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The lone run scored after he was pulled from the game. Megill allowed just two hits while walking two and striking out seven. It was the first time in his career that he recorded an out in the eighth inning as a starter. The playoff-bound Phillies were sitting a couple of regulars and seemed eager to get the doubleheader over with at times, but Megill will take it. The 28-year-old will finish the year with a 4.70 ERA and 105/58 K/BB ratio in 126 1/3 innings over 25 starts. While Megill has been better of late, he’s unlikely to be promised a rotation spot going into the spring.

Fernandez got the call for his MLB debut with Pavin Smith (elbow) landing on the injured list. His first game could not have gone better. The 22-year-old knocked his first base hit in the second inning, then slugged his first career homer with a solo shot off Casey Mize in the fourth. With the team trailing by one run with two runners on in the eighth, he took Kenley Jansen deep for a three-run blast to put the D-Backs ahead. Two of his first three hits leaving the yard is certainly a way to start his career. It’s unknown how much playing time Fernandez stands to get, but you have to think two homers certainly earn him more looks in the DH and infield mix.

Greene’s lone hit of the game drove in two runs as he doubled off Brandon Pfaadt in the third inning. The Tigers would score all five of their runs in the frame before falling to Arizona. The 27-year-old slugger is 4-for-21 in the early going with four RBI as he searches for his first homer after slugging 36 in 2025.

After the Diamondbacks took a two-run lead in the bottom of the eighth, Sewald was summoned to close things out in the ninth for the second straight day against Detroit. He shut the door on the Tigers, striking out the side in a clean inning of work to notch his second save of the season. There’s no reason to think the team will go to anyone else but Sewald for save chances if he’s this effective.

Pfaadt worked two clean innings, retiring his first seven batters, before falling apart in the third. The Tigers tagged him for five runs on six hits before he could escape the frame. Pfaadt bounced back with three more scoreless innings, giving up just one more walk. It seems to be the typical Pfaadt experience as he struggles to avoid the blowup inning. The 27-year-old right-hander will take the mound against the Braves in Atlanta on Sunday. His spot in the rotation could be in jeopardy once Merrill Kelly (back) is ready to return from the injured list.

Mize was working around baserunners through his first three innings of work. He escaped a bases-loaded jam in the third before giving up his first run on a solo homer by Jose Fernandez in the fourth. Mize settled in to complete two more clean frames, completing six innings. The splitter was a real neutralizer for him, inducing nine of his 15 whiffs to collect nine strikeouts. It was an impressive first start for the 28-year-old right-hander. Mize will take on the Twins in Minnesota on Monday.

Rice was not retired once in this one, reaching in all four plate appearances. He started with a double in the first to drive in the game’s first run, then drew a pair of walks before knocking a base hit in the eighth. The 27-year-old slugger has reached base eight times through 17 plate appearances while starting at first base in all four games against right-handed pitching, sitting for one start against a left-hander.

Bellinger knocked a base hit in the first inning and scored the first run of the game on a double by Ben Rice. After drawing a walk in the third, he singled, stole second, and scored again in the sixth. It was the first stolen base of the season for the 30-year-old outfielder. He’s 6-for-18 at the dish so far with a 3/3 K/BB ratio.

Fried was dominant yet again on Tuesday, holding the Mariners off the board over seven frames to extend his scoreless streak to 13 1/3 innings across his first two starts. He scattered three hits and one walk while collecting six strikeouts. The 32-year-old left-hander has a chance to continue his excellent start when he takes on the Marlins in New York on Sunday.

Gilbert recorded two quick outs before the Yankees strung together three straight hits to plate two runs in the opening frame. He settled in to keep New York off the board until running into more trouble in the sixth. Three hits and a walk plated two more runs, knocking Gilbert from the game at 95 pitches. One inherited runner would come in to score, charging Gilbert with five runs on the day. He struck out six on 14 whiffs but threw just 54 strikes. The struggles to complete six frames go back to last season, when he did it just eight times in 25 starts. The 28-year-old right-hander will look to bounce back when he takes on the Rangers in Texas next Monday.

With the Red Sox looking at 21 called strikes, Brown needed just 78 pitches to get 18 outs tonight. He has 17 strikeouts while allowing just one run in 10 2/3 innings to date, and now he gets to face the Rockies next time out. It is at Coors Field, but that’s usually not the same kind of issue in April as it might be in July.