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Yamamoto’s first start of the year was vastly different than his struggle against the Padres in Japan last year. The right-hander gave up an RBI double to Miguel Amaya in the second, but he went unscatched after that frame while striking out four with just one walk. The 26-year-old didn’t have his best command, but that’s easy to justify on a start that took place in the middle of March. Yamamoto should make his next appearance in the Dodgers next series against the Tigers beginning March 27.

Montes heads back to the minors to make room on Tampa Bay’s active roster for Travis Jankowski after spending a couple days with the club in a bench role.

It’s merely a procedural move to free up a spot on Tampa Bay’s 40-man roster while McClanahan recovers from left triceps inflammation. The 27-year-old southpaw was slated to resume throwing this week, but it’s unclear whether that happened. There haven’t been a ton of updates on his progress since the start of the regular season. It’s looking like sometime in June might be the best-case scenario for his return at this point.

Murphy elaborated that there were no setbacks from a physical standpoint and added that it’ll be a big test for Woodruff to see how he recovers from the 61-pitch outing where he tossed five scoreless innings. The 32-year-old former fantasy ace figures to be ready to make his season debut at some point in early-to-mid May.

Richardson has made five appearances (four starts) for the Reds over the past three seasons. He joins Cincinnati’s relief mix ahead of Saturday’s game against the Rockies with Ian Gibaut hitting the injured list with a shoulder impingement. He’ll operate in long relief and can be safely ignored for fantasy purposes.

Gibaut has been a workhorse this season for Cincinnati, recording a serviceable 5.40 ERA, 1.37 WHIP and 11/4 K/BB ratio across 11 2/3 innings (12 appearances) after making a career-high 74 appearances last year for the Reds. No word yet on how long he’ll be sidelined, but shoulder issues tend to lead to extended absences.

Fitzgerald was playing second base and batting eighth in the original lineup. It’ll be rookie Christian Koss taking over at the keystone in his place. It doesn’t sound like a serious concern. Fantasy managers should consider him day-to-day for now.

Herrera caught a bullpen session on Saturday and is aiming to begin a minor league rehab assignment by the end of next week. The 24-year-old backstop was originally expected to miss roughly one month after being diagnosed with a bone bruise in his left knee back in early April. It appears there’s a decent shot he’ll rejoin the Cardinals’ lineup at some point in early May.

Tovar hit the injured list last weekend with a left hip contusion, but figures to be ready to rejoin Colorado’s lineup at some point in early May. He’s gotten off to an extremely slow start at the dish, hitting .212 (14-for-66) with zero homers, four RBI and two steals in 16 games.

It’s García’s first day off this season after making 26 consecutive starts in right field. The 32-year-old is hitting just .209/.270/.407 with four homers, 11 RBI and four steals through 100 plate appearances. It’ll be versatile Josh Smith moving over to right field on Saturday afternoon in his place.

Workman won’t have to leave town after all. The 25-year-old rookie was cut loose earlier this week by the Cubs after getting into just nine games during the opening month of the season. He’ll have an opportunity to play a bit more with the rebuilding White Sox, but it’s unlikely to translate into any fantasy relevance.