Braves pitching woes hit hard as Martín Pérez goes on IL with a bruised forearm after being hit by a line drive, while Carlos Carrasco is DFA’d after a rough outing — making room for JR Ritchie and Owen Murphy (who could debut) to step in. Offensively, José Azócar returns, and Eli White takes paternity leave. Meanwhile, the Mets add Matt Seelinger from Detroit to bolster their bullpen as teams scramble to fill gaps.

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Cade Cavalli’s suspension for the benches-clearing incident with the Red Sox has been reduced from seven to five games, clearing the way for him to pitch in the Nationals’ crucial game against the Yankees before the All-Star break — and just in time to build on his career-best performance against Boston.

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The Cubs had a wild week—smashing the Padres 23-3, then getting crushed 17-1 by the Cardinals. After a hot start with two 10-game winning streaks and a 15-game cushion over .500, they hit a slump, then bounced back to 10 games over .500 but still six behind the Brewers. Dansby Swanson lit up with 3 homers and 8 RBIs, while Padres catcher Rodolfo Duran pitched the last two innings and gave up 8 runs. On Friday, David Peterson surrendered 10 earned runs in under four innings. Despite Alex Bregman’s quiet season, the Cubs’ offense is strong, led by Pete Crow-Armstrong’s 19 homers, 23 steals, and .910 OPS. They’re also leading the majors with 10 walk-off wins—though they’ve also lost two big ones this week.

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