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Perez, who spent a couple of days with the Indians in April, will move into the Cleveland pen and get a look as a specialist. The 24-year-old had a 2.81 ERA in 12 starts for Akron.

Ryan Divish of the Seattle Times reports that Donovan underwent imaging Saturday, and the team is still processing the results. The 29-year-old will miss the the contest against the Angels, and if he does need a trip on the injured list, it could open up a spot for top prospect Colt Emerson. Fantasy managers should be prepared.

Reynolds knocked a base hit in the first inning, then reached on an error and scored in the fourth. After drawing a walk in the fifth, he doubled in the bottom of the ninth and scored the game-winning, walk-off run on a double by Nick Yorke. The 31-year-old outfielder is 8-for-34 (.235) with a pair of homers in the early going.

A day after pitching the eighth, Santana was summoned in the ninth on Saturday in a tie game. He pitched a clean inning, striking out the final batter before the Pirates walked it off in the bottom of the frame to give Santana the win. Gregory Soto was likely unavailable after pitching in three of the last four games. The early usage has raised questions surrounding Santana’s role. He and Soto seem likely to work in a matchup-based committee.

Helsley took the mound in the bottom of the ninth with the game tied, tasked with taking the game to extras. He recorded the first out, then gave up a pair of doubles to bring a run home and walk it off. It was the first run Helsley has allowed through three appearances after working two previous save chances.

Mlodzinski worked three scoreless innings before running into some trouble in the fourth as the Orioles put two runs on the board with four hits and a walk. He issued his third walk in the fifth and would end his day with two outs in the inning at 84 pitches -- 49 for strikes. His velocity was up to 95.6 mph, an uptick from 94.4 mph his first time out. And he collected five strikeouts. The challenge for the 27-year-old right-hander is going deep enough into games, as he’s exited in the fifth in each of his starts so far. Mlodzinski will face another tough test when he takes on the Cubs in Chicago on Friday.

Baz stranded two baserunners in the first inning by striking out the final two batters. After a pair of clean innings, the leadoff man would reach on an error in the fourth and later score an unearned run on a sacrifice fly. Baz worked around a pair of walks in the fifth and gave up a double with two outs in the sixth before exiting at 98 pitches -- 63 for strikes. The 26-year-old right-hander will look to follow the strong outing in a start against the Giants in Baltimore on Friday.

Tatis wore a golden sombrero for the fifth time in his career, but he did come through in the end, connecting off Aroldis Chapman on a long shot to center and then scoring on Ramón Laureano’s single. So, Chapman finished the game with the same .200 average he entered with. He’s 6-for-30 with no homers and two RBI after eight games.

Vásquez succeeded again, even though his velocity spike was gone on a 43-degree day in Boston. Vásquez averaged 95.6 mph with his fastball this spring and 95.0 mph in shutting out the Tigers a week ago. Today, he was at 93.4 mph, which was right at his 2025 average. It probably was largely the cold, though. Vásquez settled for three strikeouts. He gave up 11 hard-hit balls, but the Red Sox managed just one extra-base hit against him. He should be a great play next week in a home start against the Rockies.

While leading by one run, the Padres had Miller up with two on and none on in the eighth, but they resisted the temptation to use him. Adrian Morejon lost the lead, but he maintained the tie from there, and the Padres went back ahead in the top of the ninth. Miller then set down Wilyer Abreu, Masataka Yoshida and Marcelo Mayer on 11 pitches. It’s his third save of the year.

Probably in part because of the cold, Early’s stuff just wasn’t as impressive today as in his season opener Sunday against the Reds. In that one, he averaged 94.4 mph with his fastball. Today, he was at 94.0 mph in the first and then under 93 mph the subsequent three innings, bottoming out at 91.6 mph in the fourth. The outing still wasn’t a disaster, as he got 11 whiffs and allowed only three hits and three hard-hit balls. Still, it was a lot easier to recommend him after his last outing. He’ll face the Cardinals next weekend.