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Adell has been objectively one of the worst defensive players in the sport since becoming a regular. Don’t tell that to the Mariners. He robbed Cal Raleigh of a homer in the first, Josh Naylor of a roundtripper in the late innings, and in the bottom of the ninth, he dove into the right-field bleachers to rob J.P. Crawford of a solo shot that woulda tied the game. Remarkable. Adell is certainly athletic enough to provide these types of things, but you probably would have guessed several other outfielders before landing on Adell to do it.

Realmuto was hit in the left wrist earlier in the game, and it appears his exit Sunday is related to that injury. Rafael Marchán has taken over for Realmuto behind the plate.

Soto’s grand slam in the sixth inning was the exclamation mark in a lopsided victory to end the week. The $765 million man has been on an absolute tear, homering nine times in his past 15 contests. It’s a stretch in which Soto also has 16 runs scored, 18 RBI, and even four stolen bases. He’s at the height of his powers despite the offense not living up to expectations for most of the season. The Mets will begin a West Coast trip to Seattle and San Diego on Monday.

McLean only struck out two, lowering his ERA to 4.21 on the year. The walks were uncharacteristic for the sophomore right-hander, whose ERA estimators suggest he’s pitched better than his results thus far. McLean entered Sunday with the second-lowest left-on-base rate among qualified starters. He’ll aim to get back on track when visiting the Padres next time out.

King started Sunday’s bullpen game after Janson Junk was scratched and placed on the injured list with a shin issue. Junk joins Eury Pérez and Robby Snelling as recent rotation losses for a staff that is suddenly extremely thin. King might be used as an opener on bullpen days going forward, but he’ll otherwise revert to middle relief.

The rookie hit a solo homer to begin the bottom of the first, and he later drew a walk while finishing his day with two runs scored. Benge has now hit leadoff in 19 straight contests dating back to May 12, six of which were against left-handed starters. He finishes May with a much better strikeout rate than he showed in April, and his all-around results took a meaningful step forward.

Semien’s fifth homer of the season was one of three on the day for the Mets. The veteran second baseman has continued a downward slide in his first season in New York, finishing May with a .226/.280/.335 triple slash. Playing time remains his best trait in fantasy as he’s yet to miss a game.

Marsee finished May with better results than he showed in April, but he simply isn’t hitting for power like he did in the second half of last season. The former Padre has seen his barrel rate and expected stats crater, while both his strikeout and walk rates are up a few ticks. Marsee’s 14 thefts were tied for sixth in the majors entering Sunday, however.

Warren has been extremely effective out of the bullpen with a 1.40 ERA, but the 30-year-old has not worked more than two innings in any of his relief appearances in 2026. He likely will give way to a bulk pitcher at some point, or it will just be a straight bullpen game.

Wood’s 16th homer of the season was a 113.8 mph rocket to right-center field off Griffin Canning in the bottom of the fifth. The 23-year-old superstar has been sensational, slashing .272/.411/.549 with 10 stolen bases and the aforementioned 16 home runs. Wood also leads MLB with 52 runs scored. He has started and batted leadoff in every game Washington has played this season, leading the charge for the highest-scoring offense in the league.

Littell struck out five and walked two, improving to 5-4 and lowering his ERA to 5.01 this season. The veteran righty has been a serviceable innings eater for Washington’s rebuilding rotation, but outings like Sunday have been too few and far between for him to be a fantasy factor this summer. Littell’s next start comes on the road against the Diamondbacks.