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Tatis Jr. joined the double-digit homer club with a solo blast in the fifth inning. The 26-year-old has been spectacular in 2025 with the aforementioned homers, eight stolen bases, and .942 OPS over the first 39 games of his campaign.

As the leadoff man in a tie game in the 10th, Yastrzemski tried twice to bunt the runner to third, but both rolled foul. That freed him up to swing away, and he lined a ball into left-center to end the game. Yastrzemski is 4-for-7 with one homer, two doubles and five RBI in his four appearances this week, raising his OPS from .516 to .597. He needs a little hot streak here to guarantee that he starts over Mauricio Dubón against righties after Ronald Acuña Jr. returns.

Strider got a pickoff in the first inning and caught stealing in the fourth and fifth inning to aid the cause tonight. He walked three and struck out just four, even though he generated 16 missed swings tonight. Opposing starter Connelly Early had six strikeouts and eight whiffs, by way of comparison. In three starts since returning from an oblique strain, Strider has a 2.45 ERA and an 18/10 K/BB in 14 2/3 innings. He’ll pitch in Miami next time out.

Early surrendered homers to Drake Baldwin in the first and Michael Harris II in the fourth, but he did a nice job otherwise in stranding five runners. That he’s been able to strand 86 percent of his baserunners this year is a big reason why has a 3.21 ERA against a 4.58 FIP and a 4.11 xERA. Early remains a lesser option in mixed leagues, but his matchup against the Royals next week is reasonable.

Mayer’s other homer came on Apr. 3 against the Padres. He’s been really good defensively at second base for Boston, but his .233/.302/.336 line is quite disappointing, especially since he isn’t even playing against lefties. Fortunately for him, Kristian Campbell still isn’t really looking like a major leaguer while playing in Triple-A. If the Red Sox did need another infielder, they might be more likely to call up Nick Sogard.

Chourio doubled off of Joe Ryan on the first pitch of the game and came around to score two batters later thanks to a William Contreras single. He would later score in the eighth inning and again came in to score via a fielder’s choice by Contreras, to tie the game at 2-2. Chourio also struck out three times in this one, but both of his hits and runs proved vital in the 3-2 victory. Chourio is still waiting for his first homer of 2026, but he’s slashing a solid .300/.349/.400 since returning from injury.

Ryan ran into trouble early in this one, allowing a leadoff double to Jackson Chourio on the first pitch of the game. Chourio would come around to score two batters later on an RBI single by William Contreras, but Ryan was able to limit further damage in the inning. It would be the only run Ryans would allow on the night, as he settled in to pitch five-straight scoreless frames while tying a season-high with seven strikeouts. Ryan has allowed two earned runs or fewer in his last four starts, but hasn’t won a game since April 11th. He’ll look to pick up his third win of the season in his next outing, which is scheduled for Wednesday against the Astros.

It was a strong outing for Crow, who has allowed just three earned runs in his first 10 1/3 innings pitched this season. His lone blemish came in the sixth inning when James Outman came around to score on a ground ball double play by Brooks Lee. Crow doesn’t have overpowering stuff and has struck out just seven batters thus far, but he’s excelled at keeping them off base and limiting runs. If he isn’t sent back to Triple-A, Crow’s next scheduled start would come on the road on Wednesday against the Cubs.