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Hauschild has spent most of the last two seasons in the Triple-A Fresno rotation, going 16-15 with a 3.33 ERA and a 200/67 K/BB ratio in 227 innings. The Astros, though, didn’t think his stuff would play in the majors. The Rangers have a greater need for rotation depth and will take a long look at him in the spring. If he doesn’t make the team as the fifth starter, he could be a factor in middle relief.

Julien doubled and scored the go-ahead run to open the sixth. An interesting thing happened earlier in that at-bat, when Julien challenged a 2-1 cutter off the plate and had it briefly turned into a ball, only for the Mets to appeal down to the third base ump afterwards and have it ruled that he swung at the ball. Julien is hitting .282/.363/.394 in 80 plate appearances as the Rockies’ second baseman against righties. That’s solid, but his defense there remains a problem and he’s not really showing enough to be at attractive option at first base or DH. He’s still a fringy major leaguer at this point.

He fared so well against Juan Soto that the Rockies left him in to retire him a third time to start the sixth before lifting him. Quintana had five strikeouts, which is one more than in his first three starts combined, and lowered his ERA from 6.23 to 4.91. Next up for him is a home start against Atlanta.

Vodnik, last seen giving up five runs against the Padres in a blown save Thursday, struck out Marcus Semien and MJ Melendez to finish a 3-1 game. He’s now 4-for-6 in his save chances, but he’s still not a great use of a roster spot in mixed leagues.

Following a Mark Vientos error, McLean left a 1-1 game with the bases loaded and none out in the sixth. Fortunately, Huascar Brazoban came in and stranded two of the runners, with the one to score being an unearned run for McLean. Still, that was enough to tag McLean with the loss in another low-offense game for the Mets. McLean is just 1-2 in spite of a 2.55 ERA in six starts. McLean will face the Angels next time out.

And then he got removed for a pinch-hitter in the ninth anyway. Taylor’s homer off Jose Quintana was his second of the year. He’s supposed to mostly play against lefties, but with Juan Soto limited to DH duties since returning, there is some extra outfield time available at the moment. Like Saturday, when he gave Luis Robert Jr. a day off against a righty.

Ugly. One of Robert’s problems this year is that he’s hitting too many grounders, but this was not the appropriate fix. On the plus side, Robert is striking out less than ever and walking more than ever. More contact with his top-notch bat speed should wind up being a good thing, even if it hasn’t paid off so far.

Early struck out four, walked one, and allowed four hits in the outing, lowering his ERA to 2.84 for the season. The young left-hander allowed solo shots to Samuel Basallo and Gunnar Henderson, but otherwise kept the Orioles off the board in the afternoon matinee. Early’s next start lines up as a tough one at home against the Astros.

Chapman lowered his ERA to 1.04 with the outing. Some of his early-season appearances featured diminished velocity, raising concern for the 38-year-old. He’s rebounded since and remains the locked-in closer for a Red Sox roster looking to snap out of an early-season funk.

Bradish also allowed four hits in the defeat, including a fifth-inning homer off the bat of Willson Contreras. He hasn’t looked as sharp to begin 2026 as he did to close last year. In particular, the ride on his four-seamer has dipped. Bradish hasn’t collapsed as a result, but many were hoping for the ace-adjacent numbers he flashed a season ago. The schedule doesn’t do him any favors, with a trip to Yankee Stadium up next.

Durbin has had a rough go to begin his tenure with the Red Sox, batting .169 with a .260 OBP through Sunday. He’s now up to three steals and remains a regular in the Boston lineup, starting at third base in all but three games this season. The former Brewer went 18-for-24 on SB attempts as a rookie.