Athletics' Jack Perkins: Saddled with first loss, blown save
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Perkins (2-1) was charged with the loss and a blown save Wednesday against the Phillies, allowing four runs (two earned) on two hits and one walk in 1.1 innings. He struck out two.
Perkins, who was emerging as the Athletics' primary closer as of late, entered in the seventh inning Wednesday. The right-hander tossed a clean seventh frame before unraveling in the eighth, recording just one more out.
A throwing error by Jeff McNeil prevented two of the runs from being earned, but Wednesday's effort could hurt Perkins' chances of seeing more save opportunities.
Through 14.2 innings, he has a 3.68 ERA, 1.16 WHIP and 19:4 K:BB while converting three of his four save chances.
Athletics' Jeffrey Springs: Contains Phillies in no-decision
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Springs didn't factor into the decision Wednesday against the Phillies, allowing two runs on eight hits and no walks in 5.1 innings. He struck out four.
The 33-year-old southpaw filled the zone perhaps to a fault Wednesday, as he threw 55 of his 75 pitches for strikes but gave up his second-most knocks of the year. Even so, Springs managed to limit the damage and has now tossed at least five frames in every start so far except his last, when he was lifted early due to hip soreness.
He'll bring a solid 3.89 ERA, 1.14 WHIP and 39:12 K:BB across 44 innings into his next outing, which is set to come against the Cardinals.
Athletics' Tyler Ferguson: Moved off 40-man roster
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The Athletics designated Ferguson for assignment Wednesday. After giving up four earned runs over just 1.1 innings during his 2026 MLB debut in Tuesday's loss to the Phillies, Ferguson will now lose his place on both the 26-man active roster and 40-man roster.
Brooks Kriske was promoted from Triple-A Las Vegas in a corresponding move.