

Cleveland Guardians first baseman Kyle Manzardo homered again on Monday, continuing his hot stretch in a 6-4 win over the New York Yankees. Manzardo finished the day 1-for-3 with a walk, a run, and an RBI. After a strong start to the season, the 24-year-old had been slumping hard heading into this past weekend. Things have turned around, though, as he now has three homers and five RBI in his past three games. He's up to seven homers and 17 RBI on the season to go along with a solid .909 OPS. Manzardo has been dropped in many leagues and could be worth a pickup if power is a need.

Boston Red Sox starting pitcher Walker Buehler had his best start of the season on Monday, earning his third win in a 4-2 victory over the Chicago White Sox. Buehler allowed one run on four hits over his seven innings of work. He struck out nine and walked three. The 30-year-old has been a little up and down so far this season, but this was certainly a step in the right direction. He now holds a respectable 4.23 ERA and 1.19 WHIP with 26 strikeouts in 27 IP. Buehler is borderline rosterable in standard formats, but is a very good streaming option when he has good matchups like he did today.

San Francisco Giants relief pitcher Camilo Doval notched his third save of the season on Monday, locking down a 5-2 win over the Milwaukee Brewers. Doval tossed a perfect ninth inning, striking out one while not allowing a baserunner. The 27-year-old is making things interesting in the Giants bullpen, as he has allowed just one baserunner in his last five appearances while closer Ryan Walker just had a disastrous four-run blown save in his last outing. Doval might have a chance to overtake Walker at some point, but for now the Giants are likely to stick with the latter, as he has been solid other than the one poor performance.

Miami Marlins second baseman Otto Lopez had a productive game in a 6-3 win over the Cincinnati Reds on Monday. Lopez went 1-for-4 with two runs and two stolen bases to help lift the Marlins to the win. The veteran infielder is now hitting .235 with two homers, 12 runs, nine RBI, and three steals across 81 at-bats for the Marlins this season. Lopez stole 20 bases in 117 games for Miami in 2024 as he looks to establish himself as a consistent speed threat in fantasy.

Atlanta Braves third baseman Austin Riley went 2-for-3 with a homer, a walk, two runs, and two RBI in a 7-6 win over the St. Louis Cardinals on Monday. Riley tied the game with a two-run homer off St. Louis starter Erick Fedde in the third inning on a shot that traveled 412 feet with a 107 MPH exit velocity. Riley is now hitting .278 with six homers, 12 runs, and 15 RBI across 90 at-bats this season. He had done a majority of his damage over the past seven games, with four homers and nine RBI over that span. Riley should be locked into fantasy lineups while he's swinging a hot bat.
