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He’s off to a 7-for-12 start. We’re skeptical that Estrada was really the Rockies’ best choice as a stopgap second baseman, but at least it doesn’t seem like the team is planning on penciling him in at the top of the order. How much running he does will determine if he has any mixed-league fantasy value. He might at least be a streaming play when the Rockies are at home.

The Twins couldn’t get anything going through the first 5 2/3 innings against Shane Smith in this one, but they chased him as Byron Buxton and Trevor Larnach worked a pair of two-out walks. Ryan Jeffers, Ty France and Edouard Julien then followed with RBI singles to tie the game before Miranda knocked in a pair with a single of his own to give the Twins a 5-3 lead. The 26-year-old is off to a slow start at the dish this season, hitting .167 (3-for-18) with zero homers and two RBI.

The Twins utilized four two-out RBI singles in the sixth inning to transform a 3-0 deficit into a 5-3 advantage, with France smacking the second one off of Penn Murfee and then scoring on a two-run knock by Jose Miranda. With Royce Lewis shelved, France has been locked in as the team’s everyday first baseman with Miranda covering the hot corner. He’ll need to hit better than this though to keep the gig when Lewis returns, as he’s slashing .167/.250/.167 with zero homers and just the one RBI.

Bader, who had entered the game as a defensive replacement in the seventh inning, made the most of his only plate appearance in the contest — crushing a 378-foot (98.9 mph EV) three-run shot off of Jordan Leasure that extended the Twins’ lead to 8-3. His first season with the Twins has gotten off to a nice start, hitting .250 (3-for-12) with a pair of long balls and five RBI.

On the plus side for fantasy managers, the right-hander racked up five strikeouts on the night while issuing only one base on balls. Brooks Baldwin inflicted all of the damage against him, with a run-scoring single in the second inning and a sacrifice fly in the fourth. The 24-year-old hurler generated 13 swings and misses on 82 pitches — six of them on his slider — while registering a CSW of 29 percent. He draws a pair of nice matchups next week, taking on the Royals in Kansas City on Monday and then the Tigers at home on Saturday.

Maton — who functioned as the White Sox’ designated hitter and leadoff man in this one — worked a leadoff walk off of Simeon Woods Richardson but was cut down attempting to steal second base. He then victimized Louis Varland for a 406-foot (109.3 mph EV) solo shot in the sixth inning that extended the White Sox’ advantage to 3-0. The versatile 28-year-old finished the night 1-for-3 plus a walk and is now hitting .222 (2-for-9) with a pair of solo home runs on the young season.

That’s five homers in five games. Last year, it took him until his 62nd game on June 6 to hit his fifth homer. By that point, there was no way he was supposed to be back with the D-backs in 2025, though things have certainly turned around since. The grand slam is the sixth of his career. He used to be pretty bad in bases-loaded situations, but that’s another thing that’s turned around; he’s 9-for-19 with three homers with the bases juiced since the beginning of last season.

Burnes gave up homers to Jasson Domínguez and Anthony Volpe. Volpe’s was crushed, but Domínguez’s 377-foot shot would have been a homer in just four parks. Burnes ended up striking out eight and walking three, which resulted in him needing 98 pitches to get his 13 outs. He’ll be rewarded with an “I Survived the Yankees Lineup” t-shirt prior to an easier matchup against the Nationals this weekend.

The first save of the year for the D-backs goes to the lefty. We’d still say Justin Martínez is the favorite for saves here, but the team definitely played it right tonight; Martinez pitched a perfect eighth, striking out Aaron Judge, Jazz Chisholm Jr. and Anthony Volpe, before Puk got the lefty-filled bottom of the order in the ninth.

Warren allowed just one hit, but it was a two-run homer to Corbin Carroll after a walk. He also walked three other batters this evening. Warren needs to not only outpitch Carlos Carrasco in his first couple of starts here, but he probably needs to do so by a significant margin in order to convince the Yankees to keep him around after Clarke Schmidt returns. The team will likely default to preserving pitching depth and keeping Carrasco if it’s close.

Domínguez’s defensive woes against cost him an at-bat, as Trent Grisham struck out in his place in the ninth. It was important this time, too; the Yankees were ahead 4-2 when Domínguez exited but ended up losing 7-5. While better glovework would certainly help, Domínguez could also make the Yankees more hesitant to lift him by producing with the bat. He’s 3-for-11 with three walks so far.