Cal Raleigh launched a historic blast and Logan Gilbert owned the night as Seattle torched Oakland 11-4. Raleigh’s 448-foot shot, 110.9 mph, tied MLB’s record for most homers by a primary catcher in a season, while Gilbert piled up a career-best 13 strikeouts with a nasty, north-south slider. The Mariners’ offense finally gave him big run support, with Arozarena’s early spark and Polanco’s long at-bat helping fuel a blowout in support of Seattle’s rebuild arc.

Final-week fantasy hoarding on the waiver wire centers on rookies and closers as MLB enters Week 21. With 45 days left in the regular season, rookie eligibility for 2026 ROY remains a live asset, spurring a trio of notable recalls and several deeper adds. Basallo, McLean and Abreu headline the top pickups, while Lopez provides a two-start streamer option and Beavers and Vodnik offer meaningful upside in deeper leagues.

Basallo anchors Baltimore’s prospect surge, offering catcher/first-base flexibility and a power-heavy profile that could carve immediate value in shallow formats. McLean’s Mets debut drew rave notes for breaking-ball command and a strong grounder-rate that could sustain multi-start value if the workload cooperates. Abreu stands as Houston’s next-in-line nearer—an attractive upside play if Hader’s health costs him time, with elite ratios and strikeout potential. Lopez’s left-handed mix has you leaning him as a pitcher only, given innings caps, while Beavers and Vodnik supply late-season upside in deeper builds: Beavers via a balanced tools profile and Vodnik via save opportunities in a volatile closer landscape.

Athletics vs Twins is a midweek showdown with Oakland as the road underdog and odds leaning toward Minnesota. The headline is Jacob Lopez, who has stitched together 24 scoreless innings across four starts, a feat that makes him a sneaky betting play against a Twins lineup that has slipped OPS-wise since the All-Star break. The Twins counter with Joe Ryan, who owns a strong 2.72 ERA this season, but Minnesota’s offense has cooled, ranking near the bottom in OPS and wRC+ over the same stretch.

The bet landscape features a top prop: Lopez under 2.5 earned runs allowed, banking on his recent efficiency and a depleted Twins order. Oakland’s offense has rallied since the break, ranking highly in OPS and wRC+. The recommended play is Athletics +122, with Lopez’s hot streak and the A’s post-break offense giving the underdog a credible path to a win in a park-friendly matchup at Target Field.