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The bottom line:
Elite, locked in batters at the top with Gelof/Arraez in scorching territory. Ohtani’s 3-game HR streak makes him the bat to target for HR props.
Until Vazquez gets out of this slump, avoid him.
💣Power Surges:
Shohei Ohtani has gone deep in 3 straight games.
Royce Lewis, Noelvi Marte, Colt Emerson, Kazuma Okamoto, Byron Buxton, Brice Matthews, and Christian Walker have all gone yard in consecutive games.
8 active HR streaks 🔥
🎯 Middle tier of active-hit streaks:
Vinnie Pasquantino (8)
Shea Langeliers and Michael Busch (7)
Shohei Ohtani (6)
Paul Goldschmidt, Jackson Chourio, Royce Lewis, and Pete Alonso (5)
Bobby Witt Jr., Yordan Alvarez, and Jarren Duran locked in at 4.
Pittsburgh moved Cruz to the 10-day injured list Wednesday after he was diagnosed with non-displaced fourth and fifth metacarpal fractures in his left hand, with the injury stemming from a hard slide in Atlanta last weekend.
David Bednar struck out the side on a perfect ninth inning Saturday for his 14th save, posting a 11:3 K:BB over his last seven scoreless appearances to lower his ERA to 3.77.
Royce Lewis has hit safely in six straight games since returning in early June, batting .435 with three homers while settling in at first base with Brooks Lee holding down third.
Jasson Dominguez homered in his first game back from the IL Saturday and slots into a prime lineup spot with Aaron Judge still sidelined by a rib injury.
Jhoan Duran earned his 18th save of the season with a perfect inning Saturday, posting a career-best 1.90 ERA and 0.97 WHIP across 25 appearances for Philadelphia.
Byron Buxton homered for the fourth time in five games since returning from a wall collision, now slashing .269/.331/.596 with 22 home runs and six steals on the season.
Tarik Skubal allowed three runs over 4.2 innings in his return from a six-week absence due to an elbow procedure, and was limited to 80 pitches as he works back to full strength.
Cade Smith leads the majors with 23 saves after recording a four-out save Saturday, posting a stellar 2.48 ERA and 1.04 WHIP across 32.2 innings this season.