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Holmes picked up the save against the Blue Jays on Saturday, striking out one over two-thirds of an inning while allowing one hit.

Holmes entered the contest with one out and two runners on as the Blue Jays made a strong comeback attempt late. The right-handed reliever then saw two runners come home while he was on the mound, though both of those would not count against him, as he managed to retire two of the three hitters he faced to notch his fourth save. That ties him with Emmanuel Clase for the major-league lead, while Holmes is also yet to allow a run through his first five appearances.

Taveras went 2-for-4 with a double, a steal, an RBI and two runs scored in Saturday's 7-2 win over Houston.

Taveras got off to a slow start but has at least one hit in three consecutive games, going 5-for-12 with a double, a triple, a steal, an RBI and two runs scored. Saturday's theft was the first of the season for Taveras, who has double-digit steals in three consecutive seasons.

Schmidt allowed two runs on six hits and three walks over 4.1 innings in the Yankees' win against Toronto on Saturday.

Schmidt was getting knocked around early but managed to avoid sustaining any significant damage, as he limited the Blue Jays to just two runs over his 4.1 innings of work. The right-hander allowed the leadoff man to reach base in four of the five innings in which he appeared and he's now given up 13 hits over 9.2 innings this season. Despite those alarming stats, Schmidt has held his opponents to three runs or fewer in each of his first two outings.

Rogers is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Athletics, Jason Beck of MLB.com reports.

Rogers is on the bench for the second day in a row and the fourth time in six games, with each of those absences coming against right-handed pitching. At least for the time being, he may have moved into the smaller side of a timeshare with Carson Kelly behind the dish.

Single-A Lakeland placed McGonigle (hamstring) on its 7-day injured list Friday.

The 19-year-old shortstop won't be available for the start of the Florida State League season after he strained his left hamstring during spring training and is still working his way back from the injury. McGonigle is without a definitive target date for a return, but provided he doesn't need surgery to address the injury, he should be back in action at some point later in April or in May.

Leclerc allowed two hits and struck out one over 1.1 scoreless innings to earn his first save in Saturday's 7-2 win over the Astros.

Leclerc entered with two outs in the top of the eighth inning when it was still a 3-2 game and struck out Jose Abreu for the final out. The Rangers' offense then gave him a cushion with four runs in the bottom of the frame. He got into a bind in the ninth, allowing two hits and throwing a wild pitch, but managed to get out unscathed. It was the first time in four outings that Leclerc has not allowed a run.

Baez is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the A's, Evan Petzold of the Detroit Free Press reports.

Baez is 4-for-26 through his first seven games of the season and will take a seat for Sunday's series finale versus Oakland. Zach McKinstry will step in at shortstop and bat eighth.

Gausman took the loss against the Yankees on Saturday, allowing six runs (five earned) on four hits and two walks over 1.1 innings.

Gausman had a start he'd like to forget Saturday, allowing three runs in the first inning and another three (two earned) in the second before being relieved by Mitch White. The right-hander failed to even record a strikeout over that short span while the disastrous outing raised his ERA from 2.08 to 9.53. Gausman has now allowed three home runs over just 5.2 innings of work this season.

Carter went 3-for-5 with two doubles and a run scored in Saturday's 7-2 win over Houston.

Carter, who opened the season on an 0-for-15 skid, is 5-for-9 with three doubles and a walk over the first two games of the series against the Astros. He managed to maintain his plate discipline amid the slump and not get swing happy, as evidenced by the six walks he drew.

Vest has logged 4.1 scoreless innings across four appearances to start the season. He's struck out four.

The veteran righty has picked up where he left off last season. Vest recorded a 2.98 ERA and 1.10 WHIP while striking out 56 batters across 48.1 innings in 2023. It looks like he'll once again post good ratios with a decent amount of strikeouts if he keeps up his current form. Vest could also see some save opportunities in a fluid Detroit bullpen, though he's likely behind Alex Lange, Jason Foley and Shelby Miller in the pecking order.