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Criswell allowed five runs (three earned) on four hits and a walk over three innings during a win in Game 2 of Sunday's doubleheader against St. Louis. He earned a save but did not strike out a batter.

It was far from an effective outing, but Criswell was credited with a save in the 18-7 routing of the Cardinals because of the three-inning rule. He coughed up four runs in the ninth inning, capped off by Thomas Saggese's three-run shot. Criswell owns an 8.31 ERA through 4.1 innings and is unlikely to see much high-leverage action moving forward.

Smith went 3-for-4 with a double, a stolen base and two runs scored in Sunday's 4-3 win over Tampa Bay.

Smith, who started at third base in place of the injured Josh Jung (neck), scored the game-winning run on Jonah Heim's walk-off single. Smith put himself in scoring position with a two-out double one batter prior to Heim's heroics. The steal was Smith's third over the last five games, during which he's 7-for-15 with a home run, two RBI and four runs scored. His run in the starting lineup could come to an end Tuesday, when Jung is expected to be activated.

Heim went 2-for-4 with a stolen base, an RBI and a run scored in Sunday's 4-3 win over the Rays.

Heim had a rare steal in the seventh inning and scored a run, but his greatest contribution was a walk-off single that plated Josh Smith with the game-winning run. The stolen base was Heim's first since April 15, 2024, and he's 9-for-11 in his career on stolen-base attempts. He's splitting time at catcher with Kyle Higashioka, which could benefit Heim's production. He's had issues after All-Star breaks while averaging 130 games played over the previous three seasons.

Rafaela went 3-for-4 with three runs scored, two RBI, a walk and a stolen base in a win during Game 2 of Sunday's doubleheader against St. Louis.

Rafaela did not appear in Game 1 but was a key contributor in Boston's 18-run onslaught during Game 2. He knocked an RBI single in the second inning and came around to score. Rafaela later singled and scored again in the third, scored a run in the sixth, and drove in one more in the seventh. He produced his first multi-hit game of the season and picked up his second steal. The 24-year-old is sporting a .200/.273/.200 slash line through 33 plate appearances.

Bregman combined to go 4-for-9 with a home run, two doubles, six RBI, three runs scored and a walk in Sunday's doubleheader against the Cardinals.

Bregman went 0-for-4 with a walk in Game 1 but came around to score the winning run in the bottom of the 10th inning. He caught fire in Game 2, going 4-for-5 with three extra-base knocks and six RBI, highlighted by his three-run shot in the third inning. Bregman began the season 6-for-26 (.231) with no extra-base hits, but he has since gone 9-for-18 (.500) with seven extra-base hits and 10 RBI over his last four games.

Walls went 1-for-4 with a stolen base in Sunday's loss to the Rangers.

Walls led off the fifth with a base knock and stole second for his second theft of the year. Walls has just three hits in 26 plate appearances thus far, as his hitting woes from past seasons have carried over into 2025 early on.

Rasmussen allowed one run on three hits and a walk while striking out four in five innings Sunday against the Rangers. He did not factor in the decision.

Rasmussen was fantastic again Sunday and was able to generate a ton of weak contact with his cutter. The Rangers managed just three singles against him, though two of them came in the third, leading to a run. Rasmussen's command continues to be a strength of his. Up until his fourth-inning walk, the 30-year-old righty had not walked a batter in six straight starts. He'll look to keep it rolling in a home start versus Atlanta next weekend.

Thomas went 1-for-3 with a stolen base and an RBI in Sunday's 6-2 loss to the Angels.

Thomas had a run-producing sacrifice fly in the first inning, then stole second base in sixth inning but was stranded. The steal was the first of the season for Thomas, who recorded 20 regular-season thefts in 2023 and 32 in 2024.

Manzardo went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Sunday's 6-2 loss to the Angels.

Manzardo cracked his third home run of the season in the fourth inning to tie the game at 2-2 before the Angels pulled away in the latter innings. He leads the Guardians with nine RBI through nine games.

Devers combined to go 5-for-8 with a home run, two doubles, five RBI, five runs scored and two walks in Sunday's doubleheader against St. Louis.

Devers went 1-for-4 with his first long ball of the year and drew a game-tying walk in the ninth inning in Game 1 of the doubleheader before catching fire with a 4-for-4 performance in Game 2. After a historically bad start to the 2025 campaign, Devers is beginning to look like himself again; over his last five games, he's gone 10-for-19 (.526) with four extra-base hits and a 5:2 BB:K. Devers was in an 0-for-19 rut but has already boosted his slash line to .263/.404/.421 with his recent hot streak.