Clase had pitched on both Friday and Saturday, so it’s questionable that he was used to save a three-run lead against a weak Pirates offense. The inning started with a tough seven-pitch walk to Enmanuel Valdez before back-to-back doubles plated two runs. Although, the double by Adam Frazier would have been a routine groundball to third base if the Guardians had not been shifted. Clase would then get one out before a single by Ke’Bryan Hayes off the glove of Kyle Manzardo and a drawn-in infield tied the game. Clase’s velocity was fine, and he threw plenty of strikes, but he didn’t miss bats. He came into today with an elevated .455 BABIP, and while he has not been his dominant self, the batted ball luck against him has been tough to swallow, and it continued today with just an 88 mph average exit velocity allowed.

Murdock passed through waivers unclaimed after being designated for assignment last Friday and will return to Kansas City’s organization. The 26-year-old righty struggled in 14 relief appearances this season with the Athletics after coming over in the offseason Rule 5 Draft.

The double, a 364-foot shot to straight away center, should have been a routine out, but Jackson Chourio badly misplayed it. That was good news for the Guardians’ new starting shortstop. Arias, who was playing regularly in the infield anyway, now has a position all to himself with Brayan Rocchio getting sent down. He’s still probably a little short of offering value in 12-team mixed leagues.

Three of the runs scored in the fourth, an inning that featured a single, two walks and then a bases-loaded double because Jackson Chourio took a bad route was a pretty routine flyball to center. The rest of the outing was just fine, but there was no overcoming the one bad stretch with the Brewers getting shut out tonight. Peralta fell to 4-3 with a 2.66 ERA. He’ll face the Twins on Sunday or the Orioles on Monday, depending on how the Brewers want to handle their rotation with Brandon Woodruff not returning this weekend as previously expected.

It’s the third career three-steal game for Ramírez, who also had one in 2016 and one in 2021. He’s 12-for-15 stealing bases this season, putting him on pace to match or exceed last year’s career-high total of 41.

Rosario refused an outright assignment to Triple-A Gwinnett over the weekend and will head to free agency instead. There’s a decent chance he winds up back with Atlanta on a brand-new minor league deal. The 33-year-old journeyman outfielder has gotten into five games this season between Los Angeles and Atlanta.

Angels manager Ron Washington told reporters they’ll see how Trout fares before making a decision on his next steps. The 33-year-old generation superstar remains without a definitive return timetable after hitting the injured list back on May 2 with a bone bruise in his left knee.