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Prieto, who had his contract selected a week ago, went 1-for-6 with five strikeouts during his first stint in the majors.

PJ Poulin served as the opener for the Nationals on Sunday against Milwaukee, tossing two scoreless innings before handing it over to Littell. Littell followed with 3 2/3 innings of work, giving up one run on one walk and a hit. He struck out one. The 30-year-old right-hander ends the day with a 7.24 ERA, 1.61 WHIP, and a 17/12 K/BB ratio across 32 1/3 innings. He lines up for his next outing against the Marlins in Miami on Saturday.

Henderson was excellent in his first start of the season for the Brewers, holding the Nationals scoreless through four innings before three hits brought two runs in to score in the fifth. Henderson would pitch one more scoreless frame, striking out eight on nine whiffs. He’ll face a tough matchup at home against the Yankees on Saturday.

The Pirates finally put something together in the eighth as Konnor Griffin laced a two-out double to center and Jake Mangum drew a walk. Cruz followed by lining a 1-2 fastball from Tony Santillan into center to give them a 1-0 lead. That would be all the scoring for both sides in the ballgame. Cruz finished the day 2-for-4 and is now hitting .264/.322/.500 with nine homers, 28 RBI and 11 stolen bases.

Nimmo missed Saturday’s game with a nagging hamstring injury. Since he’s DHing, that means Joc Pederson is out of the lineup tonight. Andrew McCutchen is starting in the outfield for the third time this season.

Soto came on with runners at the corners and two outs in the eighth inning of a scoreless game and got T.J. Friedl to strike out to end the threat. After the Pirates scored to take the lead in the home half of the eighth, he returned to close it out for himself in the ninth, retiring the side in order including a punchout of Dane Myers. On the season, the 31-year-old southpaw holds a stellar 1.59 ERA, 0.71 WHIP and a 23/6 K/BB ratio over his first 17 innings while notching one save and three victories.

Ashcraft punched out six batters on the afternoon while issuing a pair of free passes. He got 10 swings and misses on 82 pitches on the day, registering a strong CSW of 33 percent. The 26-year-old hurler has been a tremendous addition to the Pirates’ rotation this season, posting a 3.02 ERA, 1.08 WHIP and a 45/14 K/BB ratio across his first 41 2/3 innings. It’s criminal that he has just one victory to show for it. He’ll do battle against the Giants his next time out in San Francisco on Saturday.

As a team, the Reds tallied just four hits in the ballgame, with Trevino’s double being one of just two that went for extra bases. He’s having a miserable season offensively, slashing .158/.200/.211 with zero RBI in his first 20 plate appearances.

The 23-year-old hurler allowed just three hits and one walk in the ballgame. Unfortunately for Burns and his fantasy managers, the Reds were unable to scratch out a single run of support for him and he had to settle for a no-decision. He piled up 18 swings and misses on 94 pitches on the day — 12 of those on his slider — while registering a strong CSW of 33 percent. He’ll carry an impressive 2.20 ERA, 1.02 WHIP and a 46/13 K/BB ratio (41 innings) into Friday’s battle against the Astros.

Keashall smacked an RBI double in the fifth inning that increased the Twins’ advantage to 2-0. He then came around to score on a run-scoring double off the bat of Kody Clemens. He’s having a rough time overall at the dish this season, slashing an underwhelming .223/.280/.300 with one homer, 15 RBI and seven stolen bases in 143 plate appearances.

Topa came on with a comfortable 4-1 lead to protect in the ninth, but things tightened up quickly as Kazuma Okamoto crushed a one-out, two-run homer to make it a one-run game. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and Jesus Sanchez then followed with singles to put the tying run in scoring position before Lenyn Sosa bounced into a game-ending double play. Trying to speculate on save chances in the Twins’ bullpen is a fool’s errand.