### Logan Gilbert and George Kirby Show Resilience: Updates on Key Players’ Injury Recoveries

Logan Gilbert took a major step forward in his recovery journey with Triple-A Tacoma, pushing the limits in what he hoped would be his final rehabilitation start. On Wednesday, Gilbert dialed up the intensity, clocking his four-seam fastball at a peak of 96.8 mph. Despite this impressive peak, maintaining such velocity proved challenging. Gilbert reached his 60-pitch limit by the fourth inning, his last pitch—a splitter—hitting Las Vegas' leadoff hitter, ending his evening.

Gilbert, who has been sidelined since April 26 with a right elbow flexor strain, showed promising signs even with this velocity fluctuation. He threw 21 four-seam fastballs, averaging a solid 95.4 mph, and mixed in sliders, curveballs, sinkers, and splitters across his 60-pitch outing. In total, Gilbert allowed two runs on five hits, with one walk and two strikeouts, before exiting the game after a hit-by-pitch incident. He is scheduled for an interview on Thursday to discuss his progress and future plans.

Meanwhile, George Kirby demonstrated remarkable resilience following a frightening incident. Just a day after taking a 102.7-mph line drive to his face off the bat of Baltimore's Ramon Urias, Kirby was back on the field participating in pregame drills. Kirby had left the game with a bloody lip but reassured everyone that he was fine. Manager Dan Wilson expressed relief seeing Kirby in good spirits and participating in the team’s pitchers' fielding practice (PFP).

In other injury news, Collin Snider, a right-handed reliever, was placed on the 15-day injured list due to a right forearm flexor strain. Over 24 games this season, Snider posted a 5.47 ERA with 24 strikeouts and six walks in 26.1 innings. In response, right-hander Casey Legumina was recalled from Tacoma, bringing his 4.58 ERA from 20 appearances into the roster.

Additionally, Luke Raley made optimistic strides in his recovery from an oblique strain sustained on April 28. Raley successfully took max-effort swings on Wednesday after a setback slowed his progress the previous week. Trainers had advised him to rest, but after resuming lighter swings on Tuesday, he confidently pushed to 100% effort the following day. Raley is hopeful to begin a minor-league rehab assignment next week.

These updates exemplify the resilience and determination of these players as they work their way back from injuries, each making significant progress towards their return to the major leagues.