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It’s a different look for the Angels as they try to shake things up and generate a spark. Ward hit his sixth home run of the season during Tuesday’s one-sided affair and will get a look in the cleanup spot after occupying the leadoff spot to open the year. It’s Jorge Soler moving up to the top of the order with Zach Neto batting second again on Wednesday evening.

Suzuki delivered a run-scoring double in the third inning that extended the Cubs’ lead to 8-0. He then launched a 405-foot solo shot off of Matt Svanson in the fifth inning that made it an 11-0 ballgame. The 30-year-old slugger finished the night 2-for-5 and is now hitting .263/.319/.561 with 25 homers and a whopping 77 RBI on the season.

The first-time All-Star racked up nine strikeouts on the evening while scattering three hits and one walk. The Cubs staked him to a big early lead and all he had to do was throw strikes and keep the train on the tracks for five innings, which he did with absolute ease. Boyd got 14 whiffs on 87 pitches on the night — seven of them on his fastball — while registering a CSW of 33 percent. Now 9-3 on the season, he’ll carry a pristine 2.52 ERA, 1.07 WHIP and a 96/23 K/BB ratio (103 2/3 innings) into his final start of the first half against the Yankees in New York on Saturday.

As a team, the Cardinals only tallied six hits in the contest, with Contreras the only member of the offense to collect more than one. He has had a solid first half offensively, slashing .250/.341/.420 with 11 homers and 51 RBI.

The 32-year-old right-hander also issued four walks in the abbreviated outing and didn’t record a single strikeout. The Cubs scratched out a single run in the first inning, then Fedde allowed a double and a pair of walks before exiting in the second — two of which eventually scored against the bullpen. He got just two swings and misses on 53 pitches on the night, posting a CSW of 21 percent. Fedde now holds a troublesome 4.79 ERA, 1.47 WHIP and a 57/45 K/BB ratio over 94 innings on the season. Not only has his trade value diminished greatly over his last two starts, but his spot in the Cardinals’ rotation could also now be in jeopardy as well.

Diaz also homered Saturday, and he now has a season high .691 OPS. He’s hit .271/.298/.453 in 70 games since overcoming an ugly 2-for-33 start in his first nine games this season.

Gusto managed just one strikeout and gave up 12 hard-hit balls today, but it all worked out for him, as the hard contact produced only one double and three singles. He’s now 6-3, even though he has a 4.61 ERA in 12 starts and seven relief appearances. He’ll face the Rangers next weekend.

Sheehan allowed five hits, walked one and struck out four in his second major league start this season. He’ll be rather interesting in mixed leagues if he gets to keep his spot, though with Tyler Glasnow returning later this week and Blake Snell likely back soon after the All-Star break, Sheehan might continue to get shuffled around between Triple-A and the majors.

Christian Walker and Yainer Diaz took him deep. That Scott has as many homers allowed as walks allowed (seven) rates as one of the most bizarre stats of 2025. He allowed three homers and walked 36 last year. Over the course of his career, he has 7.2 times as many walks as homers allowed. Clearly, throwing more pitches in the strike zone has made him more hittable, and it doesn’t seem like the tradeoff has been worth it. Still, he had pitching well of late coming into the day; he’d allowed two runs — one earned — over 13 1/3 innings in his previous 13 appearances.

He also had a sac fly. It was a particularly good day for Altuve, who missed out on an All-Star nod in favor or Brandon Lowe at second base and no longer has to try to come up with an excuse for getting out of going to Atlanta. He’s batting .272/.332/.457.

The 32-year-old slugger fouled a ball off of his foot during Saturday’s game against the Astros. Fortunately, he isn’t dealing with any fractures, though he is still dealing with a bit of soreness in the foot. He should be considered day-to-day.