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Tauchman suffered a hamstring injury towards the end of spring training, but has made his way back after a short minor-league rehab assignment with Triple-A Charlotte. His fantasy value is limited to AL-only leagues. Travis Jankowski was designated for assignment in a corresponding move.

Lauer, making his first start with the Dodgers, tossed a clean first inning before giving up a solo homer to Hunter Goodman in the second. He went on to scatter three more hits and one walk over four more scoreless innings, going a season-high six frames in his Dodgers debut while collecting four strikeouts. He’ll make for a risky deep-league streamer with win potential when he takes on the Diamondbacks in Arizona next Tuesday.

Arenado said he didn’t feel a pull in the area, and there are no plans for imaging. If he can’t go Wednesday, then Jose Fernandez becomes more likely to start against the Giants.

It’s Rosario’s second two-homer game of 2026. He had just two prior to this season, one coming in 2018 with the Mets and another in 2021 with Cleveland. Rosario has had to settle for very cheap contracts as a free agent in recent seasons, but he’s proven to be useful as a starter against lefties, and he’s hitting .279/.316/.547 with 20 RBI in just 95 plate appearances this season. Jazz Chisholm Jr., Wilyer Abreu, Hunter Goodman, Alex Bregman and Fernando Tatis Jr. are a few of the players with at least twice as many plate appearances as Rosario and no more than 20 RBI.

The Yankees gave Schlittler nine runs to work with in the first three innings of what ended up being a 15-1 victory. Schlittler responded accordingly and walked no one while recording his 18 outs on just 77 pitches. He’s 7-2 with a 1.50 ERA, and he’s due to face the Guardians next.

Yarbrough allowed two hits and one walk while throwing 44 pitches in the rout. It’s a nice reset for the rest of the Yankees pen, as he was the only reliever to work tonight. Yarbrough has a 3.66 ERA in 19 2/3 innings over 11 appearances.

Falter’s stuff just isn’t where it needs to be after he missed time with elbow inflammation, and he ended tonight with zero strikeouts and 13 hard-hit balls surrendered. The Royals won’t want to bail on him just yet, but they probably can’t start him again while he’s throwing like this. If he does take another turn, it’d likely be in Cincinnati on Monday.

Volpe got a second straight start at shortstop after sitting in José Caballero’s first two games back from the IL and has his best game of the season to date. The homer off Bailey Falter was his first in his 10 starts. He’s hitting .281/.425/.469 with seven RBI in 40 plate appearances.

Isbel was unusually productive over the first month of the season, but he’s settled back in at .203/.246/.271 during May. It seems unlikely that the Royals will upgrade in center field this year, but he’s going to need to pick it up if he expects to return in 2027.

Freeland surrendered a two-run homer to Mookie Betts in the first inning. Enrique Hernández and Andy Pages then went back-to-back with solo homers in the third. The Dodgers broke things open with four more runs in the fourth, knocking Freeland from the game at 81 pitches. The 33-year-old left-hander ends the day with a bloated 8.08 ERA, 1.75 WHIP, and a 39/14 K/BB ratio across 42 1/3 innings. Freeland is currently lined up for a start at home against the Giants on Sunday.

Harper put the Phillies on the board early, taking Randy Vásquez deep for a solo homer in the first inning. He’d reach two more times via walk, scoring on a base hit in the third. The 33-year-old first baseman is having an excellent season, hitting .272/.367/.533 with 13 homers, 33 runs scored, 33 RBI, and four steals across 229 plate appearances.