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Moreno hasn’t played since April 10th, but it sounds like he won’t need a long rehab assignment, or any at all, before returning to the Diamondbacks’ lineup. His return would significantly cut into the playing time for Adrian Del Castillo.

Luzardo threw his final pitch in a scoreless game., but Justin Crawford singled in pinch-runner Derek Hill in the top of the eighth to put the lefty in line for a win. Jonathan Bowlan and Jhoan Duran then finished up. Some weren’t happy about Luzardo’s All-Star selection, and there’s certainly a good argument that teammate Zack Wheeler would have been a better choice. Luzardo, though, has allowed two runs or fewer in 13 of his 19 starts and seems well on his way to his third strong season in the last four. He ends the first half 8-4 with a 3.52 ERA and a 136/35 K/BB in 110 1/3 innings. He’s fourth in the majors in strikeouts.

Duran gave up a single and hit a batter before striking out Eugenio Suárez and Tyler Stephenson and getting Noelvi Marte to ground out to the end the game. It’s his 23rd save in 24 tries this year.

The Reds were shut out with Singer on the mound for the second straight time. This is probably Singer’s second-best start of the season. The best came three weeks ago when he shut out the Brewers for seven innings in a no-decision. He’s certainly been a below average starter with his 4.72 ERA, but he still deserves better than a 3-9 record at this point. He’ll probably pitch in Coors in his first start after the break.

It’s the second time since early April that Realmuto’s average has dipped under .200. The last time, on June 12, he followed it up by going 4-for-8 with two homers and six RBI in his next two games. Maybe it’ll happen again.

Conine got the Marlins on the board with a 373-foot (106.5-mph EV) solo shot off of Bryce Miller to lead off the second inning. He then smacked a one-out double in the seventh inning and scored on Jakob Marsee’s RBI single. With his three-hit night, the 28-year-old outfielder is now hitting .264/.369/.486 with four homers and 11 RBI through his first 84 plate appearances on the season.

Marsee smacked a one-out single off of Bryce Miller in the second inning and raced around to score on an RBI double off the bat of Liam Hicks. He also walked on the fourth inning and scored on a fielder’s choice. The 25-year-old outfielder then delivered an RBI single in the seventh that extended the Marlins’ lead to 7-2. With his two-hit attack, Marsee is now slashing .199/.320/.300 with five homers, 25 RBI and 18 stolen bases (in 28 attempts) over his 379 plate appearances.

Junk issued four walks on the night while racking up five strikeouts. The Mariners scratched out an unearned run against him in the second inning, then Junk served up a solo blast to Randy Arozarena in the fifth. He generated five swings and misses on 79 offerings, posting a CSW of 29 percent. The 30-year-old right-hander finishes up the first half with a 4-5 record, 4.57 ERA, 1.31 WHIP and a 48/17 K/BB ratio across 65 innings through his first 12 starts.

Arozarena tagged Marlins right-hander Janson Junk for a 414-foot (104.4-mph EV) solo shot in the fifth inning that pulled the Mariners to within four runs at 6-2. That would be his only hit in three at-bats in the ballgame, though he drew a pair of walks as well. The dynamic 31-year-old outfielder is slashing a healthy .287/.380/.455 to go along with 10 homers, 42 RBI and 19 stolen bases on the season.

Miller also issued four free passes in the ballgame while striking out three. The Marlins got to him for two runs in the second inning, including a solo homer off the bat of Griffin Conine. They then added four more — including a pair of unearned runs — in the fifth inning. The 27-year-old righty got 10 whiffs on 81 pitches in the ballgame, registering a CSW of 25 percent. Despite the poor effort to finish the first half, Miller heads into the All-Star break with a brilliant 2.18 ERA, 0.83 WHIP and a 65/9 K/BB ratio over 57 2/3 innings through his first 10 appearances (nine starts).

Rogers entered Wednesday’s game after Dingler took a foul ball off of his hand and opened the scoring by clubbing a solo home run. He got the Tigers on the board first once again on Thursday, lining a 2-2 fastball from Jack Perkins for a 363-foot (96.6-mph EV) solo shot in the third inning. He also drew a pair of walks in the contest, finishing the game 1-for-1. On the season, he’s still slashing a meager .171/.263/.329 with three homers and nine RBI.