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Miranda isn’t expected to resume throwing until January, but the positive news here is that he managed to avoid a more serious surgical procedure on his right shoulder back in mid-September, and merely underwent a cleanup procedure. There’s optimism he’ll be a full-go for the outset of spring training.

Olson finally got the Braves on the board in the sixth inning of this one, blasting a 398-foot (106.1 mph EV) two-run shot off of Tyler Uberstine in the sixth inning, giving the Braves the lead at 2-1. He also singled in the ballgame. The 31-year-old slugger has had himself a terrific spring, hitting .290 (9-for-31) with four homers and six RBI in 34 plate appearances.

The 26-year-old right-hander piled up six strikeouts on the evening while issuing a pair of walks. The lone tally against him came as Braiden Ward plated a run with a fielder’s choice in the third inning. Aside from that, Elder was superb. He got nine swings and misses on 78 pitches in the contest, posting a CSW of 31 percent. For the spring, he now holds a 4.73 ERA, 1.28 WHIP and a 12/5 K/BB ratio over 13 1/3 innings. As is often the case, Elder is likely to occupy a spot in the Braves’ rotation to open the season due to the plethora of injuries they are once again dealing with.

The 27-year-old speedster drove in a run with a fielder’s choice in the third inning and was then cut down trying to steal second base. He then walked and pilfered second base in the fifth inning. Ward had already set the spring training record for stolen bases his last time out but added to it by swiping his 18th bag in this one. He’s also hitting .361 (13-for-36) on the spring with zero homers and five RBI. He’s a name to keep in mind for fantasy purposes in the event that he ever gets a shot with the Red Sox.

Bello allowed just four hits on the night and didn’t walk a batter. It’s his second straight start with seven punchouts after he fanned seven against Team Israel in his last start for the Dominican Republic on Monday. Bello got 12 swings and misses on 67 pitches on the night — five on his sinker — while posting a CSW of 34 percent. He still holds a 9.72 ERA in Grapefruit League play, but he flashed once again on Saturday that type of upside that he possesses when going right.

The Rangers scored 13 runs in the third, making it an 18-2 game at that point. Nimmo was 3-for-14 with no homers this spring before the ridiculous showing today. He hit the ball hard every time up, and the homers were projected at 410 and 422 feet.

Eovaldi struck out five and walked none while dealing with some lengthy waits as the Rangers racked up 18 runs over the first three innings. He has a 4.11 ERA through four starts, and his stuff looks much like it did while he was going 11-3 with a 1.73 ERA in 22 starts before hurting his shoulder last season.

Gonzales walked six. Despite missing much of 2023 and ’24 and all of 2025 with arm woes, Gonzales is throwing about as hard as ever this spring, even if that just puts him around 90 mph on average. Still, it’s hard to imagine him being anything close to a league-average starter at this point. Without T-Mobile Park backing him in Seattle, he might never have been one in the first place.

Smith played third base for the second time this spring. His other 12 starts have come at second, which is supposed to be his position this year, but the Rangers do want him to stay fresh at the hot corner in case they need him to take over for Josh Jung.

Pretty much everyone feasted on Padres pitching today, but McCutchen especially needs the hits after his late addition to the competition for a spot on the Rangers bench. He’s opened up 6-for-9 with three doubles and four walks.

The 28-year-old slugger opened the scoring in the first inning with an RBI single off of Mets’ right-hander Freddy Peralta. He then obliterated a Saul Garcia slider for a three-run blast in the sixth that extended that lead to 4-0. The 28-year-old slugger is now hitting .316 (6-for-19) on the spring while Saturday’s home run and RBIs were his first in Grapefruit League play. As long as he can avoid the injured list, he’s going to deliver substantial profit to those that call his name in fantasy drafts.