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Lowe clobbered a game-tying 397-foot (108.2 mph EV) solo shot off of Brandon Pfaadt in the sixth inning that knotted things up at four runs apiece. He also singled in the first inning and rode home on a two-run blast off the bat of Luis Garcia Jr. With his 2-for-4 effort, the 29-year-old first baseman is now slashing .333/.379/.741 with three homers and seven RBI in the early going.

Stephenson did his damage against Brewers’ ace Freddy Peralta, crushing an 0-1 fastball for a 359-foot (102.2 mph EV) two-run shot that made it a 2-2 ballgame. That would be his only hit on the night, but he certainly made the most of it. On the season, the 28-year-old backstop is off to a bit of a slow start, slashing .239/.317/.457 with five homers and 15 RBI in his first 104 plate appearances.

Benson gave the Reds’ bullpen a little breathing room in the eighth inning with his 374-foot (102.6 mph EV) solo shot off of Grant Anderson that made it a 4-2 ballgame. The 26-year-old outfielder struck out in each of his three other at-bats on the evening, finishing the night 1-for-4. On the season, he’s slashing .250/.303/.559 with six homers, 15 RBI and one stolen base in just 76 plate appearances.

The 34-year-old right-hander got the first two outs without any trouble, then Caleb Durbin reached on an error to bring the tying run to the plate with two outs. Not to worry though, as the Reds’ stopper got Jake Bauers to fly out to center field to end the ballgame. He has done a nice job for manager Terry Francona this season, compiling a 3.71 ERA, 0.86 WHIP and a 31/7 K/BB ratio over 26 2/3 innings while securing 15 saves in his first 17 chances.

Frelick cranked a 357-foot (103.8 mph EV) solo shot off of Hunter Greene in the fourth inning, increasing the Brewers’ early lead to 2-0. That would wind up being the extent of their offense in the ballgame though. It was also Frelick’s lone hit in four at-bats. On the season, the 25-year-old outfielder is now hitting .295/.357/.410 with four homers, 21 RBI and 11 stolen bases.

On the plus side for fantasy managers, Peralta racked up nine strikeouts on the night while issuing three walks. He served up a two-run homer to Tyler Stephenson in the fifth inning, then returned for the seventh where he allowed the first two hitters to reach before turning the ball over to the bullpen and one of them came around to score. The 28-year-old hurler generated a whopping 20 swings and misses on 103 pitches on the night — 14 of those on his fastball — while posting a strong CSW of 35 percent. He’ll tote an impressive 2.92 ERA, 1.21 WHIP and a 75/29 K/BB ratio (71 innings) into Monday’s tilt against the Braves.

Rodón picked up his eighth win, moving him into a tie with Hunter Brown for the MLB lead. He’s also fourth with his 98 strikeouts. This is the eighth time in his 13 starts that he’s allowed one or no runs. He’s set to face the Red Sox next on Sunday.

Williams gave up a double and a groundball single before finishing off the Guardians. Both of his saves over the last month have seen him surrender runs, but there was no major concern about tonight. He should be pretty solidly in the closer’s role with Luke Weaver out. However, he might unavailable Wednesday after working three of the last four days.

Bibee was outstanding for six innings before giving up back-to-back homers to Jazz Chisholm Jr. and Anthony Volpe in the seventh. The Guardians couldn’t pick him up, so he lost for the fourth time in his last five starts, even though he has a 3.45 ERA during that stretch. At least he’s throwing considerably better than he did at the beginning of the year. He’ll be worth using in mixed leagues versus the Astros this weekend.

It was a true Yankee Stadium homer; the only other ballpark it would have left was Steinbrenner field. Still, Chisholm hit it really well at 106 mph, and it probably would have been a double under other circumstances. Chisholm, who played third base and hit sixth in his return from an oblique strain, has eight homers in his 31 games this season.

He has one homer during that span, and his OPS has dropped from 1.025 to .846. That’s not to say the Yankees need to bench Grisham, but they might want to start hitting him towards the bottom of the lineup when he plays. He’s mostly batted first or second since late April.