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Sparkman was designated for assignment over the weekend and has now officially been cut loose. The 28-year-old holds a career 5.99 ERA, 1.59 WHIP, and 111/58 K/BB ratio in 180 1/3 innings at the MLB level.

Ryan ran into trouble early in this one, allowing a leadoff double to Jackson Chourio on the first pitch of the game. Chourio would come around to score two batters later on an RBI single by William Contreras, but Ryan was able to limit further damage in the inning. It would be the only run Ryans would allow on the night, as he settled in to pitch five-straight scoreless frames while tying a season-high with seven strikeouts. Ryan has allowed two earned runs or fewer in his last four starts, but hasn’t won a game since April 11th. He’ll look to pick up his third win of the season in his next outing, which is scheduled for Wednesday against the Astros.

It was a strong outing for Crow, who has allowed just three earned runs in his first 10 1/3 innings pitched this season. His lone blemish came in the sixth inning when James Outman came around to score on a ground ball double play by Brooks Lee. Crow doesn’t have overpowering stuff and has struck out just seven batters thus far, but he’s excelled at keeping them off base and limiting runs. If he isn’t sent back to Triple-A, Crow’s next scheduled start would come on the road on Wednesday against the Cubs.

The Tigers entered the home half of the ninth embattled in a 2-2 tie. Matt Vierling started the rally with a one out single and swiped second base, then after Zach McKinstry was walked intentionally, Torkelson smacked a 2-2 fastball from Jeff Hoffman into right field for the game-winning hit. He finished the night 1-for-3 and is now hitting .200/.324/.379 with six homers and 17 RBI on the season.

Jansen made it look easy in this one, retiring all three hitters that he faced including punchouts of Yohendrick Pinedo and Kazuma Okamoto. He then became the beneficiary when the Tigers walked it off in the bottom of the frame. For the season, the 38-year-old closer holds a 3.97 ERA, 1.15 WHIP and a 17/5 K/BB ratio across 11 1/3 innings while converting seven of his first 10 save chances.

Anderson allowed just one hit on the night while recording one strikeout. He came on with the Tigers trailing by a run in the fifth inning and he kept the Jays’ offense at bay until the ninth when the Tigers ultimately scored to win the game. For the season, the 32-year-old right-hander holds a 4.67 ERA, 1.33 WHIP and a 31/12 K/BB ratio over 27 innings.

The 27-year-old infielder opened the scoring in the ballgame with a two-run double off of Brant Hurter in the second inning. That would prove to be the extent of the Jays’ offense in the ballgame. Giménez is having a solid season at the dish, slashing .250/.276/.417 with five homers, 25 RBI and five stolen bases in his first 153 plate appearances.

The 22-year-old right-hander racked up six strikeouts on the evening while issuing three free passes. The Tigers scratched out a run against him in the third inning as Kevin McGonigle scampered home on a wild pitch. They added another in the sixth as Riley Greene smacked an RBI double. Yesavage got 19 swings and misses on 88 pitches on the night, registering a strong CSW of 33 percent. He’ll carry a brilliant 1.40 ERA, 1.29 WHIP and a 21/8 K/BB ratio (19 1/3 innings) into a tough matchup against the Yankees in the Bronx on Wednesday.

He snuck a two-run shot just over the right-center fence in Nationals Park off Shane Baz in the sixth inning. Lile now has 10 hits in his last five games, four of them have cleared the fences, and he’s even added a steal in the process. He’s hitting .319/.370/.681 in May. He may have been dropped in some shallow formats, but he’s both a good enough hitter to keep this up and a well-rounded enough player to be a reasonable starter in 12-team leagues. On the season he’s now hitting .274/.335/.463 with seven homers and three stolen bases.

It’s been grim. Henderson has delivered the nine homers and five stolen bases — good production — but has weighed them down with a .202 batting average even after this performance. In fact, he’s been so cold out of the gate that he hasn’t raised his batting average above .246 all season. Henderson has two or more hits in three of his last six games and hasn’t struck out multiple times since May 6. Perhaps he’s turning a corner. Fantasy managers that invested an early pick on him have little else to do but hope that’s true.