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Lindor crushed a no-doubter to left-center field off Braves ace Chris Sale to put the Mets ahead in the third inning. It was his fifth round-tripper over his last four games. He leads the senior circuit with a staggering 34 extra-base hits since being moved to the leadoff spot back on May 18. The 30-year-old fantasy superstar is batting a sizzling .309 (38-for-123) with 10 homers, 25 RBI and nine steals over his last 30 games.

Stammen said that Machado didn’t look great coming out of the batter’s box on his last at-bat and also had a couple of slides at second base that “didn’t feel great on his lower half.” The Padres will talk to Machado on Tuesday and see how he’s feeling before deciding if he needs an off day or not, but Stammen said that Machado is “fine.”

Instead, the Yankees will call up starting pitching prospect Elmer Rodríguez to make his MLB debut on Wednesday. Yankees manager Aaron Boone has confirmed that Warren is not dealing with any injury but that the team is just realigning its rotation. That realignment has not yet been announced, but the Yankees could just push Warren and Ryan Weathers back one day each, which would allow them to start against Baltimore along with Max Fried and Cam Schlittler.

The 21-year-old is off to a great start at Triple-A, posting a 1.27 ERA and 0.89 WHIP in 21 1/3 innings. He has just 20 strikeouts over that stretch, so he has yet to show the swing-and-miss upside that he displayed at Double-A last year. It may eventually become a larger part of his game, but it’s fair to wonder how many bats he’s going to miss right away at the big league level. The Yankees also have Carlos Rodon and Gerrit Cole on their way back in a couple of weeks, so this will likely be a short audition for Rodríguez. That makes him hard to add in fantasy leagues outside of deeper leagues, where you’d be willing to stream him for this debut.

Schuemann will come up to take Giancarlo Stanton’s (calf) spot on the active roster. However, Schuemann is hitting .203/.362/.297 in 96 plate appearances at Triple-A this season, so it seems likely that he will just be sent down later this week when Anthony Volpe (shoulder) comes off the IL.

Don Mattingly, who joined the team as bench coach this offseason, will take over as interim manager. Thomson becomes the second manager fired this month after the Red Sox fired Alex Cora over the weekend. In fact, many reports suggest that Thomson’s firing could be directly tied to that, since Dave Dombrowski, the Phillies’ president of baseball operations for the Phillies, has a close relationship with Cora from their time together in Boston. A potential manager swap was made easier with the Phillies’ getting out to a 9-19 start to the season, tied with the Mets for the worst record in baseball. Thomson ends his Phillies career with a record of 355-270 for a .568 winning percentage, which is second-best in franchise history. He took the Phillies to the World Series in 2022, but the team then lost in the NLCS in 2023, the Division Series in 2024, and the Division Series in 2025. Thomson will likely get another chance to manage if he wants one.

Congrats to Dylan and his growing family. He should be out for the opening series of the week and then return before the weekend.

The Braves have moved Reynaldo Lopez to the bullpen, but that was to accommodate JR Ritchie in the rotation. They also have Spencer Strider (oblique) likely to return this weekend, so this seems like a short-term addition with Fuentes pitching multiple innings out of the bullpen while Dylan Lee is on Paternity Leave.

It looks like this might become a thing, which would take a significant toll on Ohtani’s value as a hitter, even if he’s never been as productive at the plate on days that he pitches. The Dodgers didn’t announce who would DH in his place, but we imagine they’ll take the opportunity to have both Will Smith and Dalton Rushing in the lineup.

Murakami’s homer off Drew Pomeranz gave the White Sox a 7-5 lead in the seventh. Miguel Vargas then made it back-to-back blasts, and the White Sox held on from there despite giving up two runs in the ninth. Murakami is alone in first in the majors with 12 homers. He’s also tied for third with 41 strikeouts and tied for last with zero doubles, so it’s hard to know exactly what to make of him at this point. The White Sox, though, are probably wishing they had signed him for three or four years, instead of two.

Kay allowed seven hits, walked two and struck out two while seeing his ERA rise to 6.12. He might soon find himself bumped to middle relief if the White Sox want to give Tanner McDougal a look or try Shane Smith again. For now, though, he’s in line to face the Padres on Sunday.