Minnesota Twins first baseman Carlos Santana went 2-for-4 with a double, a home run, four RBI, and three runs scored in Saturday's 16-5 win over the Angels. The veteran was also hit by a pitch in the contest. The 38-year-old is experiencing a power surge of late, with all three of Santana's home runs coming in the last three games. The former All-Star hit 24 home runs last season, so the pop is certainly still there, but even after the recent resurgence, he's still slashing a paltry .181/.269/.325 on the year and is probably best left on the waiver wire.

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Minnesota Twins outfielder Max Kepler hit his first home run of the season in Saturday's 16-5 blowout win over the Angels. The 31-year-old was 2-for-4 with a walk, two RBI, and two runs scored in the contest. Since returning from injury just over a week ago, Kepler has gone 8-for-19 (.421) with seven RBI, four runs scored, and a 2:2 BB:K over six games. After blasting 24 home runs last season, fantasy managers were hoping for more from the lefty, but hopefully they'll start coming in bunches as he's still putting the bat on the ball at an above-average rate (81.1% Contact%). His HR/FB% has taken a step back though, just 5.6% compared to 16.1% from last season, and a Barrel% of 6.5% compared to last season's 12.2%. If you are buying into the hot streak he's on over the past week, the outfielder is available in 85% of Yahoo leagues.

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Pittsburgh Pirates closer David Bednar picked up his fifth save of the season in Saturday's 4-3 win over the Giants. It wasn't without drama though. A day after allowing a walk, two hits, and three earned runs to the Giants, Bednar gave up a two-run home run to Jorge Soler to lead off the bottom of the tenth inning to bring the Giants within a run. The 29-year-old was able to strike out three of the next four batters to preserve the win. This season has not gone at all to plan for the Pirates closer who was an All-Star in 2022 and 2023. Bednar's ERA has swelled to 11.70 with a 1.60 WHIP and three blown save opportunities to go along with his five saves. His job doesn't seem to be in jeopardy at this point, but the Pirates and fantasy managers alike would relish some clean innings going forward.

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Pittsburgh Pirates third baseman Ke'Bryan Hayes went 2-for-5 with his first home run of the season in Saturday's 4-3 win over the Giants. The home run was a solo shot that came off of Giants lefty reliever Taylor Rogers in the tenth inning, right after Bryan Reynolds hit a two-run go-ahead home run to put the Pirates up 3-1. Hayes' blast added an insurance run that would prove pivotal, as the Pirates would go on to win by one run after Jorge Soler hit a two-run shot of his own in the bottom half of the inning to bring the Giants within a run. It was Hayes' second straight multi-hit effort and eleventh in 25 games, now hitting .281 on the season with nine RBI and 12 runs scored. While the 27-year-old is off to a solid start, managers are likely somewhat disappointed in his power output so far and the fact that he has zero stolen bases after totaling 30 over the past two seasons.

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Pittsburgh Pirates outfielder Bryan Reynolds blasted an extra-inning go-ahead two-run home run in Saturday's 4-3 win over the Giants. The switch-hitter went 2-for-5 in the game with the home run breaking a 1-1 tie in the top of the tenth inning. The home run came off of the Giants' LHP Taylor Rogers and was the first home run of the year that Reynolds has hit off of a lefty with his other three coming off righties. The 29-year-old is having a solid season thus far, posting a .264/.372/.418 slash line with four home runs, 17 RBI, 11 runs scored, two stolen bases, and a strong 14.7% BB% through 28 games.

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Seattle Mariners starting pitcher Bryan Woo pitched three-and-a-third innings for Triple-A Tacoma on Saturday, allowing two hits while striking out six batters and walking none. That marks his second straight strong rehab performance, with two hits, zero earned runs, no walks, and eleven strikeouts in all (six-and-a-third IP). The 24-year-old is expected to make one more start for Tacoma before being evaluated to determine whether or not he's ready to rejoin the Mariners' rotation. Woo is coming off a solid 2023 MLB debut and became somewhat of a fantasy sleeper in the offseason with some additional hype building in the spring after the righty posted an 11:1 K:BB over three Cactus League starts. Managers who held onto Woo should slot him back into their lineups upon his return, and he's rostered in just 65% of Yahoo leagues, so those in need of pitching help would be wise to pick him up off the waiver wire where available.

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Royals' 3B Maikel Garcia scored 31.5 fantasy points going 9-for-22 with a home run and seven RBIs in six games this week. Garcia is owned only in 49.4% of mixed leagues.

Nationals' SP Mitchell Parker had an ERA of 1.69 and a WHIP of 0.94 in 16 innings over his last three games. Parker is owned only in 20.7% of mixed leagues.

Angels' LF Jo Adell had a slash line of .438/.550/.875 going 7-for-16 with 5 RBIs in five games this week. Adell is owned only in 0.4% of mixed leagues.

Minnesota's 2B Edouard Julien scored 37.0 fantasy points going 9-for-19 with three home runs and seven RBIs in six games this week. Julien is owned only in 19.3% of mixed leagues.

Tigers' RF Mark Canha scored 27.5 fantasy points going 9-for-19 with two home runs and six RBIs in five games this week. Canha is owned only in 3.3% of mixed leagues.

Baltimore Orioles' SP Cole Irvin had an ERA of 0.98 and a WHIP of 0.87 in 18.1 innings over his last three games. Irvin is owned only in 3.8% of mixed leagues.

Boston's CF Ceddanne Rafaela scored 26.5 fantasy points going 6-for-20 with a home run and nine RBIs in five games this week. Rafaela is owned only in 3.8% of mixed leagues.

Orioles' SS Jorge Mateo had three stolen bases and a .111 average in three games this week. Mateo is owned only in 0.0% of mixed leagues.

Angels' SS Zach Neto had a slash line of .444/.444/.833 going 8-for-18 with 4 RBIs in five games this week. Neto is owned only in 1.2% of mixed leagues.

Detroit's SP Reese Olson had an ERA of 1.96 and a WHIP of 1.09 in 18.1 innings over his last three games. Olson is owned only in 29.8% of mixed leagues.

Red Sox's CF Ceddanne Rafaela had seven RBIs going 4-for-4 with a home run in a 17-0 win over the Cubs on Saturday, Apr. 27.

Chicago White Sox's LF Andrew Benintendi had six RBIs going 3-for-5 with two home runs in a 8-7 win over the Rays on Saturday, Apr. 27.

Mariners' SP George Kirby recorded 12 strikeouts in 7 innings getting the win in a 3-1 win over the Diamondbacks on Saturday, Apr. 27.

Tampa Bay Rays outfielder Jose Siri was removed from Saturday's game against the Chicago White Sox in the third inning due to lack of hustle. According to Rays manager Kevin Cash, Siri was pulled out of the game because he disliked how he went after an Eloy Jimenez double in the second inning. Niko Goodrum replaced him for defense in the third inning. Siri went 0-for-1 with a strikeout before being removed. Cash also said he considers the issue over, with no carryover. Siri could be back in the lineup in the series finale. The 28-year-old struggled this season, slashing .179/.270/.269 with a home run, six RBI, nine runs, and six stolen bases over 26 games. Siri is mainly an option in deep leagues until he can turn things around at the plate.

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