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Arenado doubled twice off Framber Valdez, and then swatted a solo homer off Luis Contreras in the seventh. The future Hall of Famer has homered twice in 2025, and the pair of doubles brings that total to six already in just 16 games. It’s extremely early, but it’s encouraging to see Arenado driving the baseball after his disappointing 2024 campaign.

Riley’s homer was a three-run blast in the second inning off Brayan Bello, giving Atlanta a lead they wouldn’t surrender. It hasn’t yet been the bounce-back season many fantasy managers were hoping for, but he’s hit better in May, with four of his seven homers coming this month. Riley entered Sunday with a barrel rate below 10% for the first time in his career, but his track record remains worth betting on just like it was back in draft season. The Braves visit the Marlins for a four-game set before returning home to face the Nationals next weekend.

Holmes gave up five hits on the day, lowering his ERA to 3.80 this season. He hasn’t been picking up as many strikeouts as he did a season ago, but his swinging strike rate isn’t as far off as his K% would suggest. The right-hander is lined up to face the Nationals at home next time out.

Bello walked three and only struck out one. He had worked behind an opener in his past two outings, registering his two best performances of the season. Boston elected not to give him an opener in Atlanta, but the poor results could be equally due to the brutally tough matchup. His next outing projects to come at home against the Twins, and it’s worth watching whether he draws an official start.

Yaz, currently in a platoon with José Azocar, drew the start in right field as Atlanta faced Brayan Bello. The veteran outfielder then took advantage of the matchup with a fourth-inning solo homer off Bello, one of two long balls he surrendered. Yastrzemski will shift back to left field once Ronald Acuña Jr. returns from injury, and he’ll continue starting against most right-handers.

Gasper hit second in all three games against Atlanta this weekend, relegating Masataka Yoshida to just one start despite the team facing three right-handers. The 30-year-old catcher has hit well since being recalled from Triple-A, but it remains to be seen how long he can hold down the two-hole versus righties.

Duran’s contact quality has slipped this season, and he’s now hitting just .183/.243/.305 with a strikeout rate that has ticked up for the second straight season, now over 26.5%. He’s remained Boston’s primary leadoff hitter despite the struggles, having filled the role in 16 straight contests through Sunday.

The 20-year-old Emerson, who was hitting .255/.347/.469 with seven homers and 10 steals in 38 games for Tacoma, has been added to an updated Mariners lineup and will play third and bat ninth in his MLB debut Sunday night against the Padres. Leo Rivas was originally in that spot. With Brendan Donovan on the IL, the Mariners can just play Emerson at the hot corner for now. The team will have to think about him at shortstop later, though. Ideally, he’ll be in the majors for good, but that could change if he struggles during Donovan’s absence.

It’s the same injury that sidelined him from Apr. 18 to May 8. Donovan had been 6-for-28 with no RBI since returning. Colt Emerson figures to be the Mariners’ primary third baseman for now, and the Mariners won’t have to make any big decisions regarding Donovan or J.P. Crawford until Donovan returns.

Narváez said the finger was “sideways” for a time, suggesting that he might have dislocated it. But he apparently won’t miss much time. Connor Wong could start Monday.

The homers were two of six that Cleveland hit in the contest. Manzardo’s first one was a titanic two-run blast against Brady Singer in the third inning, and he followed it up with a solo shot off left-hander Brock Burke. He got off to a very cold start in April, registering a 35 K%, but he’s been hitting better in May and should remain a middle-of-the-order presence against right-handers. Cleveland next heads out on a seven-game road trip to Detroit and Philadelphia.