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Gilmartin had been pitching this summer for the Long Island Ducks of the independent Atlantic League. The 31-year-old southpaw allowed four earned runs over 4 1/3 innings of work last season with the Rays.

Megill struck out the first two batters he faced in the inning before allowing an infield single to Alexander Canario. He responded by getting Adam Frazier to ground out to second, which earned him his ninth save of the season. Despite early concerns about Megill’s health, his velocity was up one mph today, and he seems to be rounding into form.

Cruz’s home run was a 432-foot moonshot that left the bat at 122.9 mph, making it the hardest hit ball recorded in the Statcast era. Cruz also struck out three times in the game, which is a bit of the perfect encapsulation of his abilities and risks. The 26-year-old has enjoyed a solid series against the Brewers and has three home runs in his last three games after missing time last week with a back injury.

Canario nearly had a home run in the sixth inning when he hit a 396-foot shot at 102.2 mph that would have been a home run in 27 stadiums. Instead, the 25-year-old had to settle for a triple off the wall. Now that he’s playing regularly, Canario has been solid, going 20-for-68 (.294) in 19 games in May with two home runs, seven runs scored, and six RBI. The team context isn’t great, and his swing-and-miss tendencies will lead to some cold stretches, but he has the power to be useful in deeper formats.

Falter also walked three and struck out just one on the day while posting a 15 percent whiff rate and 24 percent CSW. He struggled to find the zone with his secondary offerings and got just two whiffs on 25 swings on his four-seam fastball. He’ll now take a 3.47 ERA into a tough start against the Padres next week.

Henderson struck out six and walked two, and left with a 3-1 lead before the bullpen let him down. The 23-year-old posted a 20 percent whiff rate and 26 percent CSW, which is even more impressive when you consider that his changeup was ineffective on the day, getting just two whiffs on 17 swings and registering a 14 percent CSW. Henderson has pitched well enough to keep his spot in the Brewers’ rotation, but with all of Aaron Civale, Brandon Woodruff, and Jose Quintana nearing returns from the IL, it’s hard to see Henderson remaining in the rotation for too much longer. If he does get booted, he will certainly be back up at some point this summer.

Dodgers’ manager Dave Roberts noted that Sasaki will begin a throwing progression as he starts to ramp back up following a bout of right shoulder discomfort. The Dodgers are going to take every possible precaution as the bring him back, so don’t expect any sort of timeline on a potential return for a while still.

Winn was in a little 4-for-24 slump with no extra-base hits and no walks in his last six games. That doesn’t seem like a big deal, but any extended run of futility could result in Winn being dropped to the bottom of the Cardinals lineup and losing most of his fantasy value. He’s still batting a fine .262/.345/.413 overall.

Gray allowed nine hits, but only the two doubles were for extra bases, and he walked none. It’s his sixth quality start, but since he left a tie game today, it didn’t result in a win. He’s 5-1 with a 4.06 ERA, and he’s set to pitch in Texas next time out.

To start the ninth, Maton gave up a double to Alek Thomas and then hit Geraldo Perdomo in the elbow as he pulled back a bunt attempt. However, he was able to come back with a couple of strikeouts and got a nice catch in foul territory from Nolan Arenado in the process. Maton, who didn’t sign with the Cardinals until mid-March, has a 2.84 ERA in his setup role.

Pfaadt struck out five and walked one, but as usual, he surrendered plenty of hard contact. 13 of the 17 balls in play against him were hard-hit, with 10 of those checking in at least 101 mph. Just one ball in play was hit softer than 90 mph. Opposing starter Sonny Gray had 22 balls in play, 13 of which were hit less than 90 mph. It went as the first no-decision for Pfaadt, who is 7-3 with a 3.90 ERA. He has a rather favorable matchup against the Nationals next time out.