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Nuñez drew a walk in the third inning, then knocked a base hit in the fourth to put the Nats on the board with two runs. He collected two more RBI and extended the team’s lead in the tenth with a base-loaded single, driving in four of the team’s six runs on the day. The 25-year-old infielder is hitting .195/.298/.207 with 12 runs scored, 10 RBI, and 12 steals across 96 plate appearances.

The Cubs can do no wrong at the moment and Suzuki has been at the center of their surge. His home run here was a towering shot that traveled 419 feet and was hit 110 mph off the bat. Past that, he drew walks that were part of rallies in the first and seventh innings. On the season, he has a .304/.414/.565 slash line with seven home runs across 25 games.

The Cubs’ starting pitcher corps has been depleted by injuries, so they called on Brown to return to their rotation and he delivered them four quality innings. He leaned on his knuckle-curve as his primary pitch and it forced five of his nine total swings-and-misses. Also, his fastball didn’t lose much velocity despite him throwing 46 pitches, the most he’s thrown in a single outing since March 31st. Javier Assad threw bulk innings in relief later in this game and it feels like these two could be in a piggy-back situation moving forward. If Brown sticks in the rotation for another turn, he’ll face the Braves in Atlanta.

Burger’s season is in the tubes. After going hit-less here, he only has two hits in his last 20 at-bats. If you zoom out over his last 30 games, he’s hitting just .172 with 31 strikeouts and a .507 OPS. Following a rough 2025 season, this is not the type of month that inspires much confidence in Burger moving forward.

Rocker had yet another uneven start here. He was consistently behind the eight ball, throwing a first pitch strike to only nine of the 18 hitters he faced and then barely getting the Cubs to swing at anything out of the strike zone. He now has a 5.01 ERA and a poor 27:13 strikeout to walk ratio through 32 1/3 innings on the season. Next up, he’s scheduled to face the Diamondbacks at home.

This was the Luke Raley game. His third inning grand slam momentarily broke this game open before the White Sox stormed back in the bottom of the frame. Then, he pushed their lead back to four with a three-run home run in the seventh that effectively put this game away. He only has four hits over the past week, but three have gone over the fence and have brought his total to eight on the season along with an .890 OPS.

The White Sox were all over Hancock in this one. Munetaka Murakami greeted him with a loud home run in the first inning and then after being spotted a 5-1 lead, Hancock gave it right back in a four-run third. Most of that damage came from a Colson Montgomery three-run double on a first-pitch fastball that was right down the middle. That fastball was hit hard overall despite being one of the key contributors to Hancock’s breakout so far this season. It was impressive to see him settle down enough to get through six frames despite those struggles and he’ll have a chance to get back on track against the Astros in Houston next time out.

He’s done it again. Murakami launched his 15th home run of the season in the first inning of this one, which tied Aaron Judge for most in the league. Another key mark, this was Murakami’s first home run that went out to left field. Also, his 15 long balls over 38 games is the fastest any player has reached that mark in White Sox history. Not just rookies, every player in their 125 years of existence. His batting average has begun to trend down a good bit as his strikeout rate and whiff rate remain near the bottom of the league, but his .948 OPS is elite and it looks like he will continue to mash.

Most of the damage against Burke came via a two-out grand slam by Luke Raley. Even more frustrating, it came on an 0-2 fastball that Burke threw right down the middle. Alas, his command which has been great to this point was spotty here with far too many pitches bleeding into the heart of the plate. He also struggled to get on top of his knuckle-curve as many of them either hung in the zone or floated to miss way outside against the lefties. He’ll have a chance to right the ship next Thursday against the Royals.

Misiorowski is an alien. That’s the only explanation for his first inning where his fastball averaged 103 mph. Yes, averaged 103 mph. All he threw were fastballs and missed an immaculate inning by about an inch when Aaron Judge laid off a tough pitch. While his velocity tapered off following that inning, his effectiveness didn’t. Only two runners managed to reach scoring position and was able to put all three of his pitches wherever he wanted to. He’s now gone back-to-back starts without giving up a run and has a 2.45 ERA and outrageous 70:17 strikeout to walk ratio across 44 innings this season. His next start is scheduled to come at home against the Padres.

Vaughn was part of a classic Brewers group effort to do away with Max Fried and the Yankees in this one. He scored runs in each of the second and third innings as they built their huge lead and has been swinging the bat well in his few games since coming off the injured list. He’s reached base safely in all four games to go along with one home run and four RBI.