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Ceda suffered an elbow strain this week in Marlins camp. The right-hander will likely get a second opinion in a few days before deciding whether to go under the knife.

Thomas knocked a base hit in the third inning, then later took Sean Burke deep for a solo homer in the fifth for his first of the season. The 25-year-old outfielder has struggled so far on the year, hitting .185/.221/.338 with seven runs scored, eight RBI, and three steals across 69 plate appearances.

Burke stranded four runners over three scoreless frames before the Diamondbacks brought a run in to score in the fourth on a triple and a groundout. Alek Thomas later took Burke deep for a solo homer in the fifth. Burke’s sixth and final frame was his only clean inning. His day would be done after six with three strikeouts. The 26-year-old right-hander will take a 4.10 ERA, 1.22 WHIP, and a 20/7 K/BB ratio across 26 1/3 innings into a start against the Nationals in Chicago on Sunday.

The White Sox jumped on Kelly right away, putting four runs on the board in the first inning, including two on a bases-loaded double by Colson Montgomery. Munetaka Murakami, Miguel Vargas, and Montgomery got to him in the second, going back-to-back-to-back with solo homers. The D-Backs had to stick with Kelly to give the bullpen a rest. Kelly would pitch into the fifth, leaving with two runners on. It was only the second start for the 37-year-old right-hander since returning from a back injury. He’ll look to bounce back against the Brewers in Milwaukee next Tuesday.

Walker was summoned to close out the game against the Dodgers with a two-run lead in the ninth. He pitched a perfect frame, striking out two batters in what was his best outing of the season for his second save. Walker’s usage so far this season suggests he won’t necessarily get every save chance, but he’s still the favorite to lead the team as long as he can get the job done.

Roupp was sharp over three scoreless innings against the Dodgers before unravelling a bit in the fourth. He walked four batters to bring home a run for Los Angeles. He recovered with a clean fifth inning. Roupp’s day would be done after five as his pitch count reached 106 after the long fourth. He generated 12 whiffs to collect seven strikeouts. The 27-year-old right-hander is off to a great start this season, posting a 2.28 ERA, 1.01 WHIP, and a 31/12 K/BB ratio across 27 2/3 innings. His next start will come Sunday at home against the Marlins.

The Pirates scratched across a run after an Oneil Cruz single, stolen base, and run-scoring single from Ryan O’Hearn. After that, Rocker retired 13 consecutive hitters and cruised to both a quality start and win. As he’s done all season so far, it was a heavy dose of sinkers and sliders all night. Those two pitches accounted for 77 of the 88 he threw in total. He now has a 3.46 ERA and 20:8 strikeout to walk ratio over 20 2/3 innings so far this season. His next start is scheduled to come against the Athletics at home this Sunday.

The Giants got to Yamamoto in the first inning, bringing home three runs on four hits and a walk. He settled in nicely to turn his outing around, giving up two hits and a walk over six more scoreless frames. Yamamoto ended his night strong in the seventh, striking out the side to collect seven strikeouts. The 27-year-old right-hander will take a 2.48 ERA, 0.89 WHIP, and a 28/5 K/BB ratio across 32 2/3 innings into a start against the Marlins in Los Angeles on Monday.

Jung is swinging a very hot bat at the moment. His second inning double started things off for the Rangers who wound up cruising to a win and his fifth inning RBI extended his RBI streak to five straight games. He has five doubles over that stretch as well and it feels like he’s hitting consistently for the first time in years. Here’s to hoping he can keep it up.

Cruz started this game with a hot-shot single to right field, stole a base, advanced to third when the ball got away, and came around to score on a single from Ryan O’Hearn. It took just seven pitches for him to manufacture his Pirates a 1-0 lead. Sadly, that was the only run they’d push across. Cruz tried to do more in the fifth when a long fly ball to center died on the warning and fell just a few feet short of a three-run homer. Nevertheless, it’s been a magical start to the season for Cruz with a .290 batting average, six home runs, and 10 stolen bases.

Mlodzinski came back to earth here after a phenomenal first handful of starts. It took until the fifth inning for the Rangers to really tack on, but they were hitting rockets all night. His splitter had been his bread and butter so far this season and while it forced seven of his nine total swings-and-misses, he struggled to command it. That left too many over the middle of the plate and a handful turned into hits and then runs. He’ll have a chance to get back on track this Sunday against the Brewers.