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Perez went 2-for-3 with a solo home run during Friday's loss to the Tigers.

It took just two games for Perez to go deep for the first time in his big-league career, and it came against none other than back-to-back Cy Young Award winner Tarik Skubal. The 24-year-old Perez is up with the big club to serve as depth with Austin Hays (calf) and Everson Pereira (concussion) both on the injured list and will likely return to the minors once Chicago's outfield unit starts to return to full health.

O'Hoppe went 3-for-4 with a three-run home run, an additional run scored and a walk in Friday's loss to the Athletics.

O'Hoppe went hitless Thursday in the series opener, but he bounced back admirably Friday with his fourth long ball of the season. This was his fourth multi-hit effort over his last eight games, and the backstop is hitting .341 with two homers and a .924 OPS across 14 games since the beginning of June.

Gibson (1-2) picked up the win Friday, striking out one in 1.2 perfect innings of relief in a 4-3 victory over the Giants.

The Marlins went with a true bullpen day Friday, as none of their eight pitchers recorded more than five outs, and Gibson was not only the most effective of them, he was still the pitcher of record when his team took the lead for good in the bottom of the seventh inning. The 28-year-old southpaw held a brutal 14.73 ERA after his second big-league appearance of the season May 21, but since then he's delivered a 2.70 ERA, 1.30 WHIP and 8:4 K:BB over 10 innings while mainly working in lower-leverage spots.

Alvarado (3-1) earned the win in relief Friday against the Angels after tossing two scoreless innings, allowing one hit and striking out two. He did not issue a walk.

Alvarado pitched the ninth and 10th innings for the A's and delivered excellent results, throwing 13 of his 21 pitches for strikes and only allowing one baserunner. Even though his 5.00 ERA doesn't inspire confidence, a 1.17 WHIP and 3.26 FIP suggest he's been unlucky. Alvarado has four holds, two saves and a 22:7 K:BB across 18 innings in 16 appearances this season. Since returning to the majors June 6, he's posted a 1.08 ERA with 13 strikeouts and no walks across six outings and 8.1 innings.

Devers went 2-for-3 with a walk and a solo home run in Friday's 4-3 loss to the Marlins.

The 29-year-old slugger took Michael Petersen deep to lead off the sixth inning, Devers' 11th homer of the season and fourth in the last 11 games. Over that June hot stretch, he's slashing .250/.388/.625 with three doubles, five RBI and seven runs. Trade rumors are swirling around the Giants' bigger names and contracts as they challenge the Rockies for the worst record in the National League, and Devers is doing what he can right now to boost his value to a contender.

Springs didn't factor into the decision Friday against the Angels after allowing six runs on four hits and four walks across 3.2 innings. He struck out four.

Springs couldn't get out of the fourth inning, marking the third time over his last four outings that he hasn't pitched more than four frames. Springs has a 9.70 ERA and 1.88 WHIP over his last five appearances dating back to May 27, so it's hard to trust him right now. Springs is slated to make his next start on the road against the Giants.

Fedde (2-6) took the loss Friday, giving up two earned runs on four hits and a walk while striking out four batters across 4.2 innings in long relief.

Fedde entered the game during the second inning with Chicago already trailing 2-1 and was able to keep the Tigers off the scoreboard for four innings while the White Sox's offense put up a run in the fifth to tie the game before taking a 3-2 lead in the top of the sixth. That lead was short-lived, however, as Fedde gave up a leadoff single to Dillon Dingler to begin the next half inning and walked Riley Greene before Kerry Carpenter scored both runners on a double. Despite Friday's result, Fedde has remained fairly reliable since the start of June, posting a 1.56 ERA and 1.10 WHIP alongside a 14:4 K:BB over 17.1 innings across his last four outings. He's tentatively scheduled to make his next appearance against a Guardians lineup that's posted just a .620 OPS across its last 10 games.

Soriano didn't factor into the decision Friday against the Athletics after allowing four runs on six hits and four walks across five innings. He struck out six.

Soriano was one of the most dominant pitchers in baseball in the first weeks of the regular season and posted a 0.24 ERA in his first six starts. However, regression was inevitable, and it has hit him hard. Since the beginning of May, Soriano owns a 4.93 ERA and 1.56 WHIP across nine starts and 49.1 innings, allowing four or more runs four times. He has a 4.35 ERA in June with a 20:15 K:BB, but he'll aim to bounce back in his next start, which is projected against the Orioles at home.

Sabrowski allowed two runs on one hit and one walk while striking out one over one-third of an inning in Friday's 9-3 loss to the Astros.

Sabrowski entered in the eighth inning with the Guardians down 7-3. He's emerged as a trusted arm in high-leverage situations but was given a low-leverage spot in first appearance after coming off the injured list earlier Friday. When he went on the IL on May 20 with left elbow inflammation, Sabrowski had a 1.17 ERA and 0.95 WHIP with 39 strikeouts and 13 walks over 21 innings.

Roupp didn't factor into the decision in Friday's 4-3 loss to the Marlins, allowing two runs on seven hits and a walk over six innings. He struck out seven.

The right-hander was originally set to face Atlanta on Thursday, but his turn through the rotation got bumped after a rainout and he took advantage of a matchup against a less dangerous opponent. Roupp delivered his sixth quality start of the season on 98 pitches (57 strikes), and he was in line for the win before Sam Hentges coughed up the lead in the seventh inning. Roupp hasn't gotten into the win column since April 26, posting a 5.40 ERA, 1.60 WHIP and 52:19 K:BB in 45 innings over nine starts since the beginning of May. He'll try to end that drought in his next outing, which is scheduled to come at home next week against the A's.