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Hendricks stranded the bases loaded in the third to keep the Guardians off the board before Nolan Jones tripled in a run and scored on an error for a two-run little-league homer. José Ramírez added a run for Cleveland with a solo homer in the fifth. Steven Kwan then took Hendricks deep for a solo shot with two outs in the sixth, and that would be it. Hendricks struck out six. The 35-year-old right-hander will take a 5.34 ERA, 1.29 WHIP, and a 39/18 K/BB ratio across 59 innings into a start against the Mariners in Anaheim on Friday.

Speier didn’t show any signs of rust in this one, needing just nine pitches (eight strikes) to retire the side in order — including a pair of strikeouts. He’ll probably need just one more tune-up there before he’s ready to rejoin the Mariners’ bullpen.

Rumfield cut the Diamondbacks’ lead in half with a solo homer in the eighth inning. The 26-year-old also scored a second run, and he’s been one of the few bright spots for the lowly — again — Rockies with a slash of .289/.359/.460. Solid numbers even before you consider how far off the radar Rumfield was to begin 2026.

Osuna singled for all three hits. The 23-year-old has shown very little power since being promoted near the end of April, but he’s also hit .295 with a .427 on-base percentage over his month of work. Osuna is more than likely a fourth outfielder, but there have certainly been flashes that suggest he’s a little more. Not enough to trust him in redraft leagues just yet, but flashes.

Nathan Eovaldi left a cutter in the middle of the plate in the first inning, and Trout took advantage of it with a long homer to center field. That’s the 13th homer of the season for the future Hall of Famer, and he’s now driven in 27 runs over the first third of the season. Trout has now homered three times in May, and it’s just fun to see the 34-year-old healthy and productive on the baseball field more than anything.

Yates failed in his first chance for a save with the Angels on Wednesday, but he was able to convert this one without issue. The 39-year-old didn’t allow a hit, and he struck out a batter while throwing 9-of-11 pitches for strikes. Yates has plenty of closing experience, but it’s tough to trust him even before you consider how bad the Angels are.

Ureña pitched well again, and this time got some run support after getting zero against the A’s on Monday. The 22-year-old did deal with traffic as seen in allowing eight hits and three walks, but he kept the Rangers off the board sans a sacrifice fly from Ezequiel Duran in the second inning. Ureña has really impressed in his rookie campaign, and he’s earned his 2.58 ERA on the campaign. He’ll have a tough test against the red-hot Rays over the weekend.

He struck out six, allowed five hits and walked two. Eovaldi was excellent after the first inning, but a two-run homer by Mike Trout in that first frame long with just one run of support while he was in the game. The right-hander now has a 3.65 ERA on the season, and a hard-luck 5-5 record to go with it. He’ll be back on the bump Thursday against the Astros and hope for a little more help from his offense in the process.

Marte absolutely obliterated a two-run homer off Michael Lorenzen that traveled 424 feet with an exit velocity that measured at 112.4 mph. The 32-year-old also also singled twice and drew a walk. Marte has started to pick it up after a slow start to the campaign, and his .251/.308/.440 slash seems awfully like to be improved upon over the summer.

Sewald didn’t allow a hit, didn’t give up a walk, and struck out a batter. It hasn’t always been smooth sailing for the 35-year-old, but he has gotten the job done more often than not as seen in his 12 saves on the season with a respectable — if a bit on the high side — 3.72 ERA.

Lorenzen allowed 11 earned runs over 9 2/3 innings in his back-to-back starts against the D-backs. It’s not like he’s been much better against anyone else, he’s now 2-7 on the season with an ERA of 7.21. Who outside of anyone and everyone could have seen these struggles coming? Lorenzen well try and improve those numbers against the Giants next weekend.