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It’s the second time in less than a month that he’s been DFA’d. Marrero figures to clear waivers again and, assuming that happens, can elect free agency if he wants.

Bednar picked up his 11th save against the Blue Jays on Monday, but it wasn’t without suspense. With a two-run lead, the 31-year-old right-hander walked Ernie Clement to start the ninth inning. Jesus Sanchez promptly entered the game and hit an RBI double. Bednar then struck out two of the next three hitters before getting Vladimir Guerrero Jr. to ground out to end the game. While it was a tightrope walk, Bednar bounced back after blowing his second save against the Mets on Sunday.

Corbin gave up six hits, walked three and struck out three. The 36-year-old left-hander lost two battles to Paul Goldschmidt that decided his outing. Goldschmidt hit a leadoff home run to start the scoring for the Yankees, then capped a rally in the fourth inning with a game-tying double. Corbin is regularly failing to complete five innings and has a 4.23 ERA, which makes him unusable outside of AL-only leagues. He’ll face the Pirates at home this weekend.

Weathers gave up seven hits, walked none and struck out seven. He remains 2-2 with the no-decision. The 26-year-old left-hander was excellent for the first three innings, even striking out the side in order in the third inning. Weathers ran into trouble in the fourth inning, though. He allowed back-to-back singles to start the inning before Ernie Clement hit a three-run home run with two outs. Weathers would allow one run in each of the next two innings before leaving with one out in the sixth inning. He has a 3.58 ERA, 1.13 WHIP and 61 strikeouts in 50 1/3 innings. Weathers will face the Rays at home this weekend.

Greene started the scoring in the first inning as he blasted an RBI double that was a foot away from being a home run. The 25-year-old outfielder made adjustments to his approach this offseason and his average and walk percentage have increased while his power has decreased. Greene’s strikeout percentage of 30 percent last year is only slightly down at 27 percent this year, but his walk percentage has nearly doubled from seven percent last year to 13.6 percent this year. His average is up to .327 after hitting .258 last year, though his ISO has slipped from .235 to .158. Greene’s .450 BABIP this year is the highest among qualified batters and over 100 points higher than his career .353 BABIP. His average is unsustainable unless he significantly cuts into his strikeout rate, but Greene has patience and power in his profile to fall back on.

In the fifth inning, Martínez scored on a Rhys Hoskins sacrifice fly. In the next inning, he drove in a run to put the Guardians up 5-1. The 24-year-old outfielder hit leadoff with the Guardians facing left-handed starter Framber Valdez. He’s hitting .270 with 23 runs scored, nine home runs, 25 RBI and eight stolen bases.

Contreras started the scoring with his 435-foot blast in the sixth inning, and both teams scored single runs afterwards. It was Contreras’s 10th homer of the year, putting him halfway to his total of 20 from last season. His career high is 24, which he achieved in 105 games for the Cubs in 2019.

Gray was plenty effective in his first two starts since coming off the injured list, but it was nice to see the strikeout ability return tonight. He got five on his sweeper alone. Gray had a 30 percent strikeout rate in 2024 and came in at 27 percent last season, but coming into tonight, he was at just 15 percent in his seven starts this year. The victory makes him 5-1 with a 2.93 ERA. He’ll face the Twins on Sunday.

It’s Chapman’s 13th straight scoreless appearances and sixth in a row in which he hasn’t allowed a hit. The save was his 378th of his career, so he’s passed Joe Nathan to stand alone in 10th place on the all-time list. Next up is Dennis Eckersley at 390, though since Billy Wagner is eighth at 422, ninth is as far as Chapman is going to move up the list this year.

Lugo has had some rough outings of late, but he’s also suffered from quite the lack of support in his strong outings, which is why he’s 1-4 through 10 turns. This is the seventh time he’s allowed two runs or fewer. He has another home start coming up this weekend against the Mariners.