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Rooker extended the A’s lead in the third inning with a three-run blast off Shane Baz. He later drew a walk in the fifth and knocked a base hit in the ninth. The 31-year-old slugger is coming around at the plate after a cold April and time missed with an oblique injury, with three home runs in May. He’s hitting .195/.273/.379 with five homers and 18 RBI across 99 plate appearances.

Peters was a surprise AL All-Star, but he still had just seven homers in 123 games until this incredible surge. Tonight’s homer was a 362-foot off Robby Ahlstrom in the fifth. He’s raised his OPS from .751 to .821 since Saturday.

That month when Burke looked like an ace sure was fun. Still, walking eight and allowing only two runs is some kind of accomplishment; the last pitcher to do it was Mitch Keller in 2020. Though just lasting long enough to walk eight is hard enough to accomplish these days; Cole Ragans in May was the only other pitcher to walk eight this year or last. Burke has given up 10 runs over 13 1/3 innings in his last three starts, and with his velocity spike having gone away, he’s no longer an every-week option in mixed leagues. He’ll face the Astros next time out.

Cannon entered with a 10-2 lead in his second MLB appearance of the season tonight. He’ll likely continue to pitch multiple innings at a time as a reliever if he sticks around; he did throw 66 pitches tonight, so there’s a chance the White Sox could swap him out for a fresh arm.

Gore gave up eight hits and only three hard-hit balls tonight, so that’s pretty unlucky. However, he also walked four, and his fastball averaged a season-low 94.0 mph, 1.3 mph off his average. He came into this one with a 2.10 ERA and a 34/8 K/BB over 30 innings in his previous five starts. Let’s see what happens next week at home against the A’s before getting overly concerned.

Doyle has six RBI the last two days after driving in one run in his first 18 games with the White Sox. In fact, the six RBI matches his total from his first 63 games this season. He’s batting .221/.272/.313 in 176 plate appearances for Colorado and Chicago.

That’s nice for the OBP, but it didn’t do much for fantasy leaguers; Langford didn’t score or drive in a run and was caught stealing for the third time this season. It was Langford’s fourth straight two-hit game, though. He’s 8-for-13 with one homer and one double during the stretch.

Whether it’s been with the Nationals or Yankees, García Jr. has not stopped raking all season long. In this game, he was part of rallies in each the first and seventh innings before putting the finishing touches on this victory with a two-run shot in the eighth. It was his fourth home run in his last six games and he now has a .306/.354/.569 slash line since being acquired at the trade deadline.

Suárez, a free agent at season’s end, has hit .208/.295/.410 with 19 homers and 57 RBI in 410 plate appearances and is a below average third baseman at this point, but some team might be willing to pick up the approximately $3 million he’s still owed in order to add his power. The Mariners and Diamondbacks are both very familiar with him, and the Phillies are short of right-handed power and have time available at both first and third. If Suárez goes unclaimed, he’ll presumably finish out the season as a regular with the Reds.

Friedl, formerly the Reds’ starting center fielder, is batting just .158/.242/.234 in 253 plate appearances this season. He’s owed only about $750,000 for the rest of this season, with no commitment beyond that (though a team could keep him in arbitration). That might entice some team to pick him up as a bench guy. If that happens, the Reds could recall Noelvi Marte to help out in the outfield.

Rodríguez looked the part in his return to the Yankees’ rotation. He came out blazing 99 mph sinkers early and they held firm at 97, about two ticks higher than his average velocity in the majors this season. His curveball had a few extra inches of depth too and was wicked below the zone forcing six swings-and-misses plus a good bit of soft contact. Those two pitches were enough to get through the Astros’ lineup twice as Rodríguez spent most of this start in complete control. While his Triple-A workload lets us know he’ll be limited to around 90 pitches per outing, Rodríguez could be a valuable asset down the stretch if he sticks in the Yankees’ rotation. Max Fried is potentially due back for a double-header this weekend though, so he may only have one more turn to prove his worth.