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Gleyber Torres hit a two-run homer in a blowout win over the Athletics on Thursday.

Torres took J.T. Ginn deep with a runner on the seventh inning to give the Tigers a 5-0 lead and gave Torres his eighth homer of the 2025 campaign. He also drew a walk, and in his first season with Detroit, he’s now slashing .281/.386/.430. You can do a heck of a lot worse.

Zach McKinstry tripled in two runs while going 3-for-4 in a win for the Tigers on Thursday over the Athletics.

Zach McKinstry tripled in two runs while going 3-for-4 with a stolen base in a win for the Tigers on Thursday over the Athletics.

McKinstry’s stolen base was his ninth, but he was also caught stealing for the second time. His two-run triple was already his eighth of the season, and he also singled twice. The 30-year-old has been a solid contributor for the Tigers with a .277 average, 24 RBI and a .793 OPS over 73 games.

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.

Carlos Santana went 0-for-4 with three strikeouts against the Blue Jays in Thursday’s loss.

Santana had a terrific final two weeks of May, but that’s really the only thing keeping his stat line afloat. He’s come in at .169/.220/.260 with an unusually poor 20/5 K/BB ratio in 82 plate appearances this month. He had a 37/30 K/BB in 220 plate appearances over the first two months.

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.