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Karros took Emmet Sheehan deep for a two-run blast in the sixth inning for his first career home run. The 23-year-old third baseman has been playing every day at the hot corner since his promotion from Triple-A earlier this month, where he displayed solid contact skills without much power or speed, hitting six homers with seven steals over 315 plate appearances.

Witt reached base on a groundout in the third inning and swiped second for his tenth steal of the season. With the game tied in the tenth and two runners on, he took Justin Sterner deep for a three-run blast to push the Royals ahead for the win. It was just the second home run of the season for the 25-year-old star shortstop. Witt is still producing despite the lack of power, hitting .289/.362/.439 with eight runs scored, 15 RBI, and ten steals across 130 plate appearances.

Perez nearly hit one out in the fourth inning, instead lacing a 106 mph single off the left field wall. He got the next one over, taking Hogan Harris deep for a solo homer in the sixth. The 35-year-old catcher is up to five homers and 10 RBI while hitting .196/.229/.357 across 118 plate appearances.

The Royals and A’s went to extras tied at 1-1 before Bobby Witt Jr. gave Kansas City the lead with a three-run homer in the top of the tenth. Erceg was summoned to close it out in the bottom of the frame. He recorded two outs, then issued a walk and allowed a hit to load the bases before getting a lineout to end the game with his seventh save.

Bubic got out of a bases-loaded jam with a strikeout to end the first inning, then gave up one run on two hits in the second. He settled in for three more scoreless innings before allowing the leadoff man on in the sixth. That would end his day at 96 pitches. Bubic generated 14 whiffs to strike out six. The 28-year-old left-hander will take a 3.74 ERA, 1.19 WHIP, and a 35/17 K/BB ratio across 33 2/3 innings into a start against the Mariners in Seattle on Sunday.

Civale had one of his better outings so far, holding the Royals scoreless over five innings. He scattered five hits and one walk while striking out three on 95 pitches, 58 for strikes. The 30-year-old right-hander ends the day with a 3.23 ERA, 1.30 WHIP, and a 24/8 K/BB ratio across 30 2/3 innings. He lines up for a start against the Guardians in Sacramento on Sunday.

Lopez had a solid day at the plate, collecting three hits against the Dodgers. He knocked a double in the first inning, then singled in the fifth and seventh. The 27-year-old infielder has had an excellent first month at the dish, hitting .325/.366/.500 with three homers, 20 runs scored, 12 RBI, and four steals across 123 plate appearances.

With Pete Fairbanks hitting the injured list on Tuesday with nerve irritation, Phillips got the call to close out the game in the ninth inning with a 2-1 lead against the Dodgers. He worked around one hit, keeping the Dodgers off the board for his second save. The 28-year-old right-hander has been one of the more consistent arms in the Miami bullpen, posting a 1.47 ERA, 1.36 WHIP, and a 19/12 K/BB ratio across 18 1/3 innings.

Junk stranded the bases loaded in the first inning, then settled in to blank the Dodgers over six frames. He scattered three hits in all and one walk while striking out four. That’s now 11 scoreless innings with four hits and two walks allowed over his last two starts. The 30-year-old right-hander will take a 3.00 ERA, 1.06 WHIP, and a 21/8 K/BB ratio across 33 innings into a start against the Phillies in Miami on Monday.

Ohtani hit the leadoff man in the second inning. He then committed a throwing error on a steal attempt to put the runner on third, who scored on a groundout to put the Marlins on the board. A walk and a hit brought another run in for Miami in the fifth. Ohtani would collect his sixth strikeout to escape that frame with the bases loaded. He ended his night on a strong note, striking out the side in the sixth to finish with nine. The 31-year-old right-hander has posted an incredible 0.60 ERA, 0.87 WHIP, and a 34/9 K/BB ratio across 30 innings. He’ll take on the Astros in Houston next Tuesday.

Alonso, who just went 1-for-13 in the weekend series against the Red Sox, took Ryan Weiss deep in the fifth for his fourth homer of the year. He’s still batting just .198 for the season, but his hard-hit rate is considerably better than usual, and his 25 percent strikeout rate isn’t much of a problem. Even with the slow start, he’ll still probably get his 30 homers and 100 RBI this year.