Detroit activated Chris Paddack from bereavement Saturday, optioning Justyn-Henry Malloy to Triple-A Toledo to clear a roster spot. Paddack returns to Detroit's rotation after a brief family leave.

His 2025 line with Minnesota was a 4.95 ERA in 111 innings before the trade. In Detroit, he owns a 6.89 ERA over 31.1 innings across six starts, three good and three rough, with the Tigers still winning the games he starts and backed by offense.

Malloy, 25, is hitting .317 with a .934 OPS in 243 at-bats for Toledo this year. The move preserves Detroit’s outfield depth while keeping a path back to the majors for the prospect.

Saturday’s eight- to nine-game DFS slate centers on a favorable hitting backdrop in Tampa Bay and Colorado, with a tight top-pitcher tier led by Yamamoto, Ryan and Verlander, each priced near the upper-mid range. Yamamoto draws Baltimore, Ryan faces Kansas City, and Verlander works against St. Louis at Busch Stadium, delivering a solid balance of strikeout upside and win potential. The evening also flags cheap dart-throws in Stephen Kolek and J.T. Ginn for salary relief, while Padres exposure remains a tricky Coors Field consideration due to team salaries.

Stacks stand out: Giants at Cardinals (Ramos, Adames, Devers) and Athletics at Angels (Langeliers, Wilson, Rooker) offer distinct paths to upside, with Laureano anchoring an unconventional Padres angle. Value bats include Daniel Schneemann and Michael Harris II, plus Ha-Seong Kim and Shohei Ohtani as high-ceiling integrations. The article emphasizes projection-driven builds and multiple lineup experiments, cautioning that the authors may play different strategies in practice.

Harrison Bader launched a solo homer in the fourth that sparked Philadelphia’s 9-3 eruption, with Brandon Marsh, Max Kepler and Bryson Stott following with homers to back the win. A tense moment in the stands—a fan clashing with a kid over a ball—drew social buzz, but Miami’s staff later brightened the scene by gifting the youngster prizes, and Bader capped the night by handing the kid a signed bat after the game. The Phillies’ 82-59 mark tightens their NL grip.

Fantasy angle: the quartet of PHI sluggers provides multiple path to RBI and runs in upcoming series, while Kepler adds power in a stacked lineup. Monitor lineup order shifts, opponent, and park factors as the team keeps rolling toward the postseason.