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Bohn’s xwOBA has been somewhat better of late than it was at the beginning of the year, but that’s not saying much. He’s 4-for-20 with two RBI to begin May, leaving him at .159/.227/.206 overall.

Estrada has allowed just five runs over 9 1/3 innings across four relief outings in the big leagues this season. He’ll be an up-and-down option for Toronto over the final two months.

Vinnie Pasquantino doubled to start the seventh, but it looked like he fell off the bag with the tag applied after an awkward slide into the second. The Giants, though, didn’t get the call, and Perez homered immediately afterwards to knock Landen Roupp out of the game. It was his 317th homer, trying him with George Brett for first place in Royals franchise history. Of course, both Perez and Brett hit all their homers for Kansas City. They’re tied with Adrián González for 142nd place on the all-time MLB list.

In what had been a scoreless game, Lugo allowed a run in the sixth and then two in the seventh, seemingly putting himself in line for a loss. However, the Royals came back with five in the bottom of the seventh and got Lugo his first win since June 19 and fourth in 21 starts this year. He’ll carry a 4.36 ERA into his next start in Minnesota.

Cruz, who stepped in with a two-run lead today after Daniel Lynch IV pitched a scoreless eighth, retired the other three batters he faced in the ninth. Cruz had just two holds in 32 appearances and has mostly worked in the fifth, sixth and seventh innings, so it was rather surprising to see him get the ninth today. Alex Lange was unavailable after working the previous two days, but Cruz still got the call over Lucas Erceg and Matt Strahm. Perhaps he’ll be next in line in the ninth if Lange’s inconsistency gets to be too much for the Royals.

Roupp got through six scoreless, but the Giants opted to stick with him with a 3-0 lead entering the bottom of the seventh. He gave up a double and a homer to start the inning, and after he was lifted, the Royals went on to score three more runs to take control of the game. It went as Roupp’s fifth no-decision of the year. In all five of those, he allowed one or two runs and recorded 17 or 18 outs, amounting to a 2.73 ERA. He’ll face the Brewers next.

Clase winds up requiring a trip to the injured list after being scratched from Tuesday’s lineup with foot discomfort. He’s likely facing a multi-week absence since plantar fasciitis can only really be addressed by extended rest.

Okamoto has been one of the few bright spots in a mostly nightmarish campaign for the Blue Jays. It’s his first off day since June 30. It’ll be rookie Sean Keys handling the hot corner in his place.

Carpenter is at DH and hitting sixth following a brief one-game absence due to a bruised heel. The 28-year-old slugger has been struggling recently, hitting .091 (4-for-44) with one homer over his last 15 games.

The third run came in the 10th, as Gonzales was the automatic runner after grounding out to end the ninth. He came around to score on a Jared Triolo single, and the Pirates added on with another RBI single from Jake Mangum. Prior to that, Gonzales singled and scored on Jacob Gonzalez’s homer in the fifth and then delivered a solo shot off Gerrit Cole in the seventh inning. It’s the second time in his career that he’s scored three runs in a game. He’s hitting .311/.370/.414 with six homers over 395 plate appearances. That average is 54 points better than his career mark of .257 in 923 plate appearances coming into the season.

He left with a 2-0 lead, but it went away in the eighth. Still, it was an unusually strong showing from Keller, who left without allowing a run for the first time since Apr. 8. He generated 15 whiffs and struck out six for just the fourth time in his 20 starts. The no-decision keeps him 6-7 with a 4.90 ERA on the season. He’ll face the Diamondbacks next time out.