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Woods Richardson worked behind Justin Topa as the bulk pitcher, with Topa giving up a run in his lone inning of work. Woods Richardson pitched well over his first couple of innings, but faltered late while giving up two runs in the sixth to turn an excellent outing into a so-so one. The 24-year-old struck out four while throwing 98 pitches — 66 of those for strikes. He’s scheduled to pitch again Friday against the Angels, but it’s possible he will work behind an opener again.

Roberts added that Los Angeles’ season opener in late March wasn’t necessarily their target date for Snell to join the club’s rotation. The 33-year-old veteran southpaw was limited to just 11 regular-season starts last year due to persistent shoulder issues, which is why the Dodgers are slow-playing his ramp-up process this spring. The general expectation is that Snell will be ready to make his season debut at some point in the early stages of the year, but he’s behind the rest of the club’s starters in camp right now. There should be some additional clarity regarding his timeline once he progresses to facing hitters again. He’s a risky early-round selection in fantasy drafts this spring given his checkered injury history but he’s been excellent when he’s healthy enough to take the mound.

Kelly underwent precautionary imaging after being scratched from a scheduled live batting practice session over the weekend due to mid-back tightness. There should be a definitive update regarding the 37-year-old veteran’s status at some point in the coming days. At this point, he remains on track to take the ball on Opening Day.

A rare 413-foot blast for the former top prospect. Pache is in Mets camp as a non-roster player after failing to appear in the majors in a 2025 season spent in the Diamondbacks organization. He’s probably not a threat to make the team, but he could be called up as a backup center fielder if Luis Robert Jr. lands on the IL at some point.

Holmes allowed just one hit, but it was a two-run homer from Kazuma Okamoto. The homer came on the new curveball he’s been working on this spring. Everything else was working nicely today. His velocity faded in the third, but before that, he was a tad above last year’s norms.

Berríos’s velocity was down about one mph from 2025, but he said after the game that he feels 100 percent after last year’s arm woes and he’s actually still hoping to be cleared to pitch for Puerto Rico in the WBC. Berríos’s rotation status with the Jays was in doubt for much of the winter, but he should have a spot initially with Shane Bieber set to go on the IL.

Okamoto’s homer off the batting eye in center left his bat at 103.4 mph and was projected at 431 feet. He struck out in his other at-bat, leaving him 1-for-4 in two appearances this spring. He hit fifth today after batting sixth in his first game Saturday.

He is 3-for-4 in his two games this spring. Rodriguez has had huge problems staying in the field, but he shines when healthy, having hit .254/.424/.488 with 50 homers and 59 steals in 295 games over five minor league seasons. It’ll be fascinating to see if he either or Walker Jenkins can break into the Minnesota outfield sometime this summer.

Abel allowed 14 runs — 13 earned — in 14 innings after joining the Twins in the Jhoan Duran trade last summer, so he has some work to do this spring. The team, though, couldn’t have asked for a better spring debut. Abel walked none and had a 39% CSW. He’s probably competing with Taj Bradley, Zebby Matthews, David Festa, Connor Prielipp and Travis Adams for two spots in Minnesota’s rotation.

Skubal generated eight whiffs on 19 swings in his 31-pitch outing today. He’ll pitch once more for Detroit this weekend before his abbreviated WBC stint with Team USA next week.

Anderson, who spent the last four years in Asia, seemed like a strong candidate to be the Tigers’ fifth starter when he was signed for $7 million in December. Now, though, he’s due to open up in middle relief unless a starter goes down, and even then, the Tigers could pick Troy Melton over him as a rotation replacement. Anderson resembled a legitimate rotation candidate today while topping out at 96.7 mph with his fastball. His 95.3 mph average was up 2.8 mph from when he was last seen in the U.S. with the Rangers in 2021.