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Garabito went to Korea in June and did a nice job, finishing with a 2.64 ERA and an 84/37 K/BB in 78 1/3 innings over 15 starts, but he’s back in the U.S. now. The 30-year-old has a 5.77 ERA in two starts and 19 relief appearances as a major leaguer with the Rangers the last two seasons. While he’s solid pitching depth, he probably won’t make the Brewers out of spring training.

Rice put New York on the scoreboard with an opposite-field blast off Orioles starter Brandon Young in the third inning. It was his 13th round-tripper of the season. It was an extremely encouraging sign to see the 27-year-old burgeoning star drive the ball after going 0-for-13 with five strikeouts in three contests against the Brewers following a four-game absence due to a wrist contusion last week.

Caballero, who remains slated to undergo an MRI on his right middle finger on Tuesday, came off the bench to run for Paul Goldschmidt, representing the tying run with two outs in the ninth inning. He was thrown out attempting to steal second base to end the contest. There should be some clarity on his status at some point later this week.

It’s worth noting that Rico Garcia got the call to face the heart of New York’s lineup with a one-run lead in the eighth inning before Nunez took over to face the bottom of the order. He struck out Jazz Chisholm Jr. and retired Ryan McMahon before giving up a two-out single to veteran Paul Goldschmidt. He was bailed out of any danger when pinch-runner José Caballero was thrown out attempting to steal second base to end the contest. Nunez certainly has the stuff to pitch in high-leverage spots but based on recent usage, including this contest, it’ll be Garcia handling the most important spots until Ryan Helsley (elbow) is back later this month.

Young was simply outdueled by his Yankees counterpart Ryan Weathers as a third-inning homer by Ben Rice accounted for all the damage against him in this one. He struck out five and issued three walks. Fortunately, Baltimore’s offense rallied late to take him off the hook. The 27-year-old has held his own over the last few weeks, allowing three earned runs or fewer in three of four starts since joining Baltimore’s rotation back on April 24. He’ll face the Nationals to finish off a two-start week on Sunday.

Weathers carried a no-hit bid into the seventh inning before finally relenting a leadoff single to Adley Rutschman and was lifted from the contest after issuing a free pass to Tyler O’Neill on his 101st pitch of the contest. The 26-year-old southpaw generated 15 swinging strikes and fell just shy of recording his second double-digit strikeout performance of his Yankees debut. Not too bad for someone who lost nearly 10 pounds due to a viral infection last week. He was forced to settle for a no-decision after Brent Headrick served up a go-ahead homer following his departure. He’s certainly making it challenging for New York to consider moving him to the bullpen once Gerrit Cole (elbow) is ready to return in a couple weeks. He’ll close out a two-start week with a favorable matchup against the crosstown Mets on Sunday.

With their season trending in the wrong direction, the Mets will turn to Ewing to provide a spark after just 12 games at the Triple-A level. The 21-year-old outfielder has gotten off to a phenomenal start this season in the upper minors, slashing .339/.447/.514 with two homers and 17 steals in 30 games. His top-of-the-scale speed makes him a weapon on the basepaths and should provide a pathway to immediate fantasy relevance following a 70-steal campaign last year in the minors. He’s more of a line-drive hitter than an over-the-fence power threat but he projects as a top-of-the-order table-setter capable of hitting for average and stealing bases. He’s at least worthy of a speculative roster spot in all fantasy formats.

Paddack’s time with the Marlins is officially over after compiling a bloated 7.34 ERA across 30 2/3 innings. He passed through waivers unclaimed after being removed from Miami’s roster last week. The 30-year-old starter figures to latch on somewhere as an emergency depth option, but his days as a fantasy-relevant option are long gone.

Eldridge takes a seat for the second straight contest after homering during Saturday’s blowout loss to the Pirates. The 21-year-old’s path to everyday at-bats is complicated by the presence of both Rafael Devers and Casey Schmitt as he’s started just four of seven contests since being called up last week from Triple-A. He possesses upper-echelon raw power, but is probably going to strike out too often, and also struggle to play enough to be an impactful fantasy contributor this season. That’s just the unfortunate reality when it comes to most top prospects as they find their stride at the highest level. Sometimes it takes longer than anticipated.

Webb hit the injured list with right knee bursitis over the weekend but it doesn’t appear the issue will keep him on the shelf for too long. The 29-year-old workhorse figures to make it back before the end of May. It’ll be Trevor McDonald taking his rotation spot for now.

Hernández has been dropped to the lower-third of Dodgers manager Dave Roberts’ lineup card for the second time in three games after hitting .192 (10-for-52) with zero homers over his last 15 games. The more alarming development is that he hasn’t gone deep since April 15 and has just four round-trippers in 35 games overall. It’s worth noting that the Dodgers have plenty of prospects waiting in the wings for their shot at the highest level should Hernández continue struggling into the summer.