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After going hitless in his first game off the injured list on Friday, Moreno got on the board with his first home run of the season on Sunday. He took Matthew Boyd deep in the second inning for a two-run blast to put the D-Backs on the board. The 26-year-old backstop is hitting .245/.296/.408 with seven RBI across 54 plate appearances.

Kelly gave up a run on two hits in the second inning, then served up a two-run homer to Moisés Ballesteros in the third. He got into more trouble in the fifth, loading the bases before Michael Busch cleared them all with a triple. That would end the day for Kelly. He struck out five. The 37-year-old right-hander will take a 9.95 ERA, 2.32 WHIP, and a 14/15 K/BB ratio across 19 innings into a start against the Mets in Arizona on Saturday.

Santana has been out for close to a month with a strained right adductor. The 40-year-old veteran will likely need a handful of games or so before he will be an option again for the D-backs in the next week or so.

Nelson tossed a clean first inning, then surrendered a solo homer to Ian Happ to start the second. He then worked through a bases-loaded jam in the third. Nelson would pitch into the sixth, leaving with one runner on and two outs at 84 pitches. He struck out four. The one-run outing ends a rough stretch for Nelson, who surrendered 14 runs over his last two starts. The 28-year-old right-hander will take a 6.61 ERA, 1.44 WHIP, and a 28/13 K/BB ratio across 31 1/3 innings into a start against the Mets in Arizona on Friday.

Marte got a mental breather during Friday’s series opener after slashing .231/.291/.385 with five homers and 11 RBI through his first 30 games. It’s an encouraging sign that his absence wasn’t related to the back issue that surfaced a couple of weeks ago. He’s back at second base and leading off with a sizzling-hot Ildemaro Vargas in the cleanup spot. At this point, it almost feels like a Freaky Friday situation where Marte and Vargas swapped bodies during spring training given how they’ve looked over the past five-plus weeks.

Perdomo homered off reliever Ryan Rolison for his second round-tripper of the season. It was his first time leaving the yard since taking Dodgers ace Yoshinobu Yamamoto deep on Opening Opening back on March 26. It’s undoubtedly a positive sign to see the 26-year-old shortstop stinging the ball again after missing a couple games with an ankle issue earlier this week.

Not exactly a banner start for Gallen, though it’s his first real blowup since April. Perhaps the shoulder contusion he suffered in his last appearance was bothering him. He managed just five whiffs on 42 swings and gave up eight hard-hit balls. His defense didn’t help him as Ildemaro Vargas let a Carson Kelly pop up drop in the first that led to a third run. Jorge Barrosa allowed an Alex Bregman liner to skip past him to score a few more in the fourth inning. It’s hard to feel confident about starting Gallen in fantasy leagues right now between the lack of strikeouts and the defense behind him. He’ll take on the Pirates next week.

He also walked in his final at-bat, and somehow managed only one RBI and zero runs scored despite reaching base every single at-bat. Vargas is hitting .404 with a 1.131 OPS, as everyone suspected would happen before the season. Fantasy managers are advised to keep riding the hot streak and understand that this is likely just a prolonged heater, not a new norm, for Vargas. It’s still a lot of fun.

Marte missed Tuesday with lower back tightness, but we’re unsure if that’s what is happening here as well. Updates to come when we have them. Ildemaro Vargas, he of the 26-game hitting streak, is playing second base for the Diamondbacks this afternoon. Lourdes Gurriel Jr. is also getting the day game off.

Garcia has a 2.19 ERA with an 18/10 K/BB ratio in 12 1/3 innings in Triple-A. He has real swing-and-miss stuff, but his lack of command will keep him in the middle innings for now.