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Luzardo dazzled in his Phillies debut, generating 18 swinging strikes to post a double-digit strikeout performance. The one mistake came in the second inning with Keibert Ruiz taking him deep for a two-run shot. The 27-year-old left-hander had his fastball up by nearly two miles per hour over last season. He’ll look to follow up the strong outing in a tough matchup against the Dodgers in Philadelphia on Friday.

Turang had an outstanding day at the plate, reaching four times and driving in three of the team’s four runs. After drawing a walk in the third inning, he drove in a pair of runs with a two-run blast off Sandy Alcantara in the fifth. A base hit in the sixth would bring home the third run. The 26-year-old second baseman is up to four homers and six steals while slashing .299/.434/.582 with 19 runs scored and 14 RBI across 84 plate appearances.

Hicks knocked a base hit to lead off the second inning and crossed home on a single to score Miami’s first run. He later added a second hit to lead off the fourth. The 26-year-old backstop has been incredibly solid through the first few weeks, slashing .313/.352/.531 with four homers, 12 runs scored, and 18 RBI across 71 plate appearances.

The Brewers had gone into the bottom of the ninth with a four-run lead. Jake Woodford had started the inning and loaded the bases with one out. Manager Pat Murphy gave Uribe the nod to close it out. He induced a pair of groundouts to get the job done for his second save. Both Uribe and Trevor Megill had pitched three of the last four days, with Megill likely unavailable after picking up the save on Friday. Uribe has two saves since Murphy indicated he’d consider giving Megill a break from closing duties. Expect both to be in the mix, for now.

Woodruff was outstanding on Saturday, holding the Marlins to one run on three hits and a walk over seven frames. He tossed 70 of 92 pitches for strikes and struck out four batters on 12 whiffs despite sitting 91.8 mph on the fastball, down from his season average of 92.5 mph. The 33-year-old right-hander has made it work, posting a 3.42 ERA, 0.93 WHIP, and a 20/4 K/BB ratio across 23 2/3 innings. He’ll look to keep it going against the Pirates in Milwaukee on Friday.

Alcantara worked around traffic throughout this one, stranding one runner in the first inning, two in the second, and escaping a bases-loaded jam in the third with a ground-ball double play. The Brewers would finally bring one in to score in the fourth on a walk and a base hit. Brice Turang added two more with a home run in the fifth. Alcantara’s day would be done after five innings. It was the first time this season he didn’t go six frames. He also tied a career high with six walks and recorded just one strikeout. The 30-year-old right-hander will look to get right after a back-to-back tough starts when he takes a 3.06 ERA, 1.05 WHIP, and a 23/12 K/BB ratio over 35 1/3 innings into a start against the Giants in San Francisco on Friday.

The Astros announced that Allen is available to play, so it appears that Houston just wants to add some more offense into the lineup for Saturday’s game. Carlos Correa will move to shortstop, and Shay Whitcomb will handle third base and hit ninth in Allen’s absence.

Carpenter brought the first run in to score in the first inning on a bases-loaded walk. He added one more in the fourth, taking Brayan Bello deep for a solo homer to right field. Carpenter later added a base hit in the eighth, reaching for a third time. The 28-year-old slugger had been off to a relatively slow start, but is now up to four home runs while slashing .218/.318/.455 with 12 RBI across 66 plate appearances.

Jansen was summoned in the ninth inning to close out the game with a three-run lead against the Red Sox. He worked around a base hit, keeping Boston off the board to record his fifth save of the season. The 38-year-old right-hander has continued to get all of the save chances in Detroit despite speculation that the team could go to a committee approach once he reached third on the career saves list.

Skubal was sharp to start his day, tossing three perfect frames before walking the leadoff man in the fourth. He got into some trouble in the fifth, loading the bases on two hits and a walk. The Red Sox would bring just one run home on a groundout. Skubal allowed the first two runners to reach in the sixth before leaving them stranded once again. Ten strikeouts on 19 whiffs certainly help. The 29-year-old left-hander ends the day with an excellent 2.08 ERA, 0.96 WHIP, and a 33/6 K/BB ratio across 30 1/3 innings. He’ll take on the Brewers in Detroit on Thursday.

Bello loaded the bases with two singles and a walk, then walked in a run in the first inning before getting out of trouble. After a long 35-pitch first inning, he bounced back with a clean second. He had retired eight straight until Kerry Carpenter took him deep for a solo homer in the fourth inning. Detroit tacked on two more runs in the inning on a walk and two hits. Bello would be done after four innings at 84 pitches, only 48 for strikes. The 26-year-old right-hander ends the day with a 6.75 ERA, 1.93 WHIP, and a 13/12 K/BB ratio across 18 2/3 innings. He lines up for a start against the Yankees in Boston on Thursday.