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Muncy was hustling in an attempt to beat out an infield single when he and Vargas were involved in a nasty head-on collision at the first base bag. The Dodgers announced that Muncy was pulled due to shortness of breath and will undergo evaluation for a potential concussion. He’ll continue to be evaluated but his availability for the weekend is certainly in doubt at the moment.

After retiring the first two batters he faced to start the game, Yesavage surrendered a solo homer to Adley Rutschman to give the O’s an early 1-0 lead. It would be the only run and hit Yesavage would allow through the first five innings, as the righty was largely in control of the strike zone while generating weak contact. The Orioles got after Yesavage a bit in the sixth, however, with Jackson Holliday kicking things off with a leadoff double. Gunnar Henderson would later walk to put two runners on with one out, and was driven in by Adley Rutschman two pitches later to tie the game at 3-3. Yesavage would then give up an RBI single to Jeremiah Jackson to put the Orioles out in front, which was followed by a two-run homer by Coby Mayo to officially knock Yesavage from the game. Yesavage was solid before disaster struck. What was nearly one of his best outings of the season turned into the most earned runs he’s allowed in a game all year. He’ll look to bounce back in his next start, which is scheduled for Wednesday against the Phillies.

Young allowed a leadoff double to George Springer to start the game. Springer would eventually come home on a sacrifice fly by Vladimir Guerrero Jr. to tie the game at 1-1. In the second inning, Young would narrowly escape a jam with runners on the corners and two outs, and went on to pitch two more scoreless frames before falling victim to a two-run homer by Brandon Valenzuela, which put the Jays up 3-1. Overall, it was a solid outing for Young, who didn’t allow a free baserunner all night and left the game with a chance to pick up the win after the Orioles drove home five runs in the sixth inning. Young continues to be one of the more reliable arms in the Orioles’ rotation. He’s allowed three earned runs or fewer in eight of his nine starts and has pitched into the seventh inning in his last three outings. His next start is scheduled for Wednesday at home against the Mariners.

Contreras got his first RBI on a little chopper with a projected landing distance of one foot; Ryan Weathers was able to go to his right to get it, but he couldn’t make the accurate throw to first under pressure. The other two came on a 113-mph homer projected at 419 feet. Contreras has five RBI the last two days and 38 for the season. He’s eighth in the majors with a .934 OPS.

He was facing the Bombers in Yankee Stadium for the first time since an offseason interview about how much he dislikes his former team. Gray gave up two homers and six other hits while allowing two walks and striking out only three, but he really limited the damage in improving to 7-1 with a 3.20 ERA on the year. A couple of double plays, one on a Paul Goldschmidt grounder and another on an Anthony Volpe liner, helped there. Gray due to face the Rays in St. Pete next week.

Chapman walked the first and third batters he faced, both on four pitches, but the three outs all proved pretty easy. It was his 16th straight scoreless appearance, and he still hasn’t blown a save this year.

Weathers had a little extra velocity tonight, averaging 96.4 mph with his fastball, but he gave up two homers, seven hits and 11 hard-hit balls in all. He allowed two runs in the third after a potential double play ball resulted in only one out, as Anthony Volpe, probably overly cautiously, didn’t feel comfortable trying to make the initial throw to second with a pulled over Jazz Chisholm Jr. and Ceddanne Rafaela both running towards the bag. The last two runs came on a Willson Contreras homer with two outs in the fifth. Chisholm seemed to have a real shot at handling the single to his left that kept the inning going, but he alligator armed it. Although he obviously deserves a significantly better record, Weathers dropped to 2-4 with a 3.86 ERA. He’ll face the Guardians next.

The Yankees certainly can’t ask Rice to step it up with Aaron Judge out, but they do need him to keep doing what he’s doing. He’s tied for fourth in the majors in homers and sixth with his 45 RBI. Only Yordan Alvarez has a higher OPS.

That’s just one fewer hit than he had in 10 games his first time around. Jones’s knocks all came on grounders, oddly enough. The hardest was hit 100.6 mph, and the double was 88.7 mph, but it was perfectly placed down the first base line. This isn’t the typical way Jones will succeed when he succeeds, but the Yankees will be happy about the contact. They still didn’t want him facing Aroldis Chapman in the ninth, though, sending up Max Schuemann in his place. The Red Sox are throwing lefties the next two days, so we’d expect Jones to be on the bench for at least one game. He started one out of the Yankees’ three games versus southpaws during his first stint on the roster.

It was a tough night from the start for Gusto on Friday, who allowed four runners to reach base in the first inning, with three of them coming around to score. A two-RBI triple by Richie Palacios put the Rays on the board, and Palacios would later come around to score on a single by Ryan Vilade. Gusto would pitch a scoreless second inning before being pulled in favor of Tyler Phillips to start the third. Gusto, who was called up earlier this week, served as the opener for the Marlins but also has experience out of the bullpen. We wouldn’t expect this to become the norm for him just yet, but if he were to draw another start in five days, he would be slated to face the Diamondbacks on Thursday.

It was a much-needed strong outing for Rasmussen, who was lit up for five earned runs in his last outing. Rasmussen responded with arguably his best outing of the season, allowing just one hit on the night while striking out a season-high nine batters and not giving up a walk. The Rays ace remains one of the more reliable starters and is pitching behind a lineup that ranks in the top half of the league in runs scored. He’ll be in position for another strong outing in his next start, which is scheduled for Wednesday at home against the Red Sox.