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Perdomo will get a look atop Arizona’s lineup after coming off the bench to deliver a pinch-hit single during Tuesday’s showdown at Chase Field. The 26-year-old fantasy standout has gotten off to a dreadful start, hitting .224/.332/.347 with 27 runs scored, three homers, 21 RBI and eight steals through 57 games.

Pasquantino was lifted for a pinch-hitter in the ninth inning after going 0-for-3 at the dish. There’s some real cause for concern here since the 28-year-old first baseman missed nearly one month with a right hamate fracture back in mid-June. He’ll head for further evaluation to determine the severity of the issue. Fantasy managers should consider him day-to-day for the moment.

Oh, so that’s why Detroit DFA’d Jake Rogers. The Tigers started both of their catchers tonight, with Dillon Dingler serving as a DH, and Valencia, who was recalled Monday, hit his third and fourth homers in just seven games (four starts) as a major leaguer. True, the second one tonight was hit off Chadwick Tromp, but this still an awfully impressive start. He’s the first player to have four hits and two homers in one of his first seven career games since Jose Siri in 2021 and second since Danny Espinosa in 2010.

Melton’s 23.1 percent strikeout rate isn’t overwhelming, but he’s been about as effective as any pitcher in the majors since joining the Detroit rotation two months ago, going 6-1 with a 1.75 ERA in 67 innings over 11 starts. Regression will surely come at some point; he could well remain an above average starter, but the stuff seems shy of ace quality. He’s a really good bet again next week, though, as he’s due to face the Mariners in Seattle.

Kremer gave up a pair of homers, bringing his total surrendered to 12 in 36 innings this season. He’s allowed 21 runs in 25 innings in his five starts since coming off the injured list, and he’s 1-4 with a 6.50 ERA in seven starts overall. If the Orioles can bring in a starter before the deadline, it’s very obvious that it’s Kremer who is going to be bumped from the rotation.

It’s Torres’s fourth career five-RBI game. He knocked in six runs while homering twice on Aug. 12, 2019 and then drove in five runs twice in 2022. He had been without an RBI while going 4-for-22 in seven games since coming off the injured list last week.

McGonigle could have gotten a fifth hit while facing catcher Chadwick Tromp in the eighth, but he flew out on a 37.7-mph pitch. Four is still pretty good, though. The only previous time he had done that was in his very first game on Opening Day against the Padres. The four runs scored doubled his previous high.

Keith’s triple barely eluded a diving Colton Cowser to drive in two in the first inning. He is 4-for-6 the last two days and is hitting .321/.381/.571 in 21 games this month.

The GIDP came against catcher Chadwick Tromp in the eighth. If the Tigers sell, one imagines Torkelson has to be very much available. He’s hitting .207/.300/.414 in 417 plate appearances, and he’s been a real asset for half of one season in the last three years. Maybe he can pull an Andrew Vaughn, but if he’s not considerably better the rest of the way, he should be a non-tender candidate.

No word on the reason for the swap. It’ll be J.P. Crawford taking over at shortstop and hitting ninth. An update on his status should arrive after the contest.

Fairbanks was as efficient as he’s been all year; throwing 8-of-9 pitches for strikes while whiffing a pair in a scoreless inning. That’s not quite the compliment he’d like, as the 32-year-old still has an ERA of 6.96 on the season because of some wretched results in the first three months of the campaign. Still, Fairbanks now has 14 saves on the season, and it seems unlikely he’s going to give up the closing gig as long as he’s a member of the Miami pitching staff.