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It’s the first time in 335 major league games that Lopez has scored four runs. He’s currently first in the majors with a .341 average and 89 hits. It’s very likely that he’ll fall back some as the season progresses, but it’s safe to say both the Giants and the Blue Jays would love to have him back right about now.

The runs came on homers from Corbin Carroll and Gabriel Moreno. Meyer left with a 3-2 lead in the sixth, which was quickly expanded to 6-2, but the Diamondbacks recovered to tie the game before the Marlins won 10-6. Incredibly, Meyer still hasn’t taken a loss in 14 starts this year. He came into the season 6-11 in 25 starts. Meyer is due to make his next start Sunday in Pittsburgh.

The official scorer picked Fairbanks for the win after the Marlins scored four runs in the bottom of the eighth to make it a 10-6 game. There was no save situation on the line at that point. so those rostering Fairbanks should be thankful. Calvin Faucher also could have been the pick after getting two outs in a three-run eighth, but that would have left Fairbanks out of the mix entirely.

For the most part, Mack’s contributions offensively will come in the form of the occasional home run. Tonight, though, he raised his average from .217 to .253. He has 13 RBI and 11 runs scored through 28 big-league games, but he remains a weak option in two-catcher mixed leagues at this point.

Alcantara allowed five hits in the outing, lowering his ERA to 4.33 this season. He isn’t getting the same number of strikeouts or grounders as he did in the past, yet he remains effective in his age-30 campaign. Alcantara’s 89 1/3 innings lead the majors, but he has a tough road matchup next time out against the Pirates.

The save was the 16th of his career as the Marlins defeated the Rays 4-1. Pete Fairbanks imploded in a 39-pitch appearance on Saturday, so he was unavailable for the series finale. Bender got the job done and could see additional ninth-inning opportunities depending on how Fairbanks pitches from here. Some of Fairbanks’ underlying metrics are promising, but teams can only stick with a closer carrying a 7.41 ERA for so long.

Edwards secured one of the four thefts Miami picked up on the bases. The Marlins became the first team to have four players with 10 or more stolen bases this season. Edwards, Otto Lopez, Jakob Marsee, and Esteury Ruiz make up the quartet. The story of Edwards’ season, however, has been what he’s done as a hitter. He has career highs in bat speed, barrel rate, strikeout rate, walk rate, and nearly all of his quality-of-contact metrics.

Lopez stuffed the stat sheet while continuing his breakout campaign at the plate. The 27-year-old shortstop has a .336 average and a .365 OBP, but a .382 BABIP suggests those numbers might not be sustainable. Lopez’s 3.6 percent walk rate also doesn’t align with such a high OBP. That doesn’t mean he’s about to crater, but mild regression is likely in the months ahead.

Sanoja paced the Marlins’ offense here. His fifth inning blast off Rays’ starter Shane McClanahan was the first run that was scored in this game and began the domino effect that forced his exit soon thereafter. To which, his run-scoring single in the following inning was the final blow. He’s been Miami’s swiss-army knife this season, appearing at six different positions and working his way to an acceptable .702 OPS through nearly 150 plate appearances.

Zuber came in to relieve Peter Fairbanks, who did everything in his power to blow this game. After walking the lead-off batter in a three-run game, chaos ensued with another walk, a bunt hit, and a wild pitch. Eventually, a Yandy Díaz single cut the lead and the third walk of the inning put the tying run in scoring position with Junior Caminero heading to the plate. Enter Zuber who went right at him and eventually struck him out with a fastball at the letters. Zuber may not be the guy to get the next save opportunity for the Marlins, but Fairbanks’ grip on the role seems to be slipping away.