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Quero has seen his playing time dry up a bit, and has now sat three of the last five games in favor of Reese McGuire. That’ll happen when you hit .161/.273/.179 in your first 19 games. Outside of dynasty leagues, Quero isn’t a must-hold — and he probably should be benched at this point in most fantasy formats.

It was his shortest outing since May 2. Rocker gave up two runs in the first inning, a result of him failing to cover first base after Jake Burger made a diving play. It would get worse in the second inning, as he served up homers to Colton Cowser and Pete Alonso. Rocker was pulled after issuing a leadoff walk in the fourth inning. The loss dropped him to 4-9 on the year while his ERA shot back up to 4.46. That’s the highest it’s been since mid-May. Rocker will try to get back on track against the injury-riddled A’s in his next start, but it’s a tough assignment in Sacramento.

Montgomery underwent Tommy John surgery in March of 2025 and made his way back after several rehab starts in the minors. While he received a lot of love from the fans in his return to the Rangers, the Orioles hitters greeted him rudely, including a two-run homer from Pete Alonso in the fourth and a two-run shot from Tyler O’Neill in the sixth. The veteran southpaw gave up six hits in all while walking one and striking out a pair. He’ll continue to pitch out of the bullpen for now, and there’s no fantasy relevance at this stage.

Cowser sent one for blast-off in the second inning, as it traveled 441 feet to the batter’s eye in center field. It was first homer since way back on June 21. He was later credited with an RBI on a bases-loaded walk in the ninth inning, but it was his fifth-inning single off Jordan Montgomery which was more intriguing. He entered Sunday’s action just 5-for-32 (.156) against southpaws this season.

Nimmo drew the Rangers closer by taking Cade Povich deep in the third inning but the Orioles pulled away in the middle innings. While the homer was his only hit on the day, it continues a strong start to August for the veteran outfielder. He’s hitting .414 (12-for-29) this month.

Melton struck out five and walked one while throwing 65 percent of his pitches for strikes and posting a 15 percent swinging strike rate. Melton missed plenty of bats with his four-seamer and splitter and has allowed more than one run once in a start since June 9th. He’s become one of the more reliable starters in fantasy this season and has a 1.46 ERA in his 80 innings.

With Bryan Baker, Kevin Kelly, and Garrett Cleavinger unavailable after pitching on both Friday and Saturday nights, the Rays called on Matz to nail down the win. He didn’t allow a baserunner (or notch a strikeout) en route to his first save of the season. We would not assume there will be many more.

Simpson came into the day hitting .375/.376/.446 in 30 games since July 1st with 14 runs scored and 12 RBI. He did hit third in this game, with Junior Caminero moving down to clean up. If that sticks, Simpson could see a nice bump in runs and RBI as well.

Over the last 25 games, Young has the second-best wRC+ on the Mariners. He’s slashed .280/.333/.460 in those games, with four home runs, 12 runs scored, and nine RBI. He needs to be rostered in more fantasy formats, especially if you need batting average.

Hancock struck out three and walked one while throwing 64 percent of his pitches for strikes and posting a 10 percent swinging strike rate. The swings and misses have dried up a bit for Hancock, and his four-seamer continues to lose vertical movement, posting just 8.3 inches of vertical break in this one. This is his third straight relatively average start in a row, and you have to wonder if Kade Anderson would be more impactful for Seattle down the stretch.

Susac stayed in initially, but the Giants had Drew Cavanaugh hit for him in the seventh. X-rays were negative, so Susac is probably day-to-day.