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Vesia was hurt during Game 5 on Friday. Tony Gonsolin and Brent Honeywell are candidates to replace him on the Dodgers roster. It’s also possible the Dodgers could carry both and drop another reliever.

Arraez has gotten back on track in recent days after starting the season 0-for-16. The 27-year-old three-time batting champion crushed his first home run of the season off Guardians reliever Tim Herrin in the seventh inning just a couple frames after picking up his first theft of the year.

Sweeney got the Tigers on the board with a solo homer off Luis Castillo, and that was his first roundtripper of the 2025 campaign. Sweeney is locked into a starting role at shortstop, and the former first-round pick is at least worth keeping an eye on, even if he’s unlikely to contribute enough to justify a roster spot.

Robles drove a ball to the left-center gap with a pair of runners on to give Seattle a 2-0 lead. He’s already doubled three times on the year, but it’s been a shaky start even with the two-baggers as seen in a .214/.233/.321 slash.

Moore was also caught stealing, but that was the only negative. The 32-year-old took Tarik Skubal deep the opposite way for his first homer of the season. Thus far, Moore is only starting against southpaws, and that severely limits Moore’s value. Even as a regular, he’s only likely to help in a couple of categories.

Muñoz doesn’t exactly have elite control, and he showed so with just 13-of-25 pitches landing for strikes. He got a big break when what could have been the game-tying single froze Colt Keith, so he only made it to third. He was able to get a pair of strikeouts, and the third save of the season. It’s not always smooth sailing for Muñoz, but to say he mostly gets the job done is an understatement.

Skubal was breezing through the first few innings, but a mental gaffe by Colt Keith turned an easy out into runners on first and second in the third inning. Victor Robles followed with a two-run double that should have never happened. He was able to strike out eight, but it’s another disappointing box score for the defending Cy Young winner that sees him fall to 0-2 on the season. Skubal will be back at it against the Yankees on Tuesday. No one should be panicking.

Castillo scattered five hits — one of those a solo homer by Trey Sweeney — and he struck out five while issuing a pair of free passes. His stuff has looked solid over these first two starts, and he’s only allowed two runs in each of those outings. Castillo wasn’t quite the fantasy stalwart he was in 2024 he was the previous few seasons, but the results are usually good when he’s on the mound. He gets the Astros next week.