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Abbott took a 2-1 lead into the seventh, when he gave up back-to-back doubles to start the inning and was pulled. Tejay Antone came in and allowed the inherited runner to score before preventing further damage. Abbott, who has now allowed three runs while getting exactly 18 outs in three consecutive starts, fell to 4-4 with a 4.10 ERA. He’s doing solid work, but the Cincinnati offense hasn’t been good enough to make it pay off in victories. He’ll face the D-backs on Sunday.

Rodríguez’s homer came in a scoreless game after Brenan Hanifee intentionally walked Dominic Canzone to face him with two outs in the sixth. It was Rodriguez’s 17th homer of the year. 10 of those came in May. This was his first of August after he hit two in each of the other three months of the season.

Woo struck out five and walked one. He moved to 7-0 with a 1.96 ERA in 10 home starts, compared to 1-8 with a 6.71 ERA on the road. He’ll be back on the road next week against the Yankees. He might be in line for two starts next week, including one in Houston, if the Mariners decide to hold off on adding a certain someone as a sixth starter.

Muñoz was coming off a blown save on Sunday, but he got a win that day anyway. He has four saves and two wins over his last six appearances.

Anderson performed well despite going without a K. He had a 28.3 percent strikeout rate previously while working mostly as a reliever, but he fanned none of the 13 batters he faced tonight. Anderson will likely remain a starter for now and face the Guardians next week.

He’s the first Tigers catcher to hit 25 homers since Mickey Tettleton did it three straight years from 1991-93. Dingler’s homer came after Gleyber Torres was intentionally plunked by Gabe Speier and gave the Tigers their only runs in a 4-2 loss. Dingler has three homers in his last five games and is batting .333/.407/.625 with six homers in the 18 games since the All-Star break.

Abreu’s home run was his 20th of the season. He hit a solo shot off Sean Burke in the third inning. Abreu now has nine home runs in 19 games since the All-Star break. He’s hitting .254 with a .787 OPS and 57 RBI.

Burke gave up five hits, walked two and struck out four. He fell to 7-6 with the loss. Burke allowed an RBI single to Willson Contreras in the first inning and a solo home run to Wilyer Abreu in the third inning. His streak of eight consecutive starts with at least five innings pitched was snapped. Burke has a 3.08 ERA. He’s lined up to face the Reds at home next week.

Gray gave up three hits, walked two and struck out eight. He improved to 14-2 with the win. Gray allowed two singles and a double, but no runs against the White Sox. He lowered his ERA to 2.78 as his excellent season continues. Gray is lined up to face the Blue Jays on the road next week.

The Cardinals beat the Yankees 3-1 on Wednesday with all three runs coming in the fifth inning and JJ Wetherholt was in the middle of all of it. Wetherholt’s two-run double off Yankees starter Will Warren gave St. Louis a 2-0 lead before he came around to score on Ivan Herrera’s double to make it 3-0. Wetherholt is hitting .248 with a .739 OPS and 43 RBI on the year.

Warren gave up seven hits, walked one and struck out five. He fell to 8-6 with the loss. Warren pitched well, but gave up three runs in the fifth inning and the Yankees failed to mount a comeback. His ERA is 4.18. Warren is lined up to face the Mariners at home next week.