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Kerr was non-tendered by Atlanta on Friday, and is back in the organization on the minors pact. The left-hander adds depth for the 2025 season.

The hope here for the White Sox, and fantasy managers, is that Montgomery isn’t dealing with an oblique issue.

Guerrero will undergo precautionary imaging to rule out anything serious after being removed from Monday’s series opener against the Pirates with left hamstring tightness. There should be a definitive update on his status ahead of Tuesday’s showdown. There’s no reason for fantasy managers to panic, but it’s a situation worth monitoring closely.

Riley O’Brien likely would have closed tonight, but the Cardinals added three runs to make it a five-run game in the ninth and then used Jorge Alcala to finish it up.

Harper set the tone in this one by launching nearly 900 combined feet of homers. The 32-year-old generational talent’s sixth-inning blast traveled 440 feet and carried a stratospheric 112.9 mph exit velocity, pushing him over the 20-homer plateau for the 11th season dating back to 2012. He followed it up with a titanic 448-foot moonshot a couple innings later to cap off the multi-homer outburst. He’s in the midst of an extended power surge at the moment, going deep a staggering 11 times over his last 30 games.

Turner kicked off an impressive four-hit effort with a three-run homer – his 13th big fly of the season -- against Mariners ace Logan Gilbert in the second inning. He also drove in an additional run with a double to right field in the seventh inning to give the Phillies a commanding four-run advantage. He also tacked on an additional RBI single in the eighth inning, just for good measure. The 32-year-old shortstop has been on a tear of late, batting .365 (23-for-63) with two homers, 12 RBI and three steals over his last 15 games.

Suárez was staked to a one-touchdown lead by the third inning and managed to cruise to a relatively easy win. He carried a shutout into the seventh inning before serving up a solo homer to Mariners veteran backstop Mitch Garver. The 29-year-old left-hander’s velocity was back to its usual levels and he managed to rebound after a pair of lackluster performances in his previous two starts. He’ll bring a strong 3.25 ERA, 1.17 WHIP and 111/29 K/BB ratio across 119 innings (19 starts) into a home outing on Sunday against the Nationals to close out a two-start week.

Gilbert’s unexpected implosion was the shortest outing of his career that wasn’t impacted by inclement weather. He surrendered a staggering nine hits, including second-inning homers to Trea Turner and J.T. Realmuto, which accounted for half of the damage against him in a calamitous frame. The -year-old fantasy ace will attempt to put the rare meltdown, which caused his full-season ERA to jump from 3.31 to 3.83 in the process, in the past when he faces the division-rival Athletics on Sunday.

Burleson reached base safely in four of his five plate appearances during Monday’s series opener including a game-tying fifth-inning single and a go-ahead knock in the seventh inning. The 26-year-old is hitting .393 (11-for-28) with one homer, six RBI and one steal over his last seven games.

The storybook start continues for Marsee. The 24-year-old rookie put Miami on the scoreboard in the opening frame with an RBI sacrifice fly before adding a game-tying double in the sixth inning. He’s put together a sublime start to his big-league career, batting .375 (21-for-56) with four homers, 17 RBI and six steals in 18 games since arriving in the big leagues back on August 1.

Libertatore struck out five and only issued one walk. It was a solid bounce-back effort after giving up five runs over 6 1/3 frames his last time out against the lowly Pirates. He doesn’t offer elite strikeout upside, but Liberatore has been a solid back-end rotation option for fantasy purposes this season with a 4.13 ERA, 1.29 WHIP and 93/29 K/BB ratio across 122 innings (23 starts). He’ll face the Rays on Sunday to close out a two-start week.