Betting

Over his last two games, Suarez has allowed zero earned runs in 14 innings while striking out 10 and allowing only 10 baserunners. The lefty made his longest start of the season on Friday, but was still hit with a no-decision after the Tigers and Red Sox took a scoreless game into extra innings. With another strong outing, Suarez has now lowered his ERA on the season to 3.22 and has a 1.07 WHIP. We’ll see if he can keep this strong stretch going in his next start, which is scheduled for Wednesday against the Yankees.

Mize allowed only four baserunners on the evening and worked himself out of a slight jam in the sixth inning after allowing a leadoff double to Caleb Durbin. Mize was pulled in the seventh with the game still scoreless after allowing a two-out single to Jarren Duran, and he has allowed just one run or fewer in three of his four starts this season. Mize saw 58 of his 94 pitches on the evening go for strikes, and had his strikeout pitch working for most of the night. His next start is scheduled for Wednesday at home against the Brewers.

It was another solid start for Wacha, whose two earned runs set a new high for him on the season. The veteran righty struck out five Yankees through 3 1/3 innings of scoreless ball before a two-run homer by Ben Rice broke the scoreless tie. Wacha would stay locked in for the rest of the night and picked up the no-decision thanks to Vinnie Pasquantino tying the game at 2-2 in the eighth inning on a solo homer. Now sitting at 2-0 on the season with a 1.00 ERA, Wacha will look to pick up his third win in his next start, which is scheduled for Wednesday against the Orioles.

Misfortune struck for Schlittler in the sixth when Trent Grisham misplayed a fly ball to center, which put runners on second and third with only one out. An RBI groundout by Vinnie Pasquantino on the following at-bat drove in Garcia from third to give the Royals their first run on the day, but it would be an unearned run for Schlittler, who lowered his ERA on the season to 1.95. It’s a tough no-decision for Schlittler, who exited with a one-run lead only to see that lead evaporate in the eighth inning via a solo homer by Pasquantino. Schlittler has allowed three earned runs or fewer in every start this season and will look to pick up his third win of the year on Thursday against the Red Sox in Boston.

McMahon’s first homer of the season came in a big spot in the eighth inning, and with the game tied at two. Stepping in to pinch-hit for Amed Rosario and with a runner on first, McMahon blasted an opposite-field homer to left to put the Yankees up 4-2, putting them in position to take the first game of the weekend series. McMahon has struggled out of the gate this season and entered the game batting .140. Hopefully, this kickstarts a much-needed turnaround for the veteran lefty.

What a week for Jackson. This two-out home put the finishing touches in a six-run eighth inning that the Orioles entered trailing 4-0. Over his last seven games, he has five home runs, 13 RBI, and a .429 batting average. It’s hard to have a better week than that and the Orioles might have a difficult decision on their hands with Jackson Holliday due back relatively soon from his broken hamate bone and the expectation that he could unseat Jackson at second base.

Riley has finally begun to get going. This was his first multi-homer game since May 4th of last year and he didn’t have a single long ball on his ledger until the Braves’ most recent game this past Wednesday. His quality of contact had been trending up over the last week or so though and suddenly, he’s on a power surge. Here’s to hoping he’s emerged from the two-year funk he’s been trapped in.

He drilled a no-doubt 392-foot homer to left field off Kodai Senga to extend Chicago’s lead early in the game. Hitting .342/.420/.553 with six steals and three homers, Hoerner is one of the most valuable players in fantasy baseball to this point. The power surge probably won’t last -- his career high is 10 -- but this has been an incredible start for Chicago’s stalwart second baseman.

It clears a 40-man spot for Peter Lambert. Hader hasn’t pitched yet this year and, judging by this placement, would not appear to be particularly close to returning. We’re assuming he’ll get his closer role back when he returns, but he just threw to live hitters for the first time on Tuesday.

It’s unclear when Palencia suffered the injury as he hadn’t pitched since last Sunday. In the topsy turvy world of the Cubs bullpen, which somehow carries five left-handed relievers at the moment, our best guess is that Ben Brown would be in line for saves if the Cubs choose to use a traditional closer going forward. It’s possible this becomes a full-blown committee in Palencia’s absence. It’s great news that it’s not an arm injury — at least for the long-term — but the 15-day placement tells us this is serious for Palencia and something that could stretch well into May.