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Scott went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in Friday's 7-3 loss to the Diamondbacks.

Scott provided some offense in the ninth inning, but the Cardinals' rally still fell far short. This was just his second extra-base hit over 12 games in July, and he's gone 7-for-40 (.175) with two stolen bases in that span. The speedy outfielder has a .235/.317/.330 slash line with five homers, 33 RBI, 41 runs scored and 24 stolen bases over 91 contests this season.

Pallante (5-6) allowed six runs (five earned) on nine hits and two walks while striking out three over 4.2 innings to take the loss Friday versus the Diamondbacks.

Pallante has a pair of scoreless outings over his last five starts, but he's given up 15 runs (13 earned) across 28.2 innings in that span. This was his second poor start in a row, though he was able to keep the ball down this time after allowing two home runs in a seven-run disaster versus the Nationals prior to the All-Star break. Pallante has a mediocre 4.71 ERA, 1.34 WHIP and 67:34 K:BB through 105 innings over 19 starts this season. His next start is projected to be at Colorado, though that may not be as scary a matchup for a groundball-heavy pitcher like Pallante.

Del Castillo went 3-for-4 with one RBI and two runs scored in Friday's 7-3 win over the Cardinals.

Del Castillo got the start at designated hitter in the first game out of the All-Star break, taking over Pavin Smith's (oblique) spot in the lineup. Del Castillo delivered a strong first game in the majors this season after slashing .288/.386/.559 with four home runs and 16 RBI over 14 games with Triple-A Reno. He's battled back and shoulder issues this year, but a good run of health and production could give him a chance at a longer stay in the majors.

Pfaadt (10-6) allowed four hits and struck out six without walking a batter over seven scoreless innings to earn the win Friday over the Cardinals.

Pfaadt has been effective over his three starts in July, allowing six runs over 21 innings while adding an 18:2 K:BB. Control has been one of his better areas this season, and it's good to see him rewarded with a couple of positive outings to bookend the All-Star break. Pfaadt still has a 4.82 ERA with a 1.26 WHIP and 90:23 K:BB through 106.1 innings over 20 starts this season. He is lined up for a home start versus Houston next week.

Faucher worked the ninth inning and blew a save, allowing one run on one hit with no walks while striking out two, during Friday's 8-7 win against the Royals.

Faucher blew his fifth save in 13 tries this season, allowing a game-tying home run off the bat of John Rave. The 29-year-old has allowed a homer in back-to-back appearances after previously not allowing one since May 26. It's a good sign for the right-hander that he was called upon to get the first save opportunity of the second half, considering he and Ronny Henriquez have been locked in a battled for the closer spot all season, but whether he gets these nods moving forward will be worth monitoring. The right-hander has a 4.21 ERA, 1.40 WHIP and 37 strikeouts in 36.1 innings this season.

Alcantara took a no-decision after throwing six innings, allowing four runs on eight hits and two walks while striking out two, during Friday's 8-7 win over the Royals.

Four runs through six innings may not seem like much to write home about, but that's a welcome sign for Alcantara, who had allowed 18 runs over his last three starts spanning 17 innings. The 29-year-old has had a nightmare campaign, with a 7.14 ERA that would blow his previous career-high of 4.32 from his rookie season out of the water, but it wasn't a bad start to the second half for the right-hander. He'll look to continue to build on this outing going into his next start, scheduled to be at home against the Padres.

Falter (6-5) took the loss Friday against the White Sox, allowing four runs on six hits and one walk over four innings while striking out two.

Falter ran into trouble early, surrendering three runs in the opening frame, including a solo homer to Edgar Quero. He later served up another solo shot in the fourth to Luis Robert Jr., continuing a concerning trend with the long ball. The left-hander has now allowed multiple home runs in four of his last six outings, serving up nine total and pushing his ERA to 5.81 over that stretch. He'll look to get back on track the next time he takes the mound, which is scheduled for Wednesday against Detroit.

Stowers went 3-for-5 with two homers and five RBI during Friday's 8-7 win over the Royals.

Under normal circumstances, it might have been a bad time for the All-Star break for Stowers, considering he went 5-for-5 with three homers and six RBI in the last game of the first half. However, in his first game with the Marlins since being a part of his first All-Star Game, the 27-year-old launched a walk-off homer in the 10th inning with his team down by one. Across those two games, he is 8-for-10 with five homers and 11 RBI. The slugging outfielder has 21 homers, 59 RBI and a .935 OPS that is a top-10 mark in the league.

Sanchez went 1-for-3 with a solo home run during Friday's 8-7 win over the Royals.

Sanchez started the scoring with a solo home run in the first inning, the eighth time that he's gone deep this season. It was the first homer for the 27-year-old since June 17, a span covering 24 games. He is slashing .260/.321/.420 with 32 RBI on the season.

Halvorsen picked up the save in Friday's 6-4 win over the Twins, allowing one hit and no walks during a scoreless ninth inning. He struck out two.

The save was the ninth of the year for the 25-year-old right-hander, who fanned multiple batters for the first time since June 18. Halvorsen surrendered five runs while failing to record an out his last time out in Boston, so he bounced back nicely from that meltdown as well. The last-place Rockies do figure to rank toward the bottom of the major leagues in save opportunities the rest of the way, but Halvorsen at least seems to be first in line for those chances despite submitting a 5.15 ERA and 1.55 WHIP in 2025.