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Renfroe is out of the lineup for Saturday's game against the Giants.

Renfroe will sit for a second straight contest, with Adam Frazier filling right field Saturday. Renfroe has one hit in his last 16 at-bats and is slashing .232/.303/.387 on the year.

The Red Sox optioned Criswell to Triple-A Worcester on Saturday, Jen McCaffrey of The Athletic reports.

After joining the rotation in mid-August as a replacement for James Paxton (calf) and covering at least three innings in each of his six ensuing outings, Criswell had worked out of the bullpen for his last two appearances, giving up a total of three runs (two earned) over two innings. With Richard Fitts overtaking him as the Red Sox's No. 5 starter and with Luis Garcia (elbow) returning from the injured list, Criswell will end up as an odd man out on the 28-man active roster. The 28-year-old righty owns a 4.08 ERA and 1.35 WHIP across 99.1 innings with the Red Sox on the season.

Mullins (neck) is batting second and playing center field Saturday against Detroit.

Mullins collided with Austin Slater during Thursday's game and was unavailable for Friday's contest due to neck stiffness. Mullins will rejoin the starting nine Saturday, slotting into his regular spot in center field. He has a .700 OPS and 30 stolen bases this season.

Thomas went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Friday's 5-1 win over the Cardinals.

Thomas' September redemption tour has seen him slug five homers and add four doubles while supplying 14 RBI over his last 14 games. He's still striking out a lot, with 21 of them in that span. The outfielder is at a .241/.313/.404 slash line with 14 homers, 32 stolen bases, 60 RBI, 62 runs scored and a 26.2 percent strikeout rate over 124 contests between the Guardians and the Nationals this year.

Gimenez went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Friday's 5-1 win over the Cardinals.

Gimenez has nine homers this year, three of which have come over 19 games in September. He's slugging .412 this month compared to .342 for the year, though he's routinely had fairly modest power numbers. Aside from the dip in power, his numbers this year look similar to his work in 2023. He's batting .253 with 62 RBI, 30 stolen bases, 64 runs scored, 21 doubles and a triple over 147 games in 2024.

Sabrowski allowed two hits and a walk while striking out two over 2.1 scoreless innings to earn the save in Friday's 5-1 win over the Cardinals.

Sabrowski entered the game with the Guardians ahead 4-1 in the seventh inning and covered the rest of the game. He has made six appearances -- five longer than one inning -- since joining the major-league roster Aug. 28. He's yet to allow a run while posting a 0.90 WHIP and 13:3 K:BB over 10 innings, maintaining strong strikeouts numbers while getting his walk rate under better control after posting a 7.3 BB/9 over 37 innings at Triple-A this year. Sabrowski will continue to fill a multi-inning role in the Guardians' elite bullpen.

Henderson went 2-for-4 with a stolen base and a run scored in Friday's 7-1 win over the Tigers.

Over his last 11 games, Henderson has five multi-hit efforts and four steals. The shortstop is batting .333 (15-for-45) in that span, though his move back to leadoff at the start of the month has diminished his opportunities to generate RBI. For the year, he has a .283/.366/.538 slash line with 37 home runs, 21 steals, 87 RBI and 115 runs scored, with all of those numbers being significant improvements on his rookie-year stats from 2023.

Santander went 1-for-3 with a two-run home run and a walk in Friday's 7-1 win over the Tigers.

Santander hit the first of the Orioles' five homers in the contest, giving them a lead they'd never relinquish. He's hit four long balls over his last 10 games despite batting just .222 (8-for-36) in that span. He's enjoying a career year in the power department with 43 homers and a .515 slugging percentage over 148 games, and he's just one RBI shy of reaching 100 for the first time in his career.

Caballero is out of the lineup for Saturday's game against the Blue Jays.

Caballero will yield to Taylor Walls at shortstop Saturday, marking Caballero's second absence in the last four games. In September, Caballero is 11-for-49 (.224) with a 32.1 percent strikeout rate.

DeLuca is out of the lineup for Saturday's game against the Blue Jays.

DeLuca's playing time continues to trend downward, as the outfielder hits the bench for the fourth time in eight games. Once again, Jose Siri will man center field Saturday. In September, DeLuca is 16-for-54 (.296) with two homers and three stolen bases.