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Espada is believed to be one of around five finalists to replace John Gibbons as manager. Rays major league field coordinator Rocco Baldelli and Cubs bench coach Brandon Hyde are in that mix. Athletics coordinator of instruction and former Jays player Ed Sprague has also interviewed for the job. David Bell was a candidate before being named manager of the Reds on Sunday.

Busch crushed a 424-foot shot off Tomoyuki Sugano in the sixth inning, but it came with the Cubs trailing 7-1. He’s now homered seven times in 2026, while the solo roundtripper gives him 37 RBI in 67 games. It’s the first homer of the month of June for Busch, but he has picked up hits in six of his seven contests in the month. Overall the production has been disappointing, but there’s reason for optimism over the final 90-plus games of the campaign.

Rivera, who had recorded hits in seven consecutive plate appearances after going 5-for-5 during Sunday’s win over the Dodgers, was lifted during the middle of a fifth-inning at-bat. He was 2-for-2 prior to exiting the contest. There should be an update on his status shortly.

Julien doubled in a run in the second, and then picked up a two-run single in the third. He’s swung the bat well in his limited time in June, but the overall production — .222/.323/.306, two homers, four stolen bases in seven chances — leaves an awful lot to be desired.

Goodman gave the Rockies a 2-0 lead with a shot to right-center off Colin Rea in the first inning. The 26-year-old also drew a pair of walks, and the three-reach game gives him a slash of .243/.319/.526 with 18 homers and 33 runs driven in. The lack of RBI is a smidgen frustrating, but not really in his control. Goodman has established himself as one of the best fantasy catchers in the sport.

Sugano wasn’t great, but didn’t have to be with Colorado providing a touchdown worth of offense behind him. The 36-year-old held the Chicago offense to just one run over five innings, but a pair of runs charged to him without recording an out turned an excellent outing into a mediocre one. One that comes with his sixth win of the season, however. Sugano could be a deadline target for a team looking for innings at the bottom of their rotation, but for now, he’s scheduled to face the Athletics on Sunday.

Rea allowed nine hits — two of those homers — and he walked three against two strikeouts. The right-hander gave up two in the first, three in the second, and two more in the third in an outing that saw the 35-year-old’s ERA bump up to 5.19 in the process. Matthew Boyd will be back soon from his knee injury, but for now, Rea is scheduled to start against the Giants on Sunday.

Holmes was handed a 4-0 lead and breezed through the first three innings, but he gave up a two-run homer to Miguel Vargas in the fourth and an RBI single to Braden Montgomery and couldn’t complete the frame. The 30-year-old walked a pair and picked up a pair of strikeouts in a decidedly mediocre outing from a pitcher who has not shown much consistency in the 2026 campaign. Holmes will try and bounce back against the Mets on Sunday.

Schanuel, who has been battling a lingering ankle issue the past couple weeks, was hit by a pitch on the lower left leg before making an early exit from Tuesday’s contest. He’s presumably day-to-day for now.

Fedde worked behind opener Brandon Elsert, and Elsert gave up a two-run homer while getting just two outs before exiting. Fedde was much more effective, and he struck out four while scattering six hits before leaving with one out in the seventh. Fedde has looked solid over his last few outings after his ugly start to the campaign, but fantasy managers should be aware that he has to face the Dodgers on Sunday.

Woodruff struck out five, issued two walks and was charged with two runs over 3 2/3 innings. The 33-year-old could potentially jump back into Milwaukee’s rotation later this week, but he’ll likely need at least one additional rehab outing before that happens. He’s been out with shoulder inflammation since early May.