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Davitt gets the boot with the White Sox set to recall Jonathan Cannon to work behind opener Grant Taylor on Sunday. Davitt will likely be an up-and-down arm throughout 2026.

Making his season debut after missing time with a shoulder impingement, Yesavage allowed all four hits before Mason Fluharty, Jeff Hoffman, Tyler Rogers and Louis Varland combined to retire 11 of the 12 batters they faced. Yesavage struck out three and walked none while focusing mostly on his fastball and splitter. He used his slider just six times tonight. Last year, he threw that pitch 29 percent of the time. Tonight, it was eight percent. He ended up with just five whiffs, but he also allowed only three hard-hit balls. It’s just one start, of course, but it suggests that Yesavage will prove to be worth the wait for those who got him at a discount at the end of the spring. He’ll face the Twins next time out.

Hoffman has pitched two hitless innings since losing his closer’s role last week, and he was particularly sharp in the 10-pitch outing tonight. He’s now struck out 27 of the 64 hitters he’s faced this year. That 42.2 percent K rate that would obliterate his previous high of 33.6 percent.

Jeff Hoffman had another successful outing, too, so Varland shouldn’t get too comfortable in the closer’s role just yet. Still, if the Blue Jays go back to Hoffman, it probably won’t be because anything Varland does wrong. Varland has allowed just one earned run while amassing a 26/4 K/BB in 16 innings.

Tolle simply didn’t have the same stuff tonight as when he struck out 11 against the Yankees last week. He averaged 97.1 mph with his fastball in that game. Tonight, he was 94.9 mph. He also walked four tonight. It was quite the disappointment, and it would seem to make it quite a bit more likely that Tolle will return to Triple-A once Sonny Gray returns. Still, we’d stick with him for now and see what happens. Brayan Bello still might be the pitcher to go if he fails to bounce back in the series finale Wednesday.

There’s really no other way to describe it. Swanson is presumably day-to-day heading into Wednesday’s series finale. The 32-year-old shortstop was 1-for-2 with his second stolen base of the season prior to leaving the contest.

Holmes gave up three hits, walked one and struck out six. He improved to 3-2 on the year with the win. If you faded Holmes simply because he pitched in the World Baseball Classic this spring, you might want to re-evaluate your process before next season. Holmes’ 1.75 ERA is sixth in the league and his 59 percent ground ball percentage is second. He’s lined up to face the Angels on the road on Sunday.

Hicks was replaced by Agustín Ramírez behind the plate with Connor Norby taking over at DH. He’s presumably day-to-day heading into Wednesday’s series finale.

Griffin’s home run was his second of the year. The 20-year-old hit a solo shot off Matt Svanson in the ninth inning. In 24 games, Griffin is hitting .226 with nine runs, 13 RBI and six steals. Even with the home run, Giffin has a .119 ISO over his first 92 plate appearances in the major leagues. He had a .194 ISO in 122 minor league games last year, but most projection systems see him hitting only 11-12 more home runs this year.

Scott’s home run was a solo shot off Braxton Ashcraft in the sixth inning. The 25-year-old outfielder is out there for his speed and defense, but is hitting just .192 with three steals. It’s fair to wonder how much longer the Cardinals might stick with Scott over an intriguing prospect like Joshua Báez.

Snell had no trouble overwhelming hitters in the lower minors, striking out six of the first seven batters he faced while giving up just one hit. He wound up retiring nine of the 10 hitters he faced on 39 pitches (29 strikes). He’ll keep building up his pitch count and stamina during his next rehab outing and should be ready for his season debut at some point in May.