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  • Brewers' Christian Yelich: Smacks walk-off grand slam

    Yelich went 2-for-5 with a grand slam, a double, a stolen base and two runs scored in Tuesday's win over the Red Sox.

    Yelich was the hero Tuesday, walking off the Red Sox with a grand slam in the 10th inning. After an eight-game stretch during which Yelich went just 2-for-32 at the plate, he's tallied nine hits, including three homers, and has driven in eight runs over his last five games. Yelich still owns a low .210 batting average but he's now up to 10 steals and could get to 30 for just the second time in his career.

  • Shohei Ohtani DH | LAD

    Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani: First to 20 home runs

    Ohtani went 1-for-3 with a two-run homer, two walks and two runs scored in Tuesday's victory against the Guardians.

    Ohtani became the first player to reach the 20-homer mark this season with his two-run blast in the fourth inning. He's gone deep in three straight games and has 14 home runs over his last 26 contests. The superstar slugger now boasts a terrific .296/.396/.657 slash line with 33 extra-base hits and 59 runs scored.

  • Pirates' Andrew McCutchen: Getting rest Tuesday

    McCutchen isn't in the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Diamondbacks.

    After starting each of Pittsburgh's last five contests and going 7-for-17 with six walks and three runs scored, McCutchen will get a chance to rest his legs Tuesday. His absence will move Oneil Cruz into the DH spot while Tommy Pham, Alexander Canario and Bryan Reynolds start in the outfield.

  • Shohei Ohtani DH | LAD

    Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani: Leads off game with homer again

    Ohtani went 1-for-3 with a solo home run, two walks and three total runs in Monday's 7-2 win against the Guardians.

    Ohtani belted a leadoff homer for the second straight contest, this time swatting a 378-foot shot on Gavin Williams' first pitch of the game. The two-way star leads the majors in both total home runs (19) and leadoff long balls (five) this season. With 11 thefts to his name as well, Ohtani is currently the only hitter in the majors with at least 15 homers and at least 10 steals.

  • Giants' Wilmer Flores: Multi-hit game in defeat

    Flores was 2-for-4 with an RBI in Monday's 3-1 loss to the Tigers.

    Flores picked up multiple hits in a game for the first time since a stretch of seven hits in three contests came to an end nine games ago. He drove in the team's only run in the sixth inning Monday. While he hasn't strung multiple hits together in a game, the 33-year-old has at least one hit in six of his last seven ballgames.

  • Shohei Ohtani DH | LAD

    Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani: Leads off Sunday's loss with homer

    Ohtani went 1-for-4 with a solo home run Sunday in a 3-1 loss to the Mets.

    Highlighting why Ohtani is the most unique player in baseball, the two-way star threw a 22-pitch live batting practice session -- marking his first time facing live hitters since undergoing Tommy John surgery in September 2023 -- before Sunday's game and then led off the contest with a 411-foot solo blast on Kodai Senga's second pitch. While excitement is starting to build about Ohtani's eventual return to the mound, he continues to rank as one of the league's most feared hitters, tying for the MLB lead with 18 home runs while posting a 1.026 OPS. According to Ronald Blum of the Associated Press, manager Dave Roberts said that Ohtani likely won't make his debut as a pitcher until after the All-Star break, but in the meantime, the 30-year-old should continue to provide plenty of value for fantasy managers with his production at the plate.

  • Brewers' Christian Yelich: Absent from Monday's lineup

    Yelich is not in in the lineup for Monday's game against the Red Sox.

    Yelich turned in a multi-homer game last week and has collected seven hits in his last four games, but the Brewers are facing tough lefty Garrett Crochet in the series opener, so it seems like a decent time to get Yelich a rest. The 33-year-old outfielder/DH is batting just .127/.225/.127 against left-handed pitching so far this season.

  • Pavin Smith RF | ARI

    Diamondbacks' Pavin Smith: Delivers run in loss

    Smith went 2-for-3 with an RBI in Sunday's 4-3 loss to the Cardinals.

    Smith gave Arizona a 3-2 lead in the sixth inning when he singled in a run. The RBI was his third over the last 27 games, a stretch during which Smith has just three extra-base hits, batted .227 (17-for-75) and struck out at a 30.7 percent clip. As the strongside of a platoon at DH, he has a respectable .301 batting average and an .892 OPS, but there's very little heft to it. Smith, who spent a good portion of the season batting third, has just 12 RBI and can thank an outrageous BABIP (.439) for what Statcast estimates to be a .229 expected batting average.

  • Gavin Sheets RF | SD

    Padres' Gavin Sheets: Slugs 10th homer

    Sheets went 2-for-4 with a two-run homer Sunday's 5-3 victory over Atlanta.

    The 29-year-old reached double-digit home runs for the fifth consecutive season with a 423-foot blast off Atlanta starter Spencer Schwellenbach in the sixth inning. Sheets has been a steady power bat in May so far, hitting .307 (23-for-75) with seven homers, 19 RBI and 11 runs scored across 20 games. Although he posted four straight years of 10-plus homers with the White Sox, Sheets is breaking out this year in San Diego with a .283/.327/.517 slash line through 171 plate appearances.

  • Seiya Suzuki RF | CHC

    Cubs' Seiya Suzuki: Hits game-winning homer Sunday

    Suzuki went 3-for-4 with a home run, a double, a walk, three RBI and two runs scored in Sunday's 11-8 win over the Reds.

    Suzuki delivered in the clutch with a three-run homer that broke an 8-8 tie in the top of the eighth inning. The 30-year-old has been on a tear over his last 10 games, hitting safely in nine of them while racking up four home runs, 15 RBI and 11 runs scored. He's currently on pace for a career-best season, slashing .273/.330/.576 with 14 long balls, 49 RBI, 33 runs scored and one stolen base across 221 plate appearances.

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