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Witt was a 17th-round pick in the 2017 MLB Draft out of Michigan State University and holds an uninspiring 4.32 ERA in 41 2/3 professional innings. The 23-year-old will join up with Low-A Bowling Green.

Griffin’s now hitting .304/.365/.500 in 51 plate appearances in May, with one homer and three stolen bases. It’s not quite as spicy of a line as we’d hoped just yet, but he’s definitely getting adjusted to big-league pitching. He’s raised his average from .231 to .254 in the process. Fantasy managers banking on him have to be thrilled that he’s quickly adjusting; hopefully the ceiling results can come over the rest of the summer.

It was the only scoring the Rockies could muster against a pair of openers and Carmen Mlodzinski. Johnston managed to misplay a Spencer Horowitz fly ball that he thought would carom off the wall but instead landed on the track after he’d already stopped. So it goes. Johnston still qualifies as a success story for the Rockies, he’s up to a .326/.387/.465 seasonal line with two homers.

That’s eight hits in five games for O’Hearn, who took a Chase Dollander fastball over the plate deep to dead center. The Pirates have gotten what they’ve paid for so far, as O’Hearn has been a respectable middle-of-the-order hitter and has even managed an empty .295 average against left-handed pitching coming into today’s game.

The strikeout total was low (two), the walk total was high (three), but the Rockies on the road were able to help Mlodzinski coast after he followed Mason Montgomery and Evan Sisk. The 1.44 seasonal WHIP tells the tale -- Mlodzinski streams are terrifying events, and he needed a pair of double plays to keep the run total this low. He’ll get the Cardinals next time out.

He was the only Nats hitter to reach multiple times against Chase Burns and the bullpen. García isn’t exactly underperforming at the plate -- .276/.306/.441 in 127 at-bats was well within the range of reasonable expectations -- but his stolen base attempts have declined precipitously and that’s made him a harder roster in fantasy leagues this year.

McLain badly needed a game like this -- even after it he’s hitting just .189/.250/.297 in May. It’s his second homer of the month and he hasn’t stolen a single base in that timespan. Maybe this can get him going, but he’s definitely not playing like someone the Reds are going to be penciling in for the majority of the season if he doesn’t get it going.

Griffin still struck out seven, but this was a rough outing as he walked three, hit another batter, and allowed a pair of three-run homers. Four of the five hard-hit balls Griffin allowed were off his cutter. Griffin’s ERA spikes from 2.12 to 3.47. He’s still pitching well enough to stream against weaker teams, but if you threw him in Great American Ballpark you had to know that was a heat check of sorts. He’ll draw a much easier matchup against the Mets next week.

Burns’ ERA in three May starts is 0.69 and his WHIP is 0.85. He did weirdly only strike out two against the Astros on May 9, but otherwise he’s been on absolute cruise control. His slider got eight whiffs on 13 swings today and he allowed just three hard-hit balls. Burns might be Good. He’ll look to continue his run of good form against the Phillies next week.

Bleday took Foster Griffin for a three-run blast in the sun deck in the fourth inning, then added a second one off Zac Kent that barely cleared the right-field fence in Great American Ballpark. Bleday’s now got six homers in 52 at-bats since taking over a real role in late April. There’s nothing that looks completely unsustainable about this -- the expected wOBA is .486. He’ll likely slow down a bit because he’s not this kind of hitter historically, but fantasy managers should come along for the ride while it lasts

Higgins can refuse the assignment and become a free agent if he wishes. He was jettisoned from the 40-man roster on Wednesday to make room for Chris Paddack, since the Reds had earlier activated Jose Trevino from the injured list to be their main backup catcher.