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Chandler Simpson

TB Center Fielder #14

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Rays manager Kevin Cash said Chandler Simpson (hamstring) and Cedric Mullins (back) would return to the lineup on Tuesday.

Both players have been sidelined for a few days, but neither injury was feared to be significant. It now appears that both will return with ample time to be ready for the start of the season.
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Seiya Suzuki

CHC Right Fielder #27

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Seiya Suzuki went 2-for-3 with a walk and a three-run home run against the Reds on Monday.

Suzuki’s home run was his sixth of the season. He hit a three-run shot off Chase Petty in the fourth inning. Suzuki has four home runs in his last 10 games. He’s hitting .321 with a .985 OPS so far this year.

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Hold Skubal in fantasy for now amid elbow surgery

May 4, 2026 04:27 PM

Eric Samulski dissects Tarik Skubal's move to the 15-day IL for an elbow surgery and looks at past examples to explain why he's going to wait a week before making any concrete fantasy decisions.

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JJ Bleday

CIN Left Fielder #22

JJ Bleday went 1-for-5 with a solo home run against the Cubs on Monday.

Bleday has been with the Reds for just a week and already has three home runs. He’s going to get everyday playing time against right-handed pitching for the time being and even hit third in the batting order on Monday. As long as Bleday is swinging a hot bat, he’s worth rostering in NL-Only leagues.

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Emilio Pagán

CIN Relief Pitcher #15

Emilio Pagán allowed two runs, blew the save and took the loss against the Cubs on Monday.

Pagán entered the ninth inning on Monday with a one-run lead looking for his seventh save of the year. After Pete Crow-Armstrong started the inning with a triple, the game was tied two batters later. Then Michael Conforto hit a pinch-hit walkoff home run. It’s Pagán’s third blown save of the season. He has a 6.43 ERA.

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Chase Petty

CIN Starting Pitcher #61

Chase Petty allowed three runs in 5 2/3 innings and got a no-decision against the Cubs on Monday.

Petty gave up four hits, walked two and struck out one. The 23-year-old right-hander was called up for what appears to be a spot start. Considering the difficult matchup against the Cubs, Petty pitched well. With Nick Lodolo (blister) due back this week, Petty is likely headed back to Triple-A, where he had a 4.38 ERA this year.

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Edward Cabrera

CHC Starting Pitcher #30

Edward Cabrera allowed three runs in six innings and got a no-decision in the Cubs’ 5-4 victory over the Reds on Monday.

Cabrera gave up nine hits, walked two and struck out eight. He remains 3-0 on the season with the no-decision. The 28-year-old right-hander finished strong by striking out Ke’Bryan Hayes to end the sixth inning. He has a 3.27 ERA on the year. Cabrera is lined up to face the Rangers on the road this weekend.

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Zach Cole

HOU Center Fielder #16

Zach Cole homered in a loss for the Astros on Monday to the Dodgers.

Cole went deep in the fifth inning off Yoshinobu Yamamoto to make it an 8-3 game. The 25-year-old was just recalled from Triple-A before Monday’s game, so it’s a nice start to his 2026 campaign. He’s likely going to see some player time, but fantasy managers shouldn’t have much interest at this stage.

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Alex Freeland

LAD 2nd Baseman #76

Kyle Freeland homered and went 3-for-4 in a win Monday over the Astros.

Freeland also singled twice and drew a walk for good measure. He’s gone deep twice in the first 35 games of the season while driving in just his seventh run in the process. There’s some long-term upside in Freeland’s bat, but even in the loaded Dodgers’ lineup, he does not appear to be ready to be a redraft fantasy contributor just yet.

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Kyle Tucker

LAD Right Fielder #23

Kyle Tucker hit a solo homer and drove in two runs in an 8-3 win for the Dodgers on Monday over the Astros.

Tucker’s fourth homer as a Dodger traveled an estimated 376 feet and put the Dodgers up front by a 4-2 score. He drove in the first run of the game for Los Angeles in the first inning with an infield single. Tucker appears to be seeing the baseball better, and should continue to see significant improvement to his .242/.325/.386 slash. Again, it’s important to keep in mind that Tucker has overcome slow starts in more than one of his campaigns.

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Ryan Weiss

HOU Starting Pitcher #51
Ryan Weiss worked 4 2/3 innings while allowing seven runs — six earned— and took a loss to the Dodgers on Monday.

Weiss followed opener Steven Okert — who threw 2/3 of an inning and gave up a run — and unsurprisingly, it didn’t go particularly well. The 29-year-old gave up two solo homers, walked four and allowed eight hits to make his five strikeouts essentially meaningless. Weiss may get a chance to work as a bulk pitcher again, but fantasy managers should look pretty much anywhere else.
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Yoshinobu Yamamoto

LAD Starting Pitcher #18

Yoshinobu Yamamoto struck out eight over six innings while allowing three runs in a win Monday over the Astros.

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