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McGuire officially joins the White Sox a day after he opted out of his minor-league contract with the Brewers. The 31-year-old will be a backup backstop for Chicago, but there’s a good chance he’s booted from the roster when Kyle Teel returns from injury.

Sproat gave up three hits, walked three and struck out five. He was staked to an 8-0 lead, but couldn’t complete the fifth inning and thus failed to record the win despite the lopsided score. All three runs Sproat allowed came in the fifth inning on a two-run home run by Carson Kelly and an RBI double by Michael Busch. It was an unfortunate ending to a promising start. Sproat will take a 5.75 ERA into his next start against the Dodgers at home this weekend.

Lee was replaced by Will Brennan in right field during the fourth inning of Monday’s series opener after going 1-for-2 at the plate. The 27-year-old outfielder is presumably day-to-day for the final two games of the series.

Springer’s day was a bit of a mixed bag. While he had two hits including a solo shot off Ryan Weathers in the fifth inning for his third home run of the year, the 36-year-old outfielder also struck out twice and grounded into a double play. Springer is still hitting .196 on the year and the home run brought his OPS up to .604. He’s been one of the bigger fantasy busts of the year so far after a rebound season in 2025.

Goldschmidt’s home run was his fifth of the season. He hit a solo shot in the first inning off Patrick Corbin. Goldschmidt continues to produce in his role as a short side platoon first baseman, though this role has minimal value for fantasy purposes.

Bednar picked up his 11th save against the Blue Jays on Monday, but it wasn’t without suspense. With a two-run lead, the 31-year-old right-hander walked Ernie Clement to start the ninth inning. Jesus Sanchez promptly entered the game and hit an RBI double. Bednar then struck out two of the next three hitters before getting Vladimir Guerrero Jr. to ground out to end the game. While it was a tightrope walk, Bednar bounced back after blowing his second save against the Mets on Sunday.

Corbin gave up six hits, walked three and struck out three. The 36-year-old left-hander lost two battles to Paul Goldschmidt that decided his outing. Goldschmidt hit a leadoff home run to start the scoring for the Yankees, then capped a rally in the fourth inning with a game-tying double. Corbin is regularly failing to complete five innings and has a 4.23 ERA, which makes him unusable outside of AL-only leagues. He’ll face the Pirates at home this weekend.

Weathers gave up seven hits, walked none and struck out seven. He remains 2-2 with the no-decision. The 26-year-old left-hander was excellent for the first three innings, even striking out the side in order in the third inning. Weathers ran into trouble in the fourth inning, though. He allowed back-to-back singles to start the inning before Ernie Clement hit a three-run home run with two outs. Weathers would allow one run in each of the next two innings before leaving with one out in the sixth inning. He has a 3.58 ERA, 1.13 WHIP and 61 strikeouts in 50 1/3 innings. Weathers will face the Rays at home this weekend.

Greene started the scoring in the first inning as he blasted an RBI double that was a foot away from being a home run. The 25-year-old outfielder made adjustments to his approach this offseason and his average and walk percentage have increased while his power has decreased. Greene’s strikeout percentage of 30 percent last year is only slightly down at 27 percent this year, but his walk percentage has nearly doubled from seven percent last year to 13.6 percent this year. His average is up to .327 after hitting .258 last year, though his ISO has slipped from .235 to .158. Greene’s .450 BABIP this year is the highest among qualified batters and over 100 points higher than his career .353 BABIP. His average is unsustainable unless he significantly cuts into his strikeout rate, but Greene has patience and power in his profile to fall back on.

In the fifth inning, Martínez scored on a Rhys Hoskins sacrifice fly. In the next inning, he drove in a run to put the Guardians up 5-1. The 24-year-old outfielder hit leadoff with the Guardians facing left-handed starter Framber Valdez. He’s hitting .270 with 23 runs scored, nine home runs, 25 RBI and eight stolen bases.

Contreras started the scoring with his 435-foot blast in the sixth inning, and both teams scored single runs afterwards. It was Contreras’s 10th homer of the year, putting him halfway to his total of 20 from last season. His career high is 24, which he achieved in 105 games for the Cubs in 2019.