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Cole was limited to just six relief appearances with the Blue Jays this season due to injury. The 29-year-old righty should be able to land a minor-league deal with an invite to spring training this offseason.

Contreras led off the second inning with a single off of Mick Abel, but he never advanced past first base. He then started a rally in the fourth by working Abel for a two-out walk and scored the Red Sox’ first run on a two-run single by Ceddanne Rafaela. The 33-year-old then delivered an RBI double in the sixth inning that extended the Red Sox’ lead to 3-0. He has been sizzling at the dish in Grapefruit League play, hitting .533 (8-for-15) with a pair of homers and seven RBI.

Bello scattered three hits on the night and didn’t walk a batter. The 26-year-old hurler was in complete command in this one, generating 13 swings and misses on 69 pitches and posting a strong CSW of 36 percent. We have seen both the good and the bad sides of Bello this spring as he has compiled an inconsistent 5.65 ERA, 1.19 WHIP and a 17/2 K/BB ratio over 14 1/3 innings in four Grapefruit League starts. When he’s going right though — as he was on Thursday — he can dominate any lineup.

Clemens led off the game with a single off of Brayan Bello and swiped second base, but he was then doubled off on a line drive. He then smacked a two-out triple in the eighth inning before being lifted for a pinch runner. The 29-year-old utilityman has had a solid spring, hitting .290 (9-for-31) with zero homers, five RBI and a pair of stolen bases.

The 24-year-old hurler punched out six batters on the night while issuing a pair of free passes. He got through the first three innings without any difficulty but ran into trouble in the fourth as he loaded the bases with two outs as he allowed a single and a pair of walks. Ceddanne Rafaela then followed with a two-run single. Abel generated 11 swings and misses on 79 pitches on the night, registering a CSW of 28 percent. He has made a strong case for inclusion in the Twins’ Opening Day rotation, posting a 2.00 ERA, 0.83 WHIP and a 23/3 K/BB ratio over 18 innings. If that’s the case, Zebby Matthews could wind up being the odd man out.

Basallo got the scoring started in the home half of the first inning, winning a seven-pitch battle against Cam Sanders by crushing a 342-foot (106.3 mph EV) solo shot. He then victimized Mike Clevinger for a 358-foot (110.6 mph EV) two-run blast in the third inning that made it a 5-0 ballgame. With his three-hit attack, the 21-year-old backstop is now hitting .375 (12-for-32) with three homers and 10 RBI in what has been a very impressive Grapefruit League campaign. As long as he’s in the Orioles’ lineup on a regular basis, he’s going to be an impact contributor for fantasy purposes.

Rogers allowed seven hits on the evening and didn’t walk a batter. The 28-year-old southpaw navigated the first four innings without any issue, but the Pirates strung together two singles, a ground out and another single to push a pair of runs across in the fifth inning. Rogers got 11 swings and misses on 82 pitches on the night — six of those on his slider — while posting a CSW of 30 percent. He finishes the spring with a stellar 2.51 ERA, 0.98 WHIP and a 16/1 K/BB ratio across 14 1/3 innings. His next assignment will come on Opening Day against the Twins.

The 31-year-old hurler made it look easy in this one, getting Billy Cook on a swinging third strike, Jake Mangum on a ground ball to first and Pirates’ top prospect Konnor Griffin on a swinging third strike to end the inning. He has now fired five scoreless innings on the spring with a 0.80 WHIP and a 5/1 K/BB ratio. He looks like one of the more solid and stable options at closer after the top seven options come off the board.

On the plus side, the 35-year-old hurler recorded four of his six outs via the strikeout, while issuing one walk. All of the damage done against him came on the lone hit that Clevinger allowed — a two-run blast by Samuel Basallo in the third inning. He got 10 swings and misses on just 34 pitches in the ballgame, five of them on his cutter, while posting a strong CSW of 38 percent. If he finds a way to latch onto the Pirates’ Opening Day roster, it’s expected to be as a long man in the bullpen. Either way though, don’t expect him to hold any sort of fantasy value.

The dynamic 28-year-old outfielder led off the second inning with a double off of Peter Lambert, but the Mets were unable to cash him in. He then smacked a two-run double in the fifth inning that extended his team’s advantage to 5-0. He has impressed in his limited action with the Mets so far, hitting .333 (5-for-15) with two RBI and a pair of runs scored.

The 33-year-old right-hander scattered three hits on the night while issuing one base on balls. At no point during the start did the Astros put multiple men on base against him. Senga got five swings and misses on 63 pitches in the contest — two on his forkball — while registering a CSW of 29 percent. His fastball velocity averaged 95.0 mph and touched as high as 97.3 mph. He finishes an impressive spring with a 1.86 ERA, 0.72 WHIP and an 11/1 K/BB ratio over 9 2/3 innings of work.