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The Twins used their two best relievers, Brock Stewart and Griffin Jax, against the top and middle of the Dodgers lineup in the seventh and eighth innings. That left Okert for the ninth, and though both left-handed hitters he was due to face got lifted for pinch-hitters, he earned the save while allowing just a lone single from Will Smith. Okert has allowed one run in four innings this season.

The Jays scored seven runs in the first and led 8-0 after four, only to watch the Yankees come all of the way back and tie the game at 9-9 in the top of the eighth. Barger’s fourth RBI came as part of a two-run bottom of the eighth in which the go-ahead run scored on a wild pitch. Barger now has 10 homers and an .818 OPS in 229 plate appearances this season. He had seven homers and a .601 OPS in 225 plate appearances as a rookie last year.

All of the runs scored in the fifth, which started with four straight singles prior to a long 391-foot double from Aaron Judge. After a Cody Bellinger lineout, Giancarlo Stanton hit a three-run homer to end Berríos’s night. Berríos’s last seven starts have seen him given up zero runs three times, one run twice and six runs twice. He’ll probably bounce back next time out against the White Sox.

It was a wild game, but Hoffman avoided a dramatic ninth, giving up only a soft single to Trent Grisham before getting Ben Rice to pop out to end it. Hoffman is the fourth pitcher to reach 20 saves this season, joining Josh Hader, Robert Suarez and Carlos Estévez.

The Jays had seven runs before Warren got his second out in the first inning, so it’s really rather impressive that he got through four like he did. He didn’t have much luck early, either; while he did give up two homers, he also surrendered four singles on non-hard-hit balls in the first. A nine-pitch walk to Vladimir Guerrero Jr. was awfully rough, too. Warren has been good enough recently that it’s worth sticking with him for his upcoming matchup against the Mariners.

Williams walked George Springer with one out, intentionally walked Vladimir Guerrero Jr. with a 1-0 count after Springer stole second, got a long flyout that allowed both runners to advance, threw a wild pitch to score Springer and then gave up a clean single to Addison Barger that plated Vlad. It’s a bad result, but it doesn’t give away all of the ground Williams has made up these last two months. He hadn’t allowed a run since May 27, and he has only one blown save on the season. He’s still pretty clearly the Yankees’ primary closer for now.

Schneider was in the lineup against a right-hander for just the fourth time this season and came through nicely, homering off Will Warren in the first and lefty reliever Tim Hill in the seventh. They were his second and third homers in 71 plate appearances this season. He’s batting .228/.380/.421 while mostly playing versus southpaws.

Stanton hit a ball 415 feet off Berríos in the fifth. It was his 430th career homer, leaving him one behind Cal Ripken Jr. for 50th place all-time. Stanton also had a walk tonight, leaving him at .244/.346/.333 in 13 games since returning from his elbow injuries.

Rice now has catcher eligibility in some more leagues, which gives his value a boost in AL-only leagues or mixed leagues that play two catchers. Because his role has been reduced with Giancarlo Stanton back, he probably doesn’t rate as a top-10 catcher for those in one-catcher mixed leagues, but he’s still close and he might be a top-five option if playing time opens back up.

In a rare start at designated hitter and his first game out of the lead-off spot in more than a calendar year, Lindor was a key contributor in a win the Mets absolutely had to have. After two two-out walks and an infield single against star rookie Jacob Misiorowski in the second inning, Brandon Nimmo and Lindor hit back-to-back home runs which gave the Mets an early 5-0 lead. Then, once the Brewers rallied to make this game close again, Lindor smacked a two-out, run-scoring double in the following inning. He provided more insurance with another two-out hit in the ninth. This was Lindor’s 10th three-hit game of the season, but first since way back on June 7th. Manager Carlos Mendoza flip-flopped Lindor and Nimmo atop the lineup to try and find a spark in what’s been a disastrous few weeks for the Mets. The plan worked and hopefully it helps the newly minted All-Star Lindor start a hot streak after struggling to a .628 OPS in June.

The Mets called upon Díaz with two on and two out in the eighth inning with the tying run at the plate. After falling behind Jake Bauers, he came back to strike him out. Then, he opened the ninth inning with two more strikeouts and eventually secured his 17th save of the season. Hopefully the Mets can start winning some games again so Díaz can get more save opportunities moving forward.