MLB Player News
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Max Muncy 3B | LAD
Dodgers' Max Muncy: Swats two more homers
Muncy went 2-for-4 with two home runs and three RBI in Tuesday's 6-5 extra-inning win over the Mets.
Muncy is up to nine homers this season, with six of them coming over his last seven games. In that span, he has gone 9-for-22 (.409) with 14 RBI. He supplied a two-run homer in the first inning Tuesday and then delivered the game-tying run with a solo shot in the ninth. Muncy has slashed .230/.350/.432 with 35 RBI, 19 runs scored, two stolen bases, eight doubles and a triple over 57 contests in 2025. This power surge should help the third baseman maintain his strong-side platoon role at the hot corner, and he even got a start versus a lefty (Ryan Yarbrough) on Sunday.
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Mookie Betts SS | LAD
Dodgers' Mookie Betts: Two hits in return
Betts (toe) went 2-for-5 with a run scored in Tuesday's 6-5 extra-inning win over the Mets.
Betts missed nearly a week while dealing with a fracture on the tip of a toe on his left foot. The 32-year-old returned to his usual spot at shortstop and played all 10 innings, so it looks like he'll be good to go as long as he avoids setbacks. Prior to his absence, he had gone six games without a multi-hit effort. Betts is at a .257/.339/.405 slash line, eight home runs, 31 RBI, 43 runs scored and five stolen bases over 54 contests this season, and it wouldn't be surprising if he took a cautious approach on the basepaths until his toe is 100 percent.
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Clayton Kershaw SP | LAD
Dodgers' Clayton Kershaw: Slight struggles versus Mets
Kershaw allowed five runs (three earned) on six hits and three walks while striking out two over 4.2 innings in a no-decision versus the Mets on Tuesday.
This wasn't a good start for Kershaw, but an error that extended the Mets' fifth inning was what ultimately did him in. On the positive side, Kershaw threw a season-high 92 pitches (60 strikes) in this outing. He's at a 5.17 ERA, 1.66 WHIP and 8:9 K:BB through 15.2 innings over four starts as he continues to work his way back to 100 percent after offseason knee and toe surgeries.
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Heliot Ramos LF | NYY
Giants' Heliot Ramos: Goes yard in extra-inning loss
Ramos went 1-for-5 with a two-run home run in Tuesday's 3-2 extra-inning loss to the Padres.
Ramos continued a strong stretch at the plate, hitting safely for the seventh game in a row. He's 11-for-30 (.367) with two homers and a triple during the streak. The outfielder is up to 11 homers, 31 RBI, 39 runs scored, five stolen bases, 11 doubles, one triple and a .293/.358/.493 slash line through 59 contests. Ramos has also hit leadoff in four straight games, including three in a row versus right-handed pitchers, suggesting he has bumped Mike Yastrzemski out of the top spot.
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Camilo Doval RP | PIT
Giants' Camilo Doval: Blows save Tuesday
Doval allowed two runs on two hits and two walks while striking out two over one inning to take a blown save in Tuesday's 3-2 extra-inning loss to the Padres.
Doval entered Tuesday on a 20.2-inning scoreless streak. He ran into trouble with back-to-back two-out walks, and he then gave up the tying hit, a two-run single, to Manny Machado. Aside from a rough patch in early April, Doval has been lights-out in a high-leverage role for the Giants this year, and that earned him the closer role officially last Wednesday, taking it back from the struggling Ryan Walker. Even with this poor outing, Doval has a 1.67 ERA, 0.93 WHIP and 24:13 K:BB across 27 innings this season. He's added seven saves, seven holds and three blown saves. He should be able to maintain at least some closing duties as long as one bad outing doesn't snowball into a slump.
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Landen Roupp SP | SF
Giants' Landen Roupp: Bounces back in no-decision
Roupp allowed four hits and two walks while striking out five over 6.1 scoreless innings in a no-decision versus the Padres on Tuesday.
Roupp rebounded from his previous outing, in which he allowed four runs (one earned) over four-plus innings against the Tigers. He was excellent Tuesday, throwing 63 of 92 pitches for strikes, but Camilo Doval blew a save chance in the ninth inning and the Giants ultimately lost in the 10th. After an unremarkable start to the season, Roupp has kept runs off the board in three of his last four appearances, a stretch that has also seen him surrender zero home runs in 22.1 innings. Overall, he's at a 3.18 ERA with a 1.38 WHIP and 61:22 K:BB through 62.1 innings over 12 starts. It's unclear when Roupp will next take the mound, as it's possible Justin Verlander (pectoral) comes back to make a start this weekend at home versus Atlanta rather than early next week in Colorado. Roupp would be on regular rest for Sunday's game against Atlanta if Verlander is not activated from the injured list.
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Fernando Tatis Jr. RF | SD
Padres' Fernando Tatis: On base three times in win
Tatis went 1-for-3 with two walks, one stolen base and one run scored in Tuesday's 3-2 extra-inning win over the Giants.
Tatis helped keep the line moving as the Padres put together a comeback in the ninth inning. He's still in a bit of a rough patch at the plate, going just 3-for-21 with five walks over his last six games, though he's also logged three steals in that span. Looking back further, he has just one multi-hit effort in his last 21 games, a span in which he's hitting a meager .169 (14-for-83). This extended quiet spell has him at a .265/.340/.478 slash line on the year, and he's added 11 steals, 13 home runs, 28 RBI and 41 runs scored over 58 contests.
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Manny Machado 3B | SD
Padres' Manny Machado: Perfect at plate Tuesday
Machado went 4-for-4 with a walk and two RBI in Tuesday's 3-2 extra-inning win over the Giants.
Machado delivered a clutch hit, driving in both runs with a two-out, bases-loaded single in the ninth inning to tie the game. He has hit safely in nine of his last 12 contests, but he had gone seven games without a multi-hit effort prior to Tuesday. The big performance lifted his batting average back up to .315 with an .869 OPS, seven home runs, 29 RBI, 40 runs scored, seven stolen bases and 17 doubles through 59 contests this season.
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Jeremiah Estrada RP | SD
Padres' Jeremiah Estrada: Secures second save
Estrada pitched a perfect inning to earn the save in Tuesday's 3-2 extra-inning win over the Giants.
Top relievers Robert Suarez, Jason Adam and Adrian Morejon had all pitched the previous two days, allowing Estrada a chance to convert his second save of the season. He's earned both of his saves a week apart while also functioning as a setup man when the Padres' bullpen is fresher. Estrada is at a 2.36 ERA, 1.05 WHIP and 40:9 K:BB across 26.2 innings this season, and he's added 11 holds. While he doesn't have much of a chance at steady save opportunities, his high strikeout rate makes him a viable option in some fantasy formats.
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Trevor Williams RP | WAS
Nationals' Trevor Williams: Tagged with five runs
Williams (3-6) yielded five runs on five hits and a walk over 4.1 innings Tuesday, striking out four and taking a loss against the Cubs.
Williams gave up just one run through three frames before the Cubs' offense got hot. They scored a pair of runs in the fourth inning before piling on four more runs in the fifth, with two of them being charged to Williams. He's given up at least three earned runs in six of his last seven outings, resulting in a 6.69 ERA over 35 innings during that stretch. The rough patch has spiked his season ERA to 6.03 alongside a 47:16 K:BB through 59.2 innings. Williams is currently in line to face the Rangers at home this weekend.