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Langeliers isn’t exactly known for his speed, but he was able to procure his third steal of the season. The power is a little more readily apparent, and he hit one of three homers in the ninth inning for the A’s to give him 15 on the year and Oakland an 8-4 lead. Langeliers will never be a big helper in the average category, but there just might be enough run-production to make him a starting fantasy catcher someday.

Profar was pulled from Wednesday’s game against the Pirates after he was hit in the knee by a pitch, but fortunately X-rays came back negative for any fractures. The Padres play early on Thursday afternoon, so it wouldn’t be surprising to see him sit that one out as a precautionary measure, but don’t expect the 31-year-old breakout fantasy superstar to require an extended absence.

Walker scattered just two hits on the night and didn’t walk a batter while striking out three. He threw a total of 60 pitches in the contest — 40 of those for strikes. As long as he’s feeling well on Thursday, it sounds like the 31-year-old hurler should be cleared to return to the Phillies’ rotation next week. That start could come as early as Tuesday against the Marlins.

Hays led off the top of the third inning by grounding out to third base, but he pulled up as he was running to first base and hobbled to the dugout after sustaining the injury. He’ll head for further evaluation to determine the severity of the issue. The Phillies should have a better handle on his status on Thursday.

Neto completely took over this game. His grand slam gave the Angels a 6-0 lead and the Yankees would never get closer than five runs down. He also tried to steal a base in the seventh inning for good measure, but was caught. He homered in each game of this double-header and has three long balls and 12 RBI over his last four games. It’s nice to see him accumulate some gaudy counting stats as he’s finally been bumped up to the two-hole for the Angels over these same four games.

Has LeMahieu finally woken up? Probably not, but his fourth inning double was the hardest ball he’s hit all year at 108.4 MPH and all seven of his extra-base hits this season – a comically low number of extra-base hits – have come since June 28th. He’s not for the faint of heart, but still gets nearly daily at-bats in an above average lineup.

Warren imploded during the second inning of this one. He gave up three straight singles to start the frame, walked a batter, then almost got out of it with back-to-back strikeouts after only one run home. Alas, next he walked Nolan Schanuel on four pitches before Zach Neto torched a grand slam. He still nearly grinded out five innings, but that was mostly because this was the second game of the Yankees’ double-header and they needed some length. One positive note, Warren forced 14 swings-and-misses and had at least four on three different pitches. He’ll likely head back to the minor leagues after this start.

This was a strange start for Fulmer. The two earned runs were nice despite only lasting four innings with a huge lead. He also forced just one swing-and-miss to go along with one strikeout and one walk. His sweeper didn’t even force a single swing! The Yankees weren’t fooled by anything he threw as they tattooed nine hard-hit balls. There isn’t much to be inspired about with Fulmer at this point.

The 23-year-old slugger is working his way back from a high ankle sprain that has shelved him since late July. Rodríguez also took part in lateral exercises and lightly jogged around the bases on Wednesday. The Mariners still haven’t put any sort of timetable on his return, but it does appear as if it’s drawing closer. There have been some rumblings that Rodríguez may serve exclusively as a designated hitter upon his return, in an effort to get his bat back into the lineup sooner.

Just a superstar doing superstar things. Witt Jr. got the scoring started with a solo homer off Kutter Crawford in the first inning. He drove in two more runs with a double in the fourth, then took Josh Winckowski deep for his second homer of the game in the sixth. The 24-year-old shortstop is slashing an otherworldly .347/.392/.603 with 22 homers, 99 runs scored, 84 RBI, and 25 steals across 510 plate appearances.

This game got off to an inauspicious start for Peralta who allowed back-to-back doubles by Jorge Soler and Austin Riley that combined for a exit velocity 218.5 MPH. He mostly settled in after that besides for an Austin Riley two-run homer. Yet, Peralta still pitched well enough to win and forced 16 swings-and-misses in the process.