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Yamamoto served up a solo homer to Francisco Lindor on the third pitch of the game. Like his counterpart in Nolan McLean, he locked in for the night, keeping the Mets from scoring again until he departed with two outs in the eighth inning. He scattered just three more hits and one walk while striking out seven on a whopping 23 whiffs. The 27-year-old right-hander ends the day with a 2.10 ERA, 0.82 WHIP, and a 21/3 K/BB ratio across 25 2/3 innings. He’ll take on the Giants next Tuesday in San Francisco.

The Rangers brought a run in against Springs in the first inning on a pair of hits. Springs then locked in, giving up just one more hit and two walks. He recorded the first out in the seventh with his fifth strikeout before departing at 90 pitches. The 33-year-old left-hander has been off to an excellent start to the season, giving up four total runs over his first four starts for a 1.46 ERA, 0.77 WHIP, and a 20/8 K/BB ratio across 24 2/3 innings. Springs should be rostered in all formats, with his next start coming Sunday in Sacramento against the White Sox.

After a scoreless first inning, King got into some trouble in the second, loading the bases with one out. He allowed a run in on a sacrifice fly, then struck out the final batter to escape the jam. He settled in nicely, tossing four more scoreless frames to go six innings of one-run ball. King generated 10 whiffs to strike out five batters. Through four starts, the 30-year-old right-hander holds a 2.78 ERA, 1.15 WHIP, and a 20/10 K/BB ratio across 22 2/3 innings. He’ll take on the Angels in Anaheim on Sunday.

Buxton just needed the Red Sox to come to town to shake off this slow start. He’s 6-for-10 with three homers the last two days, raising his OPS from .531 to .768. The two-homer game is the 18th of his career. He scored four runs just once other time, that being his lone three-homer game on Aug. 27, 2017 against the Blue Jays.

Goodman put the Rockies on the board early, taking Colton Gordon deep for a solo homer in the first inning. He did it again in the fifth, leading off the frame with a solo blast off AJ Blubaugh for his second round-tripper of the game. The 26-year-old backstop is off to a solid start at the dish, hitting .254/.333/.475 with four homers, 12 runs scored, and seven RBI across 66 plate appearances.

Guerrero’s double scored Ernie Clement in the top of the 10th, and he came around to score on a two-run double from Myles Straw to cement the win for the Jays. Guerrero drove in a run earlier in the game as well to bring his RBI total up to seven, and that relatively low total has more to do with who has been hitting in front of him than anything he’s done wrong. He’s off to a very strong start with the stick, and there isn’t much reason to think he’s going to cool off soon, or ever, really.

It’s the first two-homer game of Wetherholt’s career. The 23-year-old took Ryne Stanek deep for a two-run shot in the eighth, and he hit a solo blast off Joey Cantillo in the third. While the rookie second baseman is still hitting .200/.338/.385 in his first three weeks of play, Wetherholt has very much passed the eye test, and more games like this seem much more likely than not in the coming months.

The Nationals brought in Clayton Beeter with one on and one out in the eighth tonight, and he got out of that to protect a one-run lead. Instead of keeping him in for the ninth after just eight pitches, the Nationals again went to Varland, who got his first career save Sunday with Beeter unavailable after working the previous two days. Varland gave up a Konnor Griffin double with one out and then walked Joey Bart, but he was able to strike out Oneil Cruz and get Nick Yorke, who hit for Brandon Lowe against a lefty in the seventh, to pop out to end the game. Varland has given up three runs in six innings to start the year, while Beeter, who also has two saves, is at three runs in 8 1/3 innings. The Nationals are going to need to commit to one of the two to make either useful in mixed leagues.

It was Schultz’s first MLB start, and to be blunt, it looked like it. He struggled to locate his offerings, as he threw 51-of-82 pitches for strikes and issued for walks. The unearned run was also his fault, as it came on his error. That being said, there were good moments here with a fastball that reached above 98 mph on multiple occasions and a slider that has a chance to be a true swing-and-miss pitch. There’s going to be a lot of up-and-down for Schultz, and don’t be surprised if he’s much better Sunday against the A’s. it just wouldn’t be surprising if the results are similar, either.

What a find Smith has been thus far for Atlanta. Not only did he drive in a run in the second on a single, but he came up huge in the ninth with a three-run double that turned a 5-3 deficit into a 6-5 lead. Smith is a former top prospect who has at times looked the part, but consistent success has avoided him. It hasn’t to begin 2026 with a slash of .395/.415/.684 and 15 RBI over just 18 games.