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Lopez believes he may have been tipping his pitches during his appearance Thursday, James Fegan of The Athletic reports.

Lopez was hit hard throughout his appearance, surrendering four extra-base hits in his three innings of work. He allowed a total of five earned runs, three of which came on back-to-back homers in the third frame. Lopez, who's competing for the final rotation spot with Carlos Rodon, pitched two perfect innings in his previous outing.

Abreu has returned to the team after quarantining in accordance with MLB's health and safety protocols, Brian McTaggart of MLB.com reports.

Abreu had been away from the team for around a week, but he should be set to resume throwing. He drew strong reviews for his conditioning earlier in camp and could make the Opening Day roster as a reliever.

Bolanos was optioned to Triple-A Omaha on Thursday.

Bolanos made a few spot starts for the team in 2020, but he threw a total of only 3.2 innings. He struggled in that time, allowing five earned runs while striking out two and walking three. Bolanos will likely serve as rotation and bullpen depth for the team throughout the 2021 campaign.

Fulmer allowed seven runs on five hits across two innings in Thursday's Grapefruit League game against the Blue Jays. He walked two and struck out one.

Fulmer allowed three home runs in his two innings of work, seeing his spring ERA climb to 15.75 in the process. The righty returned from Tommy John surgery last season and was eased back into action, as he never went beyond three innings in a start. Fantasy managers are hoping to see Fulmer stretched out more in 2021, though he won't have much fantasy appeal if gets hit as hard as he did Thursday.

Patino logged his first start of Grapefruit League play Wednesday against the Twins and fired a clean first inning.

The promising right-hander now has a pair of scoreless spring frames on his ledger in as many appearances, and he's allowed just one hit while recording a strikeout. Patino has consistently impressed with his location since spring training began, with both his fastball and slider distinguishing themselves early. While the Rays' starting rotation appears set for now, the 21-year-old could be making a case to stick on the Opening Day roster in some form.

Taylor (shoulder) retired all four batters he faced Thursday in the Red Sox's 5-4 win over the Twins in Grapefruit League play.

Taylor finished the 2020 campaign on the injured list due to left shoulder tendinitis, but he looks to be fully healthy so far this spring. After tossing a scoreless inning in his spring debut Sunday, Taylor delivered another clean outing four days later. He's expected to begin the 2021 campaign as the top lefty out of the Boston bullpen.

Paredes (undisclosed) has returned to camp and is throwing a bullpen session Thursday, Chandler Rome of the Houston Chronicle reports.

Paredes had been away from the team due to health and safety protocols, but he's now back in action for the Astros. The right-hander will now have three weeks to build up ahead of Opening Day.

Diekman has been credited with two holds in as many Cactus League appearances -- a pair of one-inning scoreless efforts during which he's allowed no hits and one walk while recording four strikeouts.

The veteran southpaw's second outing came Wednesday against the Brewers, when he followed starter Chris Bassitt in the fourth inning. Diekman was outstanding as a setup option last season while racking up a 36.8 percent strikeout rate and recording a minuscule 0.42 ERA over 21 innings, and he seems set to serve as one of manager Bob Melvin's most reliable bullpen options once again in 2021.

Alcala threw a scoreless inning in Wednesday's spring training game and reached 99 mph with his fastball, Do-Hyoung Park of MLB.com reports. Alcala has given up one run with three strikeouts and three walks in three innings this spring.

Alcala had a 2.63 ERA with a 30 percent strikeout rate and respectable 8.9 percent walk rate last season, powered by a fastball that topped out at 100.7 mph. He could have some growing pains, though, as Alcala had pitched just 9.1 innings above Double-A before last year. For the time being, he looks set to have a prominent role among Minnesota's setup corps.

Rays manager Kevin Cash said Thursday that Honeywell (elbow) has looked good during his recent bullpen sessions and will soon advance to pitching in live batting practice, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

Cash was unwilling to speculate if Honeywell would be ready to pitch in a Grapefruit League game at any point, but the right-hander looks like he'll at least be able to test himself against hitters in a controlled setting prior to the end of spring training. Honeywell is expected to open the season in the injured list while he works back from a minor procedure he required on his elbow last December. It was the fourth different elbow procedure or surgery for Honeywell, who hasn't pitched in affiliated ball since 2017.