It certainly didn’t look like this was coming when Buehler walked the first two batters of the third inning to go over 50 pitches for the day. However, he faced just one over the minimum the rest of the way and wound up getting through seven in 100 pitches. Phil Cuzzi’s generous strike zone helped; Buehler got 23 called strikes to go along with his 11 whiffs, giving him a 34% CSW. The nine strikeouts match his high since he returned from Tommy John. Buehler improved to 3-1 with a 4.23 ERA on the season. He still seems like a mediocre play in mixed leagues, though. He’ll face the Guardians next.

Sauer will be capable of working multiple innings, but the 26-year-old won’t be able to go deep enough to qualify for a victory unless the Athletics are incredibly aggressive against the right-hander. He won’t be a quality streaming option for Thursday’s bullpen game against the Athletics.

Ohtani hit a no-doubter to lead off the game for the Dodgers and it bumps his homer total to 13. He’s been remarkably — and surprisingly — good in the month of May, and he’s now slashing .341/.442/.818 over those 48 at-bats in that timeframe. There’s a long way to go, but a back-to-back MVP season is well within reason, even if he doesn’t return to the mound in 2025.