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Fried’s excellent season continued as he set down the Padres easily besides for a mammoth solo home run by Jackson Merrill. It was no matter though, as they rarely threatened otherwise and Fried continued to find his strikeout stuff. This was his fourth outing of the year with at least seven strikeouts, a mark he only hit 10 times last season in 29 starts. Fried with a strikeout rate that’s better than league average – which is where he’s at right now – is a clear top-10 pitcher in fantasy baseball. He’s set for a two-start week coming up against the Mariners and Mets.

Lee has remained hot since his 11-hit outburst at Coors Field over the weekend, going 8-for-14 in the four games against the Brewers. He’s all of the way up to fourth in the majors with his .322 average, putting him just behind teammate Luis Arraez in third place at .325.

Houser allowed one run in four innings before giving up a double, a homer and another double with one out in the fifth. The Giants didn’t trust him to get through the inning at that point, denying him a chance to qualify for the win. It’s the third straight outing in which Houser has failed to complete five innings, and he remains 2-5 with a 5.49 ERA overall. He’s due to make his next start Tuesday against the Nationals.

Wilkin Ramos started the ninth today with a 12-6 lead, but he was pulled after two singles and two walks made it 12-7 and a save situation. Kilian came in and struck out Andrew Vaughn, induced an RBI groundout and then allowed an RBI single to make it 12-9. That brought up David Hamilton as the tying run with two outs, and Hamilton hit a 395-foot fly to center that was caught a couple of steps shy of the wall. It’s Kilian’s first ninth-inning appearance and save since he gave up five runs to the Rockies in a blown save last Friday. He’s pitched 2 2/3 scoreless innings since that, so he’s still very much in the mix for saves in the San Francisco pen.

Crow’s cutter and curveball produced many strikeouts in the minors, but it’s going to be tougher sledding in the majors while he’s throwing 89-93 mph with his four-seamer and sinker. Nine of the 18 Giants to face him today came away with hits and a couple of others walked. Crow has a 5.94 ERA and a 13 percent strikeout rate through four big-league starts. With fresh arms needed, it seems pretty likely that he’ll be sent down prior to the Brewers’ series opener Friday in Colorado.

Jackson Chourio might have had a play on the 406-foot shot to center, but he misjudged it a little at the wall. Haase’s previous slams came in 2021 and ’22 with the Tigers. He has four homers in 41 plate appearances since the Giants called him up on Apr. 21.

It’s Chourio’s third career two-homer game and first since Apr. 6, 2025. It’s also his first time this year finishing with four runs or four RBI. He’s 8-for-13 with four extra-base hits in four games this month, raising his OPS from .721 to .878.

The 27-year-old backstop has been shelved since the beginning of May due to a left oblique strain. It’s not yet known how many games he’ll need behind the dish before he’s cleared to rejoin the Astros, but it sounds like it’s coming soon. Barring any setbacks, he should be back with the Astros before the end of next week.

It appears to be nothing more than a routine breather for the 31-year-old slugger. Suzuki has seen his production fall off following a brilliant 2025 campaign, slashing just .239/.324/.400 with eight homers and 20 RBI through his first 204 plate appearances on the season. Michael Conforto will take his place in right field and bat second for the Cubs against A’s right-hander J.T. Ginn.

Sborz was released by the Rangers on Monday, but after exploring his opportunities on the open market, he decided that a return to the Rangers made the most sense for him. He holds a miserable 7.16 ERA over 16 1/3 innings at Triple-A Round Rock this season.

Voth exercised the opt-out clause in his deal with the Blue Jays on Tuesday and it didn’t take him long to land on his feet elsewhere. He probably won’t spent much time at Triple-A St. Paul before earning an opportunity to work out of the Twins’ bullpen.