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Sandy Alcantara

MIA Starting Pitcher #22

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Sandy Alcantara acknowledged Saturday that his UCL sprain will cost him the remainder of the 2023 season.

The 28-year-old hurler had been working his way back in an attempt to help out the Marlins should they reach the postseason, but now he’ll be shut down for the duration of the season. Alcantara also noted that the next step in his recovery haven’t been determined yet, and that his availability for the start of the 2024 campaign is yet to be determined. This represents the first time in Alcantara’s career that he has landed on the injured list with an arm injury.

Source: Miami Herald

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Nathan Church

STL Left Fielder #27

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Nathan Church went 2-for-4 and hit a two-run homer in the Cardinals’ 5-3 win over the Marlins on Tuesday.

Church’s homer off Chris Paddack was his second of the year. He’s batting .231/.281/.365, and he doesn’t project to get a whole lot better than that. The Cardinals are treating him as their best option in left field against right-handers, but they still might send down Thomas Saggese and give Bryan Torres or Cesar Prieto a look there before Lars Nootbaar returns.

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Expect closer by committee with Diaz sidelined

April 21, 2026 02:13 PM

With Edwin Diaz sidelined for multiple months, Eric Samulski highlights which Dodger arms fantasy managers should have their eyes on and why Tanner Scott could get the "majority" of save opportunities.

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Dustin May

STL Starting Pitcher #3

Dustin May pitched 5 1/3 innings of one-run ball Tuesday in a win over the Marlins.

May struck out five and walked one. He’s now one of 23 major league pitchers with three wins, even though his ERA stands at 5.84, the league is hitting .337 against him and he’s averaging just less than five innings per start. He’ll face the Pirates next time out.

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Riley O'Brien

STL Relief Pitcher #61

Riley O’Brien pitched a scoreless ninth for his seventh save Tuesday versus the Marlins.

O’Brien took a blown save Sunday for allowing an inherited run to score, but he still hasn’t given up an earned run of his own this year. The appearance today was his third in four days, so he might need Wednesday off. JoJo Romero would probably close in his place. Ryne Stanek threw 32 pitches in a bad outing tonight, so he’ll likely be down, too.

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Chris Paddack

MIA Starting Pitcher #33

Chris Paddack dropped to 0-4 after giving up five runs in 4 2/3 innings Tuesday against the Cardinals.

We’re not sure what it was that caused the Marlins to think they could get Paddack turned around, but it certainly doesn’t seem to be happening. He has a 6.38 ERA, having given up five homers in 24 innings. That’s about his same home run pace from last year, when he allowed 31 in 158 innings for the Twins. It’s probably time to send him to the pen and give his spot to Braxton Garrett, who was clearly more deserving in the first place.

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Jakob Marsee

MIA Center Fielder #87

Jakob Marsee went 3-for-4 and hit his first homer of the year Tuesday against the Cardinals.

Marsee’s homer was almost too low to get out, but it was a 110.9 mph rocket to right. That’s two mph better than his previous hardest hit ball this year. With two singles afterwards, he raised his season average from .149 to .176 tonight.

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Giancarlo Stanton

NYY Designated Hitter #27

Giancarlo Stanton had a solo homer and a two-run double in the Yankees’ 4-0 shutout of the Red Sox on Tuesday.

Both hits came off Connelly Early. He would have added a second double later in the game if not for a fantastic catch from Ceddanne Rafaela at the wall in center. Stanton was in a 4-for-38 slump coming into tonight, leaving him at just .240/.296/.360 for the season.

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Luis Gil

NYY Starting Pitcher #81

Luis Gil shut out the Red Sox for 6 1/3 innings on Tuesday, allowing just two hits in the process.

Credit to Gil, but a lot of this was bad hitting. Gil’s velocity was actually down about 1.5 mph on his fastballs and 3.5 mph on his slider, and he ended up with just two strikeouts and three walks. He gave up eight hard-hit balls, but those produced one single and eight outs (one was a GIDP). Gil now has a 4.11 ERA and a 9/8 K/BB over 15 1/3 innings over three starts. He’ll face the Astros on Sunday, but he’s in line to be replaced in the Yankees rotation sometime next month.

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Connelly Early

BOS Starting Pitcher #71

Connelly Early surrendered three runs in 5 1/3 innings Tuesday in a loss to the Yankees.

Early has a nice 2.88 ERA, but there just isn’t much backing it up. His strikeout rate is average. His walk rate is high. His exit velocity numbers are bad. There’s still reason for optimism for the long term, but aside from the ERA, most everything right now suggests he’s currently a slightly below average starter. He’s currently lined up to face the Orioles on Sunday, though if the Red Sox make some moves this weekend, he could be pushed back to Monday against the Blue Jays.

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Wilyer Abreu

BOS Right Fielder #52

Wilyer Abreu finished 0-for-4 as Boston’s cleanup hitter in Tuesday’s loss to the Yankees.

Abreu was great in the WBC and the first 10 games of the season, but his OPS is already back under .800 now, as he’s gone 4-for-34 with no extra-base hits in his last nine games. He’ll bounce back and he should retain some mixed-league value, but it doesn’t look like that a big breakthrough is going to materialize here.

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Luke Keaschall

MIN 2nd Baseman #15

Luke Keaschall went 2-for-4 with two RBI and a stolen base in a 5-3 win over the Mets on Tuesday.

Keaschall was Johnny-on-the-spot here with a game-tying single in the seventh inning followed by a go-ahead poke in the ninth. That final blow was a true chopped that only scored a run because the Mets’ infield was in, but for a guy like Keaschall who’s trying to get off the schneid and still has a paltry .557 OPS, every little bit helps.

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