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Dollander tossed a clean first inning, then surrendered a two-run shot to Dylan Crews in the second. Josh Bell followed with a solo homer in the fourth inning. A pair of misplays in the infield got Dollander into more trouble, brining a run in before James Wood took him deep for a three-run blast. Hollander was sent back out for the fifth and gave up another two-run homer to Crews before leaving with no outs. The 23-year-old right-hander has certainly flashed excellent upside, but he’s going to run into days like this pitching in Coors. He’ll take a 7.36 ERA, 1.64 WHIP, and an 18/5 K/BB ratio across 14 2/3 innings into a start against the Royals in Kansas City on Thursday.

The outfielder was hit near the elbow area. Buxton stayed in the game initially, but then was removed for Harrison Bader not long after. The 31-year-old will likely need to undergo imaging to determine the severity of the injury and if there’s any structural damage.

He took Ryan Borucki deep in a 1-1 game. The strikeouts keep piling up for Swanson, as two more today brought him up to 83 in 71 games. Still, he has 13 homers, 37 RBI and an adequate .239 average. If he stays healthy, he’s probably on his way to another 3.5-4 WAR season.

The one hit was an Andrew McCutchen homer that would have left only three ballparks. Boyd has turned in four straight quality starts, and he’s 10 for 14 in that category. In three of the four misses, he pitched five or 5 1/3 innings and allowed zero or two runs. Basically, he’s had one bad outing all year, giving up four runs in four innings on May 23, and the Cubs won that game anyway. He’ll face the Mariners next weekend.

The Cubs said after the game that it was lower back tightness for Pomeranz, who stayed in and finished the inning after the visit. Pomeranz has been terrific for the Cubs after being rejected by the Mariners, allowing only one unearned run (an automatic runner scoring in the 10th) over 18 1/3 innings in a setup role.

Palencia struck out two, and the lone batter to reach did so on a soft infield single. His ERA is sitting at 1.73. This was his third straight day on the mound, so he’ll be down Sunday, settling up a save chance for Brad Keller or maybe Ryan Pressly.

After struggling in his first two starts last month, Burrows has been very good twice and adequate once in three starts in June, leaving him with a 4.24 ERA overall. The eight strikeouts today topped his previous high by two, and he went without a walk for the second time in his five starts. He’ll make his next start at home against the Rangers.

The homer off Matthew Boyd, which produced the only run of the game for the hapless Pirates, was McCutchen’s 326th of his career, moving him past Willie Horton, Jermaine Dye and Justin Upton for 127th place all-time. Next up are Shawn Green and Mo Vaughn at 328.

That series begins next week, and it could be either Monday or Tuesday according to Boone. It’s remarkable progress for Stanton, as it seemed possible — maybe even probable — that the slugger was going to need surgery on both elbows and miss the 2025 campaign. The 35-year-old will have some rust to shake off even after the rehab assignment, but everyone knows what Stanton is capable of with his prestigious power.

Bellinger will get a breather for the middle game of a three-game set against Boston. Jasson Dominguez will hit seventh and play left field in Bellinger’s absence.

Sánchez doubled and scored in the third and later hit a 415-foot homer off Brad Lord in the seventh. He’s batting .313 with five homers and 20 RBI in his last 22 games, and even though the Marlins have him under control through 2027, he’s very much a candidate to be traded to a contender next month.