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This will be the first time that Crawford has faced live hitters since September 2024. In the intervening months, Crawford has undergone knee and wrist surgery but is allegedly now fully healthy entering spring training. The 29-year-old pitched to a 3.00 ERA, 1.04 WHIP, and a 112/31 K/BB ratio in 114 innings in the first half of 2024 before the knee injury and fatigue started to impact his performance. Crawford is battling for the fifth spot in the rotation, but he does have two minor league options remaining, while Patrick Sandoval has none.

Young was hit by a pitch in the seventh inning on Thursday that tied the game at 6-6. Butera noted that the ball glanced off of Young’s wrist and hit him on the left hand and that he was dealing with some bruising on his wrist and finger. He felt fine taking swings in the cages, but he’ll be re-evaluated on Friday and the Nationals will see how he’s feeling once the adrenaline wears off. For now, he’s considered day-to-day.

Jung broke a 3-3 tie as he clobbered a 2-2 fastball from Scott Barlow for his 364-foot (96.9 mph EV) game-changing blast. He also singled and doubled in the ballgame, finishing the day 3-for-5. On the season, the oft-injured third baseman is slashing .263/.323/.386 with one homer and five RBI in his first 62 plate appearances.

Duran smacked a one-out double off of Jacob Lopez in the third inning and scored the game’s first run on Brandon Nimmo’s RBI single. He then worked a one-out walk in the fifth, swiped second base and scored on a sacrifice fly off the bat of Jake Burger. Duran also added a two-run single in the ninth to add some valuable insurance. For the season, the versatile 26-year-old is now slashing .250/.318/.375 to go along with one home run, four RBI and three stolen bases in 44 plate appearances.

The Rangers’ flavor of the week at closer was called upon to protect a two-run lead with two men on and one out in the seventh inning. He did his job, retiring the next two hitters in order to escape the jam. He returned for the eighth though and ended up loading the bases on an infield single, double and an intentional walk with two outs before handing the ball off to Jacob Latz. He then allowed a bases-clearing double that charged three runs to Junis’ ledger. Even with this rough outing, Junis still sports a strong 2.89 ERA and 0.75 WHIP over 9 1/3 innings while converting each of his first three save chances.

Leiter also issued three walks on the day while punching out three. He kept the Athletics off the board completely through the first four innings, but the A’s broke through in the fifth as Jacob Wilson smacked a two-run single and Carlos Cortes drove him in with an RBI knock. Leiter got seven whiffs on 105 pitches on the afternoon, posting a CSW of 25 percent. He’ll bring a 1-1 record, 4.87 ERA, 1.48 WHIP and a 24/9 K/BB ratio (20 1/3 innings) into Wednesday’s matchup against the Pirates.

The 24-year-old shortstop smacked a two-run single off of Jack Leiter in the fifth inning that tied the game at 2-2. He then swiped second base and scored the go-ahead run on an RBI single off the bat of Carlos Cortes. For the season, Wilson is now slashing .263/.273/.342 with one homer, nine RBI and one stolen base through his first 77 plate appearances.

Lopez racked up five strikeouts on the day while also issuing four free passes. The Rangers scratched out single runs against him in the third and fifth innings, but Lopez was able to stop the flood gates from opening both times. He got 12 swings and misses on 85 pitches on the day — six of those on his slider — while posting a solid CSW of 31 percent. The 28-year-old southpaw will carry an uninspiring 6.38 ERA, 1.96 WHIP and a 16/17 K/BB ratio (18 1/3 innings) into Tuesday’s showdown against the Mariners in Seattle.

Greene singled off of Kris Bubic in the fourth inning, though Dillon Dingler was cut down at the plate attempting to score on the play He then scored on an RBI knock off the bat of Matt Vierling. He also smacked a two-out double in the seventh inning but the Tigers couldn’t cash him in. He got to play the role of hero in the ninth though, lining a two-out, two-strike, two-run double into the right field corner off of Lucas Erceg to tie the game at 9-9. He then raced around to score the game-winning run on Colt Keith’s walk-off single. The 25-year-old outfielder is off to a solid start offensively this season, slashing .257/.350/.386 with one homer, 12 RBI and one stolen base in his first 80 plate appearances.

Dingler greeted right-hander John Schreiber by crushing a 411-foot (107.5 mph EV) two-run blast that increased the Tigers’ lead to 6-1. He’s off to a terrific start at the plate this season, slashing .283/.367/.566 with four homers and 14 RBI in his first 61 plate appearances. At this rate, he could wind up finishing among the top options at the position for fantasy purposes.

The 25-year-old right-hander struck out five batters on the day and did not allow a base on balls. He had allowed just two runs through the first six innings, but he returned for the seventh and allowed a single and an RBI double to open the seventh before turning the ball over to the bullpen. That ballooned into a six-run inning for the Royals and cost Montero his shot at a victory. He got eight swings and misses on 83 pitches on the day, registering a CSW of 27 percent. He’ll bring an impressive 3.31 ERA, 0.86 WHIP and a 15/2 K/BB ratio (16 1/3 innings) into Tuesday’s matchup against the Brewers at Comerica Park.