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DeGrom gave up a leadoff homer, two walks and another homer in a four-run first inning. He followed with an easy second, but after he allowed three singles and a walk in a two-run third, the Rangers made the rather surprising call to pull him after 65 pitches. There was nothing after the game to suggest anything physical was involved. DeGrom had decent velocity tonight, and he got 13 whiffs while allowing five hard-hit balls. He should still be fine to use against the Astros next week.

Bellinger slapped Shawn Armstrong pitch to the left side and through a drawn-in infield to plate two in the 10th. He’s up to 43 RBI on the season, which is tied for 14th in the majors. Of the 25 players with at least 40 RBI, only Bellinger (nine) and Alec Burleson (eight) are still in single digits in homers.

All of the runs came in the third, which featured a walk, a double, two singles and then a Brayan Rocchio throwing error. Warren got pulled with a 4-3 lead in the fifth after a HBP, a strikeout and then an odd catcher’s interference on a one-two pitch to José Ramírez. The curve from Warren came close to Ramírez’s back foot and catcher J.C. Escarra gloved both ball and shoe while making the catch. It was ruled catcher’s interference on replay, though Ramírez wasn’t swinging and wasn’t affected by it at all. Warren was lifted immediately afterwards, and Brent Headrick finished the inning without incident. Warren ended up with five strikeouts, and he allowed two earned runs or fewer for the 11th time in 13 starts this season. He’ll take a 3.28 ERA into his next start, which will probably come Sunday against the Blue Jays.

He struck out three and walked one. Bednar threw 27 pitches tonight after 11 on Sunday, so he’ll most likely be down on Tuesday. Fernando Cruz could be a candidate for a save then.

Williams reached 100.4 mph on the gun tonight, and his 98.7-mph average on his fastball was 2.1 mph better than his season norm. Still, it didn’t stop him from giving up two homers, one on a cutter and another on a curve. It would have been nice to see Williams do a little better in consecutive starts against Aaron Judge-less Yankees lineups — he allowed two homers and three earned runs in 5 1/3 innings last time out — but it could have gone worse. He’s still tied for the major league lead with nine wins. He has a 3.95 ERA in his last seven starts after coming in at 2.73 in his first seven. Williams will face the Tigers next.

Goldschmidt has three homers in his last nine games. Things might get crowded again once Giancarlo Stanton comes off the injured list, but for now, Goldschmidt is well worth using in mixed leagues.

Wade suffered the apparent injury while legging out a run-scoring double in the sixth inning and left the field with a trainer. He finished 1-for-2 with an RBI and one walk. The 32-year-old signed a one-year deal with the Astros last week and was playing in just his fourth game with the club. There should be an update on his status after the contest.

Wells underwent precautionary imaging after hitting the injured list with cervical headaches over the weekend. The 26-year-old backstop doesn’t have a definitive return timetable at the moment.

García took Blue Jays starter Patrick Corbin deep in the second inning for his third round-tripper in his last five games. The 406-foot no-doubter to left-center field was his seventh big fly of the year. The 33-year-old slugger has shown some signs of life recently, but he’s pretty much a power-only fantasy contributor at this juncture of his career.

Clement became the first non-Cubs player to take Phillies ace Cristopher Sánchez deep when he connected for a fifth-inning blast to left field. It was his seventh big fly of the season and second time he’s left the yard in three games. The unheralded 30-year-old is having a phenomenal season, hitting .309 through 66 games.

Duran was brought on to protect a three-run lead in the final frame and required just nine pitches (eight strikes) to slam the door. He gave up a one-out double to Andrés Giménez, but managed to get pinch-hitter Jesús Sánchez and Brandon Valenzuela to ground out to end it. He’s converted all 16 of his save opportunities this season to go along with a microscopic 1.25 ERA across 21 2/3 innings of work.