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Schwarber went 2-for-5 with a solo homer, two RBI and a steal in Tuesday's win over the Dodgers.

Schwarber singled home the game's first run in the fifth and then followed that up with a solo home run in the ninth to pad the Phillies' lead. He now has a homer in two of his last three games and has notched at least a base hit in six straight. In nine starts since July 27, Schwarber is slashing .378/.531/.865 with five homers, nine RBI and 10 runs scored. He's currently on pace to set career-best marks in hits, runs and on-base percentage. For the year, Schwarber is slashing .253/.384/.473 with 24 homers, 66 RBI, 76 runs, five steals and an 81:131 BB:K in 474 plate appearances.

Hernandez went 2-for-4 with a solo homer, a double and two runs scored in Tuesday's loss to the Phillies.

Hernandez was just one of two Dodgers players with multiple hits on the evening. He doubled and scored in the sixth and then added a solo home run in the eighth to cut the deficit to two runs. Hernandez now has three homers in his last five games and is up to 25 for the year, marking his fifth straight season (not including the shortened pandemic season) with 25-plus long balls. Hernandez continues to pay dividends as one of the better offseason signings in all of baseball. He's now slashing .269/.333/.501 with 74 RBI, 60 runs, five steals and a 37:130 BB:K in 474 plate appearances.

Kershaw (0-2) took the loss Tuesday against the Phillies, allowing one run on five hits and no walks while striking out five over 4.2 innings.

Kershaw bounced back from a rough start against the Padres with a much better showing against the Phillies. He blanked them into the fifth before Kyle Schwarber plated the game's first run and subsequently ended Kershaw's night. The future Hall of Famer has yet to reach five innings in any of his three starts thus far despite throwing 83 and 81 pitches his last two times out, but he mentioned after the game he thought Tuesday's outing was a good building block. Kershaw seems to be trending in the right direction in terms of building up his stamina and the strikeouts returned after he failed to punch anyone out against San Diego. Kershaw will take a 4.38 ERA, 1.62 WHIP and 11:3 K:BB in 12.1 innings into his next start, which projects to come against the Brewers to begin next week.

Garrett (elbow) allowed one hit and one walk but struck out three over a scoreless inning in his first rehab appearance with Triple-A Syracuse on Tuesday.

Garrett has been shelved for the past four weeks with right elbow inflammation but shouldn't need many, if any, more rehab outings before being activated from the 15-day injured list. The righty reliever has contributed a 3.64 ERA and 63:22 K:BB across 42 frames out of the Mets' bullpen in 2024.

The Cubs signed Houser to a minor-league contract Tuesday.

Houser was cut loose by the Mets in late July after putting up a 5.84 ERA and 45:32 K:BB over 69.1 innings covering seven starts and 16 relief appearances. He will join the rotation at Triple-A Iowa, where he'll provide the Cubs with some veteran starting pitching depth.

Graterol was diagnosed with a Grade 3 right hamstring strain after being removed from his appearance in Tuesday's 6-2 loss to the Phillies, Fabian Ardaya of The Athletic reports.

Graterol made his season debut Tuesday after missing the first four months with a shoulder injury. Though manager Dave Roberts stopped short of ruling Graterol out for the season when asked about the reliever's injury following the game, Ardaya relays that the chances of Graterol pitching again in 2024 are "slim." Graterol posted a 1.20 ERA and recorded seven saves in 2023 for the Dodgers.

Scott went 1-for-3 with a two-run home run in Tuesday's 4-3 win over the Rays.

The rookie got the Cardinals on the board in the second inning when he drove a Jeffrey Springs fastball over the fence in right field. It was Scott's first career homer in the majors, and the 23-year-old may be carrying his hot streak at Triple-A forward -- over his last seven games for Memphis prior to Sunday's promotion, Scott was batting .370 (10-for-27) with three homers, two steals, nine runs, 10 RBI and a 6:4 BB:K.

Helsley gave up a run on two hits and a walk in the ninth inning Tuesday to record his 35th save of the season in a 4-3 win over the Rays. He struck out one.

The right-hander came dangerously close to blowing his fourth save chance of the year, putting the first two batters he faced aboard before Jonny DeLuca poked a two-out single to left field, but Helsley was able to get Taylor Walls to ground out to end the game. The Cards' closer has been tagged for four runs in his last three appearances, but on the season he still sports a 2.77 ERA, 1.23 WHIP and 55:20 K:BB through 48.2 innings. Helsley's 35 saves lead the majors, two ahead of the Guardians' Emmanuel Clase.

Marte went 2-for-5 with a double and two runs scored in Tuesday's 8-2 win over the Marlins.

Marte's bat has woken up against Miami; the ninth-hole batter has three hits, including a home run, in the first two games of the series. The multi-hit effort Tuesday was his third in 31 games and first since July 10. Marte will need to put together a consistent stretch to get back to the middle of the order, where he was projected to bat prior to his 80-game suspension and where he slotted initially upon his return.

Gray (11-6) picked up the win Tuesday, giving up two runs on four hits and a walk over seven innings in a 4-3 victory over the Rays. He struck out six.

The veteran right-hander needed 106 pitches (70 strikes) to deliver his 10th quality start of the season. Gray has lasted at least seven innings in seven of his last 10 trips to the mound, a stretch in which he's posted a 4.08 ERA, 1.06 WHIP and 71:10 K:BB through 64 innings. He lines up to make his next start on the road early next week in Cincinnati.