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Davis, who failed to land a spot on the Athletics’ season-opening roster back in spring training, spent time in the Mexican League earlier this year and will head to the independent Atlantic League. The 34-year-old slugger, who appeared in 114 games last year between the Athletics and Rangers, is hoping to get back to the majors later this season.

After retiring all three batters he faced in the first inning, Tolle allowed five-straight batters to reach base to start the second inning, with Ryan Kriedler and Luke Keaschall driving in runs to cut the Red Sox’s lead to 4-2. After striking out Alex Jackson, Tolle would allow an RBI single to Byron Buxton to give the Twins their third and final run of the frame. Despite the rough start, Tolle would settle in to pitch five straight scoreless innings before being pulled to start the seventh. Tolle’s nine strikeouts are good for his second-highest total in any game this season, and he has now allowed three earned runs or fewer in every outing. His next start is scheduled for Thursday at home against the Braves.

Alonso made the Tigers pay after an error extended the inning in the third, as he walloped a 2-1 fastball from Jack Flaherty for a 391-foot (104.4 mph EV) three-run shot that gave the Orioles a 3-2 lead. He also plated a run with a sacrifice fly in the sixth inning, increasing that advantage to 7-4. The 31-year-old slugger finished the evening 1-for-3 and is now hitting .229/.312/.448 with 10 homers and 32 RBI on the season.

Holliday broke a 4-4 tie in the fourth inning with his 337-foot (93.5 mph EV) two-run shot off of Jack Flaherty. He also led off the third inning with a single and rode home on Pete Alonso’s three-run bomb. With his two-hit attack on Friday, the 22-year-old infielder is now 2-for-7 (.286) through his first three games on the season.

It’s possible that Orioles’ skipper Craig Albernaz just wanted to get Nunez right back out there in a high leverage spot after he gave up four runs during Thursday’s loss to the Rays, rather than having closer Rico Garcia work the ninth inning with a three-run lead. Either way, Nunez came through with flying colors, retiring all three hitters that he faced including punchouts of Wenceel Perez and Gage Workman. He appears to be the second in line for save chances with Ryan Helsley (elbow) still sidelined.

Bassitt struck out four batters in the ballgame and didn’t allow a base on balls. He worked behind an opener again in this one, as Keegan Akin gave up one run in the first inning and Bassitt started in the second. The Tigers scratched out one run against him in the third and two more in the fourth, but he settled in afterwards and kept them off the board the rest of the way, giving the O’s offense time to come back for him. The 37-year-old hurler got five whiffs on 58 pitches in the ballgame, posting a CSW of 24 percent. He’ll bring a bloated 5.51 ERA and 1.67 WHIP into Wednesday’s matchup against the Rays.

McGonigle started the game with a bang, launching the very first pitch from Keegan Akin for a 394-foot (101.9 mph EV) solo shot that gave the Tigers an early 1-0 lead. It would be short lived. It was also McGonigle’s only hit in four at-bats in the contest. The 21-year-old rookie infielder is now slashing .285/.393/.419 with three long balls, 17 RBI and seven stolen bases through his first 219 plate appearances in the big leagues.

On the plus side for fantasy managers, Flaherty managed to rack up seven strikeouts in the ballgame and didn’t allow a base on balls. He gave up three unearned runs in the third inning as Pete Alonso clubbed a three-run homer after an error had extended the inning. The O’s got to him for three more while chasing him in the fourth including a two-run shot from Jackson Holliday. Still winless on the season, Flaherty will carry a miserable 5.94 ERA and 1.66 WHIP into Thursday’s tilt against the Angels.

After walking Jarren Duran to start the game, Prielipp surrendered an RBI double to Wilyer Abreu two batters later to put the Red Sox up 1-0. That was just the beginning of a tough first inning for Prielipp, who allowed the next three runners he faced to reach base and had his team down 4-0 after the first inning. The Red Sox would touch up Prielipp for two more runs in the fourth inning, as the lefty struggled to keep runners off the base paths all night while notching a single strikeout. This was easily the worst outing of the season for Prielipp, who had allowed two earned runs or fewer in each of his previous five starts. He was fortunate to escape this game with a no-decision and will hope for a bounce back in his next outing, which is scheduled for Wednesday at the White Sox.

Varland came up clutch for the Jays in this one, retiring all six batters he faced with three of those outs coming via the strikeout. Varland has converted each of his last two save opportunities and has a 0.77 ERA and 1.20 WHIP on the month.

Gausman allowed two of the first three batters he faced to reach base, with a Nick Gonzales double putting runners on second and third with one out. A sacrifice RBI by Spencer Horwitz brought in Brandon Lowe to give the Pirates their first run of the night. It would be the only run Gausman would allow in the game, as he would lock in to get through 6 2/3 innings while allowing just seven runners to reach base in total. Gausman has bounced back nicely since allowing six earned runs to the Rays earlier this month, and has allowed just one earned run in his last two starts while pitching 12 2/3 innings. His next start is scheduled for Wednesday against the Marlins.