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Ryu told reporters at the conclusion of last year that he would like to pitch in the majors again this upcoming season, but the soon-to-be 37-year-old southpaw remains unsigned at the outset of spring training. He made a successful return last year from Tommy John surgery, posting a serviceable 3.46 ERA, 1.29 WHIP and 38/14 K/BB ratio across 52 innings (11 starts) for the Blue Jays. However, it seems far more likely that he’ll return to Korea, where he spent the first seven years of his professional career, for the remainder of his baseball life.

Jump heads to the upper minors after registering an absurd 2.32 ERA and 37.2 percent strikeout rate across 31 innings (six appearances, five starts) for High-A Lansing in his professional debut. The 22-year-old lefty was a second-round pick in the 2024 MLB Draft and is one of this year’s fastest-rising pitching prospects from a dynasty standpoint.

Langford’s homer in the sixth, a 412-foot blast to right-center, was the Rangers’ first hit of the game off Chase Dollander and one of just three they had on the night. He has seven homers in spite of his early trip to the IL, and he’s batting .263/.350/.492 in 137 plate appearances.

Mahle threw his splitter 30 times tonight and got six missed swings and no hard-hit balls among the seven put into play. This was an easy matchup, but Mahle has been exceptional in compiling a 4-1 record and a 1.47 ERA. He’ll be worth using again against the Astros next weekend.

Robert Garcia and Chris Martin are the primary alternatives to Jackson, but they had already pitched tonight. That left Webb to get the final three outs, which he did successfully. It’s his seventh career save since he debuted with the Braves in 2019. It’s unlikely that he’ll pick up additional saves any time soon.

The one hit, unfortunately, was a two-run homer from Wyatt Langford in the sixth. Still, it’s his best outing to date. It’s the first time he’s completed six innings, and he matched his high strikeout total so far. He fell to 2-4 with a 6.88 ERA anyway, but that comes with pitching for the Rockies. He’ll get the Diamondbacks next.

Francisco Lindor reached on an error in a tie game, advanced to third on a Juan Soto single and then scored on Alonso’s flyball. Alonso also had an RBI single on a grounder in the seventh. He’s alone in second in the majors with 36 RBI, three behind Aaron Judge.

Peterson’s 100 pitches produced 17 whiffs and a 37% CSW, allowing him to overcome the Isiah Kiner-Falefa homer and seven other hard-hit balls he surrendered. Peterson still hasn’t allowed more than three earned runs in any of his eight starts this season. He deserves better than a 2-2 record, especially with the Mets being 6-2 in his starts. He’ll face the Yankees in the Bronx this weekend.

The Mets turned to Brazobán with a one-run lead because Edwin Díaz had pitched the previous two days, and Brazobán got the grounders he wanted, but two turned into singles and a misplay from Francisco Lindor hurt the cause. Still, Brazobán was able to preserve the tie after giving up the tying run, and he notched the win in the bottom of the ninth. Brazobán has a 1.08 ERA in 25 innings while doing much of the dirty work in the Mets pen.

Skenes allowed six hits, walked three and struck out six before departing with a one-run lead that disappeared immediately in the seventh. He has fallen short of dominance in giving up eight runs with a 14/11 K/BB in 17 innings this month, but there still doesn’t seem to be much of anything wrong here. This is just what a Paul Skenes slump looks like, apparently.

Brought into a tie game, Bednar retired the first batter he faced before the second reached on an Isiah Kiner-Falefa error. A single and a game-ending sac fly followed. Bednar won’t get much blame for this one, but it can’t help matters as he contends with Dennis Santana for late-game opportunities.