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He’s ready. Soto’s multi-hit effort raises his spring batting average to a robust .400 (6-for-15) mark through seven contests. The 26-year-old generational superstar will bat second in his Mets debut and should benefit greatly from the return of Pete Alonso as a middle-of-the-order run-producing threat.

Greene doubled in the first inning and scored Detroit’s first run on a single by Kerry Carpenter. He later took Trent Thornton deep for a solo homer in the eighth to go yard for a second day in a row. The 24-year-old outfielder could be in line to top his career-high 24 homers if he can play a full season.

Following Beau Brieske and Will Vest, Kahnle was summoned in the ninth to close out the game with a three-run lead over the Mariners. He worked around a leadoff hit batter, recording his first save of the season. The 35-year-old right-hander should continue to see some save chances, but it’s looking like a closer-by-committee group in Detroit that includes, Brieske, Vest, and Tyler Holton.

Mize picked up where he left off after a great spring training with one of the best starts of his career. He worked out of trouble in the first inning, stranding two baserunners in scoring position with a strikeout to escape the jam. He didn’t allow another batter to reach until walking two in the sixth. The 27-year-old right-hander induced an impressive 15 swinging strikes on 82 pitches to collect six strikeouts. Mize will take on the Yankees in Detroit on Monday.

Gilbert labored through a 23-pitch first inning, giving up two runs on three hits before striking out his second batter to end the frame. Two more hits brought a third run in to score in the third. The 27-year-old right-hander tossed two more scoreless frames before his day was done after five at 92 pitches, 61 for strikes. Despite the three runs, Gilbert induced an impressive 22 whiffs to strike out at least ten batters for the sixth time in his career. He’s now produced an 18/1 K/BB ratio through two starts. Gilbert is looking for his first win when he takes on the Astros in Seattle on Monday.

The 23-year-old phenom didn’t even start in this one, but still made a major impact off the Angels’ bench. With two outs in the 11th inning he whacked a 1-2 fastball from Chris Roycroft for an RBI single that gave the Angels a 7-6 lead. He then swiped second base and scored on a two-run double by Yoan Moncada. He has been awfully impressive in his limited action thus far, hitting .444 (4-for-9) with a homer, three RBI and three stolen bases. Those in deep leagues should probably start to take notice if they haven’t already done so.

The Angels scored three runs in the top half of the 10th inning to take a commanding lead, with Schanuel smacking his two-run triple off of Ryan Fernandez and scoring on an RBI single off the bat of Jo Adell. The Cardinals rallied for three runs in the home half though, forcing the Angels to win it in the 11th instead. The 23-year-old first baseman is off to a solid start to the 2025 season, hitting .286 (6-for-21) with zero homers, three RBI and a stolen base.

Zeferjahn came on with a man on first and one out in the 11th and proceeded to get Lars Nootbaar on a fly ball to left field and Willson Contreras on strikes to end it. His usage in a high-leverage spot came after the Halos had already deployed Ben Joyce, Kenley Jansen and Ryan Johnson though, so don’t anticipate Zeferjahn to suddenly usurp the closer’s role in Los Angeles.

The 35-year-old right-hander struck out four and didn’t walk a batter on the night. He allowed an RBI single to Jordan Walker in the second inning and then a solo blast to Walker in the fourth, but that was the extent of the scoring done against him. He exited with a 3-2 lead and in line for a victory, but the Angels’ bullpen couldn’t hang on for him. Hendricks got 10 whiffs on 97 pitches on the night, posting a CSW of 27 percent. He’ll look for more of the same when he squares off against the Rays in Tampa Bay on Tuesday.

The 22-year-old slugger opened the scoring in the ballgame with an RBI single off of Kyle Hendricks in the second inning. He then swiped third base as part of a double steal with Victor Scott II, though the Cardinals couldn’t cash him in from there. He then tagged Hendricks for a 419-foot (107.0 mph EV) solo shot in the fourth. It’s too early to say this is the breakout season that everyone has been waiting for, but Walker is off to an outstanding start, hitting .429 (6-for-14) with a homer, two RBI and a stolen base.

The 25-year-old southpaw struck out four on the evening and didn’t walk a batter. The only real trouble that he got into came in the third inning as the Angels strung together four straight two-out hits to push three runs across. He settled in nicely afterwards though and allowed just one baserunner over his final three frames. Liberatore got four swings and misses on 77 pitches on the night, posting an underwhelming CSW of 23 percent. He’s lined up for a pair of starts next week, taking on the Pirates in Pittsburgh on Monday and then a home tilt against the Phillies on Sunday afternoon.