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Urias went 1-for-4 with a stolen base in Saturday's 1-0 extra-inning loss to the Giants.

Urias had one of the Athletics' five hits in the contest, where offense was at a premium. He's been pretty good in May, hitting safely in 11 of his 14 games. He's gone 14-for-46 (.304) this month, though just three of those hits have gone for extra bases. The infielder is at a .274/.355/.474 slash line with six home runs, 10 RBI, 12 runs scored and a steal through 33 contests this season.

Severino allowed four hits and a walk while striking out five over six scoreless innings in a no-decision versus the Giants on Saturday.

Severino bounced back from allowing a season-high eight runs in his previous start, posting his second scoreless outing of the year. He threw 67 of 96 pitches for strikes and was just a little better than Landen Roupp in this pitching duel, though neither team scored in the first nine innings and the Giants won 1-0 with a walk-off walk in the 10th. This was Severino's fourth quality start of the campaign. He's now at a 4.22 ERA, 1.27 WHIP and 45:20 K:BB over 59.2 innings through 10 starts. Severino can eat innings and provide reliable pitching, but he's had trouble doing both at the same time on occasion this season. His next start is projected to be at home versus the Angels -- he's struggled in Sacramento, posting a 6.75 ERA and 1.50 WHIP over 34.2 innings in six home starts so far.

Clemens went 3-for-5 with a solo home run and an additional run scored in a 7-0 win against Milwaukee on Saturday.

Clemens collected his first three-hit performance of the campaign, with one of his knocks being a solo homer in the fifth inning. The 29-year-old began the season with just three hits over his first 24 at-bats, but he's picked things up of late. Over his past four contests, Clemens has recorded three multi-hit efforts while going 7-for-15 with two long balls and six RBI.

Jeffers went 4-for-5 with a solo home run, an additional run and a double in Saturday's 7-0 win against the Brewers.

Jeffers gave Minnesota an early lead with a 420-foot solo blast in the first inning. He added three more knocks to log his first four-hit game of the campaign. The veteran catcher is hitting well with a .270/.350/.418 slash line through 137 plate appearances on the season. However, he's gone deep just three times after slugging 21 home runs last year.

Tellez went 1-for-2 with a solo home run in Saturday's 4-1 win over the Padres.

Tellez tied the game at 1-1 with his eighth homer of the season, a fifth-inning solo shot. The first baseman had gone 0-for-8 over his previous four games. He's been flirting with the Mendoza Line all year, and he's now at a .200/.252/.484 slash line with 22 RBI, 14 runs scored and three doubles over 103 plate appearances. Interestingly enough, Tellez has hit six of his homers and supplied 15 of his RBI on Fridays or Saturdays this season.

Raleigh went 1-for-2 with a solo home run, two walks and two total runs scored in Saturday's 4-1 win over the Padres.

Raleigh took San Diego reliever Adrian Morejon's first pitch deep to lead off the seventh inning. Over the last five games, Raleigh has gone 6-for-17 (.353) with three homers, six RBI, five runs scored and a stolen base. The catcher is already up to 15 long balls on the year, and he's added a .968 OPS, 31 RBI, 31 runs scored, five stolen bases and eight doubles over 44 contests.

Munoz struck out one and didn't allow a hit or a walk over 1.1 scoreless innings to earn the save in Saturday's 4-1 win over the Padres.

Munoz entered with a 2-1 lead and two outs in the eighth inning. Xander Bogaerts stole a base right after Munoz entered, but he prevented a scoring play before pitching a perfect ninth. This was Munoz's first action since his blown save Tuesday versus the Yankees, which was the result of an error. Munoz's has yet to be charged with an earned run while posting a 0.74 WHIP and 27:8 K:BB over 20.1 innings while earning 14 saves in 16 chances.

Hancock allowed a run on six hits and a walk while striking out three over 4.2 innings in a no-decision versus the Padres on Saturday.

Hancock did alright Saturday, but he needed 88 pitches (56 strikes) to get 14 outs. It was still a bit of a rebound effort after he allowed seven runs over five innings to the Yankees in his previous start. Overall, Hancock's numbers are skewed by two bad outings -- he's at a 6.21 ERA, 1.68 WHIP and 25:12 K:BB across 33.1 innings over seven starts. He's not guaranteed another turn in the rotation, but the addition of Bryce Miller (elbow) to the injured list Wednesday, joining fellow starters George Kirby (shoulder) and Logan Gilbert (elbow), makes it more likely Hancock gets another start. That outing is tentatively projected to be on the road in Houston.

Lopez (4-2) earned the win over Milwaukee on Saturday, allowing two hits and issuing two walks while striking out six batters over six scoreless innings.

Lopez racked up 14 whiffs and didn't allow any extra-base hits to cruise to his third victory over his past five starts. The right-hander finished with his third quality start of the campaign and lowered his season ERA to 2.40. Lopez has struck out at least six batters in each of his past six outings, posting a 41:8 K:BB over 33 innings during that span. He's projected to face the Royals in his next start.

Duran went 2-for-5 with a home run and four total RBI in a 7-6 victory versus Atlanta on Saturday.

Duran put Boston on the board with a two-run homer in the third inning and added a two-run single to tie the score with two outs in the eighth. The outfielder has three multi-hit efforts over his past four games and is batting .368 (7-for-19) during that span. Duran is slashing a solid .262/.309/.406 on the campaign, but he has just three homers, and Saturday's long ball was his first since April 29 (a stretch of 15 games).