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Smith-Njigba has been sent to the minors to make room for Osvaldo Bido to make a spot start on Wednesday night against the Cubs. The 24-year-old outfielder is batting .125 (4-for-32) with five RBI and one stolen base across 15 games this season in the big leagues.

Tucker drove in Alex Freeland with an RBI single into right field off of Kevin Ginkel, snapping a 4-4 tie and proving to be the difference in the contest. He also drew a walk, swiped a base and struck out twice on the night. Through two games, the superstar outfielder is hitting .286 (2-for-7) with two runs scored, two RBI and a stolen base with his new ballclub.

After striking out Carlos Santana to begin the frame, Díaz made things interesting by issuing a walk to Alek Thomas. Thomas then swiped second base to get himself into scoring position, but the 32-year-old right-hander battled back to strike out Jordan Lawlar and then got Ketel Marte on a ground ball to end it. As long as he stays healthy, there’s little reason to believe that Díaz won’t finish among the upper echelon closers once again at season’s end.

On the plus side for fantasy managers, Sheehan managed to rack up six strikeouts on the evening while allowing two walks. He allowed an RBI double to Alek Thomas in the second inning and a solo homer to Ketel Marte in the third. Sheehan then exited with two men on and one out in the fourth inning — and both inherited runners came around to score. He got 13 swings and misses on 83 pitches on the night, posting a CSW of 30 percent. His fastball velocity remained down in this one, averaging just 94.0 mph (-1.6 mph). It’s troubling trend that fantasy managers should continue to monitor when Sheehan takes on the Nationals in Washington on Friday.

Thomas opened the scoring in the contest with a run-scoring double off of Emmet Sheehan in the second inning. He then added a two-run double in the fourth that tied the game at four runs apiece. He also drew a one-out walk in the ninth inning and swiped second base to get himself into scoring position, but the Diamondbacks were unable to cash him in. As long as he’s seeing regular at-bats for the D’Backs, his dynamic skillset makes him a viable option in deeper mixed leagues.

The 28-year-old right-hander also issued three free passes on the night while striking out four. The problem, is that while Nelson allowed only two hits in the ballgame, both of them left the yard — a solo shot by Alex Freeland and a three-run blast by Mookie Betts in the third inning. He got 11 whiffs on 83 pitches on the night, posting an underwhelming CSW of 25 percent. He gets a pass since it was such a difficult matchup, but fantasy managers are going to need to see more when he toes the slab against the Braves his next time out at home on Thursday.

The 22-year-old infielder did his damage in the fourth inning of this one, launching an 0-2 fastball from Gavin Williams for a 367-foot (98.6 mph EV) go-ahead three-run homer. That proved to be all of the run support that George Kirby and company would require in this one. That was his only hit on the evening and his only knock through his first six at-bats on the season thus far.

Raley connected on a 390-foot (104.9 mph EV) two-run shot off of Colin Holderman in the sixth inning of this one, extending the Mariners’ lead to 5-2. He’s off to a strong start to the 2026 campaign, hitting .250 (2-for-8) with a pair of long balls and three RBI through his first two games. If he swats another home run over the weekend, he could end up drawing some serious free agent bids in leagues where he’s still available.

The 31-year-old outfielder drew a walk in the fourth inning and swiped second base before riding home on Cole Young’s three-run blast. He also walked in the sixth and scored on Luke Raley’s two-run bomb. After doing it for each of the past five seasons, Arozarena is now one step closer to yet another 20/20 campaign.

Kirby scattered just two hits on the evening while issuing a pair of free passes. The only blemish on his night came on a solo home run to Chase DeLauter in the opening inning, after that he was brilliant. Kirby got eight whiffs on 90 pitches on the night, posting a CSW of 27 percent. He’ll look to extend his winning streak to two when he takes on the Yankees at home on Wednesday.