And his slide was, um, something.

The D-backs are targeting a Monday return for outfielder David Peralta, who is fresh off an extended spring training game in Arizona on Wednesday.

The Rays placed Brad Boxberger on the 15-day DL with a left oblique strain and recalled infielder Tim Beckham from Triple-A Durham to take his spot, the team announced on Wednesday.

Oops.

Anibal Sanchez is heading to the bullpen. Manager Brad Ausmus announced Wednesday that the Tigers are pulling the struggling starter out of their rotation and moving him into relief work while they try to work him through his season-long struggles.

Though it meant little to the outcome aside from spoiling Milwaukee’s shutout bid, Brandon Moss’ solo homer in Wednesday’s 3-1 loss added another pinch-hit blast to the Cardinals’ growing season list.

The Indians’ outfield has been dealing with setbacks since the offseason. On Wednesday, that segment of Cleveland’s roster was dealt another blow with the news that veteran Marlon Byrd has received a 162-game suspension for testing positive for a performance-enhancing substance.

Indians outfielder Marlon Byrd was suspended on Wednesday for 162 games, following his second violation of MLB’s Joint Drug and Prevention Program — a penalty that will cause him to miss the remainder of this season and part of the next one, potentially signaling the end of the 38-year-old’s playing career.

A Mariners team pushing for its first playoff appearance since 2001 will do so for the next few weeks, at least, without ace right-hander Felix Hernandez, who was placed on the 15-day disabled list on Wednesday with a strained right calf.

The Cubs are off to their best start other than 1907, and there’s another way to measure their success so far this season: five leaders in the first National League voting update during the ongoing 2016 Esurance MLB All-Star Game Ballot campaign.

The Simon and Garfunkel of our time.

The Cardinals and Royals — both of the Major League teams in Missouri — face off in the finals of our best jersey bracket.

Michael Saunders, Rich Hill and Yoenis Cespedes — all likely free agents at season’s end — have raised their stocks so far this season.

As we look at what’s next for the week ahead, the Royals are in a familiar place — first place, to be precise — and can increase their lead in the AL Central. Meanwhile, the Red Sox and Orioles continue their series for AL East supremacy.

Jake Arrieta will take the mound today, facing the Dodgers for the first time since his no-hitter against them on Aug. 30. It’s just one of several intriguing matchups set for the day’s 15-game slate, all of which are available for streaming live on MLB.TV.

Before we could measure spin, the Tigers had three of baseball’s top-spin fastballs in Justin Verlander, Max Scherzer, and Rick Porcello. Even though two of them have moved on, the Tigers still have high spin, suggesting they’ve been onto this all along.

Jhoulys Chacin twirled his best start of the season and got the offensive outburst he needed as the Angels knocked off the Tigers, 5-1, in the first game of a three-game home set on Monday.