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Bickford heads to Triple-A Lehigh Valley as extra organizational relief depth for Philadelphia after being released last week by the Cubs following a couple months in their system. The 29-year-old former first-round pick has made 187 relief appearances in the big leagues dating back to the pandemic-shortened 2020 campaign. He got into eight games last year for the Yankees.
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Although he was pitching for the first time in eight days, Abel was very sharp and needed just 64 pitches to get 18 outs. He walked only one, which was a nice turnaround from some of his recent major league outings.
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Harper’s fourth-inning big fly to left field against Giants veteran Justin Verlander — his 10th homer of the season — was his first extra-base hit since returning from the injured list back on June 30. It was his first round-tripper since June 3. His four extra-base hits represented a career-high single-game mark for the 32-year-old fantasy stalwart. Injuries have undoubtedly impacted his on-field performance, but Harper appears to be rounding into form heading into next week’s All-Star break.
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Luzardo retired 17 of the final 18 batters he faced to finish the first half on a high note, completing seven frames for the first time since May 25. The 27-year-old southpaw limited San Francisco’s lineup to just three hits and one walk, while getting nearly two touchdowns worth of run support from Philadelphia’s offense. It’s been an up-and-down first half for Luzardo in his Phillies debut as he’s paired top-of-the-rotation flashes with maddeningly inconsistent stretches. He’ll carry a solid 4.14 ERA, 1.41 WHIP and 122/36 K/BB ratio across 104 1/3 innings (19 starts) into the All-Star break.
