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It’s the fourth Silver Slugger Award for Judge following a 58-homer, 144-RBI campaign where he finished with a surreal 1.159 OPS over 158 games. The other big takeaways here are Juan Soto tying Mike Trout for the most Silver Sluggers (five) before turning 26 and Brent Rooker becoming the first Athletics player to take home the hardware since 2002. Here are the rest of the American League winners: Salvador Perez (C), Vladimir Guerrero Jr. (1B), Jose Altuve (2B), José Ramírez (3B), Bobby Witt Jr. (SS), Anthony Santander (OF), Juan Soto (OF), Aaron Judge (OF), Brent Rooker (DH) and Josh Smith (UTIL).

The White Sox entered the seventh inning trailing 1-0 and with just two hits on the afternoon. Colson Montgomery tied the game with a solo shot off of Drew Anderson, then Chase Meidroth, Jacob Gonzalez and Peters followed with consecutive singles to push the go-ahead run across. Peters also doubled in the ballgame, finishing the day 2-for-3. For the season, he’s hitting .289/.353/.408 with two homers, 14 RBI and four stolen bases in 160 plate appearances.

Montgomery erased a 1-0 deficit as he clobbered a one-out, 373-foot (100.9 mph EV) solo shot off of Drew Anderson in the seventh inning, sparking the go-ahead rally. That would be his only hit in three at-bats on the afternoon. For the season, the 24-year-old shortstop is now hitting .235/.329/.498 with the aforementioned 15 long balls, 36 RBI and one stolen base on the season.

With the back end of the White Sox’ bullpen being heavily utilized over the past few days, it was the 27-year-old rookie right-hander that got the call to finish this one out. He made it look easy too, needing just six pitches (four strikes) to get a fly out from Matt Vierling and a pop out from Wenceel Perez to end it. Davis now boasts a 3.12 ERA, 0.92 WHIP and a 16/9 K/BB ratio over 17 1/3 innings on the season.

The 26-year-old right-hander racked up six strikeouts on the afternoon while issuing a pair of walks. The lone run that scored against him came on an RBI double by Spencer Torkelson in the opening inning. Burke settled in from there and blanked the Tigers the rest of the way. He got 14 swings and misses on 93 offerings on the afternoon, posting a solid CSW of 30 percent. Now 2-3 on the season, he’ll carry a 3.72 ERA and 1.13 WHIP into Saturday’s showdown against the Phillies in Philadelphia.

McGonigle smacked a one-out single into right field in the opening inning and raced around to score on an RBI double off the bat of Spencer Torkelson. He also walked in the third inning and swiped second base before being stranded there. The 21-year-old rookie infielder has been a shining light in an otherwise dismal season for the Tigers, slashing .286/.390/.410 with three homers, 21 RBI and nine stolen bases.

Nardi was placed on the 15-day IL retroactive to May 28 over the weekend, but it’ll be a lot longer than two weeks before the 27-year-old returns. Assuming no setbacks, he could be an option for the Miami bullpen around the end of August.

Ashcraft was sensational, allowing five hits and zero walks, lowering his ERA to 2.77 on the year. He only needed 80 pitches for the quality start, 60 of which were strikes, and picked up 24 whiffs on the afternoon. He entered Sunday’s matchup against Minnesota with a strong combination of strike-throwing, bat-missing, and the ability to generate ground balls. Things will get tougher in next week’s road trip to Atlanta, but Ashcraft remains a must-start fantasy option from here on out.

The young right-hander struck out seven and walked two, raising his ERA from 2.37 to 4.63 on the year. Matthews had pitched well across three starts in his return to the big leagues, continuing to throw strikes and not allowing many free passes. Home runs have been an issue, and he allowed two more on Sunday to Ryan O’Hearn and Nick Gonzales. Matthews had been throwing his curve more than last year, and he’s an important pitcher to track for any adjustments. He next lines up for a home start against the Royals.

O’Hearn was reinstated from the 10-day IL before the game, and he promptly took Zebby Matthews yard in his first at-bat of the afternoon. It was part of a two-hit day for O’Hearn, who raised his OPS to .847. The 32-year-old is having a career year with the Pirates, and the expectation is that he’ll continue hitting in the heart of the order. Pittsburgh travels to face the Astros and Braves this week.

The homer was his first of the year, a two-run shot off Zebby Matthews that put Pittsburgh up 4-0 in the third. Gonzales has been operating as the team’s primary third baseman, having started 14 of their past 15 games. He’s hit as high as fourth this week, but Ryan O’Hearn’s return dropped him to fifth on Sunday. For fantasy purposes, he’s mostly provided empty batting average given a unique .303/.356/.364 slash line.