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Abreu went 1-for-1 with three walks, an RBI and a run scored in Sunday's 3-2 loss to Texas.

Boston's bats overall have been sluggish to open the season but not Abreu's. Including an epic Opening Day -- two home runs, four RBI -- the outfielder has seven hits in 10 at-bats with five walks, four extra-base hits and six RBI. His final walk Sunday was intentional, as the Red Sox attempted to come back. Abreu's start to the season is another example that spring training numbers mean little; an illness limited him to 20 at-bats (one hit) in the Grapefruit League, and there was talk he might begin the season on the injured list.

Robert went 2-for-4 with a run scored and a stolen base Sunday against the Angels.

Robert entered the game having gone 1-for-8 with three strikeouts, though he turned things around Sunday. He singled in the first inning and came around to score, and he chipped in his first stolen base of the year seven frames later. Robert has hit second in all three of Chicago's games and should continue to occupy a key spot in the order.

Thaiss went 2-for-3 with a double, a walk and an RBI in Sunday's game against the Angels.

Thaiss started his second straight game behind the plate and appears to have overtaken Korey Lee as the White Sox's preferred option. He tallied his first hit of the season in the first inning to drive in Luis Robert Jr. Thaiss has reached base five times across seven plate appearances in his two starts.

Maton went 1-for-3 with a solo home run Sunday against the Angels.

Maton started for the second consecutive game at designated hitter, as Andrew Benintendi shifted back to his traditional position in left field. Maton also took over the leadoff spot Sunday and began the home half of the first inning with his first homer of the season. He's a .204 hitter across 518 career plate appearances in the majors, though he has an 11.4 percent walk rate and .150 ISO, which could combine to give him some appeal in very deep formats that reward on-base percentage.

Garcia went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in Sunday's 3-2 win over Boston.

Garcia hit the second of two Texas solo home runs in the sixth inning to erase Boston's lead. It was the second homer in as many days for Garcia, who told Jack Magruder of MLB.com at the start of spring training that his goal is to hit 50 home runs. He reworked his swing during the offseason in an effort to bounce back from a career-low .684 OPS in 2024.

Pereda started at catcher and went 0-for-3 in Sunday's loss to the Mariners.

Pereda won the backup catcher job behind regular starter Shea Langeliers. However, he may not play as much as a regular backup as Tyler Soderstrom could also make some starts at catcher. Pereda has a good arm behind the plate but struggled with the bat last season (.481 OPS in 40 plate appearances in the majors).

Schreiber allowed one run on two hits while striking out two over 1.1 innings Sunday against the Guardians.

Schreiber saw his strikeout rate dip to 20.5 percent in 2024 in his first year in Kansas City but remained useful with a 3.66 ERA and 1.32 WHIP over 51.2 regular-season innings. He could be a nice source of holds (24 last year) ahead of Lucas Erceg and Carlos Estevez in the bullpen.

Langford went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in Sunday's 3-2 win over the Red Sox.

After Boston took a 2-1 lead in the top of the sixth, Langford responded immediately with a leadoff homer in the bottom of the frame. It was the first home run of the season for Langford, who was moved up to second in the order with Corey Seager getting the day off. The outfielder has hit safely in all four games to start the season

Stratton allowed two runs on three hits and two walks with no strikeouts over 1.2 innings Sunday against Cleveland.

Stratton's season ended in mid-September due to a forearm injury, but he was healthy in spring training. He was unimpressive last season with a 5.55 ERA, 17.1 percent K rate and 12.8 percent walk rate but was a consistent part of the middle-relief corps. A slow start to the season won't help him find higher-leverage usage.

Duran started at third base and went 0-for-2 with an RBI in Sunday's 3-2 win over Boston.

Duran got the start at third base after the Rangers placed Josh Jung (neck spasms) on the 10-day injured list. Jung's backup might normally be Josh Smith, but he left Saturday's game with a quadriceps injury and did not play Sunday.