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Sands earned the save in game two of Saturday's doubleheader against the Tigers, pitching 2.1 perfect innings while striking out three.

Sands relieved Kody Funderburk with two outs in the bottom of the seventh and was able to retire the final batter on just one pitch to close out the frame. The right-hander returned in the eighth and ninth innings and retired the final six batters in succession, earning his first save of the 2024 campaign. Sands has allowed just one run over 7.2 innings of relief to begin the season, posting a 12:1 K:BB over that early stretch. He's also recorded multiple strikeouts in each of his four appearances.

Reyes replaced an injured Enmanuel Valdez (thumb) at second base and went 1-for-1 in Saturday's 7-2 win over the Angels.

Reyes is the likely fill-in at second base if Valdez's injury requires downtime. A post-game evaluation indicated Valdez's injury is just a bruised thumb, but he could need some time to heal.

Manning (0-1) took the loss against the Twins on Saturday, allowing four runs on five hits and two walks while striking out seven over 6.2 innings.

Manning struggled out of the gate, walking each of the first two batters he faced to open the game before allowing the Twins' first run to come home on a sacrifice fly. The right-hander was then victimized by the long ball in the third and sixth innings as Detroit struggled to back him with anything on offense. It wasn't all bad for Manning, however, as he did fan seven batters on the day while producing 12 swinging strikes. He's gone at least five innings in each of his two starts this season and is still sporting a 2.92 ERA following the loss.

Casas went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in Saturday's 7-2 win over the Angels.

Casas pounced on a middle-middle changeup in the first inning and sent it 429 feet at a speed of 111.9 mph for his third home run of the season. The first baseman is 13-for-41 (.317) with three homers, two doubles, six RBI and eight runs scored over his last 11 games.

Abreu went 2-for-4 with a double, an RBI, a stolen base and two runs scored in Saturday's 7-2 win over the Angels.

Abreu used his legs to get things started in Boston's four-run first inning, stretching a single into a double to set up a Masataka Yoshida RBI single. Triston Casas followed with a home run, and the Red Sox were off and running. An inning later, Abreu stole his first bag of the season, which set up another run-producing single by Yoshida. Abreu had a rough spring, striking out 26 times in 77 plate appearances, which resulted in sporadic playing time to start the season. That unpleasant spring carried over, as Abreu was 2-for-18 with nine strikeouts to begin the campaign, but the outfielder has put together consecutive games that suggest he's finding a groove. He's 4-for-7 with two doubles, two RBI and two runs scored over the last two contests.

Woods Richardson (1-0) pitched six innings in a win over the Tigers on Saturday, allowing one run on two hits and one walk while striking out five.

Woods Richardson cruised to his first win Saturday, going 1-2-3 through the Tigers' lineup in five of the six innings in which he appeared. The only slip-up came in the second, when he allowed a leadoff single and a walk to open the frame, which eventually led to a run coming home for Detroit on a sacrifice fly. It was a very impressive performance in the right-hander's first start of the season, and he certainly made a case to stick around in the big leagues.

Rutschman went 2-for-5 with a solo home run in Saturday's 11-5 loss to the Brewers.

The 26-year-old catcher took former battery mate DL Hall deep in the third inning, one of three Orioles long balls on the afternoon. It was Rutschman's first homer of the season, and while his power hasn't fully arrived yet, he's still had a solid start to the campaign with a .283/.339/.377 slash line, seven RBI and nine runs through 13 games.

Kremer (0-1) took the loss Saturday, surrendering eight runs (six earned) on 10 hits and a walk over four innings. He struck out three.

Baltimore jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the first inning, but it evaporated quickly in the wild contest. Kremer served up homers to Rhys Hoskins in the second inning and Jake Bauers in the fourth, with the latter putting Milwaukee in the lead for good. The 28-year-old right-hander had some trouble keeping the ball in the park in 2023 as well, posting a 1.41 HR/9, but he's otherwise had a solid start to the current campaign with a 1.22 WHIP and 14:2 K:BB through 16.1 innings to balance out his 4.96 ERA. Kremer will look for his first win of the year next weekend in Kansas City.

Urena (0-1) picked up the loss to Houston on Saturday. He allowed five runs on six hits and one walk while striking out one over 1.1 innings.

Urena allowed his first runs of the season after throwing 9.1 scoreless frames. He ran into some bad luck during Houston's seven-run seventh inning. Three of the five hits allowed during the inning had expected batting averages of .040, .150 and .180.

Tucker went 2-for-3 with two walks, two doubles, a run scored and three RBI in Saturday's 9-2 win over the Rangers.

On the heels of a two-homer performance Friday, Tucker banged out a couple more extra-base hits while producing his fourth multi-RBI game of the season. The 27-year-old outfielder has quickly slipped into gear to begin the campaign, and through 16 contests he's slashing .277/.365/.523 with four homers, one steal, nine runs and 13 RBI.