Zach McKinstry

Gleyber Torres hit a two-run homer in a blowout win over the Athletics on Thursday.

Torres took J.T. Ginn deep with a runner on the seventh inning to give the Tigers a 5-0 lead and gave Torres his eighth homer of the 2025 campaign. He also drew a walk, and in his first season with Detroit, he’s now slashing .281/.386/.430. You can do a heck of a lot worse.

Zach McKinstry tripled in two runs while going 3-for-4 in a win for the Tigers on Thursday over the Athletics.

Spencer Torkelson blasted a solo homer and scored twice in a win over the Athletics on Thursday.

Torkelson’s 17th homer was a solo blast off Jeffrey Springs in the second inning. The 25-year-old also singled and came around to score on a triple by Zach McKinstry. Torkelson’s best season of his MLB career has him slashing .224/.328/.474 with the aforementioned homer total and 50 runs driven in; putting him just short of a 100-RBI pace.

Jorge Polanco is not in the lineup for the Mariners on Thursday against the Twins.

Polanco started off the season on fire and then cooled considerably in May. He began the month of June with hits in his first 10 starts off the month, but he has cooled again and is hitting just .221/.271/.299 in 21 games during the month with one home run and two steals. You can likely find better options in fantasy leagues. Cal Raleigh will slot in as the designated hitter on Thursday, which will allow Mitch Garver to start behind the plate.

Jorge Polanco wound up 0-for-4 with two strikeouts as the Mariners’ cleanup man Wednesday against the Red Sox.

Polanco’s first 24 games were so ridiculously good that he still has around a 120 OPS+ for the season. However, since May 4, he’s batting .170/.221/.240 in 140 plate appearances. Hopefully, anyone that picked him up early dropped him long ago.

Jorge Polanco doubled and homered in a 7-2 win for the Mariners on Friday over the Guardians.

Polanco turned on an offering from Kolby Allard to give the Mariners a 6-2 lead. It’s the 11th homer of the season, and it’s encouraging to see him drive the ball from the right side after struggling — and at times not playing — against southpaws in 2025. Polanco is now hitting .266/.312/.464 on the season with 33 RBI. The majority of that damage was done much earlier in the year, however, as he’s hit just two homers since the start of May.