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This was just about as easy a save situation as a major league closer will see -- a three-run lead heading into the ninth against Oakland. Walden struck out a batter in the perfect frame. In five appearances since admitting to some fatigue in late August, Walden has effortlessly produced five scoreless innings and earned four saves and a win. He’s locked into all save chances with the Angels.

Keaschall was Johnny-on-the-spot here with a game-tying single in the seventh inning followed by a go-ahead poke in the ninth. That final blow was a true chopped that only scored a run because the Mets’ infield was in, but for a guy like Keaschall who’s trying to get off the schneid and still has a paltry .557 OPS, every little bit helps.

Things looked like they could’ve spun out of control early for Woods-Richardson when Francisco Lindor tattooed a three-run homer into the upper deck in the third inning. Yet, despite putting a runner on in four of five innings, Woods-Richardson stopped the bleeding right there. He still has an unsightly 5.96 ERA and poor 14:9 strikeout to walk ratio over 25 2/3 innings so far this season. He’s lined up to face the Rays in Tampa Bay next time out.

What a mess. Williams entered a tie game in the ninth inning and proceeded to walk the first two batters he faced. Then, a sacrifice bunt turned into a failed fielder’s choice when Mark Vientos tried to be a hero and get the runner heading to third. Then, with the infield in and still no one out, a Baltimore chop from Luke Keaschall bounced over Bo Bichette’s head to give the Twins the lead. Williams then walked in another run before he was mercifully pulled. Over his last three outings, Williams has allowed seven runs and recorded four outs. That has pushed him to a 9.95 ERA on the season.

It seemed like Lindor exercised some demons – both his own and the Mets’ – with an upper-deck three-run home run in the third inning. That moment of serenity eventually faded as the Mets blew yet another game, but Lindor appears to finally be on the right track. He has a .259 average and .805 OPS over his last seven games. Any hint of a breakout is much appreciated after the first few weeks that he’s had.

Watching McLean pitch doesn’t even make sense sometimes. He was perfect through five innings in this one and the way he can break off wicked sweepers and curveballs leaves opposing hitters dumbfounded. Same for sinkers that can saw-off righties and shock lefties when they land on the inner edge after that started behind their back. Yet, once the Twins turned the lineup over they found some success. Byron Buxton launched a 3-1 cutter for a two-run homer in the sixth inning and then they scratched across another run in the seventh. That soured McLean’s final line on a night where it looked like he could’ve gone all nine early on. Alas, McLean is lined up to face the Rockies at home next time out.

Harris appears to have avoided serious injury after being hit by a pitch during the fourth inning of this one. He’s presumably day-to-day heading into Wednesday’s series finale.

De La Cruz took Rays starter Steven Matz deep in the opening frame before taking position player Ben Williamson deep in the ninth inning to record his first multi-homer performance of the season. The final blast came in garbage time, but it counts all the same for fantasy purposes. He added an RBI single in the seventh inning to extend Cincinnati’s advantage to nine runs at the time. The dynamic 24-year-old fantasy superstar has left the yard eight times in 24 games, while also chipping in six stolen bases.

Aranda put Tampa Bay on the board with a two-run homer against Reds starter Chase Burns in the sixth inning. He also drew a bases-loaded walk in the ninth inning to pick up an additional RBI. The 27-year-old first baseman has four homers and 19 RBI in 23 games to open the year.

Stewart continues to find a way to make a fantasy impact, even when he’s not driving the ball into the seats. The 22-year-old sensational rookie smacked a two-run single to cap off a four-run outburst in the sixth inning and also added a sacrifice fly in the next frame. He also picked up his sixth stolen base of the year in this one.

Burns carried a shutout into the sixth inning before surrendering a two-run homer to Jonathan Aranda. The hard-throwing 23-year-old righty has allowed two earned runs or fewer in four of his five starts at the outset of the season, while completing five frames every single time. It’s fair to say he’s exceeded expectations after a rough spring training where it looked at times like he wasn’t going to make the season-opening rotation. He’ll carry a strong 2.57 ERA, 1.07 WHIP and 30/11 K/BB ratio over 28 innings into a tasty home matchup against the Rockies on Tuesday.