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Manaea (3-2) threw a no-hitter against the Red Sox on Saturday, striking out 10 and walking two.

Manaea baffled the Red Sox on Saturday night and recorded the first no-hitter of the 2018 season. There will be some discussion regarding two plays in the game, including a questionable error called on Marcus Semien in the fifth inning. The second potentially controversial moment came one inning later when Andrew Benintendi appeared to reach first base safely on an infield hit, but was called out for leaving the basepath. However, neither should distract from Manaea's tremendous outing in which he induced 15 swinging strikes and allowed only three baserunners, none of which got past second base. This adds to his excellent start to the season as he now has a 1.23 ERA across 36.2 innings.

Hendriks (groin) says he's making steady progress in his recovery from adductor tendinitis, Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reports. "Every day making strides," he said.

Hendriks strained his groin April 13 and went on the 10-day disabled list the following day. The latest news implies that he may be able to come off the DL the first day he's eligible, and the next couple of days should shed further light on whether that remains realistic.

Fulmer, who worked an inning of relief Friday, is still scheduled to start Tuesday at home against the Mariners, Paul Sullivan of the Chicago Tribune reports.

White Sox manager Rick Renteria needed an inning from Fulmer after the bullpen had been taxed. Incredibly, Chicago's starters had pitched a total of 9.1 innings over three games, including Fulmer's own one-inning start Wednesday and a 14-inning game Tuesday, putting a strain on the team's relievers. Fulmer will be lugging a heavy 7.50 ERA into Tuesday's start.

Saupold earned his first career save Saturday against the Royals, pitching 2.1 innings without allowing a single baserunner.

While Saupold technically earned the save, he's in no way part of the closer conversation in Detroit. He entered the game with two outs in the top of the seventh and a three-run lead. That lead was promptly stretched to six in the bottom of the seventh and eight in the bottom of the eighth. If the game remained close, the Tigers almost certainly would have gone away from their long reliever. Still, it's a promising outing for Saupold, who has now thrown 5.2 innings and has yet to allow a run. With a strikeout rate of 4.7 percent, though, don't expect him to climb into a high-leverage role anytime soon.

The Rangers recalled Leclerc from Triple-A Round Rock on Saturday, Evan Grant of The Dallas Morning News reports.

Leclerc cracked the Rangers' Opening Day roster, but was sent back to the minors in the first week of April. The 24-year-old tossed three scoreless innings with three strikeouts in his first stint with the Rangers and should again serve as a low-leverage bullpen arm.

The Angels recalled Paredes from Triple-A Salt Lake on Saturday, Mike DiGiovanna of the Los Angeles Times reports.

Paredes fired two scoreless innings during his first stint with the Angels this season. The Angels designated Luke Bard for assignment to create room on the 25-man roster, and Paredes should again serve in a low-leverage bullpen role.

Infante was called up to the majors Saturday, James Fegan of The Athletic Chicago reports.

Infante is up to replace Danny Farquhar, who is in the ICU in stable but critical condition after suffering a brain hemorrhage. Infante had been up for the White Sox earlier in the season, posting a 16.62 ERA in 4.1 innings and walking 20 percent of batters while striking out just 12 percent.

Farquhar suffered a brain hemorrhage in the dugout Friday and is in the hospital in stable but critical condition.

Farquhar suffered a ruptured aneurysm, causing the brain bleed. He is being closely monitored in a neurosurgical ICU unit and has been placed on the 10-day disabled list.

Colome (1-2) fired a clean 10th inning in a victory over the Twins on Friday.

It may not have been a save opportunity, but Colome and the Rays had to be thrilled to see the embattled closer generate a 1-2-3 inning and then end up with the win as a bonus. Colome had given up an earned run in three of his previous four trips to the mound as well as seven runs overall in his previous seven appearances. The 29-year-old was able to get through his frame with an efficient 11 pitches, a welcome departure from the 16-20 offerings he'd needed to navigate in each of his last four outings.

Fulmer allowed one run on three hits while striking out three in Friday's 10-0 loss to the Astros.

Fulmer came on to the pitch the ninth inning of a game that was already firmly in the hands of the Astros. We don't see this as a change in roles for Fulmer, who opened the season in the White Sox's starting rotation. His last start Wednesday lasted one-plus innings (46 pitches), so there were plenty of bullets left in the arm. Manager Rick Renteria earlier this week said it was too soon to talk about yanking another struggling starter, Miguel Gonzalez, from the rotation, so we assume the same applies to Fulmer as well. Probably even more so, as the White Sox have more invested in the rookie.