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The Twins took a chance on Archer last year as a low-cost reclamation project, but the decision didn’t pan out. The 34-year-old veteran right-hander finished with an underwhelming 4.56 ERA, 1.32 WHIP and 84/48 K/BB ratio across 102 2/3 innings (25 starts). He’s unlikely to make an impact for fantasy managers at this advanced stage of his career.

Fairbanks has Reynaud’s Syndrome, which leads to poor blood flow to his fingers in cold weather, but no word yet if tonight’s issue was related to that. Fairbanks wound up being charged with three runs in one-third of an inning and took his second loss tonight. If he’s forced to the IL, then Tyler Phillips, Calvin Faucher and Anthony Bender could be candidates for saves.

Ohtani’s RBI came on a ground-rule double that got the Dodgers to within a run at 4-3 in the ninth. He came around to score on Kyle Tucker’s walk-off single to give the Dodgers the victory. Ohtani may be out of the lineup Tuesday, as he’ll be on the bump and looking to further lower his miniscule 0.50 ERA on the campaign.

Hicks took Yoshinobu Yamamoto deep to give Miami a 4-2 lead over the Dodgers; a lead that would stay until the ninth inning when Los Angeles scored three to get the win. Hicks has been impressive in the first month of 2026, as that’s his sixth homer and he’s already up to 27 RBI in 29 games.

Tucker has his first big moment for the Dodgers. The 29-year-old came up with two outs and the bases loaded with the Marlins trailing 4-3, and he laced a single up the middle to score a pair to give Los Angeles the win. Tucker has not gotten off to a hot start as seen in his .230/.326/.364 line, but he’s been one of baseball’s best hitters for the past decade or so despite rarely playing his best in the early portion of the season. There’s very little reason to think he won’t get it going shortly.

Phillips came in to replace Pete Fairbanks after Fairbanks left Sunday’s appearance with a thumb issue, and while he got Will Smith to strike out with the bases loaded, he gave up a two-run single to Kyle Tucker for his first blown save of 2026. If Fairbanks needs to go on the injured list, it’ll likely be a closer-by-committee with Phillips, Anthony Bender and Calvin Faucher all possible options.

Expectations were low for Paddack going into the start considering how much he’s struggled, but all things considered, this wasn’t too bad. He walked one and struck out one while allowing just four hits, and he blanked the talented Dodger lineup after giving up a pair in the first. The Marlins have two of the best pitching prospects in Triple-A right now in Thomas White and Robby Snelling, and they both seem like better options than Paddack; even with this non-abhorrent outing. He’ll face the Phillies on Sunday.

Yamamoto surrendered five hits, struck out four and issued four free passes in a less-than-spectacular start, even before considering expectations. Three of the runs were allowed on a Liam Hicks homer, but even outside of that, there was more traffic than anticipated. He still sports a 2.87 ERA, and fantasy managers should expect the 27-year-old to be back to his old self against the Astros in Houston on Monday.

Working with a 4-2 lead, Fairbanks walked two and gave up an RBI double to Shohei Ohtani with one out. He then intentionally walked Freddie Freeman after a 3-0 count and departed with a trainer. If he’s going to miss some time, the Marlins probably won’t pick a sole closer right away. Calvin Faucher, Tyler Phillips and Anthony Bender would all be candidates for saves.

After homering twice in Mexico City on Sunday, Machado picked up two more extra-base hits in the win over Chicago on Monday. The 33-year-old also singled, and it improves his slash to .232/.342/.400. Considering it was .198/.324/.291 coming into Sunday, that’s a pretty vast improvement, and those numbers should continue to climb considerably over the summer months.

France is one of the slowest players in the game, so it’s pretty surprising to see him come up with a three-bagger. The 31-year-old has swung the bat exceptionally since returning to San Diego, and while it’s a small sample, his .297/.350/.649 slash deserves kudos. He’s not all that long removed from being a solid option for Seattle, and it’s feasible — albeit far from guaranteed — he’s refinding the form. France is at least worth keeping an eye on in the early portion of the campaign.