Lourdes Gurriel Jr.

Gurriel Jr. singled thrice to increase his average to .266 on the season. He came around to score after one of those pokes on a wild pitch by Carmen Mlodzinski in the sixth, and that ended up being the game-winning run. Gurriel Jr. has had an uneven 2024 campaign with an OPS of .706 over 384 at-bats along with 13 homers and five stolen bases.

McArthur was called on to close it out in the top of the ninth with a one-run lead over the Diamondbacks. After striking out the first batter, Lourdes Gurriel Jr. reached on an infield single. McArthur issued another walk before Gabriel Moreno doubled to bring in both runners and put Arizona on top. Corbin Carroll followed with a single, then Ketel Marte made it a four-run game with a three-run homer.

Kikuchi cruised into the fifth inning on Sunday with a comfortable 7-0 lead, but things got much tighter after Kikuchi allowed a single, two walks and then a one-out grand slam to Ketel Marte. Jays' manager John Schneider stuck with him, as he allowed a walk to Gabriel Moreno and a single to Lourdes Gurriel Jr. before punching out Christian Walker for the second out. He then allowed an RBI single to Randal Grichuk and plunked Jake McCarthy before mercifully being removed -- and both inherited runners went on to score. Kikuchi heads into the All-Star break with a 4-8 record, 4.42 ERA, 1.30 WHIP and a 117/26 K/BB ratio over 106 innings through his first 20 starts. He looked like a much better trade chip prior to Sunday's disastrous fifth inning.

Waldron gave up five hits, including a fourth-inning solo shot to Lourdes Gurriel Jr., but managed to turn in another quality start. He struck out six and only handed out a pair of free passes. The 27-year-old knuckleballer was lone gone before this one was eventually decided in an extra-inning marathon. He'll bring a solid 3.61 ERA, 1.18 WHIP and 93/30 K/BB ratio across 99 2/3 innings (18 starts) into his first-half finale on Saturday against the Braves.