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The 30-year-old Larish hasn’t seen time in the big leagues since the 2010 season with the Tigers, but is hoping to make the Pirates Opening Day roster as a reserve infielder. While the odds are certainly against him, he at least got started out on the right foot.

Turner is now riding a four-game hitting streak. The 32-year-old shortstop is off to a slow start, but it’s important to remember that it’s early in the season. With four hits Tuesday, Turner improved his batting average from .230 to .254. He won’t be able to do that come August.

Pereira went 0-for-2 before leaving the contest. He’s day-to-day moving forward. The 25-year-old has been Chicago’s primary right fielder for the last few weeks.

Mahle gave up six hits, walked three and struck out three. The 31-year-old right-hander has blanked the Dodgers and Phillies twice in his last five starts and allowed at least five earned runs in the other three starts. Add it all up and Mahle has a 5.87 ERA in six starts. His 4.22 xFIP suggests he deserves better results, though still a far cry from the 2.18 ERA he had in 16 starts with the Rangers last year. Mahle is a risky fantasy option going forward given his 10 percent difference in strikeout percentage and walk percentage. He’s lined up to face the Cubs on the road on Sunday.

Lombard earns a promotion to the doorstep of the majors after hitting .324/.414/.595 with 12 extra-base hits, including four homers, and four steals in 19 games for Double-A Somerset. The 20-year-old former first-round pick is ready to play in the majors right now from a defensive standpoint and could push Anthony Volpe for New York’s starting shortstop job later this summer.

It’s an extremely encouraging development after Caminero was lifted from Tuesday’s game with a right jaw contusion. It’s possible the 22-year-old rising star doesn’t wake up feeling awesome and needs to sit out Wednesday’s series finale, but all indications are that he’s managed to avoid serious injury. It’s a massive relief for Tampa Bay, and fantasy managers, after a few scary moments in Cleveland.

Luzardo gave up two hits, walked none and struck out eight. He improved to 2-3 on the season with the win. Luzardo still has a 5.50 ERA after six starts, but his 2.58 xFIP tells us more good starts are in his future. The 28-year-old left-hander is lined up to face his former team in the Miami Marlins on Sunday.

Aranda’s run-scoring hit against Cleveland starter Tanner Bibee accounted for all of the offense for both sides in a low-scoring affair at Progressive Field. The 27-year-old first baseman has four homers in his last seven games and is up to 25 RBI through 29 games this season.

Bazzana struck out, flew out to center field and drew a walk in three at-bats against Rays starter Nick Martinez during his highly-anticipated big-league debut at Progressive Field. He was denied a chance to deliver a potential game-tying or game-winning hit when he was intentionally walked by reliever Cole Sulser with two outs in the ninth inning. The 23-year-old’s combination of advanced hitting ability, plate discipline and power/speed combination should give him some immediate fantasy relevance, especially in deeper mixed leagues. He’s worthy of a speculative roster spot in all leagues, especially OBP formats.

Sulser was brought in to protect a one-run lead in the final frame after Kevin Kelly got the call to put out a bases-loaded fire the previous inning. The 36-year-old veteran made things interesting by putting a pair of runners on-base, but still managed to preserve the win. Tampa Bay’s primary stopper Bryan Baker was likely unavailable for workload reasons after throwing 39 pitches while recording a pair of saves the previous two days.

Martinez was lifted from the contest following a leadoff walk to Travis Bazzana in the eighth inning after scattering three hits over seven frames. The 35-year-old veteran needed an economical 78 pitches (54 strikes) to work into the late innings of this one. He’s allowed two earned runs or fewer in five consecutive starts to kick off his Rays debut and sports a sparkling 1.70 ERA, 1.00 WHIP and 24/9 K/BB ratio across 37 innings of work. He’ll face the Blue Jays in a home matchup to kick off a two-start week on Monday.