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Berrios (2-1) allowed four runs on four hits and three walks while striking out five over 4.1 innings as he took the loss against the Red Sox on Wednesday.

Berrios was zoned in for the first four innings, allowing just a shallow single to Alex Verdugo, but completely fell apart in the fifth frame. The 26-year-old allowed four of the first five batters to reach and walked in a run with the bases loaded before his day came to an early end, and Tyler Duffey subsequently allowed all three inherited runners to score. Berrios has been excellent for the most part to begin the year and will look to get back on track against the Athletics on Tuesday.

Garcia worked around a walk to pitch a scoreless inning and record the save in Wednesday's win over the Astros. He struck out two.

Garcia earned his second save of the season in as many chances, which leads the team, and he had to work for it. He entered the game with the bases loaded and no outs in the ninth inning following a poor showing from Jose Cisnero, but he managed to only allow a single run as the Tigers escaped with the 6-4 win. Gregory Soto is the only other Detroit player with a save this season, and he was asked to navigate through the heart of the Houston order in the eighth. All three pitchers seem to be in the mix for saves at this point, but Garcia could earn more opportunities if he continues to excel in tough spots.

Arihara (1-1) allowed three hits and no walks while striking out five across 5.2 scoreless innings to earn the win Wednesday against the Rays.

Arihara earned his first major-league win in a strong effort against the Rays. After punching out only two batters across his first two starts combined, Arihara showcased more swing-and-miss stuff by generating 12 whiffs on 85 total pitches. He's also showcased exceptional control of his pitches, walking only one batter across 14.2 frames this season while maintaining a 3.07 ERA. Arihara projects to take his next turn through the rotation Monday at the Angels.

Rodriguez (2-0) allowed one run on five hits and a walk while striking out five over five innings as he earned the win over the Twins in the second game of Wednesday's doubleheader.

Rodriguez had a bit of a strenuous first inning, as he allowed the Twins to put together three singles and gave up his only run of the day on a sacrifice fly to center by Kyle Garlick. The 28-year-old southpaw didn't let up much thereafter, pitching out of a two-on, nobody-out scenario in the third and giving the Twins nothing more after Jorge Polanco led off the fourth with a double. Rodriguez has yet to top 80 pitches in either outing so far, as the Red Sox continue to monitor his workload early on after he missed all of 2020 with a heart condition and experienced a dead arm period during spring training. He'll look to remain perfect in a meeting with the Blue Jays on Tuesday.

Maeda (1-1) gave up three runs (one earned) on seven hits and two walks while fanning five across 4.1 innings in the first game of Wednesday's doubleheader against the Red Sox. He was tagged with the loss.

Maeda was coming off a strong six-inning, two-run outing the last time out, but he was unable to slow down Boston's red-hot offense and surrendered his first loss of the campaign while posting his shortest start as well. He will try to turn things around in his next start, scheduled for April 19 on the road against the Athletics.

Eovaldi (2-1) allowed two runs on five hits while striking out five across five innings in the first game of Wednesday's doubleheader against the Twins. He earned the win.

Eovaldi had allowed just one run in each of his first two starts of the season, and while he was unable to keep that streak going, he still limited the damage to just two runs and five baserunners before departing the contest. Eovaldi now owns a 2.08 ERA across his first 17 innings and will look to keep this strong run going in his next scheduled start at home against the White Sox on April 19.

Dunn's scheduled start Wednesday was postponed and he is scheduled to start Game 2 of Thursday's doubleheader against the Orioles.

Dunn hasn't pitched since April 7, so it's not as though he needs the extra rest. He is barely hanging onto a rotation spot after walking eight in 4.2 innings against the White Sox in his lone outing this season.

Keller (1-1) earned the win Wednesday versus the Angels. He allowed one run on four hits and a walk and struck out five over 5.2 innings.

Keller needed 94 pitches (62 strikes) to get through his outing. The only run against him came on a sixth-inning Jared Walsh double that plated Mike Trout. The 25-year-old Keller took a good step forward after allowing 10 runs across his first two starts. He still carries a 9.58 ERA, 2.42 WHIP and 8:6 K:BB through 10.1 innings. Keller will look to keep making progress in his next start, scheduled for Monday versus the Rays.

Canning (0-1) allowed two runs on six hits and two walks with five strikeouts over five innings in a loss to the Royals on Wednesday.

Canning allowed a solo shot to Salvador Perez in the third inning and a Cam Gallagher sacrifice fly in the fourth to account for the two runs against him. The Angels' offense was unable to find much success Wednesday, leaving Canning with a loss in his second start of the year. The 24-year-old right-hander has a 5.23 ERA, 1.16 WHIP and 12 strikeouts over 10.1 innings this season. He lines up for a home start versus the Rangers next week.

Kluber allowed three runs on six hits and two walks over four innings during Wednesday's 5-4 loss to the Blue Jays. He had four strikeouts and didn't factor in the decision.

The veteran pounded the zone with 50 of his 77 pitches for strikes and generated 15 swinging strikes, but he had trouble keeping Toronto off the basepaths. Kluber has given up 10 runs (seven earned) on 16 hits with a 12:7 K:BB across 10.1 innings through three starts and has a tough matchup with Atlanta next week.