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Jake Burger's RBI double pushes Rangers past Mariners 2-1
— Jake Burger hit a tie-breaking RBI double over the outstretched glove of left fielder Randy Arozarena in the sixth inning, Jacob deGrom and five Texas relievers combined for a two-hitter and the Ran…
Michael King
ESPN
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Brewers beat stumbling Red Sox 8-6 behind Mitchell's tiebreaking single and 3 hits from Yelich
— Garrett Mitchell lined a tiebreaking single in the eighth inning and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the stumbling Boston Red Sox 8-6 on Monday night, sending them to their eighth loss in nine games.
Michael King
ESPN
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Fantasy Baseball Forecaster for Week 2: April 6-12
Set your lineups for the week ahead in fantasy baseball with our preview featuring pitcher rankings, hitter ratings and schedule observations.
Michael King
ESPN
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MLB 2026 Watchability Index: Ranking most fun teams to watch
Young talent, diving catches, home runs and ... bobbleheads? Here are baseball's most exciting squads for 2026.
Michael King
ESPN
🎯 Start / Sit Recommendations
Based on live ESPN stats & today's matchups| Action | Player | Team | Pos | Today's Matchup | Score | Reasoning |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ▲ START | Owen Caissie | MIA | OF | vs CIN (Brandon Williamson) | 5.7 | Borderline — Facing Brandon Williamson (4.76 ERA) — favorable · 🏠 Home |
| ▲ START | Otto Lopez | MIA | 2B | vs CIN (Brandon Williamson) | 5.7 | Borderline — Facing Brandon Williamson (4.76 ERA) — favorable · 🏠 Home |
| ▲ START | Royce Lewis | MIN | 3B | vs DET (Casey Mize) | 5.7 | Borderline — Facing Casey Mize (5.23 ERA) — favorable · 🏠 Home |
| ▲ START | Vladimir Guerrero Jr. | TOR | 1B | vs LAD (Justin Wrobleski) | 5.2 | Borderline — vs Justin Wrobleski (4.00 ERA) · 🏠 Home |
| ▲ START | Bryan Reynolds | PIT | OF | vs SD (German Marquez) | 5.2 | Borderline — vs German Marquez (4.50 ERA) · 🏠 Home |
| ▲ START | Logan Gilbert | SEA | SP | @ TEX (Jacob deGrom) | 5.0 | Borderline — ✈️ Away |
| ▲ START | Aaron Nola | PHI | SP | @ SF (Adrian Houser) | 5.0 | Borderline — ✈️ Away |
| ▲ START | Trevor Rogers | BAL | SP | @ CHW (Grant Taylor) | 5.0 | Borderline — ✈️ Away |
| ▲ START | Cristopher Sanchez | PHI | SP | @ SF (Adrian Houser) | 5.0 | Borderline — ✈️ Away |
| ▲ START | Edwin Diaz | LAD | RP | @ TOR (Max Scherzer) | 5.0 | Borderline — ✈️ Away |
| ▲ START | Andres Munoz | SEA | RP | @ TEX (Jacob deGrom) | 5.0 | Borderline — ✈️ Away |
| ▲ START | Luis Castillo | SEA | SP | @ TEX (Jacob deGrom) | 5.0 | Borderline — ✈️ Away |
| ▲ START | Michael King | SD | SP | @ PIT (Bubba Chandler) | 5.0 | Borderline — ✈️ Away |
| ▲ START | Nico Hoerner | CHC | 2B | @ TB (Shane McClanahan) | 4.9 | Borderline — vs Shane McClanahan (4.15 ERA) · ✈️ Away |
| ▲ START | Maikel Garcia | KC | 3B | @ CLE (Tanner Bibee) | 4.9 | Borderline — vs Tanner Bibee (3.29 ERA) · ✈️ Away |
| ▲ START | Yainer Diaz | HOU | C | @ COL (Ryan Feltner) | 4.9 | Borderline — vs Ryan Feltner (4.32 ERA) · ✈️ Away |
| ▲ START | Alec Burleson | STL | 1B | @ WSH (Zack Littell) | 4.9 | Borderline — vs Zack Littell (3.60 ERA) · ✈️ Away |
| ▲ START | Kevin McGonigle | DET | SS | @ MIN (Joe Ryan) | 4.9 | Borderline — vs Joe Ryan (4.40 ERA) · ✈️ Away |
| ▲ START | Yandy Diaz | TB | U | vs CHC (Jameson Taillon) | 4.7 | Borderline — Tough matchup vs Jameson Taillon (2.53 ERA) · 🏠 Home |
| ▲ START | Steven Kwan | CLE | OF | vs KC (Michael Wacha) | 4.7 | Borderline — Tough matchup vs Michael Wacha (0.69 ERA) · 🏠 Home |
| ▼ SIT | Drake Baldwin | ATL | C | @ LAA (Jose Soriano) | 4.4 | Tough matchup vs Jose Soriano (0.00 ERA) · ✈️ Away |
| ▼ SIT | Ronald Acuna Jr. | ATL | OF | @ LAA (Jose Soriano) | 4.4 | Tough matchup vs Jose Soriano (0.00 ERA) · ✈️ Away |
| ▼ SIT | Adolis Garcia | PHI | OF | @ SF (Adrian Houser) | 4.4 | Tough matchup vs Adrian Houser (1.69 ERA) · ✈️ Away |
| ▼ SIT | Geraldo Perdomo | ARI | SS | Off day | 4.0 | No game today. Score 5.0 |
| ▼ SIT | Nolan McLean | NYM | SP | Off day | 4.0 | No game today. Score 5.0 |
| ▼ SIT | Paul Sewald | ARI | RP | Off day | 4.0 | No game today. Score 5.0 |
📋 Optimized Lineup
AI-recommended starters| Pos | Player | Team | Status | Slot |
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| C | Yainer Diaz | HOU | Active | Starting |
| 1B | Vladimir Guerrero Jr. | TOR | Active | Starting |
| 2B | Otto Lopez | MIA | Active | Starting |
| 3B | Royce Lewis | MIN | Active | Starting |
| SS | Geraldo Perdomo | ARI | Active | Starting |
| OF | Owen Caissie | MIA | Active | Starting |
| OF | Bryan Reynolds | PIT | Active | Starting |
| OF | Steven Kwan | CLE | Active | Starting |
| UTIL | Nico Hoerner | CHC | Active | Starting |
| SP | Logan Gilbert | SEA | Active | Starting |
| SP | Nolan McLean | NYM | Active | Starting |
| RP | Edwin Diaz | LAD | Active | Starting |
| RP | Andres Munoz | SEA | Active | Starting |
| BN | Aaron Nola | PHI | Active | Bench |
| BN | Trevor Rogers | BAL | Active | Bench |
| BN | Cristopher Sanchez | PHI | Active | Bench |
| BN | Luis Castillo | SEA | Active | Bench |
| BN | Michael King | SD | Active | Bench |
| BN | Paul Sewald | ARI | Active | Bench |
| BN | Maikel Garcia | KC | Active | Bench |
| BN | Alec Burleson | STL | Active | Bench |
| BN | Kevin McGonigle | DET | Active | Bench |
| BN | Yandy Diaz | TB | Active | Bench |
| BN | Drake Baldwin | ATL | Active | Bench |
| BN | Ronald Acuna Jr. | ATL | Active | Bench |
| BN | Adolis Garcia | PHI | Active | Bench |
🚨 Injury Report
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Michael King
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Jake Burger's RBI double pushes Rangers past Mariners 2-1