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Oof. It looked like Kingery was just going to get optioned to Triple-A Iowa on Friday to make room for Nicky Lopez, but with Caleb Thielbar hitting the injured list and the Cubs needing to create a spot on their 40-man roster for Vince Velasquez, Kingery will lose his spot there as well. There’s a chance that he could pique another team’s interest on waivers.

Langford led off the second inning with a walk and stole second before scoring on a base hit. He then took Eduard Bazardo deep for a two-run homer in the fifth, his first home run since August 24. The 24-year-old outfielder came into this one hitless in four of his last five games. He’s slashing .245/.332/.442 with 16 homers, 57 runs scored, 38 RBI, and 12 steals across 401 plate appearances.

Montes put the Mariners on the board in the fourth inning with an absolute blast off Cal Quantrill for a three-run homer. It came off the bat at 116.1 mph and traveled a majestic 474 feet for his second career homer. The 21-year-old slugger is starting in a strong-side platoon and is worth streaming for power in deeper leagues against right-handed pitching.

Quantrill had gotten through three scoreless innings until Lazaro Montes tagged him for a three-run blast in the fourth. He’d recover with two more scoreless innings, ending his day after six with a quality start and in line for the win while collecting four strikeouts. The 31-year-old right-hander will take a 2.89 ERA, 1.06 WHIP, and a 77/25 K/BB ratio across 102 2/3 innings into a start against the Diamondbacks in Arizona on Sunday.

Miller served up a solo homer to Corey Seager in the first inning. He gave up a second run on a walk and a base hit in the second. After a scoreless third, he ran into more trouble in the fourth as he departed with the bases loaded and two outs. Two inherited runners would come in to score. The 28-year-old right-hander will take a 4.22 ERA, 1.14 WHIP, and a 101/29 K/BB ratio across 102 1/3 innings into a start against the Athletics in Sacramento on Sunday.

Smith got the scoring started on Tuesday with a solo home run off Nick Lodolo in the first inning. He was later hit by a pitch in the fifth. It was Smith’s seventh home run this season and first since May 29 after missing nearly three months with a neck injury. He’d been off to a slow start in his return, going 2-for-17 so far this month.

De La Cruz provided all of the offense for the Reds on Tuesday with one swing of the bat as he took Tarik Skubal deep for a two-run blast in the third inning. He later added a double in the eighth. The 24-year-old shortstop has homered in four straight games. He’s up to 25 this season while hitting .283/.362/.506 with 88 runs scored, 69 RBI, and 25 steals across 564 plate appearances.

Scott was summoned in the top of the ninth to close out the game against the Reds with a one-run lead. He walked the leadoff man, then struck out the next two batters before inducing a groundout to end the game with his 22nd save of the season.

Skubal had gotten through two scoreless frames against the Reds before Elly De La Cruz took him deep for a two-run blast in the third. He’d recover nicely, settling in to pitch into the eighth without allowing another run while collecting five strikeouts. The 29-year-old left-hander will take a 2.84 ERA, 0.97 WHIP, and a 164/24 K/BB ratio across 139 2/3 innings into a start against the Reds in Cincinnati next Tuesday.

Lodolo served up a solo homer to Will Smith in the first inning. Two walks, a base hit, and a hit batter brought a second run in for the Dodgers in the second. A walk, a hit batter, and a base hit scored another run in the fifth and left two runners on as Lodolo departed with two outs at 97 pitches. He struck out six. The 28-year-old left-hander will take a 5.12 ERA, 1.53 WHIP, and a 75/38 K/BB ratio across 89 2/3 innings into a start against the Dodgers in Cincinnati on Monday.

Luis Lara won the game in extras, but Chourio got it there with his 110-mph blast to left off the Cubs’ closer. It was his career-high 22 homer after he finished with 21 each of his first two years. Since he missed the start of the year with a hand fracture, this year’s homer total has come in 20 fewer games (111) than last year (131) and 37 fewer games than in 2024 (148).