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The only run Williams allowed was a homer off the bat from Julio Rodriguez. Outside of that the 32-year-old was as good as he’s been all year — and that’s saying something for a hurler who now has a 2.29 ERA. He didn’t issue a walk and scattered five hits, but unfortunately the Nationals only provided a single run of support while he was in the game. Despite his solid results over the first two months, it’d be a mistake to trust him as a streamer against Atlanta next week.

It’ll be the 10th straight game that Laureano will miss — assuming he doesn’t enter as a bench option — while he deal with his ongoing back issue. Eli White is getting the start in left field.

House has posted a .733 OPS with 13 homers in his 75 games with Double-A Harrisburg. He’s considered one of the top infield prospects in baseball and won’t turn 21 until the end of the month. House is more of a 2025 and beyond play, but he’s a name to keep an eye on over the coming weeks.

Siani will take a seat for the series finale against the Nats. Dylan Carlson gets the start in center while Siani rests.

That according to Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo. Pfaadt left Saturday’s start against the Padres after being hit in the left ankle by a 98 mph comebacker. Lovullo did caution that the team needs to see how Pfaadt responds to the injury, however. Don’t be surprised if the Diamondbacks end up taking precautions so close to the All-Star break, but it does appear he’s avoided a serious injury.

Pillar just recently reached 10 years of MLB service, a big deal as it means that his pension is now fully vested. The 35-year-old outfielder has been outstanding since joining the Angels with a slash of .299/.355/.512 over his 138 at-bats, so it’s possible if he keeps playing well he could change his mind. For now it appears this will be the last year of MLB action for the outfielder.

Lodolo has been on the injured list since June 25 while dealing with a blister issue. The southpaw hurler has completed two sessions over the last week, and he’s eligible to come off the list Tuesday. There’s no timetable for when he’ll actually return, and there’s a chance that we won’t see Lodolo until after the All-Star break, but it’s at least positive that he’s able to throw right now.

Walker put Arizona ahead in the 10th inning with a two-run single off Padres reliever Wandy Peralta. The 33-year-old veteran first baseman has homered five times since June 2 and is batting an absurd .500 (15-for-30) with five round-trippers and 13 RBI over his last seven contests. Simply put, he’s one of the hottest hitters in baseball at the moment.

Kim came through with a clutch game-tying double in the eighth inning off Diamondbacks reliever Ryan Thompson, that wound up eventually sending the contest to extra innings. The 28-year-old infielder has just three homers and four steals over his last 30 games, but he’s already at 10 homers and 17 thefts overall this season through 91 games leading into the All-Star break.

With Paul Sewald presumably unavailable after a blown save on Friday night, Castellanos got the call to protect a two-run lead after Thyago Viera served up an RBI double to Donovan Solano and recorded just one out to open the 10th inning. The -year-old righty struck out Ha-Seong Kim on a foul tip before coaxing a game-ending fly out from Kyle Higashioka to put out the fire.

Waldron gave up five hits, including a fourth-inning solo shot to Lourdes Gurriel Jr., but managed to turn in another quality start. He struck out six and only handed out a pair of free passes. The 27-year-old knuckleballer was lone gone before this one was eventually decided in an extra-inning marathon. He’ll bring a solid 3.61 ERA, 1.18 WHIP and 93/30 K/BB ratio across 99 2/3 innings (18 starts) into his first-half finale on Saturday against the Braves.