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Wantz was recalled from Triple-A Salt Lake on Sunday.

The 27-year-old was optioned to Salt Lake on Tuesday but will quickly rejoin the major-league club with Ryan Tepera (shoulder) headed to the injured list. Wantz has made three appearances for the Angels this season and has a 6:0 K:BB with just one hit allowed over five scoreless frames.

Martin underwent an MRI on his right arm and may be placed on the injured list before Sunday's game against the Angels, Christopher Smith of The Springfield Republican reports.

Smith reports that Martin's MRI occurred on the biceps and shoulder area. The Red Sox are currently dealing with several injuries to their pitching staff, so even if the imaging comes back clean there's a good chance that the right-hander heads to the injured list.

Kansas City recalled Taylor from Triple-A Omaha on Sunday.

Taylor missed out on Kansas City's Opening Day roster but will now join the big club after spending the first couple weeks of the season with Omaha. The 30-year-old last pitched in the majors during 2021 with the Red Sox and had a 3.40 ERA, 1.43 WHIP and 60:23 K:BB over 47.2 innings.

The Twins recalled Headrick from Triple-A St. Paul on Sunday, Betsy Helfand of the St. Paul Pioneer Press reports.

Headrick will have a chance to make his MLB debut after being promoted from the Saints. The left-hander registered a 6.00 ERA over two appearances -- one start -- by allowing six runs over nine innings with a 12:2 K:BB. Louie Varland was optioned to Triple-A by the Twins in a corresponding move.

Clase picked up the save in Saturday's 6-4 win over Washington, recording zero strikeouts over a perfect ninth inning.

Clase entered with a two-run lead and proceeded to retire Victor Robles, Alex Call and Dominic Smith in order. The hard-throwing closer is now 5-for-6 in save opportunities, and Clase has given up four runs (three earned) over nine appearances.

Jansen picked up the save during Saturday's 9-7 win over the Angels, tossing a perfect ninth inning with zero strikeouts.

Jansen came on with a two-run lead and retired Anthony Rendon, Hunter Renfroe and Gio Urshela in order on seven pitches. Jansen has now converted four consecutive save opportunities and has yet to allow a run over five appearances.

Pivetta did not factor into the decision Saturday, allowing six runs on five hits and three walks over four innings during a 9-7 win over the Angels. He struck out four.

Pivetta struggled out of the gate and allowed a grand slam to Gio Urshela in the first inning, but he was able to settle down and tossed three scoreless frames before getting into trouble again in the fifth. After giving up three consecutive hits, including an RBI single to Anthony Rendon that cut Boston's lead to 6-5, Pivetta was pulled in favor of Kaleb Ort, who surrendered a game-tying knock to Urshela. Coming into the contest, Pivetta had allowed just one earned run over his first two starts (10 innings), but Saturday's poor outing raised his ERA to 4.50.

Fujinami (0-3) took the loss Saturday, allowing three runs on four hits and two walks over six-plus innings during a 3-2 loss to the Mets. He struck out five.

Aside from a solo shot from Pete Alonso in the fourth inning, Fujinami was sharp through six innings. However, he surrendered a leadoff home run to Mark Canha in the seventh and was pulled after walking the next batter. That baserunner ended up coming around to score on a go-ahead, RBI double by Brandon Nimmo, so three runs were charged to Fujinami. Despite picking up a third straight loss, Fujinami took a major step in the right direction Saturday and will look to build on his success during his next start, which is tentatively scheduled next weekend's three-game set at Texas.

Fleming allowed two runs on three hits and four walks while striking out one over 3.1 innings Saturday against Toronto.

Fleming followed opener Calvin Faucher and Trevor Kelley as the bulk hurler for the Rays, and he wasn't at his best. Fleming walked in a run with a free pass to George Springer in the sixth inning and gave up another run on an Alejandro Kirk single in the seventh. The 26-year-old was strong against Boston with four innings of one-hit, shutout baseball Monday, but wasn't close to as effective against the Toronto lineup. Fleming will likely work in a similar role at some point next week.

Romano was diagnosed with a right rib contusion after picking up a save Saturday against the Rays, Mike Wilner of the Toronto Star reports. He allowed three hits and struck out two while not allowing a run.

X-rays on Romano's ribs returned negative. The right-hander was struck in the rib during Saturday's appearance against Tampa Bay on a liner off the bat from Wander Franco, and while he was able to make the play, he looked to be in significant pain after making the throw over to first base. The positive news is there's no structural damage, but there is a good chance that Romano may need to sit out a game or two while recovering from the rib bruise.