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Ray had pitched just once in the last week and had been exceptional of late. There was also no report of an injury holding him back, so we assume this was only a matter of preference. The Athletics did have left-handers Jack Cust and Eric Chavez due up second and third in the inning, so the decision did make some sense on that level. However, the club hadn’t made a move like this before and it was surprising with their closer pitching so well. We wouldn’t read too much into it.

Quite the interesting night. Caballero’s homer was a 357-footer into the Crawford Boxes at Daikin Park. According to Statcast, it was the lone park in which it would been a homer. Before that, Caballero had a slow roller go for a single, stole his 10th base of the year and was then caught stealing third before Trent Grisham homered. He was caught stealing again in a tie game in the seventh, but it turned out fine for the Yankees since the next four batters went single, walk, walk, walk. Caballero has seven hits the last three games, pushing him up to .280/.316/.430 for the season. That’s not great news for those awaiting Anthony Volpe’s return, but Volpe still figures to be given the opportunity to claim the shortstop job.

The Yankees were up 2-1 going into the sixth, but Carlos Correa led off the inning with a homer to tie it. If Weathers could have finished the inning from there, he likely would have wound up the winner, as the Yankees scored three times in the top of the seventh. However, he was replaced by Fernando Cruz before that could happen. Weathers struck out four and walked none. He has a sterling 40/8 K/BB to go along with his 3.21 ERA in 33 2/3 innings.

This would have been a nice night for Burrows in another park, but he gave up homers of 363 and 357 feet. Statcast said the first would have left 12 ballparks and the second was only a homer in Daikin. Burrows still did bring his ERA down to 6.25. He’ll probably next face the Orioles on Thursday, unless the Astros want to push him back to Friday against the Red Sox.

Wells matched his previous season totals with one homer and two RBI tonight. The homer also gave him just his fifth run scored in 22 games. He’s batting .188/.338/.297 in 80 plate appearances.

Correa’s three balls in play tonight came in at 107, 102 and 104 mph, giving his 38 percent hard-hit rate a boost. The homer off Ryan Weathers was his second of the year. He’s back in a considerably better run and RBI situation in Houston than he was in Minnesota, but as only a modest source of homers and a zero in steals, his fantasy ceiling remains rather low.

Suzuki hit one of three homers the Cubs were able to procure over Roki Sasaki. That gives him four on the season — it’s worth noting that Sasaki didn’t make his debut until April 10 — and he’s slashing .327/.439/.564 over his 55 at-bats.