MLB Player News

Woof. Falter walked one and struck out one in the brutal outing. He served up three homers on the night — a two-run shot to Christian Encarnacion-Strand in the opening inning, a solo shot to Tyler Stephenson in the first and an inside-the-park solo shot by TJ Friedl in the second inning. After this disaster, Falter now sports an uninspiring 5.36 ERA, 1.41 WHIP and a 60/20 K/BB ratio over 80 2/3 innings on the season. It’s unclear if the Pirates will let him take another turn through the rotation after this start, or if he’ll finish up the season working out of the Pirates’ bullpen.

Fedde struck out two and walked four in the outing, raising his ERA to 4.30 on the year. The right-hander gave up a two-run homer to Michael Busch in the first, part of a three-run inning to kick things off. Fedde will continue to eat innings for this rotation when he faces the Giants in San Francisco next time out.

Domínguez walked Alex Bregman to begin the inning before striking out Ian Happ. Seiya Suzuki then reached on an error before Michael Conforto connected for a three-run, game-tying jack. Domínguez signed a two-year, $20 million deal with the White Sox this past offseason. That’s closer money, but he simply hasn’t pitched as one of the best relievers in this bullpen. Grant Taylor has the skills to usurp the job if Chicago is willing to move on from his multi-inning role. Domínguez has earned 10 saves so far in 2026, but his 2.4 HR/9 is the sixth-highest among qualified relievers.

Taylor continues to post some of the best ERA estimators and pitch-modeling grades in MLB, and his results are finally beginning to match them. He’s up to 19 strikeouts in 13 scoreless innings over his last nine appearances. Taylor threw a cutter 17% of the time last season, and it was his worst pitch. Replacing it with more sliders and a new sinker has helped him match his underlying numbers this year. The White Sox still haven’t shown interest in using him as a closer over Seranthony Domínguez, but he’s becoming the best pitcher in this bullpen while capable of tossing multiple innings any time out.

Rea struck out four and walked one in the contest, raising his ERA to 4.98 this season. Sunday was his 10th appearance (seventh start) of 2026, and he’ll likely continue to hold a rotation spot with Matthew Boyd (knee) on the IL. Rea’s next start lines up at home against the Astros.

Peters’ blast put the White Sox up 7-4 before Michael Conforto launched a three-run blast of his own to tie it for the Cubs in the ninth. White Sox catcher Edgar Quero later hit a walk-off shot in the 10th. The homer for Peters was his first of the year. He’s been starting as the team’s primary center fielder lately, but he doesn’t have the skill set to be a factor in most fantasy formats.

There were multiple late-inning blasts that felt as if they would define the game, but Quero’s homer was the one that ended it. He’s been spelling Drew Romo behind the plate lately, but Kyle Teel should take back starting catcher duties once he returns from the IL.

Busch’s homer was a two-run blast off Erick Fedde in the first. The lefty first baseman has started all but two games for the Cubs this year, fully shedding last season’s platoon role. Busch hit second in all three contests versus the crosstown White Sox this weekend. However, the long ball was just his fourth of the season as he’s well off pace to match the 34 he connected for a season ago.

Conforto finished the afternoon 2-for-4 with the homer, three RBI, and a walk. In 27 games this year he’s hitting .345 with a 1.111 OPS, including some of the best expected stats in MLB. Despite the early success, he’s struggled to earn consistent playing time even against righties as Moisés Ballesteros has operated as the primary DH for most of the season so far. Conforto’s playing time should continue to tick up for as long as he hits this well, but it could take an injury for him to factor into more consistent at-bats, and that likely wouldn’t include time against lefties.

The Dodgers outscored the Angels 21-3 in a Freeway Series sweep. They scored their 10 runs today despite collecting just one extra-base hit, that being Tucker’s two-run double. It’s Tucker’s first three-RBI game of the year. He’s batting .300/.410/.500 in 15 games this month.

Sasaki walked none and needed just 91 pitches to get 21 outs in his longest and probably his best major league start to date. He produced 18 whiffs and finished with a 34 percent CSW. It’s probably best not to make too much of one outing, but it was the kind of showing that suggests he’s turned a corner and potentially should be back on mixed-league radars. He’ll face the Brewers next.