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It was actually kind of concerning to see Hancock’s velocity drop tonight. He averaged a much-improved 94.9 mph with his four-seamer last year and was up to 95.4 mph this spring, but he was down to 93.5 mph tonight. Nevertheless, the Guardians simply couldn’t touch him. Their one hard-hit ball turned into a double play. The remaining seven balls in play against him were five other groundouts and two popups. Between the velocity drop and the 24 percent CSW, it’s hard to be too excited about the showing tonight. Still, he’ll always be a streaming option whenever he’s starting at home. Unfortunately, he’ll be on the road against the Angels next weekend, and he might be in line for only a couple of more starts before Bryce Miller returns.

While Tatis was able to pick up his fifth steal of the game, the one negative was that he also was caught stealing for the first time in 2026. It had to happen sometime; who do you think he is, Josh Naylor? Tatis shown very little power to begin the year, but he’s driven in 12 runs in 21 games while getting on at a .344 clip. The homers will come.

It wasn’t entirely smooth sailing for Miller, as he did give up a hit and a walk. He still was able to pick up the save while not allowing a runner to score, and that’s already seven on the season for the 27-year-old. Even if Leo De Vries ends up a superstar, it’s pretty easy to see why AJ Preller wanted Miller on this pitching staff. He has a chance to be special for a long time.

Kikuchi generated 12 swings-and-misses to get the eight punchouts, and he allowed just four hits without issuing a walk. That’s the second time in three starts he’s reached that level of strikeouts, but this was easily his best start of the season in the first month of the campaign. Kikuchi has shown almost zero consistency in his MLB career, but there are enough outings like this to keep fantasy managers curious. He’ll try and match this effort Friday against the Royals.

Márquez allowed just two hits — doubles by Mike Trout and Zack Neto — and he struck out five with two walks. That’s the second time in three starts that the right-hander hasn’t allowed a run, and his ERA over his first month in his first season with the Padres is now 3.86. Considering how awful Márquez was over the past two season, it’s understandable to have skepticism. It’s probably the right call. That being said, Márquez once was one of the rare successful Rockies’ starters, and maybe the grass was greener on the other side. He gets the Diamondbacks next Saturday.

Hoffman allowed three hits and a walk, and while he struck out two, it’s tough to get excited about a pair of punchouts in a game where you give up a salami in one inning. That grand slam came in a 2-2 game in the eighth inning by Corbin Carroll, and it sees his ERA inflate to an ugly 7.71. Hoffman had his issues in 2025 as well despite Toronto reaching the World Series, and while there’s no obvious answer behind him to close out games, this is a situation that has to be monitored.

Ohtani was able to reach three times, but the first time came on an error in the first, and he took first on catcher’s interference a few innings later. His on-base streak would have ended despite those two reaches, but a single in the ninth extended it to 50 games. He also pitches.

Mullins drove in a run with a base hit in the fifth inning to give the Rays the lead. With the game extended into the 13th, he came through with a two-run homer to once again put the Rays ahead with what would end up being the game-winning runs. It was the 31-year-old outfielder’s best day at the plate so far. His home run gives him two on the year with eight RBI while slashing .149/.205/.284 across 75 plate appearances.

Tucker gave the Dodgers a 2-0 lead with a homer in the first with Shohei Ohtani on first off Ryan Feltner. After scuffling in his first few weeks as a Dodger, he’s back to raking, and his slash of .260/.356/.403 is much more impressive considering it was .246/.343/.316 last week. Tucker usually gets off to a slow start, and more times than not, he ends up one of the top outfielders in fantasy baseball.

O’Hearn put the Pirates on the board early, taking Drew Rasmussen deep for a two-run blast in the first inning. He then drew a walk in the fourth and scored on a home run by Marcell Ozuna. O’Hearn added a base hit in the eighth to reach for a third time before he was replaced by a pinch-runner. The 32-year-old slugger is off to a great start with the Pirates, slashing .329/.417/.543 with four homers and 15 RBI across 84 plate appearances.

Johnson also singled. His second of the double of the contest was a big one; a two-run two-bagger that gave the Rockies a 4-3 win to help Colorado to an upset win. Johnston has looked the part in his first chance as a regular, and is now slashing .305/.359/.492. At the very least, he’s played well enough to be monitored; especially when you consider his home park.