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Diaz was charged with four earned runs over just 1 1/3 innings of relief on Monday night against the Cardinals as his season ERA jumped from 4.18 to 5.40. Jake Reed (forearm) has come off the IL to fill the bullpen vacancy for New York.

The only run allowed came in the fifth inning when he gave up a double to Jose Trevino. Outside of that, he was rarely in trouble, as he struck out six with two walks while scattering five hits allowed. It was against a decidedly weaker lineup, but it’s encouraging to see Schwellenbach rebound from allowing six runs over 3 2/3 against the Dodgers in his last outing. Schwellenbach should be in fantasy lineups Tuesday for his scheduled start against the Nationals.

Lodolo allowed five hits and didn’t issue a walk. He gave up sac fly in the first and a run-scoring triple to Michael Harris II, but outside of that it was smooth sailing for the southpaw. It’s a nice bounceback from Saturday’s struggles against the Nats (5 1/3 innings, 10 hits, six earned runs), and more in line with how he’s pitched for the majority of the 2025 campaign. Lodolo has a great chance of lowering his already-solid 3.23 ERA against the White Sox next week.

The 21-year-old slugger smacked a 347-foot (98.0 mph EV) solo shot off of Jesús Luzardo in the opening inning. He then gave the Rays their first lead of the day with a sacrifice fly in the third inning. Caminero finished the day 1-for-3 plus a walk and is now hitting .244/.276/.444 with seven homers and 16 RBI on the season.

Díaz provided the Rays with some valuable insurance as his 362-foot (103.0 mph EV) three-run shot off of Tanner Banks transformed a 2-1 lead into a 5-1 advantage. That would be his only hit in five at-bats in the contest. For the season, the 33-year-old first baseman is hitting .255/.307/.430 with six long balls and 20 RBI.

The Rays carried a 5-1 lead into the eighth inning on Thursday, but that advantage was cut to one when Bryson Stott blasted a three-run homer with two outs in the eighth inning. Fairbanks then came on for the ninth and allowed a leadoff single to Kyle Schwarber. He then tried to pick off pinch-runner Johan Rojas, but threw the ball down the right field line, allowing Rojas to get to third. He eventually scored on a ground ball off the bat of Max Kepler. Fairbanks has been terrific overall on the season, registering a 1.76 ERA, 1.11 WHIP and a 14/7 K/BB ratio over 15 1/3 innings. His job isn’t in any danger at all.

Pepiot struck out three batters on the evening while issuing a pair of walks. The only run that the Phillies were able to muster against him came on a sacrifice fly by Bryce Harper in the opening inning after Bryson Stott had doubled and advanced to third on a fly ball. He exited with the Rays leading and in line for a victory but the bullpen was unable to hang on for him. Pepiot generated seven swings and misses on 95 pitches on the night, posting an underwhelming CSW of 22 percent. He’ll attempt to replicate this fine performance as he carries a 3.86 ERA, 1.31 WHIP and a 38/16 K/BB ratio (44 1/3 innings) into Wednesday’s tilt against the Blue Jays in Toronto.