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Harrison is working on revamping his repertoire at Triple-A Worcester before joining their rotation, Tommy Cassell of the Worcester Telegram & Gazette reports.

Acquired from the Giants in the Rafael Devers trade, Harrison worked on some new pitches -- including a cutter and sinker -- during a live batting practice session this week. The lefty threw a four-seamer, slurve and changeup during his time in San Francisco, with Red Sox director of pitching Justin Williard calling the four-seamer a "unique fastball that's going to be his bread and butter." The Red Sox want Harrison to find some consistent secondary offerings to pair with the four-seamer, and senior director of player development Brian Abraham said "the returns have been really good so far" with the southpaw. Harrison figures to make at least a couple starts with Worcester as he works on his new offerings, but the plan seems to be to have him as part of Boston's rotation sooner rather than later.

Fairbanks held Kansas City scoreless for a two-out save in Thursday's 4-0 win, allowing no hits or walks with no strikeouts.

Fairbanks was called upon with two men on in the ninth and induced a game-ending double play to earn his second save in as many days. Over nine June appearances, the 31-year-old has allowed just two earned runs while converting five of six save chances. For the season, he's 15-for-17 in save opportunities with a 2.03 ERA, 1.10 WHIP and 26:14 K:BB across 31 innings.

Torkelson went 2-for-4 with a solo homer and an additional run scored in Thursday's 8-0 win over the A's.

Torkelson opened the scoring in the second inning with a solo shot off Jeffrey Springs, his 17th of the year. The homer is Torkelson's first since June 10. The 25-year-old first baseman had gone just 2-for-27 (.074) in seven games prior to Thursday. Overall, Torkelson is slashing .224/.328/.474 with 50 RBI and 45 runs scored across 320 plate appearances this season.

Springs (6-6) took the loss Thursday against the Tigers, allowing three runs on five hits and two walks over five innings. He struck out three.

Springs gave up a solo shot to Spencer Torkelson in the second inning before the Tigers tacked on two more runs on a Jahmai Jones double in the third. Springs had turned in four straight quality starts prior to Thursday, posting a 3.12 ERA in that span (26 innings). His ERA sits at 4.30 with a 1.24 WHIP and 75:34 K:BB across 92 innings this season. Springs is currently scheduled for a road matchup with the Rays, his former team, in his next outing.

Enns (1-0) earned the win Thursday over the A's, allowing just one hit and two walks over five scoreless innings. He struck out four.

Detroit couldn't have asked for more from Enns, who was making his first major-league appearance since 2021 and his first start since 2017. Despite his stellar effort, the 34-year-old Enns is expected to head back to Triple-A Toledo, with Reese Olson (finger) nearing a return from the IL. Enns has posted a 2.89 ERA in 14 starts (62.1 innings) in Triple-A this year.

Bibee (4-8) took the loss Thursday against the Blue Jays, allowing three runs (two earned) on three hits over six innings. He struck out seven.

Bibee has gone six straight outings without a win, despite posting three quality starts in that span. The 26-year-old right-hander sports a 3.80 ERA with a 1.18 WHIP and 82:26 K:BB across 16 starts (94.2 innings) this season, and he's already matched his career high with eight losses. Bibee will hope for better luck his next time out, though he lines up for a tough matchup next week against the Cubs.

Gausman (6-6) earned the win Thursday over the Guardians, allowing just two hits and a walk over eight scoreless innings. He struck out six.

It was a stellar bounce-back effort from Gausman, who gave up seven runs in 4.1 innings during his last start against the Diamondbacks. It's the third time that Gausman's made it through eight innings this season. He lowered his ERA to 4.21 with a 1.06 WHIP and 90:25 K:BB across 16 starts (94 innings). The veteran right-hander will look to build on Thursday's outing in his next start, tentatively scheduled for next week at home against the Yankees.

Martin (hamstring) was activated from the 7-day injured list at Triple-A St. Paul on Saturday, Bobby Nightengale of The Minnesota Star Tribune reports.

Martin has been limited to just 12 games this season due to a pair of hamstring strains, but he's been cleared to return to action. The utility player has played well when healthy, going 16-for-43 with St. Paul.

X-rays on Ramirez's right forearm came back negative after he was lifted from Thursday's game versus the Blue Jays following a hit-by-pitch, Tim Stebbins of MLB.com reports.

Ramirez was plunked by a Kevin Gausman pitch in bottom of the fourth inning and was removed from the game prior to the top of the fifth. However, Ramirez can be considered day-to-day after he avoided any fractures.

X-rays on Guerrero's right forearm came back negative after he had to be removed from Thursday's contest against the Guardians following a hit-by-pitch.

Guerrero eventually had to exit the game after being struck by a Tanner Bibee offering, but he has managed to escape with merely a contusion. Consider Guerrero day-to-day.