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Bubic (3-2) earned the victory over Baltimore on Saturday, allowing four hits and issuing one walk while striking out three batters over five scoreless innings.

Under normal circumstances, Bubic would have probably been allowed to go deeper -- he was pulled after throwing just 72 pitches through five innings -- but a rain delay after the first frame likely impacted his early exit. Nonetheless, the southpaw bounced back well from his worst start of the season, as he allowed four runs over five innings against Houston in his previous outing. Bubic has been a revelation for the Royals and for fantasy managers in the early part of the season -- he holds a 1.98 ERA (seventh-best among qualified pitchers) and 1.12 WHIP along with a 40:13 K:BB through 41 innings. He's lined up for a favorable matchup against the White Sox in his next start.

Crawford went 1-for-5 with a solo home run in a loss to the Rangers on Saturday.

Crawford swatted the first pitch of the game -- an 88-mph sinker from Patrick Corbin -- over the right-field fence, but that proved to be the only run the Mariners managed to score in the contest. The long ball extended Crawford's hitting streak to 11 games, a span during which he's batting .386 (17-for-44) with three homers and 13 RBI. Prior to the red-hot stretch, the veteran shortstop had knocked in just four runs over his first 20 games of 2025.

Corbin allowed one run on five hits and two walks while striking out two batters over 5.2 innings in a no-decision against Seattle on Saturday.

Corbin served up a leadoff homer to J.P. Crawford in the first inning, but the Mariners were unable to score on him after that. The veteran lefty fell one out shy of his first quality start of the season, though he did extend his streak of giving up two or fewer runs to four outings. Corbin hasn't completed six frames in a start yet, but he's enjoying a bit of a career revival in Texas so far, posting a 3.28 ERA, 1.50 WHIP and 17:8 K:BB over 24.2 innings spanning five starts.

Dobbins (2-1) came away with the loss against the Twins on Saturday, allowing four runs on seven hits and two walks while striking out two over 5.2 innings.

Dobbins started out strongly by retiring nine of the first 10 batters he faced and yielded just one run through five innings. Things unraveled for the 25-year-old right-hander in the sixth frame, when he gave up a two-run homer to Kody Clemens and was tagged for another run after being lifted. It was Dobbins' first loss in three starts, but he has a respectable 3.78 ERA and 1.32 WHIP across 16.2 innings this season and will be a part of the Red Sox's rotation in the short term after Walker Buehler (shoulder) was placed on the 15-day injured list Friday. Dobbins is lined up to face the Royals on the road next weekend.

Munoz earned a save against the Rangers on Saturday, issuing one walk and striking out one batter over one scoreless inning.

Munoz entered in the ninth frame with the task of protecting a one-run lead and came through despite issuing a one-out walk. The right-hander has yet to allow a run through 16 innings and 16 appearances on the campaign, and he's a perfect 12-for-12 in save opportunities. Those 12 saves lead the majors and have helped make Munoz arguably fantasy's most valuable closer so far this season.

Castillo pitched six innings in a no-decision against Texas on Saturday, allowing one run on four hits and two walks while striking out two batters.

Though he induced just two whiffs and fanned a season-low two batters, Castillo was sharp against the Rangers, as he didn't allow any extra-base hits and threw 58 of 88 pitches for strikes. Since allowing nine runs over 9.1 innings in a two-start span in mid-April, the veteran hurler has bounced back with two straight quality starts during which he has yielded just one run over 12 frames. The excellent pair of outings has brought Castillo's ERA back down to 3.29, though his 30:16 K:BB over 38.1 innings is mediocre.

Duran earned the save against the Red Sox on Saturday, allowing one hit and one walk while striking out one batter in a scoreless ninth inning.

Duran was brought in for the ninth inning to preserve the Twins' 4-3 lead. He yielded a single to Rafael Devers and intentionally walked Alex Bregman, but Duran was able to close things out by getting Wilyer Abreu to fly out to left field. Duran has not given up a run in four straight outings and has a 1.26 ERA, 1.12 WHIP and 16:8 K:BB across 14.1 innings while converting all three of his save chances. He tossed 16 pitches (12 strikes), so he should be available for a save opportunity if one arises in Sunday's series finale.

Ober (4-1) earned the win against the Red Sox on Saturday, allowing one run on seven hits and one walk while striking out six over six innings.

Ober generated a whopping 18 whiffs while tossing 94 pitches (62 strikes), with his only blemish coming in the third inning on an RBI single from Rafael Devers. Ober has logged five quality starts in a row and has a 3.72 ERA, 1.34 WHIP and 31:8 K:BB across 38.2 innings this season. He's in line to face the Giants at home next weekend.

Clemens went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in Saturday's 4-3 win over Boston.

Clemens, who started at second base and batted seventh, gave the Twins a two-run lead in the sixth inning, when he took Hunter Dobbins deep to right field for a two-run homer. It was Clemens' first home run of the season, and he's started in three of the Twins' last four games due to injuries to Willi Castro (oblique), Matt Wallner (hamstring), Luke Keaschall (forearm) and Royce Lewis (hamstring).

Gonzalez went 3-for-4 in Saturday's 4-3 loss to the Twins.

Gonzalez got the start at first base Saturday and belted three singles while batting in the sixth spot in the lineup. He's expected to see the bulk of starts at first base in the short term after Triston Casas ruptured his left patellar tendon in Friday's game, with Abraham Toro providing depth at the position. How Gonzalez plays over the coming days and weeks will play a factor in how the Red Sox address the position, either internally through the farm system or externally via trade, per Ian Browne of MLB.com.