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Elko went 1-for-4 with a solo home run and and additional run scored Thursday against the Mariners.

Immediately after being called up, Elko sat against most right-handed pitching. However, he's now started five straight games, four of which came against righties. Elko has an ugly 10:1 K:BB across 32 plate appearances, though he has mashed three home runs.

Raleigh went 2-for-3 with a double and a solo home run in Wednesday's 6-5 win over the White Sox.

Raleigh took Brandon Eisert deep in the sixth inning, tying the game at 4-4. The homer was Raleigh's fourth in nine games and his 16th on the year, tying him with Aaron Judge for second most in MLB behind Shohei Ohtani and Kyle Schwarber. The 28-year-old Raleigh is slashing .249/.370/.584 with 33 RBI, 32 runs scored and five stolen bases across 208 plate appearances this year.

Palacios went 1-for-3 with a solo home run and a walk Wednesday against the Mariners.

Palacios has served on the large side of a platoon in right field for the White Sox and struggled to just a .218 average across 100 plate appearances. However, he slugged his second home run of the season Wednesday to cap a productive series against the Mariners, during which he went 4-for-10 with two doubles, a home run and two RBI. Both Mike Tauchman (hamstring) and Andrew Benintendi (calf) are on rehab assignments, and Palacios will likely head to a bench role when both are activated.

Butler went 1-for-5 with a three-run home run and a stolen base in a loss to the Angels on Wednesday.

Butler gave the A's an early lead with a three-run homer in the second inning, but Los Angeles ended up winning handily. The long ball gave Butler a five-game hitting streak, and he's collected four extra-base hits (three doubles and Wednesday's homer), five RBI and two stolen bases during that span. The strong stretch could be an indication that Butler's bat is coming around, and he's been quite useful in fantasy with seven home runs and eight thefts on the campaign, but his OPS still stands at .700 -- over 100 points lower than the .807 mark he finished with last year.

Dominguez threw a clean 11th inning in Wednesday's 8-4 extra-innings victory over the Brewers. He struck out one.

Dominguez sealed the victory in extra innings for the Orioles, but it's been a struggle for him overall since opening the year with a scoreless streak of 8.1 innings. Over his last 7.2 frames, the right-hander has a 9.39 ERA and 9:6 K:BB. With Andrew Kittredge having made his season debut Wednesday, Dominguez now has more competition for high-leverage work in the Orioles' bullpen.

Kurtz went 2-for-5 with a pair of solo home runs Wednesday in a loss to the Angels.

Kurtz was the offensive star for the A's in defeat, popping two solo shots that each traveled over 430 feet. The promising young first baseman hit 11 long balls over 32 minor-league games across three levels before getting called up April 23, but he then began his big-league career with just one homer through his first 23 contests. Kurtz appears to be finally finding his power stroke, though, as he's now gone deep three times in his past two games.

Neto went 2-for-5 with a two-run home run, an additional run and a stolen base against the Athletics in a 10-5 win Wednesday.

Neto's power and speed were both on display in the win -- he popped a two-run homer in the third inning, then reached on an infield single, stole a base and came around to score in the ninth. The talented young shortstop missed the first few weeks of the season while recovering from offseason shoulder surgery, but that issue seems well behind him. Neto has posted an .889 OPS through 30 games, collecting eight homers, eight steals, 18 RBI and 25 runs scored.

O'Hoppe went 2-for-4 with a pair of home runs, a walk, three total runs and three total RBI in Wednesday's 10-5 win over the Athletics.

O'Hoppe kicked off the scoring in the game with a massive 470-foot two-run shot in the second inning and added a 431-foot solo blast in the fourth. The powerful young catcher has three homers in his past two games and has collected exactly two hits in three straight contests. O'Hoppe continues to blossom into one of MLB's best hitters at his position-- he ranks second among backstops in the league with 13 home runs, is tied for third with 28 RBI and is slashing a strong .270/.306/.541 through 157 plate appearances.

Sears (4-4) took the loss against the Angels on Wednesday, allowing six runs on eight hits and no walks while striking out four batters over five innings.

Sears came into contest having served up a modest six homers over nine starts, but the Angels tagged him for four long balls Wednesday, including two off the bat of catcher Logan O'Hoppe. After yielding three or fewer runs in each of his first eight outings of the campaign, Sears has hit a rough spot in his past two starts, surrendering 10 runs across nine innings. That's pushed his season ERA up over a run (from 2.80 to 4.00) and resulted in consecutive losses for the first time this year. The lefty will try to right the ship his next time out, which lines up to be a road matchup against Houston.

Kochanowicz allowed four runs (three earned) on six hits and five walks while striking out six batters over four-plus innings in a no-decision against the Athletics on Wednesday.

The Angels offense provided plenty of support for Kochanowicz, but the right-hander completed just four innings due partly to racking up 99 pitches. Only 56 of those offerings were strikes, and Kochanowicz issued a season-high five walks but also tied a season high with six punchouts. He also served up two long balls, including one in the fifth frame to Nick Kurtz, who ended up being the second-to-last batter Kochanowicz faced. The second-year hurler has managed to hang onto a rotation spot so far, but his results have been mediocre -- he has a 4.86 ERA, 1.57 WHIP and 35:27 K:BB through 53.2 innings across 10 starts.