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He struck out nine and walked three on the day in what was a relatively inconsistent start. Gausman was able to find the command of his splitter again and registered 12 whiffs on his 37 splitters thrown. However, he continues to struggle to miss bats with his four-seamer, which allowed 16 foul balls, and his slider posted just a 15 percent zone rate. This version of Gausman is fine, and you certainly love the strikeouts, but we’d be lying if we said we weren’t nervous about starting him in Sacramento against the Athletics next week.

The 32-year-old outfielder has been struggling at the plate in the early going — hitting .182/.258/.273 with zero homers, one RBI and a 17/5 K/BB ratio in his first 62 plate appearances. Perhaps a day off to clear his head will do him some good. James Outman will start in his place in center field and will bat ninth against Max Scherzer and the Blue Jays on Sunday afternoon in Toronto.

Arraez was pulled from Saturday’s game after he was inadvertently kicked in the wrist by Dylan Beavers who was running from first base to second base in the fourth inning. He’s considered day-to-day and shouldn’t require any sort of extended absence.

It looks to be nothing more than a routine breather for the 32-year-old infielder. Marte is off to a slow start offensively this season, slashing .197/.258/.328 with a pair of homers, seven RBI and zero stolen bases in his first 66 plate appearances while playing every inning of the team’s first 15 games. Ildemaro Vargas will start in his place at second base and hit leadoff for the Diamondbacks on Sunday.

The expectation had been that Moreno would be placed on the injured list on Sunday, and while that’s still possible, it has not happened yet. James McCann will start in his place behind the dish and will bat seventh for the Snakes on Sunday against Phillies’ right-hander Andrew Painter.

Rock was up to add a fresh arm to the bullpen for a couple of days, though he didn’t wind up appearing in a ballgame. He’ll continue to function as extra pitching depth for the Rays at the Triple-A level.

As expected, Rasmussen will return from paternity leave to make his start in Sunday’s series finale against the Yankees. Joe Rock was optioned back to Triple-A Durham in a corresponding move. That means Shane McClanahan will now start on Tuesday and will be lined up to make two starts next week.

Winn was removed from Friday’s game after being hit by a pitch just below his right knee. He sat out Saturday’s game as a precautionary measure and it sounds like he needs at least another day before he’ll be ready to return to action. The encouraging news for fantasy managers is that it doesn’t sound like he’ll require a trip to the injured list. Thomas Saggese will take his place at shortstop once again on Sunday and will bat eighth against Brayan Bello and the Red Sox.

Díaz has exhibited decreased velocity early in the season — including while giving up three runs in a blown save against the Rangers on Friday night. They’ll see how he’s feeling on Sunday before making a determination on his status, but it’s possible that the club ends up taking an extremely cautious approach and sits him down for a while to make sure that he gets right. Alex Vesia picked up a save in his absence on Saturday.

The Astros are dealing with a plethora of injuries in their rotation at the moment and need all the help that they can get, so it sounds like Bolton will have an opportunity to stick around if he pitches well. He allowed just two runs over 4 1/3 innings in a spot start against the Rockies on Monday.

Antonacci has been seeing time in the outfield at the Triple-A level and could potentially step right into an everyday role there for the White Sox. The 23-year-old has hit .317/.509/.488 with two homers, six RBI, four stolen bases and a remarkable 6/14 K/BB ratio through his first 12 games this season. He’ll immediately make for an intriguing addition in deeper mixed leagues.