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Griffin’s four-hit effort included his sixth big fly of the season, increasing his full-season batting average to .283 in the process. He currently ranks third in the entire Florida State League in round-trippers as one of the youngest players at the level at just 19 years old. The ninth-overall pick in last year’s MLB Draft is quickly evolving into an elite dynasty prospect and should reach top-10 status by midseason. He’s hitting .375 (18-for-48) with eight extra-base hits and one steal over his past 10 games.

Collins led off the second inning with a base hit and scored on a sacrifice fly. He then plated a run with a sac fly in the eighth before scoring and drove in two more with a double in the ninth. The 27-year-old outfielder has gotten consistent playing time in left field for the Brewers, hitting .254/.358/406 with four homers and seven steals across 163 plate appearances.

Turang drove in a run on a sacrifice fly in the first inning, then later led off the eighth with a double and scored on a sacrifice fly by Isaac Collins. Turang collected a second hit and run scored in the ninth. The 25-year-old second baseman is hitting a solid .272/.351/355 with four homers, 49 runs scored, and 16 steals across 317 plate appearances.

Quintana had an excellent day on the mound, holding the Twins scoreless over six frames. He scattered three hits and four walks while striking out just one batter, mostly succeeding on weak contact. The 36-year-old left-hander will take a 2.98 ERA, 1.40 WHIP, and a 36/25 K/BB ratio across 54 1/3 innings into a start against the Rockies in Milwaukee on Friday.

Two hits, an error, and a sacrifice fly brought two runs in to score in a long first inning for the Brewers. Milwaukee brought home two more runs in the second on three hits and a sac fly before Woods Richardson settled in for four more scoreless frames, ending his day after six with three strikeouts. The 24-year-old right-hander will take a 5.06 ERA, 1.46 WHIP, and a 46/21 K/BB ratio across 53 1/3 innings into a start against the Mariners in Minnesota on Thursday.

Volpe knocked a base hit in the third inning and scored on a single by Oswald Peraza. He then led off the bottom of the fifth with a solo blast off Andrew Kittredge before collecting his third hit of the day with a single in the sixth. The 24-year-old shortstop is hitting .236/.308/.424 with nine homers, 33 runs scored, 41 RBI, and eight steals across 306 plate appearances.

Rice got the start at first base and hit leadoff on Saturday. He took Zach Eflin deep for a solo homer in the second inning, then tripled to drive in a run in the fifth. The 26-year-old slugger is slashing .232/.315/.477 with 13 homers 34 runs scored, and 28 RBI across 249 plate appearances.

Grisham put the Yankees on the board with a solo homer off Zach Eflin in the first inning. He then added base hits in the second and third for a three-hit day. It was Grisham’s second homer in three games and just the second this month after hitting 13 through May. The 28-year-old outfielder is slashing .249/.349/484 with 15 homers and 37 runs scored across 255 plate appearances.

Schmidt was dominant on the mound on Saturday, tossing seven no-hit frames against the Orioles. He walked two batters and struck out five before ending his day at 103 pitches after the seventh. J.T. Brubaker would surrender the team’s first hit in the eighth. Schmidt has now gone three straight starts without allowing a run. The 29-year-old right-hander will take a 2.84 ERA, 1.06 WHIP, and a 65/26 K/BB ratio across 69 2/3 innings into a start against the Athletics in New York on Friday.

Although his ERA was fine, Pepiot’s strikeout rate was well down at 19.9% through the end of May. This month, though, he’s fanned 35 in four starts, giving him a 37.2% K rate. There’s no way that’s sustainable, but it still seems like a very good thing. The win today makes Pepiot 5-6 with a 3.04 ERA. He’ll face the Orioles in Baltimore next time out.

This one started off terribly for Detroit. The second batter of the game reached on a strikeout/passed ball, and Hurter, who should have thrown an easy one-two-three frame, gave up a double, two walks, a HBP and a single with two outs, making the score 4-0. Gipson-Long came in and prevented further damage in the inning, but the Tigers never got back into the contest. At least Gipson-Long went on to get 19 outs, five more than in any of his previous three appearances, on only 68 pitches. Still, the home run ball did him in. He’s allowed five of those in 17 2/3 innings since returning from elbow surgery.