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He left down two runs, but the Cubs let him off the hook in the ninth. Cabrera walked three and struck out four in a rather unimpressive outing. His fastball averaged 95.0 mph today, down from 96.0 mph in his first two starts and 97.0 in 2025. Last year’s big step forward for Cabrera was the product of a 3.1 K:BB. He has 13 strikeouts and nine walks in 16 2/3 innings this year, putting him at 1.4 K;BB. He’ll face the Mets next week.

Stott got a hold of a slider from Cade Gibson with two runners on in the top of the seventh inning and deposited it into right-center field to push the Phillies’ lead to 6-1. It was the first homer of the season for Stott, who entered the day slashing .207/.258/.276. It was a much-needed good day for Stott, but this shouldn’t do anything to move his fantasy stock.

No word yet on the severity of the injury or how much time he may miss. The 23-year-old has been pushing for a promotion, so any time missed here due to injury would push his arrival back. Expect the Twins to provide an update on his status as soon as more information becomes available.

Rather than accepting an outright assignment to Triple-A Gwinnett, the 39-year-old hurler has opted to peddle his wares on the open market. With so many pitching injuries around the league and team’s constantly in search of quality rotation depth, it shouldn’t take long for Carrasco to land on his feet elsewhere.

Warren’s excellent start to the season continued with a gem here against the Orioles. His sweeper was lethal as always, forcing six of his 12 total swings-and-misses, but it was especially impressive how he was able to steal strikes with it early in the count against left-handed batters. He threw four sweepers as the first pitch to a lefty, and all four landed for called strikes. They’ve always been a problem spot for him, so just getting ahead of them is a big deal. Plus he had a nice feel for his changeup in this one too, a very important pitch for him to get lefties. Overall, he has a sterling 2.39 ERA on the season with a 46:8 strikeout to walk ratio over 37 2/3 innings. He’s scheduled to face the Rangers next time out.

There’s just no stopping this guy, even against a lefty! Rice’s third inning, three-run shot gave the Yankees a commanding 5-1 lead and more importantly, it was his fifth homer of the season off a left-handed pitcher. While manager Aaron Boone was hesitant to unleash Rice against lefties when the season began, he’s now started against six of the last seven which the Yankees have faced. Rice’s 1.169 OPS is the highest among all qualified players as he continues to establish himself as one of the league’s best hitters.

Funny enough, on the first pitch back in the city where Alonso spent the first seven years of his MLB career, he smacked a home run over the right field fence. Of course, he’s more accustomed to Queens over the Bronx, but it’s ironic nonetheless. With that homerun, Alonso finally got himself over a .700 OPS as he tries to put this slow start to the season behind him.

The Yankees jumped all over Povich here. They had five runs over the first two innings, including home runs by José Caballero and Ben Rice, and rarely looked uncomfortable in the box. He tried to start this game out by going fastball heavy, but the Yankee bats found no problem lacing it all over the field. He entered this game with a 2.19 ERA and left with a 4.41 ERA. Also, he’s struck out just 11 batters and walked five through 16 1/3 innings so far this season. He’s scheduled to face the Marlins in Miami next time out.

Jung opened the scoring with a two-out RBI single in the opening inning that plated Brandon Nimmo. He then added another RBI knock during a three-run uprising in the third inning. Fully healthy, the 28-year-old third baseman is off to an outstanding start to the 2026 season, slashing .321/.381/.538 with four homers and 19 RBI in his first 118 plate appearances.

Chapman struck out the first batter he faced on the evening and forced Christian Vázquez to ground out for the second out of the inning. He would give up a double to Carlos Correa on the next at-bat, but was able to force a grounder from Yordan Alvarez to end the threat. With his ERA now sitting at 0.93 on the season, Chapman appears dialed in and locked into the closing role for the Sox.

Jansen opened the third inning with a 377-foot (102.7 mph EV) solo shot off of Jack Flaherty that pushed the Rangers’ lead to 2-0 and ignited a three-run rally. That would be his only hit in four at-bats on the night. For the season, the 31-year-old backstop is slashing an underwhelming .211/.282/.380 with a pair of homers and eight RBI.