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Civale was pulled with a 3-2 lead after giving up a Josh Naylor single and retiring Randy Arozarena to begin the sixth. Brady Basso was brought in to face the lefty combo of Luke Raley and Dominic Canzone, but Dan Wilson, as he’s demonstrated he would do, pulled both for righties, and Mitch Garver doubled to tie the game. Civale is through five starts with a 3.86 ERA and a 21/7 K/BB in 25 2/3 innings. There’s still nothing here for fantasy leaguers, but the A’s have to be happy with his performance. He’ll take on the Royals next week.

It appears to be nothing more than a routine night off for the hot-hitting first baseman. Isaac Paredes will cover first base in his place while Braden Shewmake starts at the hot corner and will bat sixth for the Astros against Rangers’ right-hander Nathan Eovaldi.

Kjerstad had already been at Triple-A Norfolk on a minor league rehab assignment while recovering from his right hamstring strain. He’ll remain there in an everyday role until the O’s have a need for him at the big league level.

Torres will join the Mud Hens on Friday and will work out with the team, but he isn’t expected to get into his first rehab game until Saturday or Sunday. The 29-year-old infielder has been sidelined since May 6 due to a left oblique strain. He should only need a couple of game’s worth of live at-bats there before he’s ready to rejoin the Tigers, assuming he’s able to avoid any setbacks.

The 28-year-old slugger has been shelved since May 10 due to a sprained left shoulder. The Tigers’ offense has floundered miserably over the past few weeks, so a quick return to action would definitely help the cause. Expect him to remain there through the weekend and if all goes well he could be ready to return for Monday’s series opener against the Rays in Tampa Bay.

Peters wasn’t going to start today, but the White Sox revamped their lineup after lefty Kendry Rojas was scratched and righty Simeon Woods Richardson was named the starter, and Peters wound up with his second three-hit game as a major leaguer. He’s batting .274/.342/.385 with two homers and four steals in 153 plate appearances, so it doesn’t look like he’ll be the choice to be sent down when Austin Hays comes off the IL.

Martin got 18 outs on 84 pitches, with a 33 percent whiff rate (14 of 42) and a 33 percent CSW (28 of 84). He’s up to 8-1 with a 2.00 ERA in 12 starts. Stuff models still aren’t overly impressed by him, and it seems likely there will be some regression going forward, but with his walk rate down and groundball rate climbing, he could remain somewhat above average. He’ll face the Twins again next week in Minnesota.

Woods Richardson, who pitched two innings out of the pen on Monday, got the ball after Kendry Rojas was scratched before the game. He got through two innings allowing only one run, but the White Sox had four hits off him to knock him out of the game in the third. Woods Richardson is 0-7 with a 7.74 ERA and a 26/25 K/BB in his 10 starts and two relief appearances this season. He’s out of options, so the Twins can’t simply send him down. He’ll probably stick around as a middle reliever.

Grichuk is now 12-for-36 with four homers and 13 RBI for the White Sox after going 6-for-31 with no homers and two RBI for the Yankees at the beginning of the season. He’s essentially been filling in for Austin Hays, so it’ll be interesting how the White Sox try to work in both after Hays comes off the injured list. They could have released Grichuk at that point if Grichuk were just putting up average numbers, but that’s probably not on the table now.

Duran was pulled from Wednesday’s game as he was feeling a bit under the weather, but it appears to have been a minor issue. The versatile 27-year-old is enjoying a strong season offensively, slashing .279/.333/.456 with four homers, 26 RBI and four stolen bases in 163 plate appearances.

It’ll be the first rehab start for Scherzer since landing on the injured list at the end of April. He’s expected to throw between 45 and 60 pitches during that outing. If all goes well, he’ll make another rehab start the following week before potentially rejoining the Jays’ rotation. Blue Jays’ skipper John Schneider cautioned that they’re “taking it one start at a time” though.