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Murphy will remain back in the minors after wrapping up a rehab assignment. The 27-year-old southpaw has been out since early April recovering from an elbow impingement.

Harris knocked a base hit in the third inning to drive in a run and scored on a double. He then singled and scored in the seventh before taking Luis Torrens deep for a solo homer in the eighth. The 25-year-old outfielder is having an excellent season, hitting .301/.334/.507 with 16 homers, 41 runs scored, 48 RBI, and five steals across 314 plate appearances.

Woodruff exited after allowing three runs in 3 2/3 innings, and his velocity was down to 87 mph before he left the contest. The 33-year-old has unfortunately has dealt with significant injuries in the past, and fantasy managers will need to hold their breath and hope that this isn’t another one. More info should be available before the game ends.

White got the start in right field against the left-handed Sean Manaea. That paid off right away, as White took Manaea deep for a solo homer in the second inning. With the bases loaded in the third, he cleared them all with a double to drive in three more runs. The 32-year-old outfielder is on the short side of a platoon, hitting .229/.274/.404 with four homers and 18 RBI across 117 plate appearances.

Vientos took Chris Sale deep for a two-run homer in the sixth inning to cut into the Braves’ lead. It wouldn’t matter much as Atlanta pushed their lead to 11 runs by the time Vientos added a base hit in the ninth. The 26-year-old first baseman is almost exclusively playing against left-handed pitching on a short-side platoon. He’s hitting .213/.252/.391 with 11 homers, 25 runs scored, and 35 RBI across 250 plate appearances.

Sale held the Mets scoreless through four innings before Tyrone Taylor took him deep for a solo homer in the fifth. Mark Vientos then got to Sale with a two-run homer in the sixth. Sale gave up another hit and hit a batter, leaving two runners on with no outs in the sixth inning. Both inherited runners would be left stranded. The 37-year-old left-hander will take a 2.27 ERA, 1.12 WHIP, and a 112/24 K/BB ratio across 95 innings into a start against the Pirates in Pittsburgh on Thursday.

Manaea gave up a solo homer to Eli White in the second inning. The Braves then got to him in the third for three runs on a walk, a hit batter, and three hits. Mauricio Dubon would extend the lead with a solo homer in the fourth. Manaea would give the Mets one more scoreless inning, ending his day after five with four strikeouts. The 34-year-old left-hander will take a 5.16 ERA, 1.37 WHIP, and a 68/23 K/BB ratio across 68 innings into a start against the Royals in New York on Thursday.

Alvarez put the Astros on the board in the first inning, taking Drew Rasmussen deep for a two-run homer. He drove in a third run with a single in the fifth, then brought a fourth run home with a sacrifice fly in the seventh. With the game tied in the bottom of the ninth, he took Casey Legumina deep for a walk-off, two-run blast. The 29-year-old slugger drew some deserved MVP chants after the game. He’s up to 29 homers, 62 runs scored, and 67 RBI while batting .324/.433/.645 across 388 plate appearances.

Diaz cut into the Rays’ lead with a two-run homer off Drew Rasmussen in the fourth inning. It was just the fourth home run of the season for the 27-year-old backstop. It’s been a disappointing season so far for Diaz, who missed time due to an oblique injury. He’s hitting .235/.261/.362 with 13 runs scored and 19 RBI across 157 plate appearances.

Caminero is absolutely unreal right now. He started his day with a first-inning solo homer off Hunter Brown for his 11th homer in his last 11 games. He then drew a walk and scored in the third before reaching on a fielder’s choice and swiping his first stolen base in the fourth. The 23-year-old slugger added a base hit in the eighth, ending his day slashing .291/.379/.566 with 26 homers, 57 runs scored, and 57 RBI across 377 plate appearances.

DeLuca drove in a run in the third inning on a base hit and stole second on a double-steal. He then reached on a groundout in the fifth and swiped second for his second steal of the game. DeLuca later took Cristian Javier deep for a solo homer in the seventh. The 27-year-old outfielder has been getting sporadic playing time, hitting .265/.306/.450 with five homers, 25 RBI, and nine steals across 162 plate appearances.