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Evan Longoria - Slugs 13th homer Longoria went 2-for-4 with a solo home run and a double Thursday against the Padres.

Impact Longoria took Tim Hill yard in the eighth inning to record his 13th home run of the season. He's gotten hot at the plate of late, slugging three homers across his last six games while also racking up 12 RBI and four runs scored in that span. Overall, Longoria has maintained a .296/.390/.558 line across 241 plate appearances this season.

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Giants lose to the still-dangerous Padres and now their lead in the NL West is down to one game Maybe it helps to be reminded that there was never reason at any point to believe the Giants would run away with the division.

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021 • THEATHLETIC.COM

Kevin Gausman - Takes sixth loss Gausman (14-6) allowed four earned runs on eight hits and one walk while striking out seven across five innings to take the loss Thursday against the Padres.

Impact Gausman surrendered at least one run in three different innings, leading to the disappointing outing. As a result, he was charged with his first loss since July 30. In his last 10 starts, Gausman has a 4.08 ERA across 53 innings, though he's still provided value by racking up 68 strikeouts and earning five wins in that span. On the season, Gausman has maintained a 2.78 ERA with a 208:49 K:BB across 175 frames.

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Nabil Crismatt - Earns win with four shutout frames Crismatt (3-1) allowed three hits and one walk while striking out one across four scoreless innings to earn the win Thursday against the Giants.

Impact Crismatt followed Pierce Johnson into the game and served as a bulk reliever. Though he's spent much of the season shuttling between Triple-A El Paso and the big-league club, Crismatt has stayed in San Diego consistently since Aug. 12. In 11 appearances since, he's maintained a 0.98 ERA and 0.81 WHIP to go along with a 18:3 K:BB across 18.1 innings.

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Fernando Tatis Jr. - Launches 39th homer Tatis went 2-for-3 with a solo home run and two walks Thursday against the Giants.

Impact Tatis took Kevin Gausman yard in the third inning to tally his 39th homer of the season. It was his third home run in his last 11 games, during which time Tatis also has 10 RBI and seven runs scored. This 2021 campaign was his first chance at a full season in the major leagues, and despite missing significant time Tatis has a strong chance to post 40 home runs with both 100 RBI and runs scored.

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Austin Nola - Reaches base four times Nola went 3-for-3 with a run scored and a walk Thursday against the Giants.

Impact Nola logged his second consecutive multi-hit game and his third in nine September starts. That hasn't translated into tremendous counting stat production, though he does have four runs scored and two RBI in that span. For the season, Nola has maintained a .267/.341/.354 line with 13 runs scored and 28 RBI across 182 plate appearances.

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

LEADING OFF: Angels' Ohtani might not pitch again this year

Two-way star Shohei Ohtani has been scratched from his scheduled start for the Angels against Oakland because of a sore right arm that could sideline him as a pitcher for the rest...

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021 • Associated Press