Hoskins was batting .182 and slugging .205 on this day a month ago. He’s since hit .349 with five homers, six doubles, 20 RBI and 13 walks in 26 games. He’s even stolen two bases. It looked like Hoskins might have been done as a mixed-league first baseman after his mediocre 2024, but he’s definitely worth playing now.

Henderson has a 2.45 ERA and 16 strikeouts between his two spot starts for the Brewers. There’s a good chance he’ll be sent back down now, but he seems like a better bet than Quinn Priester at the end of the rotation. That said, Priester did help his cause by allowing one run in five innings against the same lineup last night.

Williams struck out six. He gave up a homer to Sal Frelick on a ball that would have left only eight of the 30 ballparks, according to Statcast. Williams, who is 3-2 with a 4.29 ERA for the season, will pitch in Minnesota next time out.

It’s the first time in his career that he’s scored four runs. Contreras’s exit velocity numbers have been off as he plays through a fractured finger, but he had three hard-hit balls today and all of them found grass. He came into the day with a .128/.209/.205 line this month.

Noel got some extra playing time a couple of weeks ago, but he didn’t do much with it, and the start today was only his second in 10 games. Just 23 years old, he’d seem in line to benefit from extra at-bats in Triple-A, and there’s a good chance that he’ll be sent down when Lane Thomas is activated.

Bader was 1-for-2 with an RBI before being replaced by DaShawn Keirsey Jr. in center field after grounding out in the third inning. He managed to remain in the opening contest of the twin bill after a collision with the outfield wall in foul territory, but it’s possible his early exit is related to that incident. There should be an update on his status shortly.