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Athletics starting pitcher Luis Severino let up nine hits and eight earned runs over four innings of work in a 12-2 loss to the New York Yankees on Sunday. He hit a batter, struck out two, and issued two free passes while totaling 97 pitches (57 strikes). The Yankees jumped on Severino early, scoring five runs in the top of the second inning before he could get the second out in the frame. He'd let up another run an inning later on an Oswaldo Cabrera double before unraveling again in the fifth and finally getting lifted. It was easily his worst outing of the season, but the 31-year-old has now coughed up 12 runs over his last ten innings and four or more in a start four times. He'll bring a 4.70 ERA and 1.32 WHIP into a road matchup with the San Francisco Giants late next week. Severino boasts the lowest strikeout rate of his career (17.2%) while affording batters a .295 xBA against him.

New York Mets infielder Brett Baty will return to the bench with a left-hander on the mound in Sunday's series finale against the visiting Chicago Cubs at Citi Field. Mark Vientos is starting at the hot corner and is hitting cleanup against Cubs southpaw Matthew Boyd. Baty will take a seat after starting each of the last three games and going 4-for-12 with three home runs and six RBI. The 25-year-old left-handed hitter has struggled at the plate in the big leagues since his debut back in 2022, but he appears to be coming around of late and hit two homers and drove in all five of the team's runs on Saturday. If Baty continues to swing a hot bat, Vientos could find himself on the bench more often despite a breakout campaign in 2024. Baty is still hitting only .227 (15-for-66) on the season with four home runs, 10 RBI, a steal and seven runs scored in 22 games played.

New York Mets infielder Brett Baty belted a pair of home runs in a 2-for-5 day at the plate during Saturday's 6-5 loss to the Cubs. The first home run was a three-run shot, and the second was a two-run blast, giving him five RBI and two runs scored in the contest. It was the second consecutivegame with a home run for the former first-round draft pick and the fourthof the season. Baty began the year with the Mets but was sent to Triple-A in late April, however, he was recalled this past Monday. After an 0-for-4 in his first game back, Baty is 4-for-8 with three home runs and six RBI in the last two games. Perhaps the 25-year-old goes on an offensive binge here, but caution is warranted as the left-handed slugger has been unable to maintain success at the major league level with a career .216/.280/.343 slash line over 672 plate appearances. He's eligible at both 2B and 3B on Yahoo! and available in most leagues for those willing to test their luck.

New York Mets right-hander Paul Blackburn (knee) will make his next minor-league rehab appearance on Sunday for Triple-A Syracuse, according to NorthJersey.com's Andrew Tredinnick. In his three rehab games in the minors with High-A Brooklyn (two starts) and Syracuse, Blackburn has allowed four earned runs on nine hits (two home runs) while walking three and striking out 12 in 8 2/3 innings pitched. The 31-year-old made it through 3 2/3 innings in his last outing at Syracuse and will try to go deeper into the game this Sunday as he works his way back from knee inflammation that surfaced in spring training when he was trying to win a spot in the starting rotation. He had an ERA over 5.00 in five starts for the Mets late last year after being acquired in a trade from the A's, and his season ended early due to a back injury. Blackburn won't be guaranteed a spot in New York's starting rotation when he comes off the injured list.

New York Mets left-hander Sean Manaea (oblique) is up to throwing from 120 feet on flat ground and is set to play catch off the mound next, according to NorthJersey.com's Andrew Tredinnick. A strained right oblique has kept Manaea away from the big-league team so far in 2025, and he needed a platelet-rich plasma injection before restarting his throwing program in the middle of April. Now that the 33-year-old southpaw is getting close to throwing off a mound, he could be close to facing live hitters as he continues to build up his arm. Still, in a best-case scenario, Manaea most likely won't make his season debut until sometime in June, so fantasy managers stashing him must remain patient. A mechanical adjustment helped the former first-rounder have a career resurgence in his first year with the Mets in 2024, as he went 12-6 with a 3.47 ERA and 1.08 WHIP with 184 K's and 63 walks in 32 regular-season starts.