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Andriese fired two scoreless innings in a win over the Twins on Saturday, allowing four hits and recording a strikeout.

Andriese worked his fourth multi-inning outing of the season in the blowout win, helping put the Twins out of their collective misery after starter Blake Snell stymied them for seven innings. The versatile 28-year-old right-hander has had some rough patches thus far this season while giving up multiple earned runs in three appearances, but his past body of work and ability to eat up innings out of the bullpen should afford him plenty of opportunities over the course of 2018.

Diaz gave up a run on one hit and three walks while striking out one in the ninth inning of Saturday's 9-7 win over the Rangers to pick up his eighth save of the season.

The run was the first he'd allowed all season. Diaz threw only 18 of 40 pitches for strikes, walking Joey Gallo and Shin-Soo Choo to load the bases with two outs before getting rookie Isiah Kiner-Falefa to fly out to end the game. The right-hander still has a strong 19:6 K:BB through 10 innings this year, but all six of those walks have come in his last five appearances -- given Diaz's 4.4 BB/9 in 2017, it's likely that more shaky outings lie ahead for the 24-year-old despite his dominance.

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.