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It was another solid outing for Messick, who has now allowed one earned run or fewer in five of his eight outings this season. Messick was pulled with two outs in the sixth inning after allowing five of the six batters he faced to reach base, which included an RBI single by Ryan Jeffers to give the Twins their first run of the night. Of the seven hits Messick allowed on Friday, five came in his final inning of work, as he did his part to limit baserunners for much of the evening. Now boasting a 2.30 ERA and a 0.98 WHIP, Messick will look to stay hot in his next start, which is set for Wednesday against the Angels.

Snelling struck out two of the first three batters he faced in the first inning on Friday, but an RBI single by CJ Abrams to bring home Curtis Mead gave the Nationals their first run of the night, while a Jacob Young homer on the following at-bat pushed the Nationals’ lead to 3-0. It would be the only three runs Snelling would allow in his debut, as the lefty would settle in to pitch four-straight scoreless innings, to hold the Nats in check. He struggled at times with his command, as evidenced by the four walks he allowed, but Snelling bounced back in fine fashion after a rough first inning in his debut. His next start is scheduled for Thursday at the Twins.

Griffin’s fifth pitch of the game was a middle-high fastball to Xavier Edwards. Edwards got every bit of said pitch, smashing it 420 feet into deep center to cut the Nationals’ lead to 3-1. He would then allow a double to Otto Lopez in the next at-bat, with Lopez coming around to score on an error a few plays later. Griffin would manage to escape the inning with the lead still intact and would go on to pitch six scoreless innings to pick up his fourth win of the season. Now sitting with a 4-1 record on the year and boasting a 2.12 ERA, Griffin remains one of the best stories in baseball during the early portion of the season. He’ll look to pick up his fifth win in his next start, which is scheduled for Thursday against the Reds.

Early couldn’t have asked for a much better outing in this one. The lefty was in command of the strike zone all night and held the Rays to just four hits, all of which were singles. He managed to work his way out of a bases-loaded jam in the third inning when he forced Junior Caminero to ground into a double play to end the frame, but it was mostly smooth sailing for Early on Friday. It was a much-needed rebound after he allowed five earned runs in his previous start. Early will look to build on his best outing of the season in his next start, which is scheduled for Thursday against the Phillies.

Two singles, followed by two homers. Santillan came into the game with a 2.87 ERA in 15 2/3 innings, but his velocity is down 2.3 mph from last year and he’s been walking too many batters. For Santillan to have this outing on the heels of Graham Ashcraft’s blown save Thursday suggests that things are not going to be OK for the Reds bullpen while Emilio Pagán is out. This does really make Ashcraft look the better fantasy bet going forward, though.

Dodgers’ manager Dave Roberts came out earlier in the afternoon and noted that it was unlikely Glasnow would require a trip to the injured list, but it appears as they’ve decided to proceed out of an abundance of caution instead. The expectation is that Glasnow will be ready to return as soon as he’s eligible or shortly thereafter. Paul Gervase was recalled from Triple-A OKC to take his place on the active roster.

The 27-year-old slugger had missed each of the team’s previous four games due to a bruised left hand that he suffered while fielding a pickoff attempt from Max Fried over the weekend. He’s starting at first base and is slotted in his customary second slot in the Yankees’ lineup against Brewers’ flame-throwing right-hander Jacob Misiorowski.

The Dodgers originally said that Snell would make one more rehab start, but perhaps Tyler Glasnow’s back problem changed their thinking. If Glasnow avoids the IL, then Roki Sasaki, who was penciled in for Saturday, is probably going to be bumped from the rotation.

Alek Thomas goes to make room. Waldschmidt, 23, will get his chance after just 34 games in Triple-A in which he hit .289/.400/.477 with three homers and six steals. His strikeout rate was 24.4 percent, which is big jump from his mark of 17.6 percent between High-A and Double-A last year. He’s pretty interesting for fantasy purposes right away, but odds are that he’s not ready just yet. His hard-hit rate in Triple-A was a modest 33 percent.

Ragans, who left Wednesday’s game after three innings, was hoping to avoid the IL stint, but he’ll miss at least two starts now. Stephen Kolek will take his rotation spot. Ragans is 1-4 with a 4.84 ERA this season.