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The star 31-year-old right-hander is currently recovering from Tommy John surgery and is tentatively targeting a return around the All-Star break. This was done primarily as a procedural move to free up a spot on the team’s 40-man roster to make the Zac Gallen signing official on Sunday.

Wacha struck out three and walked one while throwing 72 percent of his pitches for strikes. The 34-year-old had an 11 percent swinging strike rate and 32 percent CSW while riding his changeup against a left-handed heavy lineup. Against righties, he elevated his four-seamer well for swinging strikes and continues to put together solid starts en route to a 3.64 ERA on the season. He’s a low upside option against the Rays next week.

Stewart served as Cincinnati’s primary offensive catalyst in this one, socking a tone-setting three-run homer off Mets starter Kodai Senga in the opening frame. It was his 14th long ball of the season and second time leaving the yard in his last seven games. He also delivered a key insurance run with an RBI single in the fifth inning.

Santillan got the call to protect a two-run lead against the heart of New York’s order and managed to work around a one-out single by Juan Soto to preserve the victory. He’s picked up the last two saves for Cincinnati and appears to be their preferred ninth-inning option with Emilio Pagán (hamstring) on the shelf.

Senga’s return from the injured list got off to a rocky start as he struggled to find the strike zone and needed 36 pitches to complete an opening frame where he allowed four runs on two hits and a pair of walks. He walked the first two batters he faced before coughing up a no-doubter to Sal Stewart into the left-field seats. He also gave up a solo shot to Spencer Steer in the frame. He managed to complete four innings, finishing with five strikeout and four walks. He’s been far too unpredictable for fantasy managers to consider trusting him when he faces the Cubs his next time out on Monday.

The left-hander threw 74 percent of his pitches for strikes, striking out six and walking two. He also posted a solid 14 percent swinging strike rate with 14 whiffs on the day, including a 39 percent swinging strike rate on his sweeper. Griffin lowered his ERA to 3.32 in his return to MLB, but he gets a much stiffer test against the Phillies next week. In shallow leagues, we might recommend keeping him in your bench for that one.

Gonzalez started at second base and made some noise in his rehab debut as he works his way back from a shoulder issue that put him on the shelf to open the season. The 29-year-old lefty-masher figures to play regularly for the Red Sox once he’s gotten enough at-bats under his belt to return to Boston. There’s some deep-league fantasy appeal here since Gonzalez is likely to bat in the heart of the order once he makes it back to Fenway Park.

Houser’s 29-pitch first inning saw him give up a long homer to Drake Baldwin and another run on a Mauricio Dubón hit. Because it was such a short outing, the Giants could try putting Houser back into the pitching mix in a couple of days, if they see the need. If they stay with the current rotation, he’d pitch Sunday in Miami.

Woodruff threw 82 pitches while striking out five and only issuing one walk. The 33-year-old could potentially make another rehab start this weekend but he’s trending towards returning to Milwaukee’s rotation by the end of June.

It’ll be resumed on Wednesday afternoon in the second inning. The rain kept falling throughout the early stages of this contest at Truist Park and both teams waited through a nearly two-hour rain delay before the plug was finally pulled. Giants starter Adrian Houser allowed two runs in his lone inning of work while Atlanta’s Grant Holmes was charged with three runs over two innings. It’s also worth noting that Drake Baldwin launched a legendary 473-foot homer in his return from the injured list prior to the delay.