MLB Player News

Raley hit a two-run homer in the ninth to give Seattle a 6-2 lead, and it ended up being a big one as the A’s would get two in the bottom of the frame. He’s been one of the few effective offensive options for Seattle, although it’s worth pointing out that there’s been almost zero consistency for the 29-year-old. Still, the three extra-base hit game now has him slashing a respectable .238/.313/.451 with 46 RBI and 18 homers.

Neto has now hit safely in six-straight games and has homered three times over that span. The 25-year-old shortstop blasted his fifth homer of the season in the fourth inning to push the Angels’ lead to 4-0 in what ended up being a blowout win over the Reds on Friday. Neto continues to be a solid fantasy option for as long as this power surge continues and should benefit from two more games at Great American Ballpark.

Wood led off the game with a double off of Aaron Ashby and scored the game’s first run on an RBI single off the bat of Curtis Mead. He then added an RBI double off of Easton McGee in the ninth inning that capped off a four-run uprising to take control of the game. On the season, the dynamic 23-year-old outfielder is now hitting .268/.359/.571 with four homers, 11 RBI and one stolen base through his first 64 plate appearances.

Abrams smacked a two-out, RBI double off of Aaron Ashby in the top half of the first inning that increased the Nationals’ edge to 2-0. He was then plunked by Trevor Megill to start their game-winning rally in the ninth and scored the go-ahead run on Luis Garcia Jr.'s RBI single. He’s off to a blazing start offensively in 2026, slashing .311/.415/.600 with four homers, 15 RBI, nine runs scored and four stolen bases in his first 12 games.

The 29-year-old right-hander also issued five walks on the night while striking out five. All of the damage done against him came in the opening inning as Jake Bauers swatted a two-out, three-run homer. To Irvin’s credit though, he battled back and finished his day with four scoreless frames to keep the Nationals in the ballgame. He got seven whiffs on 100 pitches on the night, posting a CSW of 22 percent. He’ll look to improve upon his unsightly 7.07 ERA and 1.50 WHIP when he does battle against the Pirates his next time out in Pittsburgh on Wednesday.

Bauers got the Brewers on the board with a bang in the opening inning, crushing a 428-foot (112.4 mph EV) three-run shot off of Jake Irvin that gave the Brewers a 3-2 advantage. That would be the extent of their offense though. With his two-hit attack, the 30-year-old slugger is now slashing .225/.295/.475 with three homers, nine RBI and two stolen bases through his first 44 plate appearances on the season.

Megill came on with the score tied at 3-3 in the top half of the ninth inning. He plunked CJ Abrams with a 1-1 pitch to start the inning then Joey Wemer reached on a bunt single while trying to sacrifice him to second. Luis Garcia Jr. followed with an RBI single to plate the go-ahead run then Jorbit Vivas reached on an error as he was attempting to sacrifice. Drew Millas then dropped down another sacrifice bunt and Megill threw it home thinking it was a force out when there had only been two runners on base. He was then mercifully lifted from the game. This alone probably isn’t enough for Abner Uribe to usurp the closer’s role, but yikes it was a bad outing for Megill.

Aaron Ashby started the game as an opener for the Brewers and gave up two runs over 2 1/3 innings. Patrick took over for him in the third and kept the Nationals at bay, but got himself into a jam by loading the bases with one out in the sixth inning, prompting a call to the bullpen. Luckily for Patrick, Angel Zerpa came on and got a double play ball to escape. Patrick got four whiffs on 50 pitches on the night, posting a CSW of 24 percent. While his chances of earning a victory are higher working as a bulk reliever, Patrick’s fantasy value takes a hit if his manager is only going to let him record nine outs in a game. He’ll tote a 0.73 ERA, 1.38 WHIP and a 7/5 K/BB ratio (12 1/3 innings) into Thursday’s matchup against the Blue Jays.

Soler doubled in the third inning and came around to score on an RBI single by Yoán Moncada, but the veteran righty did his most damage in the eighth inning when he hit a grand slam off reliever Sam Moll to push the Angels’ lead to 10-1. It was the fourth homer of the season for Soler, who pushed his RBI total to 15 on the young season and is currently riding a six-game hitting streak and three-game home run streak.

De La Cruz was responsible for one of the Reds’ four hits on the night, with his lone knock traveling 401 feet into right-center to tack on an extra run in the bottom of the eighth inning. It was Elly’s first homer since April 3rd. The star shortstop is hitting just .236 on the season, but has a .323 OBP and is slugging .473 on the season. We’re still waiting on his first true breakout game of the season.

After pitching a scoreless first inning, Burns ran into trouble in the second. After striking out Jorge Soler to start the inning, the hard-throwing righty walked Yoán Moncada on four pitches, and allowed back-to-back singles to Josh Lowe and Logan O’Hoppe to load the bases with two outs. Burns would then walk in the first run of the game on a five-pitch at-bat to Adam Frazier, but avoided further trouble by forcing Zach Neto to ground out and end the threat. Burns would retire the first two batters he faced to start the third inning, but allowed another run to score after a double by Soler was followed by an RBI single by Moncada. The Angels continued to pile on Burns in the fourth, which included a two-run homer by Neto, as Burns struggled to get batters out all night. Burns allowed 10 baserunners in his first two outings combined, but saw 11 batters reach base in this one. He should have a good chance to bounce back in his next start on Thursday against a Giants offense that has gotten off to a slow start.