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Hoover went 2-for-4 while Matt Treanor was sidelined. He’ll be back to act as the Marlins’ third catcher in September.

Workman spent time in the majors as a Rule 5 pick last year, going 3-for-14 with the Cubs and 0-for-2 with the White Sox, but he ended up being returned to the Tigers in May. He went unpicked in the latest Rule 5 draft over the winter, but now he’s getting another look after hitting .358/.413/.590 with four homers and 12 steals in 150 plate appearances for Toledo. After seeing considerable time in the outfield last year, he’s been strictly an infielder this season, starting 15 games at short, 11 at second and eight at third for Toledo. With Colt Keith likely to spend more time in the DH spot while Kerry Carpenter is out, the Tigers figure to give Workman starts at second and third against righties.

Verlander will be eligible to return May 31 and might be ready around then after progressing to facing hitters this weekend. He’s been limited to one start this season by shoulder inflammation.

Wilson might be IL bound after leaving Sunday’s game. That would probably result in Darell Hernaiz getting a look at short in Sacramento, with Michael Stefanic being added from Triple-A.

Garcia got Jonah Heim on strikes to open the frame and then got Carlos Cortes on a line drive to center. He made things a bit more interesting by issuing a two-out walk to Lawrence Butler, but rebounded to get Zack Gelof to pop out to shortstop to end it. The 32-year-old hurler has been brilliant on the season with a 0.50 ERA, 0.44 WHIP and a 20/7 K/BB ratio over his first 17 innings. He’ll continue to hold down the fort in the ninth inning until Ryan Helsley is healthy.

The 37-year-old hurler racked up six strikeouts on the day while allowing only one base on balls. He got into a major jam in the second inning as the A’s put runners on the corners with no outs, but Bassitt was able to wiggle out of it with just one run on a sacrifice fly off the bat of Carlos Cortes. He got 14 whiffs on 94 offerings in the contest, posting a strong CSW of 32 percent. Now 3-2 on the season, he’ll look to further improve upon his 5.21 ERA and 1.74 WHIP when he does battle against the Nationals in Washington on Saturday.

Cortes hit a sacrifice fly off of Chris Bassitt in the second inning to open the scoring in the ballgame. He then singled in the seventh inning and swiped second base, but was cut down at the plate on a perfect throw from Leody Taveras with what would have been the tying run. He finished the afternoon 1-for-3 and is now hitting a blistering .355/.408/.570 with four homers, 15 RBI and one stolen base in 103 plate appearances on the season.

Severino struck out four batters on the day, though he also issued four free passes. The Orioles scratched out single runs against him in the third and sixth innings, though Severino was able to limit the damage each time despite a parade of baserunners. He got seven whiffs on 102 pitches on the day, posting a CSW of 26 percent. He’ll carry an uninspiring 4.07 ERA, 1.52 WHIP and a 47/29 K/BB ratio (48 2/3 innings) into a nice matchup against the Giants on Saturday.

It was part of a three-hit day for Adell, and the two long balls brought him up to six on the season. Amid the slower start, he’s remained in the Angels’ lineup every day. His bat speed remains one of the game’s best while his swing-and-miss profile breeds more volatility than desired.

Soriano’s ERA sits at 1.66 after the dominant performance. The right-hander allowed only one earned run across his first six starts of 2026. He then gave up a combined eight in his last two times out, so Sunday’s outing was a return to his early-season look. He gets a tough matchup at home against the Dodgers next time out.

Lauer struck out four and walked two in the outing, raising his ERA to 6.69 for the year. The lefty gave up three homers, one to Oswald Peraza and two to Jo Adell. He hasn’t pitched well enough this season to maintain a rotation spot when Toronto’s injured starters begin to get healthy, but he’ll face the Tigers in Detroit next time out.