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What year is it? Chapman continues to throw the baseball past hitters, and he needed just 13 pitches to mow down the Seattle order while picking up his 13th save. Two of those offerings were clocked above 100 mph, and he lowered his ERA to 1.50 in the process.

This was vintage Giolito, with help by a vintage Seattle Mariner offensive performance. The 30-year-old was able to procure 18 swings-and-misses on 91 pitches, and all three hits allowed were singles. In fact, all three knocks came back-to-back-to-back in the third inning, and Giolito struck out the next three hitters he faced; including Cal Raleigh to end the threat. That’s back-to-back impressive outings for Giolito to lower his ERA from 6.42 to 4.73. He’ll take on the Giants in San Francisco next week while squaring off against former teammate Rafael Devers.

Duran took advantage of a misplay by Dom Canzone in the corner outfield and put his ever-so-impressive wheels to use. That’s already the eighth triple of the season for the 28-year-old, which puts him on pace for 17 in 2025. It’d be easy to say that number isn’t sustainable, but he’s coming off a 14-triple season in 2025, so, sure.

Gilbert gave up a solo homer to Roman Anthony in the first inning — Anthony’s first in the majors — and another run scored on a fielder’s choice. Outside of that, it was a dominant return from the injured list for Gilbert; one where he initiated a whopping 21 swings-and-misses over just 84 pitches. Gilbert is one of the best pitchers in the sport, and he’ll look to build on this impressive outing when he squares off with the Cubs on Sunday in Chicago.

Anthony’s first MLB homer came off Logan Gilbert in the first inning. The 21-year-old went hitless for the remainder of the contest, and he’s hitting just .095 since being promoted from Triple-A Worcester. Still, this was a reminder that Anthony possesses immense talent, and it seems likely that more balls are going to find their way over the fence in the coming days/weeks.

Altuve was responsible for the only run of the game for the Astros with his 11th homer of the season. It came off Mitch Spence in the first inning, and it traveled a whopping 439 feet according to statcast. Altuve has been a solid power producer in 2025, and it’s been an accompanied by a .274 average and .333 on-base percentage.

Miller worked in the top of the ninth in a 1-1 game and Nick Kurtz was able to homer and give Miller his first win of 2025. The hard-throwing closer struck out two without allowing a hit, and lowered his ERA to a still-disappointing — if a bit misleading — 5.13 ERA.

Spence was a little fortunate to only give up the one run as he allowed seven hits with just two strikeouts, but sans a solo homer off the bat of Jose Altuve, he kept the Astros from crossing the plate. Spence has been excellent in June while allowing just two runs over his four appearances across 17 innings, and he’ll get a chance to limit the production again the Guardians over the weekend.

Both Gusto and Mitch Spence held their opponents to a single run in this contest, so both come away without their deserved victories. The only run Gusto gave up was a solo homer to JJ Bleday, and outside of that he allowed just two other hits and one walk in one of his best starts in the majors. Gusto will look to build on this outing and continue to lower a 4.31 ERA against the Angels over the weekend.

Well, you definitely can’t say the moment becomes too big for Kurtz. After hitting a tie-breaking homer in the ninth to beat the Royals on Sunday, the 22-year-old clobbered a two-run shot off Bryan Abreu in the bottom of the ninth Monday to give the A’s a rare victory. Kurtz has homered seven times in his first taste of MLB action with a slash of .235/..293/.454.