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Thompson left with a one-run lead, but Scott Linebrink gave up a game-tying homer in the eighth. Thompson is 2-2 with a 4.24 ERA in six starts since taking Woody Williams’ spot in the rotation. He’ll face the Rangers in Texas on Tuesday, so even though he’s not a bad use of a roster spot in NL-only leagues, he probably should be reserved next week.

This is pretty stunning, given that House wasn’t just playing regularly but was also hitting third pretty much of all of the time. He was batting .227/.282/.399 with seven homers and 25 RBI in 177 plate appearances, with just a little more plate discipline than last year. Statcast also thought he was kind of unlucky, giving him a .249 xBA and a .427 xSLG coming into Monday’s game. Unlike with Dylan Crews, who is expected to replace him on the roster, there doesn’t seem like any real financial incentive for the demotion. House is just turning 23 in June, and if he gets a bit more selective at the plate, he’ll probably spend several years as an adequate regular. There’s some reason to doubt it, though. The Nationals figure to go with José Tena, Jorbit Vivas and maybe some Curtis Mead at third base. That helps open up time for Crews, who will play a lot of outfield with James Wood and Daylen Lile probably seeing more time at DH.

Wood singled and scored in the eighth inning to tie the score 5-5. It was 6-6 heading to the 12th inning before the Mets scored 10 runs to put the game out of reach. Wood has reached base nine time over his last three games. He’s hitting .250 with 12 home runs, 41 runs scored, 30 RBI and seven stolen bases.

Ureña was excellent, but J.T. Ginn went zero-for-zero for him while he was in the game to keep him from picking up a deserved win. The 22-year-old has allowed more than two runs in just one of his four starts, and his ERA is down to a very solid 2.70 on the season. Ureña is still just 22-years-old, and he’s definitely a player who offers some upside in the coming years. He’ll try and show he’s more than just a long-term play again when he faces the Rangers over the weekend.

The Angels had only two hits and three baserunners in this game, but after Adam Frazier book up J.T. Ginn’s no-hitter to begin the ninth, Neto socked the game winner to center to give the Angels the win. It’s the eighth homer of the season for Neto, and he’s driven in 22 runs over the first 48 games of the campaign.

Ginn went from being three outs away from the first no-hitter in 2026 to a loser in the span of two batters. He was dominant over his first eight frames with eight strikeouts and just a walk allowed, but a single by Adam Frazier followed by a two-run blast from Zach Neto ended the night on a sour outcome. It’s also worth pointing out that the A’s didn’t score a run themselves until the ninth inning, so, yeah. Baseball. The ending wasn’t desirable, but it was another quality start from Ginn that sees his ERA dip to 2.98 on the season. He gets the Padres on Saturday.

Jeffers broke his bat the first pitch of an at-bat, took two balls and then basically just walked off the field. The best guess here is that it’s a hand problem, but we’ll find out soon.

Two of Benge’s three hits and all three of his RBI came in the Mets’ 10-run 12th inning. Benge had an RBI single to put the Mets up 7-6 and then a two-run double that gave New York a 14-6 lead. He’s been heating up at the plate lately and is now 21-for-55 (.381) with one home run, 14 runs scored, 11 RBI and two steals over his last 14 games. After a difficult start to his rookie season, he’s recovered quite nicely.

Baty’s home run was his third of the year. He hit a solo shot off Jake Irvin in the fourth inning. Baty is quietly 13-for-41 (.317) with seven runs, two home runs and eight RBI over his last 12 games. With a hot bat and eligibility at multiple positions, he’s worth rostering in mixed leagues.

John King, Calvin Faucher and Lake Bachar finished up. Meyer struck out six, generating 13 whiffs. All three hits against him were singles. Meyer is now 4-0 with a 2.85 ERA. His peripherals aren’t quite as good as his ERA, but they are much improved. The big thing is that he’s given up homers on just 7.4 percent of his flyballs allowed. He was at 20.9 percent in his career coming into the season, compared to a league average of 11-12 percent. He’s slated to make his next start Saturday against the Mets.