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Manager Rob Thomson said he wanted to break up his two righties, but that means that Painter will be on a full week’s rest since his last performance was also on Sunday. Sánchez will now be pitching on regular rest.

Edwards had his left hand checked out after a foul ball. It’s the same area in which he suffered a thumb sprain that had him on the IL for two weeks at the beginning of the month. Edwards finished the at-bat, but Graham Pauley replaced him the following inning.

Lile’s home run was his 22nd of the season. He hit a two-run shot off Michael McGreevy in the first inning. Lile has two home runs and six RBI over his last four games. He’s hitting .249 with a .740 OPS and 88 RBI this year.

McGreevy gave up five hits, walked one and struck out one. He had won two of his last three starts. McGreevy was removed after four innings and 88 pitches. He has a 3.84 ERA this year. McGreevy is lined up to face the Brewers on the road next weekend.

Alvarez gave up five hits, walked one and struck out eight. In his last four starts, he’s gone at least six innings while allowing no runs twice and allowed three runs while failing to complete five innings twice. Alvarez has a 3.17 ERA this year. He’s lined up to face the Mets at home next weekend.

Arozarena’s home run was his 26th of the season. He hit a solo shot off Jose Quintana in the third inning. Arozarena has hit 11 of his 26 home runs this year against left-handed pitching despite having nearly 260 more plate appearances against right-handed pitching. He’s hitting .281 with an .861 OPS and 76 RBI this year.

Raleigh’s home run was his 23rd of the season. He hit a two-run shot off Jose Quintana in the first inning. Raleigh’s home run, which was reminiscent of his 2025 season, traveled 459 feet and had an exit velocity of 111.7 mph. One year after challenging Aaron Judge for the AL MVP award, he’s hitting .184 with a .673 OPS and 68 RBI this year.

Miller gave up four hits, walked two and struck out six. He didn’t complete six innings or get the win, but no earned runs allowed and six strikeouts at Coors Field is still impressive. Miller lowered his ERA to 3.99 on the year. He’s not currently scheduled to start again, but could wind up piggybacking Emerson Hancock’s start against the Angels at home next weekend.

Quintana gave up five hits, walked one and struck out two. After only throwing 2 1/3 innings in his last rehab start, Quintana completed four innings and threw 70 pitches in his first start since going on the injured list four months ago with a sprained elbow. Quintana has a 5.40 ERA this year and doesn’t need to be rostered in most fantasy leagues. He’s lined up to face his former team the White Sox next weekend.

Paredes’ home run was his 22nd of the season. He hit a solo shot off Grant Holmes in the first inning. Paredes has five home runs in 17 games in September so far. He’s hitting .261 with a .796 OPS and 90 RBI this year.

Acuña’s home run was his 20th of the season. He hit a grand slam off Bryan Abreu in the seventh inning. Acuña has four home runs and 10 RBI over his last seven games. He’s hitting .259 with an .815 OPS and 55 RBI this year.