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Garcia secured the save after throwing a clean ninth inning in Thursday's 4-2 win over the Red Sox. He struck out two.

Closer Jeff Hoffman tossed two innings in Wednesday's win over Boston, so it was Garcia who got the call to preserve the victory. Nine of the right-hander's 12 pitches landed for strikes, making it a fairly easy second save of the year Thursday. Garcia extended his scoreless streak to 14 innings to go with an 18:4 K:BB to open the season, and he'll remain a candidate for the occasional save opportunity in the event that Hoffman is unavailable.

Guerrero went 1-for-4 with a three-run home run in Thursday's win over the Red Sox.

Guerrero played the role of hero Thursday, crushing a go-ahead three-run jack in the eighth inning to power Toronto to victory. The All-Star first baseman has now logged a hit in six of his last seven games, and he entered Thursday with an elite 54.4 percent hard-hit rate in 2025. While Guerrero is batting a middling .255 (12-for-47) over his last 13 games, he's supplied power with four home runs, two doubles and nine RBI during that stretch.

Woods Richardson did not factor into the decision Thursday against the Guardians, allowing two runs on two hits and five walks over 4.2 innings. He struck out four.

The five walks marked a season-high for Woods Richardson, though he managed to hold Cleveland to a lone first-inning run before Jhonkensy Noel tacked on a solo homer in the fourth. Overall, Woods Richardson is 2-2 on the season with a 4.03 ERA, 1.45 WHIP and 30:11 K:BB across 29 innings. The 24-year-old right-hander is currently lined up for a home matchup with the Orioles in his next start.

Lively did not factor into the decision in Thursday's 4-3 extra-inning win over the Twins. He allowed five hits over 5.2 scoreless innings, striking out two.

It's been an up-and-down start to the year for Lively. He's now held opponents scoreless in three of his seven starts, though he's allowed 15 runs over 19.2 frames in his other four outings. Overall, the 33-year-old Lively sports a 3.72 ERA with a 1.27 WHIP and 25:11 K:BB across 36.1 innings. He's currently in line to face the Nationals on the road in his next outing.

Campbell (ribs) is considered day-to-day after being scratched from the lineup Thursday against the Blue Jays, Gabrielle Starr of the Boston Herald reports.

Campbell was diagnosed with rib soreness that he reportedly felt while stretching. It appears as if a stint on the injured list is not currently being considered, though more details about his status should emerge Friday.

Slaten (0-2) was charged with the loss and a blown save in Thursday's 4-2 defeat to the Blue Jays, allowing three runs on three hits and one walk with no strikeouts in one inning.

One game after giving up the game-ending run, albeit one that was unearned in extra innings, Slaten's showing Thursday was far less excusable. The right-hander gave up a go-ahead three-run home run to Vladimir Guerrero in the eighth inning, taking his first blown save of the season. Slaten now holds a 5.56 ERA, 1.15 WHIP and 9:5 K:BB over 11.1 innings this season, though he's been charged with an earned run in just two of his 13 outings.

Berrios didn't factor into the decision Thursday against the Red Sox after allowing two runs on seven hits and one walk in 6.2 innings. He struck out eight.

Berrios presented strong swing-and-miss stuff, generating 13 whiffs and tying a season high with eight punchouts, as he also matched a season low with one walk. The right-hander created a bases-loaded jam in the fifth inning, but he was at least able to limit the damage to a two-run double by Alex Bregman before escaping the frame. Berrios owns a pedestrian 3.98 ERA, 1.38 WHIP and 36:16 K:BB over 40.2 innings ahead of a scheduled road tilt against the Angels, who rank fifth in home runs (41) but sit last in on-base percentage (.271) as a team.

Houck didn't factor into the decision Thursday against the Blue Jays after allowing one run on four hits and no walks in seven innings. He struck out six.

Houck's velocity was up Thursday, as he touched 97 mph on 10 of his sinker pitches, and it yielded perhaps his finest effort of the season thus far. It was the first time this year that the right-hander threw at least seven innings, and he didn't allow a runner to advance past first base until Daulton Varsho tagged him for a solo home run in the seventh frame. Houck is still recovering from a 12-run bludgeoning at the hands of the Rays on April 14, as evidenced by his bloated 6.38 ERA and 1.47 WHIP across 36 innings in 2025, but he has a 30:12 K:BB over seven starts and appears to be trending up ahead of a scheduled home matchup versus an underperforming Rangers lineup.

Andujar went 2-for-4 with an RBI single in Thursday's 3-0 win over the Rangers.

Andujar got the Athletics on the board in the first inning with an RBI single to center field off Tyler Mahle. Thursday marked Andujar's ninth multi-hit game of the season, and he has recorded at least one hit in seven of his last eight contests, going 13-for-30 (.433) with three runs scored, one home run and four RBI over that span.

Miller struck out one batter in a scoreless ninth inning to earn the save against the Rangers on Thursday. He did not allow a hit or walk.

Miller came in for the ninth inning to preserve the Athletics' 3-0 lead. He took down the first two batters in five pitches before striking out Marcus Semien to close out Thursday's game. Miller is up to 10 saves in as many opportunities this season, which is tied with Kyle Finnegan for third most in the majors behind Robert Suarez (12) and Andres Munoz (11).