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Quijada was placed on the 10-day injured list Sunday with a strained right oblique. The move is retroactive to April 8.

Quijada apparently picked up the injury Opening Day against the Astros when he retired the only batter he faced on two pitches. It's unclear how long the left-hander will be sidelined, but he'll be eligible to return from the injured list April 18.

Nelson was recalled by the Diamondbacks on Sunday.

Nelson was claimed off waivers by Arizona during the offseason, and he was set to begin the season at Triple-A Reno. However, he'll now have the chance to improve on his past big-league opportunities, during which he's posted a 12.19 ERA across 10.1 innings. Nelson will be limited to low-leverage outings.

Bazardo was outrighted to Triple-A Worcester on Sunday, Jen McCaffrey of The Athletic reports.

Bazardo was designated for assignment on Opening Day to make room on the 40-man roster for Travis Shaw. Bazardo made his big-league debut in 2020 with Boston and threw three shutout innings.

Iglesias earned the save Saturday against the Astros after tossing a scoreless inning, striking out one.

Iglesias was almost perfect when called upon for duty, as he tossed seven of his eight pitches for strikes and got the job done quickly to protect Los Angeles' two-run lead in the top of the ninth. Iglesias has posted an ERA below the 2.75 threshold in each of the last two seasons and is coming off a 2021 campaign in which he recorded 34 saves while posting a 2.57 ERA.

Munoz was credited with the win in a victory over the Twins on Saturday despite allowing two earned runs on a hit and a walk over one inning. He struck out two.

Munoz yielded a leadoff walk to Nick Gordon in the eighth inning before surrendering a go-ahead two-run home run to Byron Buxton. The flamethrowing right-hander settled down after that, retiring Luis Arraez, Carlos Correa and Jorge Polanco in order, the latter two on swinging strikes. His ability to limit the damage would prove critical, as the Mariners were able to mount their own rally in the ninth that would lead to the one-run win. Munoz's ability to focus following his rocky start is likely to help build trust with manager Scott Servais with respect to additional higher-leverage assignments early in the season.

Rogers earned the save Saturday against the Diamondbacks after tossing a scoreless inning,

The southpaw was named closer following his trade from the Twins by manager Bob Melvin and the approach has worked quite well so far, as he has gone perfect in save chances through his first two appearances. He recorded nine saves in both the 2020 and 2021 seasons, but that figure is likely to be surpassed easily considering his role to start the campaign.

Brebbia was placed on the bereavement list Sunday.

Brebbia will miss a minimum of three games, meaning he won't be eligible to return until Wednesday's game versus the Padres. The right-hander has allowed just one walk in 1.2 scorless and hitless innings in two appearances this season. Outfield prospect Heliot Ramos was called up to take Brebbia's spot on the roster.

Puk fired a scoreless seventh inning in a loss to the Phillies on Saturday, allowing a walk and recording two strikeouts.

Puk threw 20 pitches during his one frame, and he labored a bit while getting just 11 of 20 pitches into the strike zone. However, the left-hander escaped unscathed, certainly a welcome start to his season after a spring in which he produced a 6.52 ERA across six appearances. Puk will likely continue to draw mostly low-leverage assignments until and unless he can prove trustworthy over an extended period.

Wilson (1-0) earned the win Saturday against the Diamondbacks after tossing a scoreless inning, fanning one and walking one.

Wilson pitched the seventh inning and needed just 16 pitches to get the job done in his MLB debut. He posted a 3.43 ERA in the minors last season and is not expected to have a big role out of the bullpen, at least in the first few weeks of the season.

Clase (0-1) allowed an unearned run on two hits without recording an out, taking the extra-inning loss Saturday versus the Royals.

Clase wasn't able to navigate the automatic runner in the 10th inning, allowing back-to-back singles to Hunter Dozier and Adalberto Mondesi. It's a tough result to open the season for Clase, but there's little reason to be worried yet. The right-hander posted a stellar 1.29 ERA and 0.96 WHIP while converting 24 saves in 69.2 innings last season, and he'll continue to get looks in high-leverage spots. It'll take more than one rough outing for his closer status to be in danger.