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  • Casey Lawrence RP | SEA

    Mariners' Casey Lawrence: Outrighted to Triple-A

    The Mariners outrighted Lawrence to Triple-A Tacoma on Friday.

    Lawrence cleared waivers after being designated for assignment earlier in the week. The 37-year-old appeared in five games out of the bullpen for Seattle, logging a 3.00 ERA and 6:1 K:BB across 15.1 innings.

  • Gabe Speier RP | SEA

    Mariners' Gabe Speier: Strong results as setup man

    Speier allowed one hit in a scoreless inning with no strikeouts during Thursday's 9-2 loss to the Astros.

    Speier turned in his seventh scoreless outing out of nine appearances in May. On the season, the 30-year-old owns a 2.25 ERA, 0.90 WHIP and 28:4 K:BB with seven holds over 20 innings. Speier has been one of Seattle's top high-leverage options as the team's lone left-hander, locking into a setup role ahead of closer Andres Munoz.

  • Angels' Ryan Zeferjahn: Notches eighth hold

    Zeferjahn recorded a hold against the Athletics on Thursday, allowing one hit and issuing one walk while striking out one batter in one scoreless inning.

    Zeferjahn entered in the eighth inning with the Angels up two runs and quickly got into trouble, allowing a walk and a single to the first two batters he faced. However, the righty reliever then induced a double-play groundout before striking out Brent Rooker to escape the jam. Zeferjahn has claimed a high-leverage role in a beleaguered Angels bullpen -- he's registered a hold in five straight outings to move into the team lead with eight this season. His 4.50 ERA and 1.50 WHIP on the campaign aren't great, but he has 26 punchouts (along with 10 walks) in 18 frames while adding two wins and a save.

  • Eric Lauer SP | TOR

    Blue Jays' Eric Lauer: Drawing another start Friday

    Lauer is slated to start Friday's game against the Rays in Tampa.

    The veteran lefty will pick up a second straight start and his third straight turn through the Toronto rotation, as he had previously served as a bulk reliever behind Jose Urena in a May 11 win over Seattle. Lauer has made four appearances in total for Toronto this season and owns a 2.25 ERA, 0.83 WHIP and 14:3 K:BB across 12 innings. He should be able to hold down a rotation spot until either Max Scherzer (thumb) is cleared to return from the 60-day injured list, or Spencer Turnbull is built up enough in the minors.

  • Blue Jays' Braydon Fisher: Notches first MLB win

    Fisher (1-0) picked up the win Thursday, recording the final out in the top of the 11th inning in a 7-6 victory over the Padres.

    Brendon Little allowed the phantom runner to score in both the 10th and 11th frames, but Fisher retired Elias Diaz to close out the 11th and then fell into the win column when the Blue Jays scored twice in the bottom of the inning. It was Fisher's first career win in the majors in his fifth appearance, and the 24-year-old righty has been very effective so far in a low-leverage role, posting a 0.00 ERA, 0.56 WHIP and 6:0 K:BB in 5.1 innings.

  • Bryan King P | HOU

    Astros' Bryan King: Strong showing to start 2025

    King allowed two hits across a scoreless seventh inning Thursday against the Mariners.

    King split 2024 evenly between Houston and Triple-A Sugar Land, but he broke camp with the big-league club this season and has excelled. He has held opponents scoreless in 21 of his 23 appearances and has also tallied 10 holds, the second-highest mark on the team.

  • Jeff Hoffman RP | TOR

    Blue Jays' Jeff Hoffman: Blows third save

    Hoffman picked up his third blown save of the season, surrendering two runs on two hits while striking out one in Thursday's 7-6 extra-innings win against the Padres.

    The month of May continues to be a struggle for Hoffman with all three of his blown saves coming in the last couple weeks. In his last eight appearances, the 31-year-old has allowed 13 runs, and his ERA has ballooned up to 6.04 after an April that saw him finish at 1.17. Hoffman's 13.7 K/9 is still elite, so his closer spot perhaps isn't in danger just yet, but he'll likely have to regain his footing soon to retain the closer role over the likes of Yimi Garcia and Chad Green.

  • Luke Weaver SP | NYM

    Yankees' Luke Weaver: Snags seventh save

    Weaver struck out one batter and didn't allow a baserunner in the ninth inning to pick up the save Thursday during a 1-0 victory over the Rangers.

    Weaver has been lights out through his first 21 appearances this season, surrendering just one run across 22.2 innings. That continued Thursday as the 31-year-old needed only 10 pitches to notch his seventh save of the season in eight tries. Weaver worked in all three games of the series versus Texas, which could make him unavailable for the first game of the Rockies series Friday.

  • Jacob Lopez RP | ATH

    Athletics' Jacob Lopez: Likely starting Saturday

    Lopez is likely to be called up from Triple-A Las Vegas to start Saturday's game against the Phillies in Sacramento, Martin Gallegos of MLB.com reports.

    While he has not yet been officially recalled, Lopez already has a locker in the Athletics clubhouse. The left-hander will be sliding into the rotation in place of the injured J.T. Ginn (quadricep). Lopez has made one start and three relief appearances at the big-league level this season, collecting a 3.86 ERA and 9:7 K:BB over seven innings. He could earn additional starts while Ginn recuperates.

  • Matt Krook RP | ATH

    Athletics' Matt Krook: Returns to Triple-A

    The Athletics optioned Krook to Triple-A Las Vegas on Thursday.

    Krook made three appearances during his short time with the big club, yielding two runs over 3.1 innings. Carlos Duran was called up from Triple-A in a corresponding move and will take Krook's spot in the bullpen.

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