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Jovani Morán, Yacksel Rios, Fernando Cruz and Edwin Díaz finished the 10-strikeout masterpiece, which included just one unearned run. Puerto Rico’s big blow was delivered by the recently retired Martín Maldonado, who had a three-run double on a grounder down the third base line in the second. Puerto Rico is 3-0 ahead of his its Pool B finale against Canada on Tuesday, and since either Canada or Cuba will finish with two losses, Puerto Rico has clinched a spot. Canada needs to beat Puerto Rico and then Cuba on Wednesday in order to advance.

Ragans pitched three scoreless innings, but he went from averaging 96.9 mph with his fastball in the first inning to 93.2 mph in the third and didn’t come back out for the fourth in the game against the Guardians.

Ramírez will get a look with Colorado after a decent showing in the World Baseball Classic earlier this spring. The 36-year-old journeyman has racked up 336 appearances between seven different organizations since 2012. He posted a solid 2.45 ERA across 11 innings for the Twins last year.

Ureña had five strikeouts, including three of Munetaka Murakami. He allowed just three hard-hit balls. Ureña is still far from being a mixed-league option, but his 3.22 ERA in four starts and two relief appearances is nice, even if it is the product of six of his 14 runs allowed being unearned. He’s struck out 22 and walked 16 in 22 1/3 innings. He’ll likely make his next start Tuesday in Cleveland.

Silseth entered with a five-run lead, so it wasn’t a save situation. However, he might be a candidate for some of those at some point. He has a 2.70 ERA and three holds through 13 1/3 innings.

Schultz walked four and settled for just three strikeouts even though he had 12 whiffs. In five starts since his callup, he’s sporting a 23/16 K/BB ratio in 25 innings, which isn’t going to cut it. Of course, he will get better, but he might spend a little more time in Triple-A before he establishes himself. For now, though, he should stay in the rotation and face the Royals next week.

Teodosio is easily the Angels’ best center fielder, but with Mike Trout most comfortable in the middle, Teodosio has been starting in left when both play. While he’s definitely not known for his bat, he’s hit a respectable .278/.333/.333 with four steals in 40 plate appearances. Most likely, he’s going to be needed in center at some point during the season.

It’s the second golden sombrero for Murakami, whose 55 strikeouts place him tied for second most in the majors. He’s still tied for first with his 14 homers.

Ríos will presumably stick around as emergency organizational relief depth for the Cubs after passing through waivers unclaimed. The 32-year-old righty tossed 1 2/3 innings in his lone appearance for Chicago prior to being designated for assignment last weekend.

Johnson will test the open market after going unclaimed on waivers after being removed from Houston’s roster earlier this week. The 30-year-old journeyman went 2-for-14 at the plate in eight games for the Astros.

Sandlin went unclaimed on waivers after being removed from Los Angeles’ relief corps earlier this week. The 29-year-old struggled to an 11.42 ERA over 8 2/3 innings with the Angels this season.