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The Rangers grabbed him in the Rule 5 draft in December from the Astros. He pitched to a 3.22 ERA in 24 starts at Triple-A last year. He will get a chance to audition for the rotation this spring. He didn’t do himself any favors today. If the Rangers don’t think he is ready for the majors they will have to offer him back to the Astros.

This one was close until an eight-run eighth inning for the Giants. Bader’s slam, which left his bat at 93.9 mph, was aided by a 20-30 mph wind blowing out to right field. However, that was just the ultimate makeup call. As MLB.com’s Sarah Langs pointed out, Bader lost a grand slam to the wind Saturday on a fifth-inning fly to center. Today’s slam was his second in 75 career plate appearances with the bases loaded.

Houser worked around five walks, giving up only three singles and a double. He has a 2.04 ERA in four starts this month, though his 10/9 K/BB in 17 2/3 innings is far from encouraging. He still seems like a poor play in mixed leagues. He’ll face the White Sox at home next weekend.

The one earned run was the result of a wind-aided Luis Arraez homer, so this was a particularly tough loss for Springs today. Since opening up 3-0 with a 1.46 ERA, he’s gone 0-4 with a 5.93 ERA in his last six starts. He’ll pitch in San Diego on Friday.

The homer would have been a routine fly to right most days, but not with the wind whipping today. It made it over the fence while being hit 95.1 mph at a 42-degree launch angle. Arraez also homered on Friday, so he has two this year without having collected a barrel yet.

The A’s sat Henry Bolte today so that they could play both Butler and Carlos Cortes, but it’s Butler who seems like the team’s weakest link right now; he’s batting .171/.272/.264 with 41 strikeouts in 147 plate appearances. With Denzel Clarke nearly ready to return, one wonders if the A’s might try sending Butler down for a spell to regain some confidence.

Fedde struck out two and walked four in the outing, raising his ERA to 4.30 on the year. The right-hander gave up a two-run homer to Michael Busch in the first, part of a three-run inning to kick things off. Fedde will continue to eat innings for this rotation when he faces the Giants in San Francisco next time out.

Domínguez walked Alex Bregman to begin the inning before striking out Ian Happ. Seiya Suzuki then reached on an error before Michael Conforto connected for a three-run, game-tying jack. Domínguez signed a two-year, $20 million deal with the White Sox this past offseason. That’s closer money, but he simply hasn’t pitched as one of the best relievers in this bullpen. Grant Taylor has the skills to usurp the job if Chicago is willing to move on from his multi-inning role. Domínguez has earned 10 saves so far in 2026, but his 2.4 HR/9 is the sixth-highest among qualified relievers.

Taylor continues to post some of the best ERA estimators and pitch-modeling grades in MLB, and his results are finally beginning to match them. He’s up to 19 strikeouts in 13 scoreless innings over his last nine appearances. Taylor threw a cutter 17% of the time last season, and it was his worst pitch. Replacing it with more sliders and a new sinker has helped him match his underlying numbers this year. The White Sox still haven’t shown interest in using him as a closer over Seranthony Domínguez, but he’s becoming the best pitcher in this bullpen while capable of tossing multiple innings any time out.

Rea struck out four and walked one in the contest, raising his ERA to 4.98 this season. Sunday was his 10th appearance (seventh start) of 2026, and he’ll likely continue to hold a rotation spot with Matthew Boyd (knee) on the IL. Rea’s next start lines up at home against the Astros.

Peters’ blast put the White Sox up 7-4 before Michael Conforto launched a three-run blast of his own to tie it for the Cubs in the ninth. White Sox catcher Edgar Quero later hit a walk-off shot in the 10th. The homer for Peters was his first of the year. He’s been starting as the team’s primary center fielder lately, but he doesn’t have the skill set to be a factor in most fantasy formats.