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Wilson went 2-for-5 with a solo home run while collecting two more RBI and scoring another run in Friday's 6-3 win over Colorado.

Wilson's solo shot in the fourth inning officially brought his hitting streak to eight games, and a two-RBI single in the 11th gave him his second consecutive multi-hit effort while also securing the win for the A's. The 23-year-old is now slashing .379/.379/.621 on the year and currently boasts one of the hottest bats in baseball.

Miller walked one batter and struck out another in a scoreless 11th inning to earn a save Friday against the Rockies.

Miller had to wait two frames more than he usually does to enter Friday's contest, but he still secured all three outs on 12 pitches to lock down his second save of the young season. The walk he surrendered marked only his second baserunner this season compared to the six batters he's retired via strikeout through three innings.

Bido didn't factor into the decision in Friday's 6-3 win over the Rockies, allowing two earned runs on six hits and two walks while striking out five batters in five innings.

Unfortunately for Bido, the Athletics' offense woke up too late for the 29-year-old to collect his second win in as many starts. However, he did a nice job to make sure only a couple of runners came around to score despite allowing quite a bit of traffic on the basepaths. He'll carry a 2.70 ERA and 1.50 WHIP into his next start, which is lined up to come at home against the Padres.

Trout went 1-for-4 with a walk, a solo home run and an additional run scored in Friday's 8-6 loss to the Guardians.

The three-time AL MVP launched his first homer of the season Wednesday and went deep again Friday in the bottom of the first inning. The power surge is a welcome sight from Trout, but he has yet to fully get on track, going 4-for-25 through seven games. Trout has at least provided some run production with six RBI in the past four contests.

Rocchio went 2-for-4 with a double and three RBI in Friday's 8-6 win over the Angels. He was also caught stealing once.

Jose Ramirez was the star of the show with three home runs, but Rocchio was also pivotal to the victory with an RBI double in the second inning and a two-run single in the sixth. The 24-year-old switch hitter has started six of seven games at shortstop to begin the season, but he hasn't provided much offense with a .250/.318/.300 slash line in 22 plate appearances.

Soriano (1-1) struck out nine but was charged with the loss Friday versus the Guardians after surrendering five runs on five hits and three walks over 5.1 innings.

The 26-year-old had his swing-and-miss stuff working as he generated 17 whiffs and set a career high with nine punchouts, but two homers by Jose Ramirez and a Brayan Rocchio double produced four of the five runs against him. Soriano began the campaign with seven scoreless frames against the White Sox, and he now has a 3.65 ERA and 14:5 K:BB through his first two starts this season.

Williams didn't factor in the decision Friday against the Angels after giving up four runs (two earned) on five hits and three walks over three innings. He struck out five.

The right-hander wasn't helped out by his defense as a two-out error during the third inning led to a pair of runs, but Williams created plenty of trouble of his own prior to that miscue. The 25-year-old needed 75 pitches to record just nine outs, which prevented him from having a chance at qualifying for the victory. Williams has yet to reach the 80-pitch mark in either of his two starts this season, but he lines up for a favorable matchup with the White Sox in his next turn through the rotation.

Ramirez went 3-for-4 with a walk, three home runs and four RBI in Friday's 8-6 win against the Angels.

The seven-time All-Star entered the contest with one run scored and two RBI through five games this season, but he padded those totals Friday by homering in the first, fifth and ninth innings. It's the second three-homer game of Ramirez's career and his 26th multi-homer performance, with the latter mark tying Cleveland's franchise record, per Sarah Langs of MLB.com. The power display boosted his season slash line to .381/.440/1.048 in 25 plate appearances.

Moncada was removed from Friday's game against Cleveland due to right thumb irritation, Rhett Bollinger of MLB.com reports.

Moncada missed roughly two weeks at the end of spring training due to problems with his right thumb, and the injury seems to have resurfaced during Friday's contest. It's unknown if his second bout of thumb trouble is severe enough to warrant a trip to the injured list, though the Angels may err on the side of caution this time around.

Zeferjahn was removed from Friday's game against the Guardians due to right hamstring tightness, Rhett Bollinger of MLB.com reports.

Zeferjahn was only able to record one out before getting hurt, though he remains without a run allowed through four appearances this season. He can be labeled as day-to-day for now, but the Angels may not deploy him out of their bullpen again until his hamstring is back to 100 percent.