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The Braves entered the eighth inning trailing 6-2, but they never gave up. Dubon delivered a bases-clearing triple that made it a one-run game, then scampered home on a sacrifice fly off the bat of Austin Riley to tie it. The versatile 31-year-old finished the night 2-for-5 and is now hitting .281/.328/.439 with a pair of homers and 18 RBI.

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.

Morris allowed just two hits and one walk on the afternoon while recording three strikeouts. He came on in the first inning after Joe Ryan left due to elbow soreness and kept the Jays off the board through the fourth. Morris generated eight swings and misses on 57 offerings in the ballgame, posting a CSW of 30 percent. He now holds a 4.80 ERA, 1.47 WHIP and a 13/4 K/BB ratio over 15 innings on the season.

Okamoto had an incredible weekend in Minneapolis, crushing a pair of home runs on Friday night before leaving the yard one time each on Saturday and Sunday. The 29-year-old slugger finished the day 1-for-4 plus a walk and is now hitting .236/.319/.472 with nine homers and 22 RBI in his first season stateside.

Yesavage scattered five hits on the day while also issuing three free passes. The lone tally against him came on an RBI single off the bat of Victor Caratini in the first inning. He threw 82 pitches (52 strikes) in the ballgame, getting 15 whiffs and posting a strong CSW of 33 percent. He’ll carry an impressive 0.96 ERA 1.29 WHIP and a 9/3 K/BB ratio (9 1/3 innings) into Saturday’s matchup against the Angels.

It’s unclear when exactly he sustained the injury, but it’s not believed to be serious. If fantasy managers are relying on Garcia for next week, it may be wise to have a contingency plan in place in the event that he’s forced to miss any time.

Rice suffered the injury while fielding a pickoff throw from Max Fried in the third inning. Fortunately, preliminary X-rays came back negative for any fractures. He’s considered day-to-day. Prior to exiting, Rice had been 2-for-2 with a homer, double and two runs scored.