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Thompson hurt his push off leg while making a pitch, and though it seemed innocent enough at first, he had quite a bit of trouble making his way off the field and through the dugout. Thompson walked the only batter he faced before departing.

Anderson’s professional debut went swimmingly as he scattered five hits and one walk, navigating traffic on the basepaths in all four frames, while generating 12 swinging strikes on 59 pitches (43 strikes). The third-overall pick in last year’s MLB Draft is one of the top pitching prospects in the fantasy landscape based on his immense strikeout upside. The 21-year-old southpaw looked extremely impressive in spring training and has a realistic chance to arrive in Seattle later this summer.

Rocker had his first start pushed back earlier this week after a minor neck issue with ace Jacob deGrom forced Texas the reshuffle their rotation. The 26-year-old former first-rounder won the final spot in the club’s season-opening rotation out of spring training and will get the ball opposite Reds pitching prospect Rhett Lowder on Saturday afternoon at Globe Life Field. He’s been extremely unpredictable from a results standpoint, so a wait-and-see approach is advisable for fantasy managers in shallow formats.

Kelly struck out two and scattered four baserunners over five impressive frames, averaging 90.4 mph on his cutter. The 37-year-old veteran got his pitch count up to 72 in his first rehab outing and figures to rejoin Arizona’s rotation at some point next week. It’s possible he’ll require an additional tune-up outing, but he’s definitely close to making his season debut after opening on the injured list recovering from a minor back issue.

Semien came through with an RBI single off of Tyler Mahle in the first inning that increased the Mets’ early lead to 2-0. He then clobbered a 407-foot (101.7 mph EV) two-run blast off of Mahle in the fourth that made it 4-0. With the two-hit effort, the 35-year-old infielder is now hitting .214/.303/.357 with one homer, five RBI and zero stolen bases in his first 33 plate appearances.

The hard-hitting backstop tagged Giants’ starter Tyler Mahle for a 415-foot (106.1 mph EV) solo shot in the fifth inning that increased the Mets’ lead to 5-0. He then victimized JT Brubaker for a 401-foot (107.0 mph EV) after an eight-pitch battle to open the seventh inning. He has been a productive option for fantasy purposes thus far, hitting .286 (6-for-21) with three long balls and three RBI.

The rookie right-hander punched out four batters on the evening while issuing a pair of free passes. All of the damage done against him came in the sixth inning as Willy Adames delivered an RBI double and Patrick Bailey scampered home on a passed ball. McLean got 10 whiffs on 93 pitches in the contest, posting a middling CSW of 26 percent. He’ll tote a terrific 2.61 ERA, 0.87 WHIP and 12/4 K/BB ratio (10 1/3 innings) into Thursday’s matchup against the Diamondbacks.

Adames, working out of the leadoff spot once again, smacked an RBI double off of Nolan McLean in the sixth inning to finally get the Giants on the board. That would be his lone hit in the ballgame. For the season, the 30-year-old shortstop is off to an underwhelming .226/.273/.387 start with one home run, three RBI and zero stolen bases in his first 33 plate appearances.

Mahle punched out four batters on the night while issuing a pair of walks. The Mets scratched out a pair of runs against him in the opening inning, then broke it open with three more in the fourth on a two-run blast by Marcus Semien and a solo shot by Francisco Alvarez. The 31-year-old right-hander got eight swings and misses on 91 pitches in the game, posting a CSW of 32 percent. Now 0-2 on the season, he’ll look to improve upon his unsightly 7.00 ERA and 1.78 WHIP when he squares off against the Phillies at home on Wednesday.

Butler gave the A’s the lead with a two-out RBI single in the third inning, then raced around to score on Max Muncy’s two-run double. He then crushed a first-pitch fastball from Roddery Munoz for a 354-foot (96.2 mph EV) three-run shot in the fourth inning that made it 9-1. Hopefully this is just the type of big game that the dynamic 25-year-old outfielder needed to get his bat going. Even with the three hits, he’s hitting just .235/.278/.412 with one homer, four RBI and zero swipes in his first 18 plate appearances.

Muncy smacked a two-out single off of Cristian Javier in the second inning and scored the game’s first run on Denzel Clarke’s RBI knock. He then delivered a two-out, two-run double in the third that increased the A’s advantage to 4-1. He capped off his three-hit attack with a 404-foot (101.7 mph EV) solo shot off of Roddery Munoz in the fourth that made it 10-1. He’s off to a solid start to the 2026 season, slashing .269/.296/.615 with a pair of homers, five RBI and a stolen base in 27 plate appearances, though he has struck out 10 times.