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  • Ryan O'Hearn 1B | PIT

    Orioles' Ryan O'Hearn: Belts go-ahead homer Thursday

    O'Hearn went 2-for-3 with a three-run home run in Thursday's 6-2 win over the Guardians.

    O'Hearn put the Orioles up by two runs in the third inning, when he took the first pitch he saw from Tanner Bibee deep to center field for a 393-foot, three-run home run. It was O'Hearn's third homer of the season, two of which have come in his last two games. He's opened the season slashing .326/.404/.587 with six walks, eight runs scored and five RBI across 52 plate appearances.

  • Yankees' Oswaldo Cabrera: Smashes first homer Thursday

    Cabrera went 2-for-3 with a solo home run, a walk and an additional run scored in Thursday's 6-3 win over the Rays.

    Cabrera took Rays right-hander Taj Bradley deep in the fifth inning for the switch-hitter's first homer of the year. Although he's batting a strong .308 over 39 at-bats (13 games) to begin the season, Cabrera now has just one extra-base hit to go with zero stolen bases, so he doesn't carry much fantasy upside while regularly batting at the bottom of New York's lineup.

  • Bobby Witt SS | KC

    Royals' Bobby Witt: Extends hit streak to 10 games

    Witt went 1-for-4 with one walk and one double in Thursday's 6-1 loss to the Tigers.

    Witt drew a walk in his first plate appearance, and his double to right field in the fifth inning extended his hitting streak to 10 games. The superstar shortstop ranks 10th in the American League in both batting average (.307) and on-base percentage (.384), and he's tied for ninth in stolen bases (five) across 86 plate appearances to start the season.

  • Ben Rice DH | NYY

    Yankees' Ben Rice: Career-high four hits in victory

    Rice went 4-for-5 with a double and two RBI in Thursday's 6-3 win over the Rays.

    It was the first career four-hit effort by Rice, whose two-run single in the sixth inning put the Yankees on top 6-3. Despite struggling against southpaws with a .182 average in 23 plate appearances, the lefty-hitting Rice is slashing .317/.414/.650 with five home runs, three doubles, one triple and 10 RBI through 17 games while operating as New York's primary designated hitter versus right-handed pitching.

  • Royals' Michael Lorenzen: Yields four runs in loss

    Lorenzen (1-3) took the loss against the Tigers on Thursday, allowing four runs on seven hits and three walks while striking out three across 4.2 innings.

    Lorenzen wasn't able to make it out of the fifth inning despite tossing 102 pitches (63 of which were strikes). He has allowed at least five hits in each of his first four starts of the 2025 season and has a 4.57 ERA, 1.43 WHIP and 17:7 across 21.2 innings to begin the year. Lorenzen will look to get back into the win column in his next outing, which is tentatively slated for next week at home against the Rockies.

  • Devin Williams RP | NYM

    Yankees' Devin Williams: Tallies fourth save Thursday

    Williams earned the save after throwing a clean ninth inning in Thursday's 6-3 win over the Rays.

    While he didn't record a strikeout, Williams put the Rays away on just six pitches (five strikes) Thursday. The All-Star closer has been shaky at times to begin his Yankees tenure, as evidenced by his 5.14 ERA, 1.86 WHIP and 8:6 K:BB over seven innings, but Williams is unscored upon in his past four outings and has still converted each of his first four save chances as New York's closer.

  • Riley Greene LF | DET

    Tigers' Riley Greene: Two RBI against Kansas City

    Greene went 3-for-5 with two RBI in Thursday's 6-1 win over the Royals.

    Greene logged just one hit and 18 strikeouts in his prior 32 at-bats, but he was more productive at the plate in Thursday's contest. All three of his hits resulted in singles, the first two of which drove in runs in the third and fifth innings, respectively. Greene has struggled as of late, but his performance in the series opener may be a sign of things to come for the Tigers and the 24-year-old outfielder.

  • Tommy Kahnle RP | BOS

    Tigers' Tommy Kahnle: Logs third save

    Kahnle tossed two scoreless innings in Thursday's 6-1 win over Kansas City to earn his third save of the season.

    Kahnle inherited two baserunners when he was called in for the eighth inning with Detroit leading 4-1, but he was able to force two-straight groundouts (the first of which resulted in a double play) to get out of the frame unscathed. After the Tigers tacked on two insurance runs, he came back out for the ninth inning and needed just nine pitches to retire the side and register his third save of the 2025 campaign. Kahnle has a 1.29 ERA, 0.43 WHIP and 5:0 K:BB across seven innings, as he has settled into the closer role.

  • Reese Olson SP | DET

    Tigers' Reese Olson: Tosses five shutout innings in win

    Olson (2-1) earned the win against the Royals on Thursday, allowing four hits and two walks while striking out five across five scoreless innings.

    Olson allowed at least two baserunners in two of the five frames he pitched, but he managed to get out of those innings without yielding a run. The 25-year-old right-hander has won four straight games at Comerica Park dating back to the 2024 regular season, and through his first four starts in 2025 he's posted a 4.50 ERA, 1.55 WHIP and 18:10 K:BB across 20 innings. Olson's next start is slated for next week at home against the Padres.

  • Tigers' Spencer Torkelson: Drives in three runs

    Torkelson went 2-for-4 with one walk, one double and three RBI in Thursday's 6-1 win over the Royals.

    Torkelson opened Thursday's scoring with a two-run double in the third inning, and he tallied a third RBI in the eighth frame when his single to center field brought Ryan Kreidler home. Torkelson has logged at least one RBI in five of his last six games and has a 1.035 OPS over that span.

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