MLB Player News
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Bailey Ober SP | MIN
Twins' Bailey Ober: Battles through four in no-decision
Ober didn't factor into the decision Friday against the Rays, allowing three runs on four hits and two walks while striking out four in four innings of work.
It's the second straight start to begin 2026 that Ober has failed to work into the fifth inning. On Friday, the 30-year-old was tagged twice in the opening inning and once again in the fourth. It took him 82 pitches to work through his four innings as concerns about his velocity and inability to put hitters away continue. He has just five strikeouts in his eight innings of work on the year. The right-hander's next chance to add to that total is scheduled to be Wednesday against the Tigers.
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Joe Boyle SP | TB
Rays' Joe Boyle: Takes no-decision
Boyle didn't factor into the decision Friday against the Twins, allowing three runs (two earned) on four hits and three walks while striking out nine in 5.1 innings of work.
Boyle was sharp Friday outside of the fourth inning in which a potential inning-ending double play turned into a three-run outburst for the Twins. Aside from that, it was a good start for Boyle, who tied a career high with nine strikeouts. It gives the 26-year-old 13 on the season in 11.1 innings of work. His next scheduled started will come Wednesday against the Cubs.
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Michael Lorenzen SP | COL
Rockies' Michael Lorenzen: Lit up for nine runs
Lorenzen (0-1) suffered the loss Friday against the Phillies, allowing nine runs on 12 hits and two walks while striking out two in three innings of work.
Things went wrong immediately for Lorenzen as the first five batters he faced reached base including two via walk. It escalated from there, and before the inning was over, the Phillies had scored seven times. The 34-year-old made it through two more innings after that, but it's certainly not a start that will go on his highlight reel. He has now allowed 12 runs and three home runs over 7.1 innings of work on the year. His next scheduled chance to bring down his 14.73 ERA will come Wednesday against the Astros.
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Jorge Polanco 1B | NYM
Mets' Jorge Polanco: Suffers setback
Manager Carlos Mendoza said Friday that Polanco suffered a setback in his recovery from left Achilles tendinitis Thursday, Mike Puma of the New York Post reports.
Polanco has been working primarily as a DH to begin the season while playing through an Achilles injury, but he reported discomfort Thursday and was absent from the starting nine Friday. The Mets may place him on the injured list to give him as much time as he needs to properly recover, though no decision has been made just yet. If the 32-year-old were to land on the IL, Mark Vientos, Brett Baty and Jared Young would stand to benefit from additional reps.
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Brandon Marsh CF | PHI
Phillies' Brandon Marsh: Homers in victory
Marsh went 1-for-5 with a three-run home run in Friday's 10-1 victory over the Rockies.
Marsh had the biggest swing of the first inning for the Phillies, launching a three-run home run to turn a good inning into a great one. It was the first long ball of the season for the 28-year-old, who had 11 home runs in 133 games last year. So far this season, Marsh is slashing .320/.370/.520 with five RBI.
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Bryce Harper DH | PHI
Phillies' Bryce Harper: Homers in back-to-back games
Harper went 2-for-3 with a walk, a double and a home run in Friday's 10-1 win against the Rockies.
It took Harper six games to get his first home run of the season, and the Phillies slugger picked up his second home run of the season just one game later. Coupled with his double in the third inning, it marked the first multi-hit game of the season for the 33-year-old. Overall, Harper has struggled early, slashing just .179/.258/.429 with two homers and four RBI.
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Casey Schmitt SS | SF
Giants' Casey Schmitt: Scratched with back tightness
Schmitt was scratched from the lineup for Friday's game against the Mets due to back tightness, Justice delos Santos of The San Jose Mercury News reports.
The Giants will give Schmitt a day off to give his back a chance to heal, but it doesn't seem like he's trending toward a stint on the injured list at the moment. Jerar Encarnacion will enter the starting nine as San Francisco's first baseman and bat ninth.
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Kyle Schwarber LF | PHI
Phillies' Kyle Schwarber: Launches towering homer
Schwarber went 1-for-3 with two walks, two runs scored and a solo home run during Friday's 10-1 win over the Rockies.
Schwarber has had a relatively quiet start to the 2026 campaign, but he had a loud swing Friday. He launched a towering 460-foot home run in the fifth inning as part of a day in which he reached base three times. Despite only batting .200 on the season and having no multi-hit games so far, he sports a .975 OPS, thanks to the fact that three of his five hits on the season are home runs.
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Aaron Nola SP | PHI
Phillies' Aaron Nola: Sharp in victory
Nola (1-0) picked up the win Friday against the Rockies, allowing one run on five hits and one walk while striking out nine in 6.1 innings of work.
It certainly helped that the Phillies put up seven runs before he even took the mound, but that doesn't take away from how sharp Nola was. The 32-year-old kept the ball in the yard Friday at altitude after being burned with homers twice in his season-opening start against the Rangers and added nine strikeouts to bring his total up to 16 on the young season. Nola is next lined up to face the Giants on Wednesday.
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Gabriel Arias SS | CLE
Guardians' Gabriel Arias: Separating swing in win
Arias went 1-for-2 with a walk and a solo home run in Friday's 4-1 win against the Cubs.
Arias broke a seventh-inning tie with his second home run of the season, the game-winning swing for the Guardians. It was a part of a day in which the 26-year-old reached base multiple times for the first time all year. That marks two strong games in a row in April for Arias, who had a tough March. He is slashing just .143/.217/.429 on the young season.