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Pallante gave up five hits, walked five and struck out three. He was done in by two home runs. He allowed a three-run shot to Willy Adames in the first inning and a two-run shot to Rhys Hoskins in the fourth inning. Pallante had allowed more than three earned runs in only two of his previous 10 starts. He has a 4.07 ERA, 1.36 WHIP and 71 strikeouts in 97 1/3 innings on the year. The 25-year-old right-hander is set to face the Mariners at home this weekend.

The 30-year-old backstop was pulled from Sunday night’s tilt against the Dodgers after getting drilled in the wrist by a 94 mph sinker from Tyler Glasnow. Fractures don’t always show up in the initial X-ray due to swelling and inflammation, so he’s not completely out of the woods just yet, but this is at least an encouraging sign. Fantasy managers should continue to monitor his status over the next couple of days.

The dynamic 23-year-old outfielder tagged right-hander Tyler Glasnow for a 370-foot (103.3 mph EV) solo shot in the third inning that tied the game at one run apiece. He then snapped a 2-2 tie with a 412-foot (106.1 mph EV) blast off of Blake Treinen in the seventh. Crow-Armstrong also led off the ninth inning with a triple, finishing the evening 3-for-4. On the season, he’s now slashing .229/.289/.400 to go with two homers, seven RBI and six stolen bases.

Busch tagged right-hander Tyler Glasnow for a go-ahead 403-foot (107.8 mph EV) solo shot after a nine-pitch battle in the sixth inning. He also singled in the ballgame, finishing the night 2-for-4. On the season, the 27-year-old first baseman is now hitting a blistering .315/.393/.593 with three homers and 10 RBI.

The 36-year-old right-hander made quick work of baseball’s most dangerous lineup, getting Enrique Hernández on a swinging third strike, Freddie Freeman on a ground ball to short and Shohei Ohtani on a ground ball to first to end it. His job security in the ninth inning continues to grow despite his 3.38 ERA, cringe-inducing 2.13 WHIP and lackluster 3/6 K/BB ratio over his first eight innings on the season.

The right-hander piled up five strikeouts on the night while issuing only one base on balls. The only run that the Dodgers were able to muster against him in the game came on a two-out RBI single off the bat of Enrique Hernandez in the second inning. Rea got nine swings and misses on 68 pitches in the ballgame — six of those on his fastball — while posting a CSW of 31 percent. With Justin Steele shelved, he may have an opportunity to make another start for the Cubs until Javier Assad (oblique) is ready to take over that rotation spot. That start would come on Saturday against the Diamondbacks.

Conforto reached on a one-out single off of Colin Rea in the second inning and came around to score the game’s first run on a two-out RBI single off the bat of Enrique Hernández. He then punched a single into center to lead off the sixth inning and scored the game-tying run on a sacrifice fly by Max Muncy. The 32-year-old outfielder is off to a slow start in his first season with the Dodgers, slashing just .224/.345/.429 with two long balls and five RBI.

The 31-year-old right-hander racked up seven strikeouts on the evening while allowing only one free pass. All of the damage done against him came via the long ball, with Pete Crow-Armstrong socking a solo dinger in the third inning and Michael Busch blasting one of his own in the sixth. Unfortunately for Glasnow, that was enough to hang a loss on him in this one. He generated seven swings and misses on 98 pitches on the night, posting a CSW of 22 percent. Still 1-0 on the season, he’ll carry a disappointing 4.85 ERA, 1.23 WHIP and a 17/9 K/BB ratio (13 innings) into Saturday’s showdown against the Rangers in Arlington.

Lockridge told reporters after the game that the strain wasn’t too severe and that he could have played through it if he needed to. He underwent an ultrasound after the game that revealed merely inflammation and no muscle damage. Still, it’s possible that it could cause Lockridge to miss at least a few games and a trip to the injured list isn’t entirely out the question. Tyler Wade replaced him in center on Sunday and could see extra action out there if Lockridge is forced to miss any time.

Naylor led off the sixth inning with a single off of Freddy Peralta and ultimately came around to score the tying run on a sacrifice fly off the bat of Tim Tawa. Naylor then broke a 2-2 tie with a run-scoring single up the middle in the seventh inning. He also swiped third base later in the frame but wound up stranded there. With his two-hit afternoon, the 27-year-old first baseman is now slashing .322/.397/.475 with a homer, 10 RBI and four stolen bases in his first season with the D’Backs.

Thomas entered the game as a defensive replacement late in the game, then strolled to the dish with the bases loaded and two outs in the eighth inning. He came through in a huge way, grounding a two-run single into right field, transforming a 3-2 lead into a 5-2 advantage. On the season, the 24-year-old outfielder is hitting an impressive .344/.389/.531 with zero homers, 10 RBI and a pair of stolen bases in his first 36 plate appearances.