Los Angeles Dodgers catcher Will Smith (neck) was scratched from Saturday night's game against the visiting Los Angeles Angels with a stiff neck, manager Dave Roberts told Maddie Lee of MLB.com. The skipper expects to have Smith available for the series finale at Dodger Stadium on Sunday, though, and the plan was for him to play in two of the three games in the Freeway Series. Dalton Rushing will do the catching for right-hander Yoshinobu Yamamoto on Saturday night and will bat eighth versus Angels right-hander Jack Kochanowicz. The 31-year-old Smith hasn't been nearly as good as he was in 2025 so far this year, as he enters Saturday's contest with a .249/.338/.382 slash line with a .720 OPS, six home runs, 23 RBI, and 23 runs scored across 52 games and 201 plate appearances for the Blue. He has gone 9-for-43 (.209) with two homers, two doubles, four RBI, seven runs, eight walks, and eight strikeouts in his last 13 games, dating back to May 18. Smith's neck injury isn't serious, and hopefully a breather on Saturday will get him going early in June.

Los Angeles Angels first baseman Nolan Schanuel (ankle) was activated from the 10-day injured list and is in the starting lineup for Saturday night's game against the hosting Los Angeles Dodgers and right-hander Yoshinobu Yamamoto, starting at first base and batting fifth for the Halos, according to MLB.com. Schanuel is back after spending the minimal amount of time on the IL with left-ankle tendinitis. The 24-year-old former 11th overall pick in the 2023 MLB draft out of Florida Atlantic University provides well below-average production as a first baseman in fantasy, which is why he's rostered in only 11% of Yahoo leagues. Fantasy managers in mixed leagues should continue to leave him to the waiver wire, and we'd suggest avoiding him as a DFS option in his return against Yamamoto. Schanuel is returning to a .262/.313/.387 slash line with a .700 OPS, only four home runs, 24 RBI, and 18 runs scored in 49 games across 208 plate appearances. In his two full seasons in the big leagues with the Angels, Schanuel hasn't topped 13 home runs.

Chicago Cubs outfielder Pete Crow-Armstrong came up big in the team's 3-2 walk-off win in 10 innings on Saturday at Wrigley Field against the visiting San Francisco Giants, going 4-for-5 at the plate with two solo home runs to raise his season average to .259 and his OPS to .791. Crow-Armstrong hit his first long ball of the day in the sixth inning and tied the game at two apiece in the bottom of the ninth inning to send the contest to extras. The 24-year-old left-handed-hitting outfielder has shown better plate discipline this year after tanking in the second half of his breakout season in 2025, and he's now in the midst of an 11-game hitting streak in which he has delivered five home runs, nine RBI, nine runs scored, and a stolen base. PCA's recent hot stretch has boosted his season slash line to .259/.343/.448, and he's added 11 home runs, 32 RBI, 37 runs scored, and 13 stolen bases across his 272 plate appearances. Crow-Armstrong can be streaky, but he's still a five-category contributor for fantasy managers who is a must-start right now while he's on fire.

New York Yankees catcher Austin Wells (head) was placed on the 10-day Injured List ahead of Saturday's game against the Boston Red Sox. Wells will be placed on the shelf due to what the team is calling cervical headaches. Wells has struggled heavily with only one hit over his last five games. He'll now be placed on the IL and hopefully get this situation straightened out soon. In a corresponding move, catcher J.C. Escarra has been recalled from Triple-A. He'll likely split up the time behind the plate with Ali Sanchez. Neither hitter is an ideal fantasy option at the moment.