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The 30-year-old southpaw racked up five strikeouts on the afternoon while issuing only one base on balls. The Guardians scratched out an unearned run against him in the fourth inning, then Rodriguez served up a solo blast to Tyler Freeman in the fifth. He generated nine swings and misses on 94 pitches on the afternoon, posting a respectable CSW of 27 percent. He finishes a terrific season with a 13-9 record, 3.30 ERA, 1.15 WHIP and a 143/48 K/BB ratio over 152 2/3 innings in his 26 starts. Though he admits to enjoying his time in Detroit, Rodriguez is expected to opt out of his contract after the season and cash in on the free agent market — though that could still potentially mean a return to Motown.

Lugo allowed seven hits, walked two and struck out six in the no-decision. The Royals went on to win in 10 after automatic runner Michael Massey stole third and scored on Maikel Garcia’s sac fly. Lugo’s ERA increased ever so slightly to 2.68, but it was his fifth quality start in seven tries. He’s slated to face the Guardians in the finale of a four-game series on Thursday.

Erceg was able to strand the automatic runner with a one-run lead and pick up his ninth save of the year. He hasn’t been quite as strong this season as he was in 2025 or 2024, but he’s still making a nice case to retain the closer’s role following Carlos Estévez’s return.

Just a bit of a step forward for Hancock. His previous career high for strikeouts was nine, and he’d never topped seven prior to this season. He didn’t overwhelm with his 31 percent CSW tonight, but the Royals couldn’t string hits together while combining for eight total bases in seven innings. Hancock’s 2.59 ERA is going to force the Mariners to make a tough decision when Bryce Miller is activated. It seems clear now that Hancock would be the better choice than Luis Castillo for the fifth spot in their rotation. Hancock is slated to face the White Sox next.

Muñoz entered with a one-run lead in the ninth and gave up a run after an odd misplay from Julio Rodríguez in center. Everything was fine aside from that, so there’s no cause for concern here. The Mariners, though, did lose in 10 after they failed to score the automatic runner.

That Jonathan India is out for the year has opened up the possibility that Massey could wind up with another lousy 500 plate appearances this season. Or the Royals could try something different, assuming that they’re not being blackmailed. Massey has 1,351 major league plate appearances under his belt with a .241/.281/.382 career line. We’re not entirely certain that Nick Loftin would be an upgrade, but giving him a real shot wouldn’t seem to be a bad idea.

The Mariners are being very elusive about this, as the unknown injury that got Raleigh scratched required imaging, the results of which are still unknown. Maybe he’ll prove to be just fine in a day or two, but the lack of transparency seems like a reason for concern.

Peraza was the hero with an RBI single to score Adam Frazier to give the Angels the win in the bottom of the 10th. He also doubled and singled in the contest. The former upper-echelon prospect in the Yankees’ system has enjoyed his new surroundings, and is now slashing .295/.361/.489 on the campaign. It’s very plausible — but far from a guarantee — that this is the breakout campaign.

The stolen base is the first of the season for Soto. The 27-year-old swiped 38 of them in 2025, and it seems very unlikely that he’s going to approach that number again; at least not in 2026. The .338/.442/.538 slash certainly helps compensate for the lack of thefts.

McLean struck out six and issued just one walk, but despite throwing just 78 pitches — 51 of them strikes — he was unable to get through five innings for the first time this year. The 24-year-old didn’t exactly full the Los Angeles lineup, as he generated just six swings and misses while allowing four hard-hit balls before exiting. Nobody’s perfect. McLean gets the Diamondbacks in Arizona on Friday.

Detmers limited the Mets to one run over six innings, but he gave up a couple more in the seventh to take away a chance of a win. The southpaw has had several outings look like this in 2026, which is neither a compliment nor an insult. The southpaw takes a 4.28 ERA into a scheduled start over the weekend against the Blue Jays, and similar results shouldn’t surprise anyone. This is just who Detmers is.