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Fitts posted an encouraging 3.48 ERA, 1.14 WHIP and 163/43 K/BB ratio across 152 2/3 innings (27 starts) this past season for Double-A Somerset. The 23-year-old righty isn’t considered one of New York’s top pitching prospects, but he’s an interesting addition for new Red Sox president of baseball operations Craig Breslow.

Ohtani led off the bottom of the first inning with his 47th homer of the season off Jordan Wicks. He then drew a walk in the second inning and stole stole second base. Ohtani later drove in two more runs with a base hit in the third. The 30-year-old superstar moves closer to the first 50/50 season, with a career-high 47 homers and 48 steals while slashing .292/.375/.617 across 656 plate appearances.

Edman had a big day at the plate for the Dodgers on Wednesday, starting with a two-run homer off Jordan Wicks in the first inning. He later slugged a second home run in the game, another two-run shot off Trey Wingenter. The 29-year-old is now hitting .300/.321/.500 with four homers, 13 RBI, and five steals across 84 plate appearances.

Suzuki drew a walk in the first inning and scored on a base hit by Isaac Paredes. He then took Bobby Miller deep for a solo homer in the third. He drew a second walk in the ninth inning but was caught stealing third for a crucial out as the Cubs fell short of the comeback. The 30-year-old outfielder is slashing .274/.352/.481 with 20 homers, 66 RBI, and 14 steals across 525 plate appearances.

Bellinger has had an excellent series against his former team. He drew a walk in the first inning and scored on a double by Michael Busch. With two runners on in the fifth, he took Bobby Miller deep for a three-run blast. Bellinger later drew another walk in the ninth. The 29-year-old is hitting .266/.329/.431 with 17 homers, 64 runs scored, 66 RBI, and nine steals across 508 plate appearances.

Kopech got the call to close out the game in the ninth with a three-run lead over the Cubs. He walked three straight batters with no outs to bring the go-ahead run to the plate. Isaac Paredes would drive in a run on a sacrifice fly. Seiya Suzuki was then caught stealing third as the Cubs attempted a double-steal. Kopech then recorded the final out on a strikeout for his 13 save of the season.

Miller gave up two runs in the first, walking two batters before giving up two hits. Seiya Suzuki would later take him deep for a solo homer in the third. Cody Bellinger then slugged a three-run homer off Miller in the fifth, knocking him from the game with one out. The 25-year-old right-hander has posted a 8.17 ERA, 1.69 WHIP, and a 50/29 K/BB ratio across 54 innings. He’s currently in line for a matchup against the Marlins in Miami on Tuesday.

The Dodgers jumped on Wicks in the first inning, starting with a leadoff homer by Shohei Ohtani. Tommy Edman, Will Smith, and Max Muncy all took Wicks deep before the inning was over, putting five runs on the board. A walk and two more hits in the third made it seven runs on Wicks. He was done after three innings, ending his day with a 5.27 ERA, 1.61 WHIP, and a 38/18 K/BB ratio across 41 innings. The 25-year-old left-hander is in line for a start against the Athletics in Chicago on Tuesday.

Yastrzemski broke the game open with a three-run blast off Colin Rea, giving the Giants an eight-run lead in the second inning. He then doubled in the fourth to bring home a fourth run before he was pulled in the seventh with the Giants up by nine runs. The 34-year-old outfielder is hitting .240/.313/.445 with 15 homers, 52 runs scored, and 50 RBI across 417 plate appearances.

Encarnacion slugged a two-run homer off Colin Rea in the first inning to give the Giants a four-run lead. He later ended the lead with a base hit in the sixth to score Marco Luciano. The 26-year-old slugger has impressed in his time with the Giants, hitting .267/.300/.467 with four homers and 16 RBI across 80 plate appearances.

Fitzgerald led off the bottom of the first inning with a double before scoring on a passed ball. He then drove in a run with a double in the second and scored on a home run by Mike Yastrzemski. Fitzgerald reached for a third time with a leadoff single in the fourth and scored his third run on a double by Yastrzemski. The 26-year-old shortstop is hitting .297/.352/.532 with 14 homers, 49 runs scored, 31 RBI, and 17 steals across 293 plate appearances.