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Altavilla can become a free agent if he’d like. He made five appearances for the Royals this season, giving up six runs in 3 2/3 innings.

Working with a 9-8 lead, Lucchesi retired the first two batters in the bottom of the 10th, but he then walked Maikel Garcia and gave up the homer, which was the first for Thomas this season. Thomas is batting .226/.359/.302 in 64 plate appearances. As per usual, he’s been far more successful against lefties than righties. He should continue to be platooned accordingly.

Lugo gave up six runs in the first two innings, but once he survived that, the Royals never had reason to pull him until the seventh. Still, it’s kind of stunning to see a pitcher get the chance to give up 14 hits. It hadn’t happened since Luis Cessa and Braxton Garrett did so in 2023. Lugo hadn’t allowed more than five hits in any of his previous five starts this season. His ERA climbed from 1.15 to 2.63, so he’ll look to bounce back next weekend in Seattle.

Erceg struck out two before the Angels won the game in the bottom of the 10th. It’s Erceg’s third straight nice outing after his ERA peaked at 6.48 on Monday. He still looks like the Royals’ closer at the moment.

Detmers struck out five and allowed one run through five before giving up a two-run homer to Bobby Witt Jr. in the sixth. He was still in line for the win at that point, but the Angels coughed up the lead in the ninth. This leaves Detmers with a 4.28 ERA after six starts, though it seems like he should be doing better with his 36/9 K/BB and three homers allowed in 33 2/3 innings. He’ll face the Mets next weekend.

The Angels already had a lefty in the game in Brent Suter, but they wanted to put in more of a power guy to face Caglianone’s power. What followed was a 109-mph homer. The Angels took another blown save in the 10th, as Joey Lucchesi, pitching with a one-run lead in the Angels debut, gave up a three-run homer to lose the game. The Halos’ pen is even more of a mess now with Jordan Romano gone. Maybe Kirby Yates or Ben Joyce will eventually fix things in the ninth, but no one seems trustworthy at the moment. If one absolutely had to roster a currently active Angels reliever, Sam Bachman, who gave up two runs while getting three outs tonight, is probably the best option.

Both hits came off Reid Detmers. The homer, hit 108.4 mph to center, came in the rain in the sixth before the game was delayed in the seventh. Witt entered today with 21 singles and nine doubles on the year. Even with this bit of a slow start, he’s batting .294.

Garcia was out of the lineup for a third straight game because of a sore elbow, but the Royals let him play a couple innings of third base today. He should be safe to start in fantasy leagues this week.

Nevermind, Nick Morabito; it’s going to be Slater replacing the soon-to-be DFA’d Tommy Pham as a spare right-handed outfielder in Queens. Slater, 33, was just cut by the Marlins after opening the season 4-for-23. He’ll start in left or right against lefties.

Expecting Pham to help after just five A-ball games in which he went 2-for-12 was a pretty bizarre call from the Mets. He wound up 0-for-13 with seven strikeouts in 13 days with the club. As a fellow right-handed-hitting outfielder, Nick Morabito would seem to be the obvious candidate to replace him.

It’s not yet known what the corresponding move will be for the Yankees, but it could be Giancarlo Stanton (calf) being placed on the injured list. It’s also worth noting that Luis Gil was already optioned to Triple-A after Sunday’s loss, so there’s an open spot on the roster. Dominguez has been solid in his 22 games in the minors in 2026 with an .875 OPS, three homers and eight stolen bases over 99 plate appearances to show for it. He forged a serviceable .718 OPS in the majors in 2026, and it’s worth noting that he’s not long removed from being considered one of the best hitting prospects in the sport. Dominguez still has a bright future, but there’s some risk that comes with the reward from a fantasy addition at this point.