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Loáisiga was limited to just 17 appearances last year due to right elbow issues. The 29-year-old figures to pitch in middle relief this season, but could work his way back into New York’s high-leverage mix, if he stays healthy, and his stuff fully bounces back.

Goldschmidt banged his right knee on the ground after his left leg slipped out from under him while he was trying to catch a foul popup on Tuesday. The Yankees are calling the injury a sprain, but they’re hopeful he can avoid the injured list.

Butler took Drew Rasmussen deep for the only earned run that was allowed by Rasmussen in the contest. Butler has homered 16 times and stolen 17 bases, but the overall numbers have paled in comparison to his breakout 2024 campaign.

Caminero also doubled. The 22-year-old is now up to 34 homers on the season, an impressive number for the wide majority of hitters, but particularly for a player that is playing his first full season in the majors. The approach leaves a bit to be desired, but the offensive upside competes with anyone even if he isn’t likely to be a stolen-base threat.

Ginn was solid with nine strikeouts against the Orioles on Friday. He was not so solid Wednesday, giving up six hits with one walk and three strikeouts before exiting. The 26-year-old will try and find the swing-and-miss stuff he showed off against Baltimore when he faces the Twins next Wednesday.

Rasmussen allowed only three hits, and he didn’t walk anyone while striking out five. The 30-year-old gave up his first earned run of the season when he allowed a homer to Lawrence Butler, and this makes eight straight appearances where Rasmussen hasn’t allowed more than two runs. Some of those appearances are as a reliever, but still, an impressive run that pushes his record to 10-5 and lowers his ERA to 2.60. His next start hasn’t been announced yet, but likely comes against the Cardinals next week.

Smith gave the Dodgers an early 3-0 lead with a two-run shot off Kyle Hendricks in the first inning. His third RBI and 54th of the season came on a bases-loaded walk. Smith has been superb in 2025 with 16 homers, a .316 average and a .940 OPS over 94 games.

Ward blasted his 29th homer of the season off Shohei Ohtani in the second inning. The 31-year-old also drew a couple of walks to push his slash to .236/.318/.496 in 2025. When he’s hot, he’s hot. There’s just such large spans where Ward is anything but.

Jansen’s save comes with no walks and no strikeouts, and he didn’t allow a walk. Effectively boring. It’s the 23rd save of the season for the 37-year-old, and his ERA is now a solid 2.74 in 2025. He’s done a very nice job, and the Angels probably should have let him do a very nice job for someone else before the trade deadline.

Hendricks allowed three runs in the first inning, and another pair in the fourth inning. The 35-year-old didn’t have his best control, as he issued three walks on top of allowing six hits. Hendricks escapes with a no-decision because the Dodgers’ bullpen faltered, but it’s another ineffective outing. Hendricks is obviously not someone who can be trusted as a fantasy option against the Reds next week.

Ohtani’s 4 1/3 innings are a season high, and the first time he’s been able to pitch into the fifth inning. It’s worth noting that Dodgers manager Dave Roberts told reports before the game that he doesn’t expect Ohtani to work more than five innings in any of remaining starts in the regular season. He’ll need to pitch better than this in order to get wins, but the swing-and-miss stuff was there. The triple was the eighth of the season for the two-way star. Ohtani will be back on the mound with a chance to complete five innings versus the Rockies in Colorado on Wednesday.