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Lindor crushed a no-doubter to left-center field off Braves ace Chris Sale to put the Mets ahead in the third inning. It was his fifth round-tripper over his last four games. He leads the senior circuit with a staggering 34 extra-base hits since being moved to the leadoff spot back on May 18. The 30-year-old fantasy superstar is batting a sizzling .309 (38-for-123) with 10 homers, 25 RBI and nine steals over his last 30 games.

Snell authored a strong performance in his first game action since hitting the injured list back in early April with shoulder inflammation. The 32-year-old southpaw will require a handful of additional rehab outings before he’s ready to rejoin Los Angeles’ rotation, but he’s on track to make it back at some point in August.

Bieber looked sharp in his first game action since suffering a setback last month during the late stages of his rehabilitation from last year’s Tommy John surgery. The 30-year-old righty is going to need a handful of additional rehab outings to continue building up his pitch count and stamina, but he should make it back to Cleveland at some point in August.

Schwarber took home MVP honors by launching three clutch round-trippers on three swings during the first-ever home run swing-off tiebreaker after the Midsummer Classic finished tied 6-6 at the conclusion of nine innings. The 32-year-old Phillies slugger’s home run barrage figures to go down as one of the more indelible memorable moments in All-Star Game history.

Rooker slashed the American League’s deficit in half with a sixth-inning blast against Giants reliever Randy Rodríguez that traveled 407 feet. No word on how many inches. He also blasted two big flies during the swing-off tiebreaker, but it still wasn’t enough to lead the American League to a comeback win.

Alonso gave the senior circuit a commanding five-run advantage with an opposite-field shot to right field against Royals southpaw Kris Bubic in the sixth inning. The Polar Bear was called upon to anchor the National League’s three-man lineup in the swing-off tiebreaker, but didn’t end up needing to take any hacks after Kyle Schwarber went deep on all three of his swings in dramatic fashion.

Marte kicked off the scoring by lifting a two-run double down the right-field line against Tigers ace Tarik Skubal in the opening frame. It was his lone hit in two at-bats and represented the lone runs for either side during the Midsummer Classic until Pete Alonso connected for a three-run homer in the sixth inning.

Díaz was called upon to preserve a one-run lead with the potential tying run already on-base in the top of the ninth inning and was unable to slam the door. He got Jazz Chisholm Jr. to ground out, thanks to a phenomenal play by Atlanta first baseman Matt Olson, but surrendered a game-tying infield single to ensuing batter Steven Kwan. Most of the blame for the blown save goes to Padres closer Robert Suarez, who opened the frame with a two-run lead and only recorded one out before being pulled.

Suárez was unable to get out of the way of an offering from White Sox starter Shane Smith in the bottom of the eighth inning. The encouraging development for the Diamondbacks, and fantasy managers, is that he remained in the contest to run the bases. The 33-year-old, who finished the first half with 31 homers, is expected to be one of the biggest names available at the upcoming trade deadline. It’s a situation fantasy managers should keep an eye on in the coming days.

Ryan’s dominant Midsummer Classic outing showed why every contending team in baseball should be attempting to pry him away from Minnesota ahead of the upcoming trade deadline. He struck out a pair of batters and needed just 10 pitches to twirl a flawless frame. It’ll take a massive haul to extract the first-time All-Star from the Twins, but virtually every contender should be picking up the phone, if he’s truly available. He’ll likely kick off the second half with a challenging road tilt against the Rockies at high-octane Coors Field.

Skenes authored a dominant performance in his second consecutive Midsummer Classic start for the National League, striking out Tigers stars Gleyber Torres and Riley Greene on a triple-digit heaters before coaxing a harmless groundout from Aaron Judge to cap a flawless opening frame. The 23-year-old fantasy ace closed out the first half with a major league-leading 2.01 ERA and 131/30 K/BB ratio across 121 innings (20 starts). He’ll kick off the second half with a favorable matchup this weekend against the rebuilding White Sox.