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The rookie’s homer gave Miami a 3-2 lead in the second that they wouldn’t surrender, one of two they hit off Andrew Painter in the matinee. The former Cub was acquired in last offseason’s Edward Cabrera trade, but he has struggled with a strikeout rate over 40%. The Marlins are even limiting his opportunities against lefties as he has started against only two so far in 2026. There’s long-term power upside in his bat, but he isn’t ready to be a reliable fantasy contributor regardless of league size.

Weathers was able to dance around very, very consistent hard contact to outduel Tarik Skubal here. The Tigers had 10 hard-hit balls in total against him, but many of them turned into outs and whenever Weathers got into trouble, he wriggled his way out of it. His changeup was a big reason for that as his go-to put away pitch against righties and while some of them missed by a lot, the ones that were good were really good. All in all, this was a solid outing and Weathers left it with a 3.95 ERA, 95 strikeouts, and 24 walks through 86 2/3 innings so far this season. Weathers is scheduled to face the Tigers again followed by the Twins in a two-start week with both starts coming at home.

McGonigle got his in a game where the Tigers struggled to get much going offensively. Frustratingly, his double traveled 411 feet to the deepest part of Comerica Park and would’ve been a home run in most major league stadiums. Alas, he has a .283 batting average and .816 OPS in what’s been a standout rookie season.

Only one of the four hits Skubal gave up stayed in the yard. Paul Goldschmidt got him to lead off the game and then again in his next at-bat. Then, Jasson Domínguez did too on the ninth pitch of a great battle as the second-to-last batter Skubal would face. Besides those three homers, Skubal forced 21 swings-and-misses and looked completely elite for most of his outing. His velocity is on par where it’s always been, his stuff looked crisp, and his command was mostly on point. Those homers were weird, but he looks back to the ace we know. Next up is a two-start week with another date against the Yankees and then the Rangers with both starts on the road.

All this guy does is hit. He had singles in each of his final four at-bats and the first two of which helped spur Rays’ rallies in both the third and fourth innings. With them, he brought his average up to .332 which is the highest mark in the American League. He also has 12 home runs and a .926 OPS in what’s been another outstanding season

A pinch-hit home run from Josh Rojas was not enough to spoil this save for Baker. It was the first run he’d given up in 12 outings as he’s ascended to being one of the most productive closers in the league. With this save being his 20th, he joined Mason Miller and Cade Smith as the only relievers to reach that mark so far and Baker has done so with an elite 2.01 ERA and 0.89 WHIP.

Jax was excellent here. His changeup was diabolical against this left-handed heavy Royals’ lineup forcing eight swings-and-misses and dancing off the edge of the plate all game long. He likely would’ve been able to polish off his first quality start of the season here as well if not for two errors by Rays’ defenders in the sixth inning that brought home both of Jax’s runs, forced him to work harder than he had to, and made that his final inning of work. Regardless, he still threw a season-high 88 pitches and has turned himself into a solid starting pitcher with a 2.40 ERA, 43 strikeouts, and just 13 walks over 45 innings since moving into the rotation. He’s scheduled for a two-start week coming up against the Royals and Astros with both starts coming on the road.

In true lead-off hitter fashion, Jensen started this game off with a single and then walked with one out to ignite the Royals’ two-run rally in the fifth inning. Despite a disappointing season power-wise thus far with just 10 home runs, Jensen has carved out a nice role for himself out of the lead-off spot for the past month.

Cameron’s command eluded him in this start. His fastball was erratic and couldn’t find the zone. So, he eventually turned to his cutter – which was hit hard – and he struggled to spot both his changeup and curveball too. Really, he had next to nothing working and paid the price for it. Following this outing, he now has a 4.50 ERA and 1.33 WHIP through 80 innings so far this season. Next up he is scheduled to face the Rays again at home next week.

Palmquist heads back to the minors after throwing 58 pitches over 3 1/3 innings to open Wednesday’s contest against the Phillies. The 25-year-old lefty figures to rejoin Washington’s pitching mix in a couple weeks.

Peña provided an insurance run in the ninth with a slow roller that shortstop Ernie Clement failed to get to into time to prevent an infield single. Although Peña left Monday’s game with a hamstring cramp and didn’t start Tuesday, he seemed to be running just fine tonight. He’s 10-for-26 with three homers, seven RBI and two steals in his last eight games.