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It’s Santana’s first homer in his return season for the Guardians. The 38-year-old also drove in a run in the fifth on a fielder’s choice. Santana also drew a walk and scored another run, and has looked solid in his first week-plus with a .290 average and .795 OPS over 31 at-bats.

O’Hoppe continues to mash, and is now up to four homers on the season in the first eight games. He also singled twice, and his slash is up to .320/.346/.800. That’s not sustainable, but O’Hoppe does have more upside than the overwhelming majority of catchers.

Rengifo left Friday’s game with tightness in his hamstring, but it didn’t appear to be bugging him Saturday. He hit one of the four roundtrippers for the Halos against Tanner Bibee, and it’s his first of 2025. Rengifo is a very flawed player, but there are just enough nights like this to make him worthy of roster consideration, even if there should be better options out there.

Trout hit one of the four homers for the Angels off Tanner Bibee. The future Hall of Famer has had no problem showing off the power in 2025 with three homers and a .517 slugging percentage over a week of games. That .172 average is a bit problematic so far, but Trout is too good of hitter to be too worried about that. It’s fun to see the 33-year-old having success, even in a limited sample.

Kochanowicz wasn’t great or anything close Saturday evening, but he didn’t have to be with the Angels providing double-digit run support. The 24-year-old allowed a pair of homers, and he struck out four against three walks. Kochanowicz is a quality backend real-life starter. He just doesn’t miss enough bats to trust against decent lineups from a fantasy perspective. The Astros come next for him Friday.

Bibee couldn’t keep the ball in the park Saturday, as he gave up four homers in the contest; three of those of the two-run variety. He was able to strikeout four against one walk, but that’s of little consolation. Bibee was excellent in the opener, but clearly didn’t have it in his second outing. His third will come in a rematch against the Royals over the weekend.

Dobbins will likely be the 27th player for the Red Sox in their doubleheader against the Cardinals, but that’s not confirmed. The 25-year-old isn’t a good option for fantasy, but a chance to make his MLB debut is fun.

Moore was responsible for the only run of the game with a solo shot off Robbie Ray. The 32-year-old slugged an impressive .478 on the road in 2024, which is good. That number was .234 at home, which is also a number.

Chapman doubled in a run in the fourth off Bryce Miller, and hit another two-bagger to score another in the sixth off Trent Thornton. He and seemingly every other Giant is off to a great start with a slash of .310/.429/.586 to show for it.

Lee, 26, could have had a triple — or maybe even an inside-the-park homer — if it wouldn’t have gone over the fence for a ground-rule double. The 26-year-old has looked healthy to begin 2025, and has an OPS of .887 over the first eight games. Fantasy managers who selected Lee (almost assuredly) late have to be thrilled with what they’ve seen. They should be.