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Down big early, Volpe helped the Yankees close the gap with a two-run homer in the fifth inning to cut the Blue Jays’ lead to just three. It wouldn’t be enough to spur a comeback, but Volpe is blazing hot right now. This was his first game with multiple extra-base hits since April 1st and he’s hit in seven straight games with four home runs in his last 10. That’s 40% of his homers all season.

Hicks drove in a run with a fielder’s choice off of Clay Holmes in the third inning that tied the game at 2-2. He then scored on a throwing error by Holmes. The 26-year-old also reached on a fielder’s choice in the seventh inning and scored on an RBI single by Otto Lopez. He has done a nice job in his time with the Marlins this season, slashing .263/.355/.358 with just four homers and 38 RBI In 321 plate appearances.

Lopez smacked a run-scoring single off of Clay Holmes in the third inning that extended the Marlins’ early lead to 4-2. He then made it a 6-4 ballgame with an RBI knock off of Gregory Soto in the seventh. With his two-hit attack, the 26-year-old infielder is now slashing .239/.308/.354 with 11 homers, 61 RBI and 12 stolen bases on the season.

Faucher wasn’t messing around in this one, going right through the heart of the Mets’ lineup. He retired Starling Marte on a fly ball to center, Francisco Lindor on a swinging third strike and Juan Soto on a ground ball to second base to end it, needing just seven pitches (six strikes) to get the job done. He now boasts a 3.35 ERA, 1.27 WHIP and a 49/21 K/BB ratio over 51 innings on the season while converting 13 of his first 18 save chances.

Mazur struck out two opposing batters on the night while issuing one base on balls. All of the damage done against him came in the opening inning on a two-run double off the bat of Brandon Nimmo. He settled in nicely after that and finished his day with three scoreless frames. Mazur got eight swings and misses on only 60 pitches on the night — four of them on his slider — while posting a strong CSW of 33 percent. It’s unclear if he’ll stick around to make another start against the Nationals on Tuesday in Washington, though he could be an interesting streaming option in deeper leagues if he does.

Alonso doubled off of Adam Mazur in the opening inning and scored on a two-run double off the bat of Brandon Nimmo. He then tagged Lake Bachar for a game-tying, 425-foot (111.4 mph EV) two-run shot in the fifth inning. That would be the last of the scoring for the Mets in the ballgame though. Alonso has now eclipsed the 30-homer plateau in six of his first seven seasons — the only exception being the truncated 2020 campaign. With his two-hit night, he’s now slashing .267/.348/.514 with the 30 long balls and 108 RBI.

Holmes punched out two batters on the night while allowing only one base on balls. The Marlins scratched out a run against him in the opening inning, then piled on with three more in the third — two of which were unearned as a result of a throwing error that Holmes made himself. The 32-year-old hurler got just three whiffs on 88 pitches in the ballgame, posting a CSW of 23 percent. He’ll look to get back in the win column as he totes a 3.60 ERA, 1.31 WHIP and a 111/56 K/BB ratio (142 1/3 innings) into Wednesday’s matchup against the Tigers in Detroit.

The 32-year-old slugger got things started in the opening inning with a colossal 450-foot (111.7 mph EV) solo shot off of Cal Quantrill. He then victimized Austin Cox in the fourth inning for a 383-foot (102.7 mph EV) two-run shot. He tagged Cox again in the fifth inning — that time for a 378-foot (101.0 mph EV) three-run blast that extended the Phillies’ lead to 15-3. He then crushed a 407-foot (108.9 mph EV) three-run blast off of Wander Suero in the seventh that made it 18-4. Schwarber finished the historic evening 4-for-6 with nine RBI. While it’s just the 21st instance of a four-homer game in MLB history, astonishingly, it’s the third time that it has happened already this season with Schwarber joining Nick Kurtz and Eugenio Suarez. He’s now slashing .248/.370/.586 with 49 homers and 119 RBI on the season.

Bader smacked a one-out triple off of Cal Quantrill in the fourth inning and scored on Bryson Stott’s RBI single. He then led off the fifth inning with a single and rode home on Kyle Schwarber’s three-run blast. The 31-year-old outfielder also doubled in the seventh and once again scored on a three-run shot by Schwarber. He finished his four-hit night with an infield single off of Vidal Brujan in the eighth inning. On the season, Bader is now slashing a healthy .269/.351/.450 with 14 homers, 44 RBI and 10 stolen bases in his first 385 plate appearances.

Harper singled off of Cal Quantrill in the opening inning and rode home on J.T. Realmuto’s two-run blast. The 32-year-old slugger then did some yard work of his own with a mammoth 442-foot (107.3 mph EV) blast to center on the first pitch of the third inning. He also walked in the fourth inning and scored on a two-run double off the bat of Alec Bohm. On the season, he’s now slashing .270/.362/.505 with 22 long balls, 63 RBI and 11 stolen bases in 467 plate appearances.

The 32-year-old hurler struck out four batters on the evening while issuing three free passes. The Braves jumped on him for three runs in the top of the first inning, then Nola settled in nicely and kept them off the board until Matt Olson swatted a solo homer in the sixth inning. He got seven whiffs on 95 pitches on the night — five of them on his fastball — while posting a CSW of 23 percent. He’ll look to extend his winning streak to three as he brings a 6.47 ERA, 1.50 WHIP and a 66/21 K/BB ratio (64 innings) into a tough matchup against the Brewers in Milwaukee on Wednesday.