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Joey Bart, Andrew McCutchen and Michael A. Taylor all took him deep. Corbin had won three starts in a row, and the loss today was his first since he fell to 2-12 on Aug. 5. Even so, he’s now back alone atop the NL in losses. Teammate Jake Irvin and the out-of-action Dakota Hudson have 12 defeats apiece.

Kopech underwent surgery last week to repair a torn meniscus in his right knee, and was placed on the 60-day injured list. The right-hander will be eligible to return in August, and could be a high-leverage option for the Dodgers’ bullpen by the end of 2025.

He was also hit by a pitch. The oft-DFA’d Heineman has been a revelation this season, hitting .341/.396/.518 in 98 plate appearances while playing behind All-Star Alejandro Kirk. His three homers are two more than he had in 287 career plate appearances coming into the year.

Lauer actually faced just two over the minimum today; Willy Adames homered off him in the fifth, and the Giants scored once more on a leadoff double and two flyballs in the sixth. Those were the only two hits, and there were no walks. It’s just the second time in nine starts that Lauer has been given a chance to finish six innings. The Jays seems to be increasingly confident in him, and it’s easy to see why, as he’s now 5-2 with a 2.80 ERA and a 26% strikeout rate. He’s a mixed-league option at this point, but he’s not a great play with the Tigers next on the schedule.

Hoffman has closed out 4-0 and 6-3 games the last two days, so he might be down if there’s a closer one Sunday. Yariel Rodríguez could get a save chance then.

Webb was hit pretty hard throughout, but he kept finding his way out of jams until the sixth, when all four runs were produced by two singles and three doubles (the last of which should have been caught by a diving Heliot Ramos in left field). It’s the second straight start in which Webb has allowed at least four earned runs, something that happened just once in his first 19 outings, and his ERA is over 3.00 for the first time since his second start of the year. We wouldn’t normally be concerned, but his velocity was down a little today and he wound up with just one strikeout and three missed swings. That’s a little worrisome.

The double probably ought to have been a fourth single, but neither Jung-Hoo Lee nor Luis Matos played the liner to right-center very enthusiastically and it wound up going to the wall. Barger’s hits ranged from 98 to 108 mph. His average is sitting at .273, a massive improvement over last year’s mark of .197 in 225 plate appearances.

The three guys ahead of him combined to go 0-for-11, so they kind of had to be solo shots. Adames is batting .314 with five homers and 14 RBI in 14 games this month. No other Giants player has more than one homer or six RBI in July.

Woo gets a full break after pitching in the All-Star Game, and he’ll get the nod for Sunday’s finale while facing off against Framber Valdez. Woo was outstanding prior to the break with a 2.75 ERA and 8-4 record.

Slaten was pulled off his throwing program a week ago to help rebuild strength, and now is feeling well enough to return to his rehab program. Slaten could be an option for the Red Sox for the final month-plus of 2025.

Wilson is up with Alec Bohm (rib) placed on the 10-day injured list in a corresponding move. Wilson could see some playing time at third and in the outfield against left-handed pitching.