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Tanner Bibee allowed three runs — two earned — and three hits over six innings Thursday in a loss to the Blue Jays.

All three runs scored in a third inning that opened with a soft flyball single and featured two HBPs, three Kyle Manzardo errors and a wild pitch. Outside of that inning, Bibee allowed just one hit and no walks. Bibee fell to 1-6 over his last nine starts, even though he has a 3.49 ERA and a 54/10 K/BB over that span. He’s set to face the Cubs next.

Kyle Manzardo had a three-error day at first base Thursday against the Blue Jays.

And that’s why he usually DHs. All three errors came in the third. First, he mishandled a sac bunt attempt, allowing the batter to reach. He then got a double-error after dropping a pickoff attempt at first and making a wild throw home that Bo Naylor didn’t even know was coming. Manzardo finished 1-for-3 at the plate, leaving him 6-for-17 with a homer over his last five games. He’ll almost surely DH tomorrow against Sonny Gray and the Cardinals.

Tanner Bibee struck out seven over six innings of three-run baseball Thursday in a loss to the Blue Jays.

Michael Busch went 2-for-4 and hit his 13th homer as the Cubs shut down the Cardinals 3-0 on Thursday.

The 109.6-mph liner to right in the second innings was Busch’s first ever homer in Busch Stadium. He later added a 106.3-mph single off Andre Pallante. Busch isn’t going to be an NL All-Star unless a couple of first basemen drop out, but he does have the numbers; he’s batting .311/.386/.608 with six homers in June, elevating his season OPS to .869.

Spencer Torkelson blasted a solo homer and scored twice in a win over the Athletics on Thursday.

Torkelson’s 17th homer was a solo blast off Jeffrey Springs in the second inning. The 25-year-old also singled and came around to score on a triple by Zach McKinstry. Torkelson’s best season of his MLB career has him slashing .224/.328/.474 with the aforementioned homer total and 50 runs driven in; putting him just short of a 100-RBI pace.

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. left Thursday’s game against the Guardians with a right forearm contusion.

X-rays have already return negative for Guerrero, so that’s good news. The bad news is that he was removed from Thursday’s contest, and while it does appear he’s avoided a significant injury, fantasy managers should pay close attention to his status for the upcoming weekend. They can do that while breathing a sigh of relief at the same time, however.