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Sandlin went unclaimed on waivers after being removed from Los Angeles’ relief corps earlier this week. The 29-year-old struggled to an 11.42 ERA over 8 2/3 innings with the Angels this season.

That’s all Boston has announced so far. Brayan Bello was slated to start Sunday, but since the club has Monday off, it’s possible he could be pushed back further than Tuesday.

Stowers broke out with his best game at the plate, starting with a double in the first inning. He then took Zack Littell deep for a two-run blast in the fourth for his first home run of the season. Stowers later added a single and a run scored in the eighth. The 28-year-old slugger is hitting .239/.320/.343 with one homer, ten runs scored, and three RBI across 75 plate appearances.

After drawing a walk in the sixth inning, Marsee took Mitchell Parker deep for a three-run homer in the eighth. He needed that one as Marsee has struggled mightily at the dish so far. It was his first home run since April 19 and second of the season. He’s slashing .178/.297/.274 with 21 runs scored, 13 RBI, and ten steals across 173 plate appearances.

Wood opened the scoring with a leadoff home run off Jansen Junk in the first inning, a 109.6 mph blast at 442 feet. He then drew a walk in the second, was hit by a pitch in the seventh, and doubled and scored a run in the ninth. The 23-year-old outfielder is hitting .243/.395/.526 with 11 homers, 35 runs scored, 28 RBI, and seven steals across 190 plate appearances.

Junk served up a solo homer to James Wood to open the game. Three more hits would bring another pair of runs in before Junk could escape the first inning. The Nationals plated one more run in the third on a triple and a sacrifice fly. Junk settled in to give the Marlins three more scoreless innings, ending his day after six with six strikeouts. The 30-year-old right-hander will take a 3.25 ERA, 1.11 WHIP, and a 33/10 K/BB ratio across 44 1/3 innings into a start against the Rays in Tampa Bay on Friday.

Richard Lovelady had opened the game with two scoreless frames, striking out three. Littell took over in the third and surrendered a two-run homer to Kyle Stowers in the fourth inning. Miami would bring one more unearned run in to score in the sixth before Littell’s day was done. The 30-year-old right-hander holds an uninspiring 6.94 ERA, 1.60 WHIP, and a 17/13 K/BB ratio across 36 1/3 innings. His next outing is scheduled to come on Friday at home against the Orioles.

Holliday, returning from a broken hamate bone, has been quite disappointing defensively at second base during his year and a half in the majors, mostly because of issues ranging to his right. A switch to third might help there, so it’s at least worth taking a look at. It still seems like that he’ll rejoin the team as a second baseman, with Jeremiah Jackson moving to third and Coby Mayo taking a seat or going to Triple-A.

Rooker extended the A’s lead in the third inning with a three-run blast off Shane Baz. He later drew a walk in the fifth and knocked a base hit in the ninth. The 31-year-old slugger is coming around at the plate after a cold April and time missed with an oblique injury, with three home runs in May. He’s hitting .195/.273/.379 with five homers and 18 RBI across 99 plate appearances.

It took Kurtz just two pitches in the game to extend his on-base streak to 33 games, knocking a double off Shane Baz and coming around to score on a base hit. He drew a walk and scored in the third, then doubled and scored again in the fifth. The 23-year-old slugger is now just three games behind Nick Swisher’s 36 for the longest single-season on-base streak since 2000. He still has a way to go to reach Mark McGwire’s team record of 62 set in 1996.

Civale was able to dodge trouble against the Orioles, holding them scoreless over five frames. He stranded six baserunners over four innings, then got out of a bases-loaded jam with no outs in the fifth to strand nine total runners. Civale tossed 62 of 97 pitches for strikes and struck out six batters. The 30-year-old right-hander will carry a 2.59 ERA, 1.39 WHIP, and a 33/13 K/BB ratio across 41 2/3 innings into a start against the Giants in Sacramento on Friday.