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Garcia exercised the opt-out clause in his contract and is now a free agent. The veteran infielder has a career .693 OPS over parts of seven seasons.

After walking Jarren Duran to start the game, Prielipp surrendered an RBI double to Wilyer Abreu two batters later to put the Red Sox up 1-0. That was just the beginning of a tough first inning for Prielipp, who allowed the next three runners he faced to reach base and had his team down 4-0 after the first inning. The Red Sox would touch up Prielipp for two more runs in the fourth inning, as the lefty struggled to keep runners off the base paths all night while notching a single strikeout. This was easily the worst outing of the season for Prielipp, who had allowed two earned runs or fewer in each of his previous five starts. He was fortunate to escape this game with a no-decision and will hope for a bounce back in his next outing, which is scheduled for Wednesday at the White Sox.

Varland came up clutch for the Jays in this one, retiring all six batters he faced with three of those outs coming via the strikeout. Varland has converted each of his last two save opportunities and has a 0.77 ERA and 1.20 WHIP on the month.

Gausman allowed two of the first three batters he faced to reach base, with a Nick Gonzales double putting runners on second and third with one out. A sacrifice RBI by Spencer Horwitz brought in Brandon Lowe to give the Pirates their first run of the night. It would be the only run Gausman would allow in the game, as he would lock in to get through 6 2/3 innings while allowing just seven runners to reach base in total. Gausman has bounced back nicely since allowing six earned runs to the Rays earlier this month, and has allowed just one earned run in his last two starts while pitching 12 2/3 innings. His next start is scheduled for Wednesday against the Marlins.

Chandler notched three strikeouts in the first inning and kept the Jays off the board for the first two frames. He ran into trouble in the third after George Springer reached on a catcher’s interference and later came around to score, only for Yohendrick Piñango to later double home Daulton Varsho and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. to put the Jays up 3-1. Despite having his strikeout pitch working all night in what was arguably his best start of the season, Chandler exited the game trailing and was eventually saddled with the loss. His next start is scheduled for Wednesday at home against the Cubs.

With runners on the corners, Palacios came up clutch with a two-RBI single in the eighth inning to give the Rays a 3-1 lead. It was the first lead of the night for the Rays, which proved to be enough to secure the win and extend their lead over the Yankees in the AL East. Palacios has now hit in four-straight games while driving in a run in each of those games as well. He continues to play welll with Ben Williamson (back) sidelined and is slashing .342/.432/.395 on the month.

Baker walked Austin Wells with one out in the ninth inning but retired the next two batters he faced to end the game, giving the Rays their fourth-straight win over the Yankees this season. Baker remains solid out of the bullpen and has converted each of his last three save opportunities.

Wells broke a scoreless tie in the bottom of the fifth, sending a solo homer off Nick Martinez 414 feet into right center to give the Yankees the lead. It was the fourth homer of the season for Wells and his first in May, as the 26-year-old catcher has struggled mightily at the plate this month. Wells is slashing just .125/.208/.188 in May and is best left on fantasy benches until he can straighten things out at the plate.

Cole allowed a leadoff single to Chandler Simpson in the first inning and followed that off with a walk to Junior Caminero. Despite the rough start, Cole would get Jonathan Aranda to fly out and then picked off Simpson at second and struck out Yandy Díaz to end the threat. Cole settled in after that, pitching four-straight scoreless frames while at one point needing just 11 pitches combined to get through the third and fourth innings. The veteran righty was in command all night, throwing a first pitch strike to 18 of the 22 batters he faced while seemingly hitting all of his spots. The Yankees couldn’t have asked for a much better start from Cole, who made his first regular-season appearance since September 26, 2024. He’ll look to ride this hot start into his next outing, which is scheduled for Wednesday at the Royals.

Martinez allowed baserunners in each of the first five innings, but managed to battle his way out of danger until the fifth inning, when Austin Wells led things off with a solo homer to break a scoreless tie. That homer would be the only run Martinez would allow on the night, but he left the game trailing 1-0 after six innings. Martinez continues to be solid for the Rays, consistently inducing weak contact to get batters out while limiting walks. He has allowed two earned runs or fewer in every start this season. Martinez’s next start is scheduled for Wednesday against the Orioles, who were swept by the Rays earlier in the week.

The magic elixir for struggling starting pitchers this season has often been facing this hapless Mets lineup. Juan Soto was literally the only player who could touch Pérez in this one, accounting for both of the hits he allowed. The first of which was a loud, 449 foot home run in the first inning and it underscored a lot of Pérez’s struggles so far this season. Without much confidence in his secondary pitches, he threw Soto five fastballs in that at-bat. Two of which he fouled straight back and the third straight with two strikes was parked in the stands. Nevertheless, no other hitter gave Pérez trouble and this was his first start all season where he didn’t walk a single batter. Also, he found a good feel for his sweeper as the game went on and finally displayed at least solid command of it. Hopefully this is an outing he can build on ahead of a meeting with the Blue Jays next week.