Greetings, friends. Welcome back to those of you who followed along with the Daily Opener last season. For those of you who are new here, this is where we hang out and talk about what happened in baseball the night before.
Every morning, I’ll be with you to recap the previous day of baseball and talk about what stood out to me. We’ll find fun stats. We’ll discuss some top performances. We’ll lament some injuries. We’ll touch on any noteworthy news and updates. We’ll take a peek at the day ahead. We’ll start way too many consecutive sentences with the word “we’ll.” And we’ll have a few laughs along the way.
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Fantasy Baseball News and Notes
Three Up
- Jeffrey Springs – 6 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 12 K on just 81 pitches
- Adam Duvall – 8-for-14 (.571 AVG), 2 HR, 8 RBI
- Brendan Donovan – 5-for-14 (.357), 2 HR, 4 RBI
Three Down
- Chris Bassitt – 3.1 IP, 9 ER, 10 H, 0 K, 4 HR allowed
- Chris Sale – 3 IP, 7 ER, 7 H, 2 BB, 6 K, 3 HR allowed
- Alex Bregman – 0-for-16 with 7 Ks to start the year
Fun!
Rub Some Dirt On It (Injuries)
- Anthony Rendon dealing with a knee issue (in addition to being a jerk to fans)
- Jorge Mateo held out Sunday with a finger issue after stealing four bases over his first two games
- Robbie Ray lands on IL with Grade 1 flexor strain. He’s being shut down for a couple of weeks before he’s reevaluated, and he doesn’t currently have a timetable for a return
- Max Muncy dealing with groin issue but isn’t expected to land on the IL
- Carlos Rodon to face live hitters this week
- Trevor Story to being throwing in two weeks
- Joey Bart lands on the 10-day IL with a mid-back strain
- JT Brubaker may need TJ
For a comprehensive breakdown of all of these injuries and more, check out Kelly Kirby’s Fantasy Baseball Injury Roundup.
Studs and Duds
Here are some of the best and worst performances from the first weekend of baseball.
Studs (Pitchers)
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PLAYER
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IP
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K
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W
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QS
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SV
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ERA
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WHIP
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ER
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H
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BB
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HR
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G
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GS
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L
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CG
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ROST%
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| 1 | Jeffrey Springs (TB – SP,RP) | 6.0 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.17 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 89% |
| 2 | Gerrit Cole (NYY – SP) | 6.0 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.83 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 99% |
| 3 | Seth Lugo (SD – RP) | 7.0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.29 | 0.57 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7% |
| 4 | Aaron Civale (CLE – SP) | 7.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.43 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11% |
| 5 | Clayton Kershaw (LAD – SP) | 6.0 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.50 | 0.67 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 96% |
| 6 | Graham Ashcraft (CIN – SP) | 7.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.29 | 0.71 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6% |
| 7 | Spencer Strider (ATL – SP,RP) | 6.0 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 99% |
| 8 | Marcus Stroman (CHC – SP) | 6.0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 61% |
| 9 | Shane McClanahan (TB – SP) | 6.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.83 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 99% |
| 10 | Dylan Cease (CWS – SP) | 6.1 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.42 | 0.32 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 99% |
| 11 | Pablo Lopez (MIN – SP) | 5.1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.94 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 92% |
Studs (Hitters)
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PLAYER
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AB
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R
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HR
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RBI
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SB
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AVG
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OBP
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H
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2B
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3B
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BB
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K
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SLG
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OPS
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ROST%
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| 1 | Cedric Mullins II (BAL – CF) | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 3 | .385 | .467 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .846 | 1.313 | 98% |
| 2 | Adam Duvall (BOS – LF,CF,RF) | 14 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 0 | .571 | .600 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1.357 | 1.957 | 33% |
| 3 | C.J. Cron (COL – 1B,DH) | 15 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 0 | .467 | .529 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.200 | 1.729 | 91% |
| 4 | Trayce Thompson (LAD – LF,CF,RF) | 8 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 0 | .375 | .375 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1.500 | 1.875 | 7% |
| 5 | Mitch Garver (TEX – C,DH) | 7 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0 | .429 | .500 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.286 | 1.786 | 5% |
| 6 | Jorge Mateo (BAL – SS) | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | .286 | .444 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .286 | .730 | 25% |
| 7 | Wander Franco (TB – SS) | 11 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | .636 | .692 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1.182 | 1.874 | 97% |
| 8 | Brendan Donovan (STL – 1B,2B,3B,SS,LF,RF) | 14 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | .357 | .333 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .786 | 1.119 | 67% |
| 9 | Adam Frazier (BAL – 2B,LF,RF) | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .625 | .667 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.375 | 2.042 | 11% |
| 10 | Taylor Ward (LAA – CF,RF) | 14 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | .500 | .500 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .714 | 1.214 | 90% |
Duds (Pitchers)
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PLAYER
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IP
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K
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W
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QS
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SV
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ERA
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WHIP
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ER
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H
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BB
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HR
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G
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GS
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L
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CG
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ROST%
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| 330 | Chris Bassitt (TOR – SP) | 3.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24.30 | 3.00 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 88% |
| 328 | Shintaro Fujinami (OAK – SP,RP) | 2.1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30.86 | 3.43 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5% |
| 323 | Chris Sale (BOS – SP) | 3.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21.00 | 3.00 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 86% |
| 329 | Spencer Turnbull (DET – SP) | 2.1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27.00 | 4.71 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3% |
| 240 | Ken Waldichuk (OAK – SP) | 5.2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.53 | 1.76 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2% |
| 319 | Cole Irvin (BAL – SP) | 4.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.50 | 2.50 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6% |
| 174 | Zac Gallen (ARI – SP) | 4.2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.64 | 1.93 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 98% |
| 179 | Jacob deGrom (TEX – SP) | 3.2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.27 | 1.64 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 99% |
| 235 | Josiah Gray (WSH – SP) | 5.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 1.80 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3% |
| 258 | Aaron Nola (PHI – SP) | 3.2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.27 | 1.64 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 99% |
| 310 | Madison Bumgarner (ARI – SP) | 4.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.25 | 2.00 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1% |
| 312 | Miles Mikolas (STL – SP) | 3.1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.50 | 3.00 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 69% |
Duds (Hitters)
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PLAYER
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AB
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R
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HR
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RBI
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SB
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AVG
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OBP
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H
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2B
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3B
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BB
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K
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SLG
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OPS
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ROST%
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| 375 | Max Kepler (MIN – RF) | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .071 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .000 | .071 | 5% |
| 374 | Alex Bregman (HOU – 3B) | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .111 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | .000 | .111 | 98% |
| 373 | Teoscar Hernandez (SEA – RF) | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .071 | .133 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .143 | .276 | 92% |
| 372 | Bobby Witt Jr. (KC – 3B,SS) | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .167 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .000 | .167 | 99% |
| 371 | MJ Melendez (KC – C,LF,RF,DH) | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .250 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | .000 | .250 | 91% |
| 370 | Alek Thomas (ARI – CF) | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | 3% |
| 369 | Avisail Garcia (MIA – RF) | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .182 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .000 | .182 | 2% |
| 368 | Ke’Bryan Hayes (PIT – 3B) | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .083 | .083 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .167 | .250 | 49% |
| 367 | Michael Conforto (SF – LF,RF) | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .083 | .154 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | .083 | .237 | 32% |
From the News Desk
We have an incredible news desk at FantasyPros. Seriously, they crush it. If you don’t already, you should sync your teams with My Playbook and check out the Fantasy News and Scores app for updates about your players.
- Bobby Witt Jr. off to sluggish start this Spring
- Brandon Nimmo back in lineup Monday
- Eduardo Escobar out of lineup Monday
- Monday’s White Sox/Giants series opener moved up
- Carlos Rodon (elbow) progressing in his rehab
- Tony Gonsolin’s Sunday bullpen session goes well
- Trevor Story (elbow) to throw in two weeks
- Joey Bart (back) placed on IL
- Corey Dickerson (calf) placed on IL
Arm Barn Report
Here is every player who has recorded a save so far this season:
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PLAYER
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IP
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K
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W
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QS
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SV
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ERA
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WHIP
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ER
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H
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BB
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HR
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G
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GS
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L
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CG
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ROST%
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| 26 | Trevor Stephan (CLE – RP) | 3.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3% |
| 31 | Tucker Davidson (LAA – SP) | 4.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| 33 | Andrew Chafin (ARI – RP) | 1.2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 0.60 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9% |
| 40 | Andre Jackson (LAD – RP) | 3.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 0.33 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| 43 | Josh Hader (SD – RP) | 2.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 98% |
| 44 | Emmanuel Clase (CLE – RP) | 2.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 99% |
| 45 | Alexis Diaz (CIN – RP) | 2.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 70% |
| 46 | Jorge Lopez (MIN – RP) | 2.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42% |
| 51 | David Robertson (NYM – RP) | 2.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 0.50 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 76% |
| 60 | Andres Munoz (SEA – RP) | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 80% |
| 64 | Jordan Romano (TOR – RP) | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 97% |
| 67 | Rafael Montero (HOU – RP) | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4.50 | 1.00 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19% |
| 71 | Hector Neris (HOU – RP) | 2.1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3.86 | 2.14 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9% |
| 75 | Pierce Johnson (COL – RP) | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7% |
| 76 | David Bednar (PIT – RP) | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 79% |
| 80 | Will Smith (TEX – RP) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6% |
| 81 | Jhoan Duran (MIN – RP) | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 70% |
| 82 | Dany Jimenez (OAK – RP) | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17% |
| 88 | A.J. Puk (MIA – RP) | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9.00 | 1.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17% |
| 90 | Felix Bautista (BAL – RP) | 1.2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5.40 | 2.40 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 94% |
| 95 | Ryan Helsley (STL – RP) | 2.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.75 | 1.88 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 93% |
| 96 | Scott McGough (ARI – RP) | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 2.00 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15% |
| 97 | Devin Williams (MIL – RP) | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 2.00 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 98% |
| 113 | Kyle Finnegan (WSH – RP) | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9.00 | 1.50 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18% |
| 142 | Camilo Doval (SF – RP) | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9.00 | 4.00 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 91% |
| 169 | Reynaldo Lopez (CWS – RP) | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13.50 | 3.00 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28% |
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