150 homers as a member of the Phillies. The 31-year-old still has 28 homers on the year despite that month-long power drought, and his .290/.377/.537 slash has been just fine without the roundtrippers. That being said, fantasy managers sure won’t complain if Harper wants to go on a hot run of dingers to end the season.

Estevez allowed one hit, but he worked around it to secure the win for the Phillies. That’s the 26th save of the season for the 31-year-old, and six of those have come since he was traded from the Angels to Philadelphia near the deadline. He’s also put up a solid 2.22 ERA and 78/31 K/BB in the 2024 campaign.