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Harris -- along with Braves’ executive Dana Brown and former Giants’ general manager Bobby Evans -- is considered a finalist for the position. Jon Morosi of MLB Network adds that Brad Ausmus remains in the mix for the position as well. While the Astros sort things out, Bill Firkus will continue to run the front office on an interim basis.

The 24-year-old backstop had been with the Angels for the past week to add depth behind the plate while Logan O’Hoppe was sidelined. He went 1-for-3 with a strikeout in his limited action with the Halos. O’Hoppe is expected to be activated from the injured list on Friday to take his place on the active roster.

The 31-year-old hurler was designated for assignment last weekend but he passed through waivers unclaimed and accepted his outright assignment to Triple-A. He’ll continue to function as extra bullpen depth for the Guardians and should get another opportunity with the big league club at some point this season.

Walker’s double was a soft fly down the right field line that Colby Thomas has no chance of catching up to. Before that, Iván Herrera singled to left to tie the game. Although the double didn’t count, Walker still had three hard-hit balls today. He cooled in the second half of April after his big start, but he’s been flirting with a .400 xwOBA since the beginning of May. It definitely doesn’t look like he’ll be returning to 2024/25 form any time soon.

McGreevy gave up 11 hard-hit balls today, but only three turned into hits. Nick Kurtz’s homer was one of them, but flies of 396, 391 and 383 feet all stayed in the park and turned into outs. That’s the kind of good fortune that has allowed McGreevy to post a 2.10 ERA through nine starts with only an average groundball rate and a 19 percent strikeout rate. His BABIP is an incredible .203. He still doesn’t figure to provide mixed-league value in the long run, but he’s a fair play against the Pirates next week.

The Cardinals had to get O’Brien ready in a hurry after scoring twice in the top of the ninth to take a one-run lead. O’Brien responded very well, though he did hit a batter in the 16-pitch inning. He has three hit batters but just two walks in 21 innings this season.

Lopez have up homers to Victor Scott II in the fifth and Jordan Walker in the sixth before departing. He walked three and struck out just two, with only four of the 42 swings against him producing whiffs. His ERA sits at 5.80, and even worse is his 30/27 K/BB in 40 1/3 innings. The A’s probably aren’t going to turn to Gage Jump just yet, but it’d seem to be time to try someone else in Lopez’s spot.

After finishing off a four-run lead last night, Perkins gave up two singles and a double today to blow his second save chance in two tries this month. This might take him out of the mix for a spell, increasing the chances that Joel Kuhnel and Scott Barlow could wind up with saves. Barlow pitched a scoreless eighth today for his eighth hold.

Gelof’s homer off Ryne Stanek was part of a three-run seventh that gave the A’s a 4-3 lead. He’s hit .270/.316/.527 in 81 plate appearances, and he’s making a good case to stick as the Athletics’ third baseman after Max Muncy returns, even though Muncy was off to a strong start offensively before getting hurt.

Soderstrom had a 108-mph GIDP in the first, which wound up being the second hardest-hit ball in the game. In the third, he hit a 344-foot fly to right that would have been a homer in 10 ballparks, including Sutter Health, if Jordan Walker hadn’t casually grabbed before it could get over the ballpark’s low wall. In the sixth, Soderstrom barreled up a ball to left-center that projected at 396 feet, making it a homer in 13 ballparks. In this one, though, it was knocked down by the wind and was an easy play for Victor Scott II. Later came a 105-mph groundout for his fourth hard-hit ball of the day. Soderstrom is down to .195 after this, but the hits will come.

Glasnow has already started to play catch and is expected to get on a mound soon. If he looks and feels fine during those bullpen sessions, it sounds like he could jump right back into the rotation. Barring any setbacks, it sounds like Glasnow should be back before the end of May.