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Hanhold spent all of last season at Triple-A Indianapolis, finishing with a 3.40 ERA, 1.34 WHIP, and 49/24 K/BB ratio across 53 innings (27 appearances). The 29-year-old righty has made 13 relief appearances between the Orioles and Mets dating back to 2018. He’ll function as organizational relief depth this season for San Diego.

It was business as usual for Schlittler, who struck out a season-high nine batters while allowing just three to reach base. Schlittler took a one-hit shutout into the seventh inning, but lost it on a leadoff homer by Juan Soto to give the Mets their first run on the night. Schlittler continues to be one of the most dominant arms in baseball, now boasting a 1.35 ERA and 0.78 WHIP on the season. His next start is scheduled for Wednesday at home against the Blue Jays.

As the leadoff man in a tie game in the 10th, Yastrzemski tried twice to bunt the runner to third, but both rolled foul. That freed him up to swing away, and he lined a ball into left-center to end the game. Yastrzemski is 4-for-7 with one homer, two doubles and five RBI in his four appearances this week, raising his OPS from .516 to .597. He needs a little hot streak here to guarantee that he starts over Mauricio Dubón against righties after Ronald Acuña Jr. returns.

Strider got a pickoff in the first inning and caught stealing in the fourth and fifth inning to aid the cause tonight. He walked three and struck out just four, even though he generated 16 missed swings tonight. Opposing starter Connelly Early had six strikeouts and eight whiffs, by way of comparison. In three starts since returning from an oblique strain, Strider has a 2.45 ERA and an 18/10 K/BB in 14 2/3 innings. He’ll pitch in Miami next time out.

Early surrendered homers to Drake Baldwin in the first and Michael Harris II in the fourth, but he did a nice job otherwise in stranding five runners. That he’s been able to strand 86 percent of his baserunners this year is a big reason why has a 3.21 ERA against a 4.58 FIP and a 4.11 xERA. Early remains a lesser option in mixed leagues, but his matchup against the Royals next week is reasonable.

Mayer’s other homer came on Apr. 3 against the Padres. He’s been really good defensively at second base for Boston, but his .233/.302/.336 line is quite disappointing, especially since he isn’t even playing against lefties. Fortunately for him, Kristian Campbell still isn’t really looking like a major leaguer while playing in Triple-A. If the Red Sox did need another infielder, they might be more likely to call up Nick Sogard.

Chourio doubled off of Joe Ryan on the first pitch of the game and came around to score two batters later thanks to a William Contreras single. He would later score in the eighth inning and again came in to score via a fielder’s choice by Contreras, to tie the game at 2-2. Chourio also struck out three times in this one, but both of his hits and runs proved vital in the 3-2 victory. Chourio is still waiting for his first homer of 2026, but he’s slashing a solid .300/.349/.400 since returning from injury.

Ryan ran into trouble early in this one, allowing a leadoff double to Jackson Chourio on the first pitch of the game. Chourio would come around to score two batters later on an RBI single by William Contreras, but Ryan was able to limit further damage in the inning. It would be the only run Ryans would allow on the night, as he settled in to pitch five-straight scoreless frames while tying a season-high with seven strikeouts. Ryan has allowed two earned runs or fewer in his last four starts, but hasn’t won a game since April 11th. He’ll look to pick up his third win of the season in his next outing, which is scheduled for Wednesday against the Astros.