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The 32-year-old hurler racked up three strikeouts on the night while issuing a pair of walks. The lone tally against him came in the opening inning as Josh Bell worked a two out walk then Trevor Larnach and Ryan Jeffers followed with singles to move him around and in. Lopez finished his day with three straight scoreless frames. For the spring, he now holds a 1.00 ERA, 1.11 WHIP and an 8/4 K/BB ratio over nine innings in his first three starts.

“He’s doing much better,” Vogt told reporters on Friday after Bibee was removed from Thursday’s season-opening start against the Mariners with right shoulder inflammation. The 27-year-old right-hander is officially day-to-day for now, but it sounds like there’s a realistic chance he takes the ball on Tuesday night. He’s scheduled to throw a bullpen session this weekend to determine whether he’s ready. It’s a tough spot for fantasy managers since Bibee is likely to have some workload restrictions while also facing an extremely challenging Death Star-caliber lineup. It’s a positive sign that he might avoid a trip to the injured list, but fantasy managers should probably leave him on the bench next week.

Beavers makes his first start of the season after taking a seat in favor of veteran Tyler O’Neill, who is on the bench in this one with Samuel Basallo at DH, during Thursday’s opener. The 24-year-old top prospect dealt with knee soreness at the conclusion of spring training, so it’s an encouraging sign that he’s ready to go without needing a trip to the injured list.

Caglianone came off the bench during Thursday’s season opener against the Braves with veteran southpaw Chris Sale on the mound. The 23-year-old former top prospect was one of the more popular middle-round fantasy sleepers in drafts this spring but he’s probably going to keep sitting against tougher left-handed starters. The other notable change for Kansas City is Carter Jensen moving up to the fifth spot after hitting eighth on Opening Day.

It’ll go down as a moderate oblique strain for Morel, who suffered the injury at some point prior to Friday’s season opener against the Rockies, and will likely be out until at least early May. The 26-year-old was expected to open the year as Miami’s starting first baseman after signing a one-year deal in the offseason. It’ll be a combination of Connor Norby and Deyvison De Los Santos splitting time at the cold corner during his absence.

Norby draws another start at first base with slugging prospect Deyvison De Los Santos on the bench after Christopher Morel (oblique) hit the injured list. The other notable development for the Marlins is Jakob Marsee shifting back to his typical spot atop Miami’s lineup after lefty-masher Austin Slater got the nod to face Rockies southpaw Kyle Freeland on Opening Day earlier this week.

DeGrom added that he woke up with neck stiffness and underwent treatment in an effort to start on Saturday against the Phillies before the decision was made to not to take any risks by pushing it. It certainly sounds like things are trending towards the 37-year-old veteran fantasy ace making his season debut during a three-game road series against the Orioles, which gets underway on Monday at Camden Yards. Fantasy managers should keep a close eye on the situation but initial reports seem to indicate that this isn’t a potential injured list situation. There should be some additional clarity on his status at some point later this weekend.

Wheeler is scheduled to throw roughly 45 pitches in his first rehab outing to be followed by two additional tune-up starts before the Phillies make a determination on his status. That rough timeline puts him on track to potentially make his season debut by the end of April or early May, barring any complications.

Gasser produced 18 whiffs on 44 swings and finished with a 37% CSW against a fine Norfolk lineup that had Jackson Holliday batting second. He was in the running for a spot in Milwaukee’s rotation until the end of the spring, and there’s the chance we’ll see him soon, though that also probably depends on how Logan Henderson performs and whether Quinn Priester is able to pull off a quick return from the IL.

The switch-hitting Trimble is probably day-to-day. He’s the Orioles’ lone minor league position player who is on the 40-man roster, which will help his chances of seeing time in the majors this year.

Eldridge had a couple of strong games in exhibitions after the Giants sent him down and reaching four times in his first Triple-A contest is another good sign. His hit was a 103-mph line drive. He did strike out in his remaining at-bat. The Giants aren’t going to want to bring up Eldridge as a savior while being this ice cold at the plate, but it’s hard not see him as an upgrade over Casey Schmitt against right-handers.