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Smith singled in the first inning and was moved to third on an RBI single by Adolis Garcia. He and Garcia would later attempt a successful double steal with two outs, with Garcia swiping second and Smith coming in to score. Smith’s two-hit night was much needed. He entered the day with no hits in his last 14 at-bats, but will hopefully round back into form after a strong night at the dish.

Culpepper’s home run was off Payton Tolle, and the 23-year-old is now up to three home runs on the season while hitting .294 with eight RBI and a .927 OPS. Brooks Lee has been off to a slow start in the big leagues, so there is a chance that Culpepper, who is MLB Pipeline’s 52nd-ranked prospect, could push Lee for a job by May if he keeps this up.

So far this season, Jordan has hit .480 with two doubles, three home runs, and eight RBI. The Cardinals have Alec Burleson entrenched at first base, but if Jordan continues to hit, he could push his way into a shot at DH at-bats for a rebuilding Cardinals team.

He also struck out eight and walked three while throwing 62 percent of his pitches for strikes. Command has always been a bit of a concern for Ullola, but he has wipe out stuff and posted a 44 percent whiff rate in this one. His slider and cutter both miss plenty of bats, and his four-seamer has good vertical movement, which helps his fairly average velocity. He’s a name to keep an eye on, particularly if Hunter Brown is out for an extended period of time.

There was a lot of attention paid to Clark’s jewelry and defense this spring, but the 21-year-old is hitting .367 so far this season with six doubles, three RBI, and three steals. Parker Meadows is off to a solid start for the Tigers, so there is no rush to bring Clark up to the big leagues, but an extended stretch like this could expedite things.

Gil also walked four and struck out six, but threw only 47 of his 90 pitches for strikes. Command has always been an issue for Gil, and it seems to still be a lingering one. We know he’ll be moving into the rotation this week, but it’s hard to recommend starting him in most fantasy leagues.

Tibbs is hitting .474 AVG in nine games with four doubles, seven home runs, 13 RBI, and a .535 on-base percentage. Tibbs came over to the Red Sox as part of the Rafael Devers trade, but didn’t seem to respond well to coaching in Boston and was shipped off to the Dodgers for Dustin May last year at the trade deadline. That may go down as the worst trade of the Craig Breslow era in Boston.

Only 12 qualified hitters in MLB swung at a lower percentage of pitches than Stott did in 2025, so the middle infielder is working to put his best swing on pitches earlier in the count: “I get into hitter’s counts and, in the past, I would either slow down to hit it or something of that nature. Now, more just taking my ‘A’ swing, and if I miss it, I miss it. Instead of getting myself out by check swinging or a soft swinging just to touch it. It’s more of being ultra aggressive on hitter’s counts and going from there.” The results haven’t been there so far, but it’s certainly a change that should be beneficial for Stott, so perhaps a bit more time to adjust to the new approach will lead to more success.

This likely means that Vaughn is working on his conditioning or even tracking pitches in the cages. The Brewers have said that they expect him back in mid-May, and he seems to be on track for that.

The next step will be for Snell to face live hitters this week. If he does well in that session and his shoulder feels good, it’s possible that he could begin a rehab assignment as soon as next week. The Dodgers have said that their goal was to have Snell return to the rotation by the end of May, so expect them to move him slowly to ensure he’s healthy

Taylor Walls (oblique) is back off the injured list, so the Rays will ship Williams back to Triple-A, where they had optioned him back in March. Williams was 3-for-23 in his seven games with a 9/1 K/BB ratio. There are some legitimate contact concerns here, which Williams will need to work on in the minors.