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Jones didn’t start Sunday either, as he had pain on the inside of his surgically-repaired knee below the joint. He has minimal fluid buildup, though, and should be back in the lineup for his 40th birthday on Tuesday. Martin Prado will fill in at third base while Matt Diaz gets the start in left against the southpaw Chris Capuano.

He fanned seven. Ober threw just 89 pitches, matching Sonny Gray for the lowest total in a shutout since 2022. 89 was also how hard he threw his fastball tonight, or 88.6 mph to be exact. He gave up four hard-hit balls the 34 times he threw that pitch but just one on his other 55 offerings. Ober is now 4-2 with a 3.46 ERA despite his velocity being down 1.6 mph from last year. He also lost 1.5 mph from 2024 to 2025, and his ERA ballooned to 5.10 that season. Given that he’s a flyball pitcher with a modest 18.6 percent strikeout rate, it remains very difficult to recommend him in mixed leagues. This is really impressive what he’s doing, though. He’ll take on the Brewers on Sunday.

Pérez was fine, but he had no margin for error in a game in which the Marlins were shutout. All three runs off him came in the fifth. Byron Buxton stole home as the Marlins botched a play after Trevor Larnach took off for second with runners at the corners, and then Ryan Jeffers homered. In all, Pérez allowed just three hits and walked three. Still, he dropped to 2-5 with a 4.94 ERA. He’ll pitch in Tampa Bay on Sunday.

Jeffers now has a .948 OPS that’s more than 200 points better than his perfectly solid career mark of .742. In 129 plate appearances, he basically has as many runs scored (22) and RBI (25) as he does strikeouts (23). Through his first six seasons, he was at 207 runs scored, 223 RBI and 467 strikeouts.

Springer has dealt with multiple injuries already this season and his production hasn’t been close to repeating last year. The 36-year-old outfielder is hitting just .209 with seven runs, two home runs, eight RBI and one stolen base. Tuesday was a step in the right direction with two hits, but Springer has unequivocally been a tremendous bust so far.

Vilade’s home run off Jeff Hoffman in the seventh inning put the Rays up 5-0. It was his second home run of the season. Vilade should still see most of his at-bats against left-handed pitching, a strategy that optimizes his skills but ultimately severely limits his fantasy value.

Arozarena had an incredible day at the plate, starting with a two-run blast off Tatsuya Imai in the second inning. He was hit by a pitch in the fourth, stole second, and scored on a grand slam. He added a double and a run scored in the fifth, then drove in a run with another double in the seventh before ending his day with a fourth hit and run scored in the ninth. The 31-year-old outfielder is off to an excellent start, hitting .303/.389/.465 with four homers, 31 runs scored, 16 RBI, and 10 steals across 180 plate appearances.

Raleigh came into this one hitless over his last 36 at-bats, the longest active streak in baseball. He drew a walk and scored a run in the second inning, then later knocked a base hit in the seventh to snap the streak. Raleigh did it again for good measure in the ninth, collecting his second hit and scoring a third run. The 29-year-old backstop is slashing .166/.249/.325 with seven homers, 16 runs scored, and 18 RBI across 177 plate appearances.

The Rays led 5-0, but the Blue Jays tied the score with a five-run seventh inning. Still tied in the 10th inning, Fisher entered. The first run scored on a single before a walk and wild pitch set up another run to score on a sacrifice fly. Fisher was given his first loss of the year after the Blue Jays could only score one run in their half of the 10th inning.

Canzone stepped to the plate with the bases loaded and no outs after Tatsuya Imai hit two batters and walked a third. Canzone made him pay after Imai hung a slider over the middle of the plate, sending it 381 feet to right field for a grand slam. He later drove in a fifth run on a sacrifice fly in the ninth. The 28-year-old outfielder is hitting .256/.320/.477 with four homers and 18 RBI across 97 plate appearances.

Woo gave up a run in the second inning on two hits. The Astros would plate a second run on two walks and a hit in the third. He settled in for three more scoreless innings, ending his day after six at 104 pitches. Woo threw 74 for strikes and generated 14 whiffs to strike out nine batters. That’s back-to-back nine-strikeout efforts. The 26-year-old right-hander will take a 3.91 ERA, 1.00 WHIP, and a 47/10 K/BB ratio across 53 innings into a start against the White Sox in Seattle on Monday.