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Byron Buxton went 3-for-5 with a walk, a stolen base and two solo home runs against the Brewers on Sunday.

Buxton’s two home runs give him 17 on the season. He hit a solo shot off Quinn Priester in the first inning and another solo shot off Abner Uribe in the sixth inning. Buxton has two two-homer games in his last four games and has hit six home runs over his last six games. He’s hitting .285 with a .928 OPS and 47 RBI on the year.

Byron Buxton went 3-for-5 with a walk and two solo home runs against the Brewers on Sunday.

David Festa allowed eight runs in 4 2/3 innings and took the loss against the Brewers on Sunday.

Festa gave up 12 hits, walked three and struck out three. The 25-year-old right-hander followed opener Danny Coulombe, who allowed one run in the first inning. Festa allowed eight runs before he was finally removed in the sixth inning. His 96 pitches helped save some bullpen usage, though the Twins still ended up using five relief pitchers if you include Coulombe. That doesn’t do much for fantasy managers hoping Festa would turn his season around as his ERA is now up to 6.39 on the year. He’s best left on fantasy benches next weekend against the Tigers on the road.

Brice Turang went 2-for-5 with a three-run home run against the Twins on Sunday.

Matt McLain went 1-for-4 with a solo home run against the Cardinals on Sunday.

McLain’s home run was his ninth of the year. The 25-year-old second baseman hit a solo shot off Miles Mikolas in the first inning. McLain now has hits in 10 consecutive games and is 13-for-34 (.382) with two home runs and five RBI over that time. His season average is still an ugly .209, but McLain hit .154 in his first 21 games and is hitting a more palatable .236 over his last 47 games.

Bryson Stott is not in the Phillies’ starting lineup on Sunday evening with left-hander David Peterson starting for the Mets.

Stott will join fellow left-handed hitters Max Kepler and Brandon Marsh on the bench for the Phillies to start this one. Edmundo Sosa will start in Stott’s place at second base and will bat seventh for the Phillies.