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Navarro was initially diagnosed with a left forearm contusion, but we should know more about his status on Wednesday. The 24-year-old is batting .341 (15-for-44) this spring and should get plenty of playing time in the Pirates’ infield this season.

We aren’t quite sure what Beck did to Rockies’ new skipper Warren Schaefer, but he has found himself in the starting lineup in just seven of the team’s first 14 ballgames now. The fact that he’s hitting .080 (2-for-25) obviously doesn’t help, but it’s hard to get into a rhythm at the plate when you’re seeing sporadic at-bats. Tyler Freeman will start in right field and bat second for the Rockies against Padres’ right-hander Walker Buehler on Friday evening.

The Pirates couldn’t get anything as they were no-hit by Shota Imanaga for the first six innings of the ballgame. That all changed when Imanaga exited in the seventh though. Ryan O’Hearn immediately spoiled the no-hit bid with a leadoff single off of Caleb Thielbar and Reynolds followed by ambushing a first-pitch curveball for a 385-foot (106.1 mph EV) two-run shot that wound up being the only scoring by either team in the ballgame. Reynolds finished the day 1-for-4 and is now hitting .245/.345/.449 with three long balls and seven RBI on the young season.

Cruz worked Cubs’ left-hander Shota Imanaga for a two-out walk in the second inning — the only baserunner the Pirates would muster in six innings against the southpaw. He then singled with two outs in the seventh and swiped second base to get himself into scoring position, but the Pirates were unable to cash him in. The 27-year-old slugger has been sizzling at the plate to start the season, slashing .300/.352/.580 with four homers, 12 RBI and a pair of steals.

Gregory Soto, who has shared the late-game duties with Santana this season, worked a scoreless eighth inning ahead of him, though he did walk a pair of batters. Santana then took over and made quick work of the Cubs, needing just 13 pitches (nine strikes) to dispatch of the Cubs including strikeouts of Dansby Swanson and Michael Busch. The 29-year-old hurler has yet to allow a run over seven innings on the season while posting a minuscule 0.43 WHIP and a 6/2 K/BB ratio.

The 27-year-old right-hander also issued three free passes on the day while recording a pair of strikeouts. It wasn’t nearly as efficient as Shota Imanaga who fired six no-hit innings on the other side of the diamond, but Mlodzinski was able to work himself out of any jams that he got into and kept the Cubs’ offense off the board just the same. He got just three whiffs on 81 pitches on the day, posting a CSW of 25 percent. He’ll tote a 2.51 ERA, 1.60 WHIP and a 15/6 K/BB ratio (14 1/3 innings) into a nice matchup against the Nationals at home on Wednesday.

Unfortunately, the Cubs were unable to scratch out a single run in the contest and wound up getting shut out in Suzuki’s highly anticipated return to the diamond. The Cubs plan to ease him back into action, so don’t be surprised if he sits on either Saturday or Sunday.

The 32-year-old southpaw piled up nine strikeouts on the afternoon. The only runner to reach base against him came on a two-out walk to Oneil Cruz in the second inning. Imanaga was in complete command throughout, generating a whopping 18 swings and misses on 100 pitches — 10 of those on his splitter alone — while posting a CSW of 30 percent. Unfortunately for Cubs’ fans and fantasy managers, they were unable to score a run for him and he wound up settling for a no-decision. He’ll look to replicate this terrific effort as he brings a 2.81 ERA, 0.81 WHIP and a 20/4 K/BB ratio (16 innings) into Wednesday’s battle against the Phillies in Philadelphia.

After missing each of the team’s previous two contests due to tendinitis in his ankle, Turang is back in there at second base and hitting atop the Brewers’ lineup for Friday’s battle against Jake Irvin and the Nationals. He’s off to a strong start offensively, slashing .270/.413/.514 with a homer, seven RBI, 10 runs scored and four stolen bases in his first 10 games.

The Astros needed to clear a spot on their 40-man roster to promote Taylor Trammell from Triple-A Sugar Land, so this accomplished that feat. Blanco is still in the process of recovering from Tommy John surgery and isn’t expected to return until late in the second half of the season.

The 28-year-old outfielder will get his first chance this season to show what he can do at the big league level with Jake Meyers (oblique) heading to the injured list. He was off to an interesting start at the Triple-A level, slashing .226/.455/.548 with two homers, five RBI, four stolen bases and an 11/11 K/BB ratio across 45 plate appearances in his first 10 ballgames.