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Severino pitched a clean first inning, then served up a solo homer to Colson Montgomery and a three-run blast to Andrew Benintendi in a five-run second inning. Severino would pitch into the sixth, leaving with one out and two runners on at 96 pitches. He struck out three. The 32-year-old right-hander ends the day with a 6.20 ERA, 1.70 WHIP, and a 27/20 K/BB ratio across 24 2/3 innings. He’ll take on the Rangers in Texas on Friday.

Kim played five innings at shortstop in his rehab debut and is going to need at least a week or two of game action to get back up to speed before he’s ready to make his season debut. The 30-year-old middle infielder has been on the shelf recovering from a torn tendon in his right middle finger that he suffered while falling on a patch of ice during the offseason.

Berget’s absence is a pretty significant hit to Kansas City’s starting pitching depth since he would’ve been one of their first options if injuries took a toll on their rotation. The 26-year-old was lifted from a start for Triple-A Omaha earlier this month with elbow discomfort. Given the timing of the surgery, he’s likely to remain out until the second half of 2027.

Kudrna was added to Kansas City’s 40-man roster last November and was trending towards making it to the big leagues later this year. The 23-year-old righty wound up making just one start for Triple-A Omaha this season. He was considered one of the better pitching prospects in the Royals’ system coming into the year.

Foster returns to the big leagues to fortify Baltimore’s bullpen ahead of Friday’s doubleheader against the Astros. The 27-year-old rookie compiled a pedestrian 6.35 ERA and 7/5 K/BB ratio over 5 2/3 innings across four appearances for the Orioles earlier this season.

Rogers will get some time to recover and work on things out of the spotlight after struggling to a bloated 4.75 ERA. 1.45 WHIP and 27/10 K/BB ratio across 30 1/3 innings through six starts to open the season. He was scheduled to start against the Yankees on Saturday. The 28-year-old southpaw’s ugly first month is a tough development for the Orioles, and fantasy managers, after he looked like a certified ace with a 1.81 ERA (3.40 xERA), 0.90 WHIP and 103/29 K/BB ratio over 109 2/3 innings last year. He can be dropped in shallow mixed leagues, but the chance that he makes some adjustments that lead to immediate improvement make him worth hanging onto in deeper fantasy formats.

Suárez returns to Baltimore as organizational relief depth after passing through waivers unclaimed and electing free agency. The 36-year-old journeyman was cut loose over the weekend in a roster crunch after compiling a respectable 3.46 ERA across 13 innings over five relief appearances this season. He’ll head to Triple-A Norfolk until injury or ineffectiveness opens the door for another stint with the Orioles.

The Jays only outhit the Red Sox 10-9, but they bunched theirs together, going 4-for-4 with RISP. Boston was 1-for-8 in those situations. Guerrero tops the majors with a .358 average, though Ildemaro Vargas is at .370 and is about to qualify for the list. He’s hit just two homers, but those should start to come. He has 12 barrels, putting him slightly ahead of his career rate in that category.

Lauer was supposed to lose his rotation spot to Trey Yesavage this week, but Max Scherzer’s IL stint gained him a reprieve, and he was successful while going through Boston’s lineup twice today, even though he allowed nine hard-hit balls and struck out just one in the process. Of course, he didn’t qualify for the win, even though he left with a 5-1 lead. That went to Brandon Fisher in relief. Lauer will likely start again next week against the Rays.

Well, the good news for Bello is that Garrett Crochet’s injury probably takes away the chance the Red Sox would pull him from the rotation after this. Really, though, Bello is deserving of a Triple-A stint. The defeat today leaves him 1-4 with a 9.12 ERA and a 17/15 K/BB in 25 2/3 innings. He’s due to face the Tigers next week.

Clement had 12 homers in 2024 and nine last season, but it took him 30 games to get one this year. Of course, that’s not an issue while he’s batting .301. The homer, though, turned out to be his lone hit in the series against Boston, as he finished 1-for-11 with two walks. He was working on a 10-game hitting streak going into the series.