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Stassi informed the Angels that he is not in a position to return to the team and voluntarily decided to be placed on the restricted list as he tends to a serious family issue. We hope everything is okay with Stassi’s family and he is able to return to baseball for the 2024 campaign.

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.

Peraza’s homer was a two-run blast off Eric Lauer to give the team a 2-1 lead in the fifth. It’s been a strong start to the year for the former Yankee, as he entered Sunday with a wRC+ 22% better than league average. He hasn’t been a regular in the lineup lately, however, as Vaughn Grissom, Yoan Moncada, and Adam Frazier factor in for playing time at second and third base.

Sánchez remains in a strict corner outfield platoon but continues to hit in the top half of the order against most right-handers. The opportunity hasn’t translated into a skill jump yet, though he’s striking out less than usual. Projected schedules change often, but as of Sunday he’s expected to face five right-handers next week.

Barger made a terrific 101-mph throw from right to nail Jorge Soler at the plate in Saturday’s game, but it looks like he might pay a price for it. Yohendrick Piñango figures to be recalled to share time with Myles Straw if Barger returns to the IL.

The 22-year-old slugger opened the scoring in the top half of the first inning, crushing an 0-2 curveball from Payton Tolle for a 404-foot (105.2 mph EV) solo shot. That would be his only hit in the ballgame. For the season, Caminero is now slashing .252/.339/.497 with 11 long balls and 19 RBI.

Williamson delivered a run-scoring single off of Payton Tolle in the third inning that increased the Rays’ early advantage to 3-0. He then drew a walk to open the sixth inning and came around to score on a sacrifice bunt by Cedric Mullins. The 25-year-old infielder is now hitting .264/.345/.330 with zero homers, 13 RBI and three stolen bases across his first 120 plate appearances with the Rays.

It wasn’t the smoothest of innings, as he allowed a leadoff double to Mickey Gasper and a walk to Marcelo Mayer, but he battled back to retire the next three hitters in order to end it. Baker has been extremely effective in the ninth inning for the Rays this season, posting a 2.30 ERA and a 17/3 K/BB ratio over 15 2/3 innings of work.

Martinez struck out three batters on the afternoon and did not allow a base on balls. The lone blemish on his day came on an RBI single off the bat of Mickey Gasper in the sixth inning. The 35-year-old hurler generated 10 swings and misses on 80 pitches on the day — six of those on his changeup — while posting a solid CSW of 30 percent. He has been brilliant through his first eight starts, registering a 1.70 ERA, 1.05 WHIP and a 31/10 K/BB ratio over 47 2/3 innings. He’ll attempt to keep the good times rolling as he takes on the Marlins at home on Saturday.