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Bryce Johnson will take over in center field on Sunday afternoon in Washington D.C. The 22-year-old star center fielder is presumably day-to-day heading into Monday’s series opener against the Marlins down in Miami.

Just when it looked like Schmitt might be in line to lose some playing time with Bryce Eldridge up, he responded with his best game to date this season. The homers off Luis Severino were his seventh and eighth of the year. He entered the night 3-for-24 in his last seven games, but he just hasn’t done anything to signal that he’s about to lose his usefulness in shallow leagues.

McDonald gave up 11 hard-hit balls but only five hits, none of which turned into more than doubles. He moved to 2-0 with a 2.37 ERA, which could make things interesting when Logan Webb returns. He doesn’t seem like a particularly good bet going forward, but neither does Aridan Houser nor Tyler Mahle. As things stand now, McDonald should start again next week against the White Sox.

Erik Miller and Caleb Kilian combined to turn a five-run lead into a two-run lead in the eighth, setting up the save chance for Gage in the ninth. Gage wound up retiring all three batters he faced for an easy save in a two-run game. Kilian, Miller and Keaton Winn are probably all still ahead of him in line for saves in San Francisco.

Casey Schmitt hit a pair homers off him. Aside from that, Severino struck out seven and walked two. He’s been perfectly adequate in going 2-5 with a 4.45 ERA, but things will get interesting in July with the A’s probably in the mix for a playoff spot but Severino also typically struggling while being asked to pitch in Sacramento. He does have a decent matchup next week on the road against the Angels.

Adell drove in the only two runs of the game for the Angels on a double off Justin Wrobleski. He would have needed to do that six more times for Los Angeles to get within a run. Adell also drew a pair of walks and has put together a solid slash of .266/.313/.401 in 2026.

Betts launched a solo homer off Alek Manoah in the eighth to make it 10-2 in the eighth inning. It’s just the fourth homer of the season for Betts, but it’s worth noting that those have come in just 12 games for the 33-year-old veteran. Betts should be a solid — if at times volatile — fantasy option in 2026.

Ohtani hit what many call a “little league homer” by tripling and then scoring on a throwing error from Jo Adell. He drove in three more runs on a bases-loaded double in the ninth. The 31-year-old perennial MVP was also able to steal his sixth base on the season and he just so happens to pitch now and then. The .247 average and .449 slugging percentage are disappointing marks this “late” for Ohtani, but there’s very little reason to believe he won’t be among the best hitters in baseball by the time summer is over.

Wrobleski was coming off his bizarre seven-run, 8 2/3 inning effort against Atlanta on Mother’s Day. This was much more straightforward, and more effective. He allowed seven hits, walked one and struck out five in another solid effort from the 25-year-old; even while not generating many swings and misses (8). He’ll be back on the mound and try and lower his 2.49 ERA against the Brewers over the weekend. That start is scheduled for Saturday, but the Dodgers may choose to shuffle the rotation a bit.

It’s very hard to give up just one hit and give up six runs. It becomes a little easier when you issue six free passes, and two of the runs came on bases-loaded walks. The right-hander’s stuff was exceptional, but it’s hard to be effective when you throw just 48-of-92 pitches for strikes. He still sports a 2.41 ERA even with the struggles, and he’ll try and get back on track versus the A’s on Thursday.

Chourio’s first homer of the year was a 400-foot blast to left-center, and he also had a 113.3-mph double to left in the eighth. He’s gone 14-for-44 since coming off the IL, giving up him a .318/.362/.500 line in 47 plate appearances.