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Neither Scott Cousins nor Bryan Petersen has done much of anything this spring, so Coghlan might yet be a candidate to make the Marlins. It could well come down to playing time; if the Marlins don’t think they can get enough at-bats, it’d make more sense to let him start regularly in Triple-A initially. Coghlan also needs to prove he’s healthy, of course. He’s 3-for-9 in five games to date.

Wood had himself a good ole time in Seattle this week. After homering in back-to-back games, the 22-year-old was able to give the Nationals a 2-0 lead with a two-run double off Gabe Speier; one of the toughest left-on-left pitchers in baseball. Wood has played at a star level in 2025, and a double and two free passes has his slash at .288/.385/.571.

The four hits are a season high for Garcia. The two RBI came in the 10th on a ball that Leody Taveras completely misplayed, but it still counts. Garcia has been a disappointment thus far in 2025 with a .250 average and .700 OPS, but there’s lots of time for the 25-year-old to turn things around.

Bell clobbered a Collin Snider offering in the 10th to give the Nationals a 9-2 lead. He also singled, but even with those two extra-base knocks he’s still hitting an ugly .173 with a .340 slugging percentage. Bell is starting to show some signs of live, however, and he’s been a streaky hitter throughout his career. Just something to consider if you need to plug someone in at first base.

Hancock shut down the Nats’ offense for five innings, but he issued a couple of walks in the sixth, and both came around to score on a James Wood double after Hancock had left the game. His ERA is still at 5.64, but so much of that damage came in a start where he gave up seven runs over 1/3 of an inning against the Tigers back in April. Hancock will stay in the rotation until Logan Gilbert returns, and that includes an outing against the Orioles on Wednesday.

Gore was dominant in his six frames, but the Washington baseball wasn’t able to get it done so he doesn’t get the win. The left-hander left his last game with a leg injury, but it didn’t appear to be bothering him at all. Gore now has a 3.16 ERA, and has mostly looked like the pitcher who was once the top pitching prospect in baseball in 2025. He gets the Cubs on Wednesday.

Caminero smacked a run-scoring single off of Ryan Gusto in the fifth inning that increased the Rays’ early advantage to 3-0. He then helped to put the game out of reach with a 385-foot three-run blast off of Bryan King in the seventh inning that made it an 8-3 ballgame. Caminero also tacked on a two-run double in the eighth inning and scored on a two-run double by Kameron Misner. With his career night, the 21-year-old third baseman is now hitting .257/.285/.475 with 11 homers and 32 RBI on the season.

The 24-year-old speedster drew a walk off of Ryan Guston to open the fourth inning, swiped second and third base before scoring on a throwing error by catcher Yainer Diaz. Simpson then singled in the seventh inning and deftly thieved second base once more before being left stranded there. Simpson has lived up to the lofty expectations thus far, slashing .285/.315/.317 with zero homers, 11 RBI and 19 stolen bases through his first 133 big league plate appearances.

Díaz got the Rays on the board first in this one with a sacrifice fly off of Ryan Gusto in the opening inning. He then delivered a go-ahead RBI single as part of a five-run uprising in the seventh that gave the Rays a lead they would never relinquish. With his two-hit attack, the 33-year-old first baseman is now hitting .237/.281/.389 to go with seven homers, 31 RBI and three swipes on the season.

The 26-year-old backstop got the Astros on the board with a gargantuan 430-foot (107.0 mph EV) solo shot off of Shane Baz in the fourth inning. Diaz also smacked a two-out single off of Baz in the sixth inning but wound up getting stranded at third base. With his two-hit evening, Diaz is now slashing a disappointing .236/.276/.379 with six long balls and 23 RBI on the season.

Baz struck out three batters on the evening and did not allow a base on balls. He kept the Astros off the board through the first four frames, but they broke through with two runs in the fifth including a long solo homer off the bat of Yainer Diaz. He then served up a game-tying solo homer to Jose Altuve before being chased in the sixth inning. Had he survived the sixth, he would have been in line to earn a victory after the Rays struck for five runs in the top half of the seventh. The 25-year-old right-hander got four whiffs on 86 pitches on the night, notching a CSW of 26 percent. He’ll lug a 4.92 ERA, 1.38 WHIP and a 55/22 K/BB ratio (60 1/3 innings) into Wednesday’s matchup against the Rangers.