Judge returns to DH with a right-elbow flexor strain, after back-to-back days in the outfield, as Boone signals gradual improvement and possible more defense Friday in Baltimore. Stanton DHs on those days; Bellinger starts in right. Judge leads MLB in AVG, OBP, SLG and OPS with 48 homers and 103 RBIs, fueling AL MVP buzz. Yankees finalize a trade sending Marshall Toole to the Rays as José Caballero joins Tampa Bay, with Pereira also headed there earlier. Volpe remains limited by a shoulder issue.

Cleveland rides a season-high five-game win streak into Detroit, chasing a postseason push as Gavin Williams faces Detroit ace Jack Flaherty. Cleveland sits 5.5 games back in the AL Central and 2.5 behind the final wild-card slot, with 12 regular-season games left. Detroit is favored at home (-146) in a critical midweek matchup that could redefine fantasy planning for pitchers Williams and Flaherty, while the rest of the slate features implied offense and run-line intrigue.

Cal Raleigh sparks late history as he climbs toward 60 homers, already tying Griffey for Seattle’s single-season mark after a 56th homer. Aaron Judge sits on 48, eyeing a fourth 50-homer season and a potential 60-homer chase. Shohei Ohtani remains the near-unavoidable NL MVP favorite with a 50/50 season, while four players could join 50-HR club this year. Mets’ Soto and Alonso spark a 40/40 possibility, and no-hitters dodge the headlines again. Trout, Stanton, Scherzer and Schwarber shape late-season fantasy tides.

Cal Raleigh keeps rewriting history, slugging Nos. 55 and 56 to break Mickey Mantle’s switch-hitter single-season mark and tie Ken Griffey Jr. for Seattle’s franchise HR record. With 11 games left, he sits six HRs behind Aaron Judge’s 62 in 2022, needing seven to pass. Pace and late-season pitching decisions will determine whether Raleigh reaches the AL’s 60-HR club. The looming Houston series and a potential Wild Card clash with the Yankees add playoff texture to a season that fantasy managers must monitor closely.