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Weathers (3-7) took the loss Sunday against the Twins, allowing four runs on six hits and two walks in four-plus innings. He struck out six.

Weathers appeared to find a bit of a stride after Minnesota plated an opening-inning run, tossing two scoreless innings thereafter, but he gave up three more runs across the fourth and fifth frames. The 26-year-old southpaw has been erratic lately, surrendering at least four runs in four of his past seven outings. Weathers will be searching for some consistency during his next scheduled appearance in Washington, and he currently holds a 4.29 ERA, 1.25 WHIP and 104:27 K:BB over 92.1 innings.

Kikuchi (shoulder) threw a bullpen session Sunday, Rhett Bollinger of MLB.com reports.

Kikuchi has been sidelined since late April due to left shoulder inflammation, which led to him being transferred to the 60-day injured list May 22. He was cleared to resume throwing in late June and has taken the next step in his recovery by tossing his first bullpen session since the injury. Barring any setbacks, Kikuchi will likely return to the Angels' rotation following the All-Star break, though a clearer timeline will be established once he's given the green light to embark on a rehab assignment.

The Twins acquired Go from the Tigers on Sunday in exchange for cash considerations, Chris McCosky of The Detroit News reports.

Go opened the season in Double-A Erie before being promoted to Triple-A Toledo in early May. Across 19 outings at Triple-A, he has posted a 2.60 ERA, 0.99 WHIP, two saves and a 32:11 K:BB across 27.2 innings. The 27-year-old righty has yet to make his MLB debut, but he should get the chance to do so soon; Dan Hayes of The Athletic relays that Go will be added to the 40-man roster and formally added to the 26-man active roster Tuesday.

O'Hoppe (head) will start behind home plate and bat eighth against the Red Sox on Sunday, Jeff Fletcher of The Orange County Register reports.

O'Hoppe was out of Saturday's lineup after taking a foul tip to the mask during the third inning of Friday's game against Boston. He's been cleared to return to the lineup, and he will form a battery with Ryan Johnson for Sunday's series finale.

The Angels recalled Saucedo from Triple-A Salt Lake on Sunday.

Sam Aldegheri was optioned to Salt Lake in a corresponding move. Saucedo has spent the vast majority of the 2026 season in Triple-A, where he's produced a 6.75 ERA and 1.79 WHIP across 30.2 innings. He'll likely fill a low-leverage role out of the Angels bullpen.

The Angels optioned Aldegheri to Triple-A Salt Lake on Sunday.

Grayson Rodriguez (back) is expected to return from the 15-day injured list the next time the Angels need a fifth starter, and Aldegheri will end up giving up his spot in the rotation and heading back to the minors. Aldegheri's demotion comes after he went 1-3 with a 8.10 ERA, 1.56 WHIP and 10:9 K:BB in 16.2 innings over his last four starts.

Keys will start at designated hitter and bat seventh in Sunday's game against the Mariners.

Keys will collect his fifth start in a row after going 3-for-15 with a home run, a double and three RBI over the previous four contests. His run as an everyday player could end soon, however. The Blue Jays could get George Springer (personal) back from the family medical emergency list as soon as Monday, and Keys is likely to fade into a bench role or return to Triple-A Buffalo at that point.

Gimenez is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Mariners.

Gimenez will be riding pine for the series finale in Seattle after he had started in Toronto's last four games. Ernie Clement will step in for Gimenez at shortstop and will bat sixth.

Kuroda-Grauer will start at shortstop and bat fifth in Sunday's game against the Marlins.

Kuroda-Grauer will stick in the starting nine for a sixth straight game since receiving a promotion from Triple-A Sacramento on Monday, this time covering shortstop after making his previous three starts at third base and the two before that at the keystone. With Zack Gelof (hand) coming back from the injured list Saturday and potentially settling in as the Athletics' primary option at the hot corner, shortstop could represent Kuroda-Grauer's clearest path to playing time until Jacob Wilson (thumb) is ready to be activated. The Athletics will send Alika Williams to the bench to open up shortstop for Kuroda-Grauer, who has gotten off to a hot start to his big-league career by going 8-for-18 with two doubles, three runs and one RBI.

Williams is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Marlins.

Williams will move to the bench for the series finale after he had started at shortstop in the Athletics' last nine games while going 9-for-32 (.281 average) with a home run and a 1:12 BB:K. The Athletics will go with Joshua Kuroda-Grauer at shortstop after the 23-year-old has opened his time in the big leagues by going 8-for-18 with an RBI and three runs through his first five games. Williams is regarded as the better defender of the two, but Kuroda-Grauer brings more offensive upside to the table and could emerge as the preferred option at shortstop until Jacob Wilson (thumb) is ready to return from the injured list.