Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Roki Sasaki allowed one run across four innings of work in his start against the Philadelphia Phillies on Saturday afternoon. Sasaki was given a no decision. He struck out four batters and allowed three hits and two walks. Sasaki allowed two straight singles to open the contest but was able to escape the inning by allowing just one run, off an Alec Bohm RBI groundout. This was a nice bounce-back for Sasaki, as he was only able to log one 2/3 innings in his previous outing against the Detroit Tigers. In this start, he allowed three hits, four walks, and a run. The 23-year-old saw similar issues in his first start of the campaign overseas, facing the Cubs, as he allowed three hits and two walks across four innings of work. While Sasaki carries elite strikeout upside, his lack of control does add a lot of risk. He will look to continue to develop in his next start against the Cubs.

Washington Nationals starting pitcher Mitchell Parker logged six innings of one-run ball en route to earning the victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Saturday afternoon. Parker allowed just two hits and served up four free passes. He struck out two. While he did not provide impressive strikeout totals, he was able to quiet the Arizona offense all afternoon. His lone blemish came on a Randal Grichuk RBI single in the sixth inning. Parker also performed well in his first start of the campaign, tossing six shutout frames (with seven hits) against the Philadelphia Phillies. Last season, the southpaw held a 4.29 ERA with a 1.30 WHIP across 151 innings of work. Given his low strikeout upside, he only carries value in deeper formats. He will look to pick up his third-straight victory over Miami in his next outing.

Los Angeles Angels outfielder/designated hitter Jorge Soler went 1-for-4 on Saturday, blasting his first home run of the season in the 10-4 win over the Guardians. The veteran drove in two runs, scored twice, and was also hit by a pitch in the contest. The former All-Star has a hit in six of eight games thus far, however, it hasn't amounted to much as he owns a .207-1-3-4-0 stat line with a .285 wOBA and 80 wRC+. Long known not only for his power, but also his ability to draw a walk, the 33-year-old has just two walks in 34 plate appearances, coming in at a 5.9 percent rate, which is his lowest rate since the 2015 season (10.7 percentcareer mark). Hopefully Saturday's home run gets him going, otherwise, fantasy managers who didn't spend much draft capital on him might start looking elsewhere for better production.

Los Angeles Angels outfielder Mike Trout went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run and a walk in Saturday's 10-4 win over the Guardians. In addition to the two RBI, he also scored twice in the contest. That now makes three consecutive games with a home run for the veteran and four straight with an extra-base hit. Despite that, the former 3x AL MVP is hitting just .172 (5-for-29) through eight games. All told, the 33-year-old has a .172/.278/.517 slash line with three home runs, eight RBI, six runs scored, no steals, a .318 wOBA, and a 103 wRC+. While it is still early, fantasy managers who drafted the 11x All-Star will want to see him raise his batting average more and steal a few bases. He'll have a chance to collect a couple of hits on Sunday when the Angels face the Guardians' Luis Ortiz in the series finale. Ortiz allowed nine hits, four walks, and seven earned runs his last time out.

MiamiMarlins first baseman Matt Mervis homered in the top of the firstinning to put his team up 2-0, then added an insurance run in the seventh with a 421-foot solo blast that put the game at 4-0, which was the final score in Saturday's win over the Braves. Mervis would finish 3-for-5 with three RBI and two runs scored on the night. The left-handed hitter came into the game with just two hits in five games, but is now 5-for-20 (.250) through six games played, with the home runs being the first two extra-base hits so far. The 6-foot-2 slugger is known for his power, hitting as many as 36 home runs in a single season in the minors, but strikeouts have been a limitingfactor for him at the major league level. The 26-year-old has 1:9 BB:K thus far in 2025, with the nine strikeouts representing a 40.9 percent K%, compared to a 22.8 percent rate during his minor league career. If he can manage to make more contact, then additional power output would follow, but for now, Mervis is probablybest left to the waiver wire in most leagues outside of NL-only formats.