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He struck out four, and the homer against him was just a high fly that got up in the wind. Gausman’s velocity was again quite good today, with his fastball and splitter both checking in one mph harder than last year. His slider is up even more, which seems to be a conscious decision on his part. We still don’t feel great about where his splitter is at after the pitch betrayed him last year, but his stock has climbed some since the beginning of the spring.

It looks like the Rockies want their starters to have an extra day off this week. Zach Agnos will start against the D-backs in a bullpen game on Thursday.

Soderstrom plated automatic runner Nick Kurtz in the 10th with a fly that dropped in front of Mike Trout and Josh Lowe in left-center. It looked like Trout might try to dive for it, but he wouldn’t have had much of a chance, and as he crossed in front of Lowe, the ball got by Lowe for a two-base error. Soderstrom is now up to 23 RBI in 46 for the season.

Civale gave up homers of 432, 419 and 426 feet before the second inning ended, but he did manage to keep the Angels scoreless for three innings afterwards and give the A’s a chance to come back, which they did in a 10-inning victory. Civale was actually at just 61 pitches when he was pulled; he threw a total of 21 pitches in his final three frames. He’s given up nine homers but just 19 total runs in his first 10 starts, leaving him 5-1 with a 3.30 ERA. He’ll face the Mariners next week.

Harris had to stop the automatic runner from scoring to convert the save tonight, but he did so after striking out Josh Lowe, who kept trying to sacrifice, and getting Zach Neto to ground out. He then intentionally walked Mike Trout and unintentionally walked Nolan Schanuel before Jorge Soler grounded out to end the game. It’s Harris’s third save in his last six appearances, so he definitely seems like the A’s preferred choice to close right now. However, he is in line to get Thursday off after throwing 40 pitches the last two days.

Kochanowicz struggled early in this one, but he’d retired 13 in a row when he was taken out with a two-run lead after 94 pitches. The bullpen let that lead slip away over the next three innings, so Kochanowicz remains 2-3 with a 4.55 ERA through 10 starts. He’s shown considerable improvement from last season, but he’s clearly not a mixed-league option right now. He’s due to face the Tigers next week.

Yates was pitching with a lead for the first time in five appearances since coming off the IL, though that had less to do with his status than the fact that the Angels have done little but trail lately. Up 5-3, they went to Ryan Zerferjahn in the seventh tonight, only to watch him hit back-to-back batters with one out. Sam Bachman came in and, after allowing one inherited runner to score, kept the A’s scoreless through the eighth. That led to Yates taking over in a one-run game, but McNeil sent a ball 364 feet down the right-field line to even things up. The Angels ended up losing in 10. Yates has allowed three runs in five innings since coming off the IL, and his velocity is down a bit more than two mph from last year. He’s probably not going to run away with the closer’s role in Anaheim.

That’s the good news. The bad is that he committed two errors in left field, and he couldn’t put a bunt down before striking out as the leadoff man in the bottom of the 10th. Lowe is hitting .333 over his past 10 games, so that’s a little something. He has five homers on the year but just a .182/.225/.322 line overall.

Seems like good news. The Jays are facing lefty Carlos Rodón on Thursday, so Sánchez is probably going to be out of the lineup even if healthy.

Another young starting pitcher is continuing a dominant start to the 2026 season. Yesavage was slowed by a right shoulder impingement in spring training and didn’t make his season debut until April 28. Wednesday was his best start to date, and it marked the second consecutive outing in which he completed six frames. He’ll carry a 1.07 ERA into a juicy home matchup versus the Marlins next time out.

Varland allowed a run on two hits while striking out two and walking none. He stranded the game-tying run on second base while fanning Amed Rosario to end it. Meanwhile, Jeff Hoffman worked in the seventh inning on Wednesday, further cementing Varland’s closer role in Toronto. Manager John Schneider isn’t afraid to use Varland outside of save chances if the moment calls for it, but he’s been going to him in the ninth inning lately. All six of Varland’s saves have come since Hoffman last picked one up.