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It’s pretty much the worst-case scenario outcome after Arroyo suffered a left shoulder injury earlier this month just prior to the Spring Breakout showcase. The 20-year-old shortstop was likely to open the year at Double-A Chattanooga, but will instead spend the next few months rehabbing from surgery.

The 36-year-old changeup aficionado has been brilliant during his time at Triple-A Worcester this season, posting a 1.40 ERA, 1.29 WHIP and a 21/11 K/BB ratio over 19 1/3 innings. It’s now just about the Red Sox deciding if they want to make room for him on their 40-man roster.

The good news is that he made it through the game healthy, though a lot will ultimately depend on how he’s feeling on Sunday. If all goes well in Sunday’s game, there’s a chance that he could be cleared to return to the Tigers for Monday’s series opener against the Rays in Tampa Bay.

The 23-year-old infielder has been sidelined since April 28 due to a fractured finger. Due to the long layoff, it’s likely that he’ll need at least several games worth of at-bats before he’s ready to rejoin the Athletics. Barring any setbacks, he should be ready to return by the end of next week.

The Phillies scored three times off Tanner Scott in the eighth. Sosa initially hit for Brandon Marsh against Alex Vesia in the sixth tonight, but he struck out then. He got another at-bat against a lefty in the eighth and made the most of it, hitting his third homer to give the Phillies a 4-3 lead. In spite of that, he’ll likely be back on the bench Sunday with the Dodgers starting a right-hander in Yoshinobu Yamamoto.

Luzardo left down 2-1, but the Phillies came back to win 4-3 tonight. Luzardo has a 1.54 ERA over his last four starts, though he’s picked up just one win in the process. He’s looking at facing the White Sox in a home start next week. It seems like a fairly kind assignment for a left-hander with Munetaka Murakami on the IL.

Duran moved to 12-for-12 in save chances. He has a 1.53 ERA and a 26/5 K/BB through 17 2/3 innings.

Sasaki averaged 98.5 mph with his fastball and topped out at 100.4 mph in perhaps his most impressive MLB start to date. He walked only one and gave up three hits, one of which was a solo homer from Alec Bohm. Sasaki ends May with a 3.18 ERA and a 28/6 K/BB in 28 1/3 innings over five starts. He wouldn’t be the worst option in mixed leagues with a start at home against the Angels next week.

Scott came in with a 3-1 lead and gave up two singles and a homer to Edmundo Sosa in a rare bullpen misstep from the Dodgers. Scott is still sporting a 2.19 ERA for the year, and he should remain the favorite for saves in the pen until Edwin Díaz returns.

Woo, who threw first-pitch strikes to 18 of 23 batters, matched his season high for strikeouts and went without giving up a run for the fourth time in 12 starts this season. He’s 5-3 with a 3.34 ERA, and he’s due to face the struggling Tigers in Detroit next week.

The earned runs all came on solo homers, with Luke Raley and Dominic Canzone taking him deep in the second and Colt Emerson and Julio Rodríguez following with blasts an inning later. Nelson has now given up 15 homers in 65 1/3 innings this season after allowing 17 in 150 2/3 innings in 2024 and 17 in 154 innings last year. He came into the night on a streak of four straight quality starts, so he doesn’t have to worry about his rotation spot right now. However, he needs to improve on either his 19 percent strikeout rate or his 31 percent groundball rate in order to be useful going forward.