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Baldwin returns to Atlanta’s lineup after missing one month recovering from an oblique strain. The 25-year-old rising star played just one minor league rehab contest, but was able to use a Trajekt machine to pick up some additional at-bats over the last couple days. It could take him a minute to knock off any lingering rust, but he’s been a revelation this season, slashing .303/.389/.543 with 13 homers and 38 RBI through 48 games prior to the injury.

Harris rejoined Atlanta’s lineup for Saturday’s showdown following a two-game absence due to a lingering lower back issue that’s cost him a couple games in recent weeks. The positive news for fantasy managers is that he doesn’t appear to be in jeopardy of requiring a trip to the injured list. The 25-year-old outfielder has been swinging the bat extremely well in recent weeks, hitting .302 (35-for-116) with seven homers over his last 30 games.

Raley has remained out of Seattle’s lineup for five consecutive contests due to a combination of illness and back tightness. It’s undoubtedly a positive sign that the 31-year-old slugging corner outfielder was available off the bench during Saturday’s contest. There’s a chance he’s feeling well enough to return for Sunday’s series finale.

Clement has been held out of Toronto’s lineup for two consecutive contests with left hip soreness. The 30-year-old infielder has cobbled together an outstanding campaign, slashing .292/.311/.440 with seven homers, 28 RBI and two steals through 75 games. The lingering hip issue appears to be impacting him recently as he’s hitting just .179 (5-for-28) over his last seven games.

Guerrero was back at first base and hitting third following an early exit from Friday’s series opener at Wrigley Field with lower back tightness. The 27-year-old fantasy superstar has just four homers through 73 games as his unexpected power outage continues towards midseason. The positive news is that he’s fine from a physical standpoint despite playing through lingering back issues.

Buxton’s slam made it a 12-0 game in the fifth. He has 24 homers this season, tying him with Yordan Alvarez for second place in the majors, four behind Kyle Schwarber. If he stays healthy, he seems like a lock to surpass his career high of 35 homers from last season.

Both runs scored on Jorge Barrosa’s homer in the fifth. Fortunately, Bradley had a little 16-0 lead before that happened. It would have been nice if he had been a bit more efficient and could have gone six or maybe even seven innings in the blowout, but that’s not Bradley’s game. At least he improved to 6-3 with his first win in six starts since coming off the IL. He’ll take a 4.11 ERA into a very promising matchup at home against the Rockies next week.

Remember how some pundits thought it was a good idea to give Gallen a multiyear deal as a free agent over the winter? The warning signs were all obvious, and he’s 3-6 with a 6.10 ERA through 16 starts this year. The D-backs have to stick with him after losing two of their other starters to the IL, but only a modest rebound should be expected at this point. He’ll make his next start Thursday in St. Louis.

The triple, a 413-foot shot to center, would have been a homer in 21 ballparks. Kreidler is batting .270/.365/.527 in 85 plate appearances this season, and while there is very little reason to expect him to keep that up, it makes no sense that the Twins have continued to use Tristan Gray, a far weaker defender, at shortstop over Kreidler most of the time since moving Brooks Lee to third.

Barrosa’s first game after Jordan Lawlar’s injury definitely helped his case for getting regular playing time in center field for at least the next month. The homer was his second of the season and third in 211 plate appearances as a major leaguer. The 25-year-old is currently hitting .184/.257/.359 in 116 plate appearances this season.

Taveras had three of the Orioles’ six hard-hit balls and was the offensive player of the game, but he was nearly the goat after botching what seemed to be a game-ending fly to right in the ninth, giving the Dodgers their second run. Fortunately, the Orioles held on to win 3-2. Taveras is batting .255/.332/.368 through 236 plate appearances. He’s fourth on the Orioles with 28 runs scored and sixth with 29 RBI despite having homered just twice in 66 games.