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It’s kind of hard to believe, but it’s the first time Lindor has scored four runs in a game since 2018, when he did it twice for Cleveland. Scoring four runs isn’t a particularly rare feat; it tends to happen once or twice per week. It had been done 33 times this season, including once apiece by fellow Mets players Jesse Winker, Mark Vientos and Brandon Nimmo. Lindor has now scored 57 runs in 88 games this season, putting him on pace to top 100 for the third straight year.

No word yet on the severity of the issue, which will determine how much time Strickland misses. The 36-year-old veteran righty has made 19 relief appearances for the Angels since signing with the club back on May 18.

Darvish will make his long-awaited season debut on Monday night against the division-rival Diamondbacks at Petco Park following a three-month absence at the outset of the year recovering from elbow inflammation. The legendary 38-year-old’s durability questions aren’t going to magically vanish, but he figures to make an impact for fantasy managers, especially in deeper mixed leagues, when he takes the ball for San Diego. His days as a true fantasy ace are long gone, but he still offers enough strikeout potential to warrant a roster spot in most leagues.

There simply isn’t a spot for Hart in San Diego’s rotation mix anymore with Yu Darvish (elbow) officially back from the injured list. The 32-year-old southpaw has struggled this season in his stateside return, but he looked sharp on Sunday when he tossed 3 2/3 scoreless frames in a bulk relief outing against the Rangers. He could potentially return in a long relief role at some point in the second half.

It’s merely a procedural move as King will be on the shelf through the All-Star break and is still several weeks away from pitching in minor league rehab games. It’s challenging to forecast the 30-year-old fantasy ace making it back before sometime in August at this juncture.

Schmitt returns for Monday’s contest against the Phillies after requiring only a minimum stay on the injured list with left hand inflammation. The 26-year-old infielder was in the midst of one of the strongest stretches of his young career and figures to spend most of his time at first base moving forward.

Fitzgerald has been jettisoned to the minors with Casey Schmitt returning from the injured list ahead of Monday’s series opener against the Phillies. The 27-year-old middle infielder has been surpassed by Schmitt on the Giants’ depth chart and they’re clearly willing to keep Brett Wisely over him in a bench role.

Porter returns as organizational catching depth for San Francisco after passing through waivers unclaimed and electing free agency. The 29-year-old backstop got into four games earlier this season for the Giants.

Holderman will remain stationed in the minors after wrapping up a minor league rehab assignment. The 29-year-old reliever has been out since late May with right thumb inflammation.

It’s official. Glasnow will make his return to Los Angeles’ rotation for the first time since late April. The 31-year-old fantasy ace threw 78 pitches in his final minor league rehab outing last week for Triple-A Oklahoma City so we’re not anticipating any workload limitations. He’ll provide a massive lift for the Dodgers, and fantasy managers, over the final three months of the season. The move pushes Dustin May back to Friday’s series opener against San Francisco and likely means Shohei Ohtani won’t pitch again until after next week’s All-Star break.

Crismatt returns to the fold with Philadelphia as emergency organizational pitching depth after testing the open market last week for opportunities elsewhere. The 30-year-old righty has compiled a solid 3.81 ERA across 80 1/3 innings (15 starts) this season for Triple-A Lehigh Valley.