Ohtani was a little wild early in this one, but he worked through it in turning in his fifth scoreless start of the year. He’s allowed a total of five earned runs in 61 innings, which amounts to a 0.74 ERA, and he’s now won four starts in a row. It’s shaping up to be a fascinating Cy Young race in the NL this year. MVP, on the other hand, probably won’t be interesting at all as long as Ohtani remains healthy. Ohtani will probably pitch again next Wednesday against the Pirates.

“We just want clarity on exactly what we’re dealing with,” said Boone. It’s challenging to speculate on Judge’s next steps until the club determines the severity of the bone bruise in his rib cage that has resulted in shoulder soreness for the last couple weeks. The 34-year-old generational talent has missed two straight games and was sent to see a specialist on Wednesday. The odds of a trip to the injured list feel exponentially higher than earlier this week. There should be some much-needed clarity on his status at some point ahead of Thursday’s series finale against the Guardians.

Sánchez extended his consecutive scoreless streak to 50 2/3 innings before Jackson Merrill delivered an opposite-field base hit in the seventh, one of just four he allowed on the evening. The streak finishes as the fifth-longest in baseball since 1920, including the longest by a lefty. He fell shy of matching Orel Hershiser’s 59-IP record, but he still holds a 1.46 ERA and sits at the center of this year’s National League Cy Young race. He’ll look to continue that bid in his next outing, a road game in Toronto.

Raleigh will head to Triple-A Tacoma next week before potentially making it back to Seattle at some point around mid-June. The 29-year-old slugging backstop has been on the shelf recovering from a right oblique strain since mid-May. It was his first-ever trip to the injured list during his six-year career. There’s stil plenty of time for him to turn things around in the second half following a slow start to the year at the dish.

Lovullo added that Burnes suffered a teres major strain in his shoulder during a recent live batting practice session and is unlikely to return until September following the setback. The 31-year-old former fantasy ace, who was working his way back from last year’s Tommy John surgery, was on track to return to Arizona’s rotation sometime around next month’s All-Star break. It’s an extremely tough development for the Diamondbacks and fantasy managers that were stashing Burnes for a potential second-half impact. There should be a clearer return timetable once he’s cleared to resume throwing.

Garcia remains sidelined for the fourth consecutive contest due to a hamstring strain that he suffered last weekend. The 26-year-old remains in a bit of a holding pattern as the Royals have held off on sending him to the injured list for now. There’s a chance he’s ready to return at some point during the club’s upcoming four-game series against the Twins. Fantasy managers should still consider him day-to-day.

Naylor returns to first base and hitting third following a one-game absence due to back spasms earlier this week. The 28-year-old power/speed combo threat is hitting .254/.317/.357 with six homers, 25 RBI and 12 steals in 57 games this season.

Yankees manager Aaron Boone didn’t have an update while speaking to reporters prior to Wednesday’s game. This hardly qualifies as a surprise with Judge scheduled to see a specialist on Wednesday to evaluate the bone bruise in his rib cage that has led to shoulder soreness for a couple weeks. There should be some much-needed clarity on his status, including whether he’ll require a trip to the injured list. José Caballero will start in right field again with Ryan McMahon at third base and Paul Goldschmidt at designated hitter.

Jump, who gave up four runs in five innings against the Mariners in his first MLB start, allowed just three hits with his average fastball up to 96.9 mph tonight. It was 95.9 mph in his first start and 95.8 mph in Triple-A this season. In spite of that, he still only generated five whiffs on 45 swings. Jump still seems like a tough play in mixed leagues at the moment. He’ll face the Astros on the road on Sunday.

Boone added that Judge remains day-to-day after imaging revealed a bone bruise in his right rib cage that was leading to lingering shoulder soreness for the last couple weeks. The 34-year-old generational talent sat out his first game of the season during Tuesday’s loss to the Guardians. It doesn’t sound like he’s headed to the injured list at this juncture. A clearer update on his status should come later this week.