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It was the first time facing hitters for Wright as a member of the Royals, and it’s worth pointing out that he was acquired by Kansas City at the end of 2023. The 29-year-old missed last year with a capsule strain in his shoulder, and he also suffered a setback with a hamstring strain in February. Wright could be an option for the Royals in the late spring, but there’s no timetable for a return just yet.

Olson set the tone early in this one, launching a 3-1 fastball from Aaron Nola for a 399-foot (105.4 mph EV) three-run shot that proved to be all the run support that Chris Sale and company would require in this one. Olson is off to a tremendous start to the 2026 campaign, slashing .296/.374/.609 with eight homers and 25 RBI.

The only runs Hancock allowed were on solo homers by Ryan Church in the sixth and JJ Wetherholt in the third. There was a good amount of hard contact against the right-hander, but he was able to limit the damage and kept Seattle in the game. Hancock now has a 2.86 ERA on the season, and he just may be earning a permanent spot in the Seattle rotation with how well he’s pitched. He’ll face the Royals on Saturday.

The 37-year-old southpaw allowed just one hit on the afternoon — a two-out single by Trea Turner in the third inning — while issuing two free passes and hitting a batter. The only real threat against him came in the third inning as with two outs he plunked Rafael Marchan, allowed a single to Trea Turner and walked Kyle Schwarber to load the bases. Not to worry though, as he punched out Bryce Harper to quell the threat. Sale got 15 swings and misses on 100 pitches on the day — seven of them on his slider — while posting a CSW of 30 percent. He’ll look to further improve upon his elite 2.31 ERA and 0.91 WHIP when he does battle against the Rockies in Colorado on Saturday.

Schwarber finally got the Phillies on the board in the eighth inning of this one, blasting a 3-2 curveball from Aaron Bummer for a 377-foot (103.4 mph EV) two-run shot, pulling the Phillies to within four runs at 6-2. He also walked in the ballgame. The 33-year-old slugger is hitting just .196/.344/.520 on the season, though he’s delivering in the power department with nine long balls and 17 RBI.

On the plus side for fantasy managers, he at least managed to punch out six batters on the afternoon while issuing three free passes. The Braves jumped on him early in this one, with Matt Olson slugging a three-run homer in the first inning and Eli White adding a two-run shot as part of a three-run second. Nola got 12 swings and misses on 101 offerings on the day, posting a CSW of 30 percent. He’ll try to pick up the pieces as he carries a miserable 6.03 ERA, 1.56 WHIP and a 35/13 K/BB ratio (31 1/3 innings) into Saturday’s matchup against the Marlins in Miami.

Torkelson entered play on Wednesday with zero home runs on the season. He now has five after crushing a 421-foot (107.3 mph EV) solo shot off of Sam Moll in the seventh inning on Sunday. He also smacked a pair of doubles in this one, finishing the afternoon 3-for-4 plus a walk. He’s now hitting .236/.364/.472 with five long balls and 12 RBI on the season. He’s worth a look in deeper mixed leagues if any fantasy managers got frustrated and dropped him last week.

The 23-year-old pinch-hit for Colt Keith with left-hander Sam Moll on the mound with a man on first base and the Tigers down by a run in the seventh inning. He turned that one-run deficit into a one-run lead as he walloped a 1-0 fastball for a 402-foot (105.8 mph EV) two-run shot for his first home run in the big leagues. He struck out in his only other plate appearance in the game. Lee is now hitting .211/.250/.421 with a homer and three RBI in his first 20 plate appearances with the Tigers.