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Xander Bogaerts hit a two-run homer off him. It’s the fourth straight appearance in which Walker has been scored upon, and his hold on the closer’s role in San Francisco is probably completely gone at this point. That’s good news for Caleb Kilian and Keaton Winn, but with the situation still unsettled and Erik Miller rejoining the mix pretty soon, it’s a tough situation to speculate on in shallow leagues. Kilian might be the best bet. Winn, for what it’s worth, retired two of the three batters he faced after coming into a tie game in the seventh today and was dinged with a run after leaving.

Myers has been on the injured list since suffering a shoulder contusion when he crashed into the center-field wall back on June 29. He should return to Cincinnati in a reserve outfield role after the All-Star break.

Acuña played five innings in right field during his first rehab contest. The 28-year-old fantasy superstar appears on track to return to Atlanta’s lineup following the All-Star break. He’s been brought along slowly in his recovery from a left hamstring issue that has forced him to the injured list on a pair of occasions since early May. He’ll get in a handful of additional rehab contests in the Florida Coast League before his next steps come into focus.

There’s no way to sugarcoat the obvious that Kim has been a complete non-factor at the dish in his Atlanta debut this season. The 30-year-old was hitting .068 (5-for-73) with zero homers and one steal in 82 plate appearances before hitting the shelf with right middle finger inflammation last week. There’s still time for him to turn things around and the Braves are obviously hoping that the minor-league reset will jump-start that process.

Jobe allowed just two baserunners and threw 27 of 38 pitches for strikes in his second rehab outing as he continues to work his way back from last year’s Tommy John surgery. The hard-throwing 23-year-old should factor into Detroit’s second-half pitching plans in some capacity, but his realistic fantasy impact will largely be determined by their place in the American League’s playoff picture.

Torres completed five innings at the keystone in his rehab debut. He should make it back to Detroit at some point shortly after the All-Star break after hitting the injured list with an oblique strain back in mid-June. He lost a month to a different oblique issue earlier this season.

Irvin struck out three and allowed just one hit in his first rehab outing. The 29-year-old has been out with a right shoulder strain since late May. He’ll presumably require a couple weeks to sufficiently build up his pitch count and stamina before returning to Washington’s rotation sometime in early-to-mid August.

This qualifies as an encouraging update after Sousa hit the injured list with elbow inflammation. The 31-year-old lefty should make it back to Houston’s relief mix at some point later this month.

Arraez, who is on a one-year, $12 million deal with the Giants, has no say on if and where he’ll be traded. Fortunately, though, he’s played well enough at second base this year that he most likely will go to a team that wants to keep him there. The Rays are an obvious fit, and he’d also be an upgrade for a couple of his former clubs in Minnesota and San Diego.

The Dodgers are spaced out third, fifth and eighth in Roberts’ setup here. The lineup: DH Kyle Schwarber, LF Juan Soto, 1B Freeman, SS CJ Abrams, 3B Max Muncy, 2B Ozzie Albies, RF Brandon Marsh, CF Andy Pages and C Drake Baldwin.

The lineup: CF Trout, DH Yordan Alvarez, C Shea Langeliers, 3B Junior Caminero, SS Bobby Witt Jr., RF Cody Bellinger, 1B Ben Rice, LF Riley Greene and 2B Ernie Clement. Langeliers’ placement is odd, given that he’s hitting .186/.261/.362 since May 15, but then he did go 6-for-12 with three homers in his one series against the Blue Jays this year. That’s probably what manager John Schneider remembers.