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Albies roped a double into the right field corner after a wild pitch staked the Braves to a 3-2 lead to make it 5-2, then tacked on a solo shot in the ninth inning to conclude the game’s scoring. Now hitting .297/.342/.475 in what can only be called a bounceback season to this point, Albies has five homers in his first 101 plate appearances. If you drafted him as a low-end starter in a shallow league, you’re feeling pretty good about how things have gone so far.

He walked away with a win in his first start. Ritchie allowed solo shots to James Wood and C.J. Abrams and little else, though he was bailed out in the second inning by Daylen Lile being caught stealing after Drake Baldwin threw to second with runners on the corners and Lile drifted too far off third base. Ritchie averaged 94.7 mph with his fastball, but wound up leading with his curveball against a lefty-heavy Nationals lineup and generated a 27 percent whiff rate overall with a trio of secondaries. This start probably isn’t worth throwing out a huge chunk of the FAAB for, but Ritchie could get some runway in this rotation if the Braves start to believe in him. He’d look to be in line to start against the Tigers next week.

Not good. Harris was pulled in the top of the eighth after going 3-for-4 with two RBIs against the Nationals bullpen. We expect to hear more about this in the next 24 hours, but we wouldn’t be surprised if this led to a stint on the injured list. Harris was hitting .318/.356/.565 in what has been a major bounceback season for both him and the Braves, with six homers and two stolen bases in his first 24 games.

He should be in for a bigger role this time around with Francisco Lindor on the 10-day injured list. Mauricio was 1-for-4 with a walkoff RBI single in an earlier stint with the Mets and was hitting .293/.349/.638 in 63 plate appearance with Triple-A Syracuse. He’s never lacked for minor-league power, but the hit tool makes him a speculative pick-up at best in shallow leagues at this time. He’s batting eighth in today’s lineup for the Mets and playing shortstop with Bo Bichette at third base as usual.

It’s unclear how the Mets will juggle their lineup with Ronny Mauricio up as of this typing, but presumably he or Bo Bichette will take over at shortstop. It’s not great news for Lindor, but the Mets did manage to get Juan Soto back from a calf strain in a couple of weeks and that’s probably the initial timeline we’d believe in for Lindor barring more ominous news.

He’s been dealing with a sore back and now misses his second game in row. Masataka Yoshida is DHing and batting third for the Red Sox against the Yankees in Anthony’s absence.

He’ll grab the start against the Yankees and, despite the tough matchup, should be an interesting streamer in shallow leagues. Tolle had a 3.00 ERA in three starts in Triple-A, striking out 19 and walking four in 15 innings. He hasn’t started since April 12, so he should be well-rested for this assignment.

Matt Shaw is getting some run in center field for the Cubbies against LHP Cristopher Sánchez. Crow-Armstrong’s power has been missing for most of April, as he’s hitting .247/.300/.333 with just one homer and five stolen bases in the early season. Worse, the Cubs have hit him eighth or ninth in his last nine starts. Crow-Armstrong had a volatile profile coming into this year and so far he’s hitting the lower end of his outcomes.

Walker was serviceable for the Phillies last season, posting a 4.08 ERA in 123 2/3 innings, but he had a 9.13 ERA in 22 2/3 innings this year. He has not posted a strikeout rate over 16 percent since 2023, so this move is not entirely surprising. With Zack Wheeler (shoulder) coming off the injured list on Saturday, he will slide into Walker’s spot in the rotation.

Yates threw 11 of his 16 pitches for strikes, but both of the hits off of him were hard hits. He was also sitting 90.2 mph on his four-seam fastball, which is 2.6 mph down from where he was last season. It’s still early in his rehab, but he may need a few more outings to get back to a place where we can consider using him in fantasy leagues.