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Harper connected on a 391-foot (100.7-mph EV) two-run shot off of Tayler Saucedo in the eighth inning that extended the Phillies’ advantage to 4-0. He also collected a pair of singles in the contest and struck out. With his three-hit attack, the 31-year-old superstar slugger is now hitting .276/.370/.544 with 25 homers, 69 RBI and five stolen bases in 96 games on the season.

The final five runs of the game came off position player Javier Sanoja in the ninth. The Cubs ended up with 21 hits from 11 different players. 10 guys scored at least one run, and nine had an RBI. Suzuki’s homer was his 12th of the year. He entered the night in a 10-for-65 slump in his previous 16 games.

Taillon had only two strikeouts and four whiffs, all on his changeup, in the contest, but he induced a bunch of lazy flyballs from Marlins hitters. The one real exception was Nick Fortes’s solo homer in the third. The win makes him 3-3 with a 4.13 ERA. He’s not recommended in mixed leagues most weeks, but his easy run in the schedule here will continue next time out with a home start against the Rockies.

The Marlins went on to lose 14-1 tonight, but that was hardly Weathers’ fault. He struck out four and walked none while throwing 80 pitches in his second start back from the IL. The only damage came on Kyle Tucker’s homer in the first. He’ll likely make his next start in San Diego on Monday.

That’s two nightmare outings in two days from the Marlins’ preferred closing options in Jesús Tinoco and Faucher. It’d seem to be good news for Anthony Bender, who got the Marlins’ first save back on Apr. 1 but has none since. He has a 1.89 ERA in 19 innings this season, compared to 6.60 for Tinoco, who has four saves, and 5.63 for Faucher, who has two saves.

Tucker got his first RBI in eight days and his first 11 homer in 11. He was hitting a modest .186/.314/.349 in 23 games since his previous three-hit game on Apr. 22.

Greene lined an RBI single into right field off of Erick Fedde in the opening inning, increasing the Tigers’ early lead to 2-0. He did more damage in the third inning, crushing a first-pitch sweeper from Fedde for a 375-foot (108.3 mph EV) two-out, two-run blast that increased the Tigers’ advantage to 4-0. The 24-year-old outfielder then delivered the biggest hit of the game with a go-ahead RBI double off of Kyle Leahy in the ninth that proved to be the difference. Greene has completely overcome his early-season struggles and is now slashing .286/.337/.535 with 12 homers and 34 RBI on the season.

Carpenter victimized Cardinals’ right-hander Erick Fedde for his 412-foot (108.9 mph EV) solo shot to open the game on Tuesday, giving the Tigers an early lead. That would be his only hit in four at-bats on the evening. The 27-year-old slugger is off to another strong start atop the Tigers’ lineup, slashing .283/.310/.512 with 10 homers and 22 RBI in his first 175 plate appearances.

Tigers’ manger A.J. Hinch called upon Will Vest to face the heart of the Cardinals’ lineup with the score tied in the eighth inning, leaving Kahnle to handle the ninth after the Tigers scored in the top half of the frame. Kahnle needed just 12 pitches (eight strikes) to retire the Cardinals in order — getting Victor Scott II on strikes, Lars Nootbaar on a fly ball to center and Masyn Winn on a fly out to left to end it. He has been spectacular for the Tigers this season, registering a 1.37 ERA, 0.81 WHIP and a 20/6 K/BB ratio over 19 2/3 innings to go with his six saves.

On the plus side for fantasy managers, Skubal did manage to record eight strikeouts in the ballgame while issuing only one walk. He dominated the Cardinals through the first four innings, but ran into trouble in the fifth and ultimately gave up a two-run blast to Nolan Arenado. The Cardinals scratched out another run while chasing him in the sixth inning. Still, he exited with a one-run lead intact and in line for a victory, but the Tigers’ bullpen couldn’t hang on for him. Skubal got nine whiffs on 94 pitches on the night, registering a CSW of 31 percent. The 28-year-old southpaw will carry an impressive 2.87 ERA, 0.94 WHIP and 79/7 K/BB ratio (59 2/3 innings) into Sunday’s divisional showdown against the Guardians.

Arenado got the Cardinals on the board in the fifth inning with a 387-foot (102.9 mph EV) two-run blast off of Tigers’ ace Tarik Skubal. He also singled off of Brennan Hanifee in the sixth inning, but the Cardinals were unable to cash him in. With his two-hit attack, the 34-year-old slugger is now hitting .247/.320/.391 with just five homers and 21 RBI on the season.