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Bregman wound up missing only one game while away from the club on paternity leave. The 31-year-old third baseman is hitting .309 with four homers, 16 RBI and one steal through 20 games in his Red Sox debut.

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.