<p>Josh Thole (bruised hand) and Ruben Tejada (bruised finger) showed improvement but Collins planned to hold them out for at least one more day.</p>

Josh Thole (bruised hand) and Ruben Tejada (bruised finger) showed improvement but Collins planned to hold them out for at least one more day.

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