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Tough to give up no earned runs and lose a baseball game, but it was Elder’s fault. Not only did the right-hander put the runners on, it was his error on a bunt from Jose Fernandez that scored the two runs. Still, this was an excellent start from the 26-year-old; one that saw him strike out eight and issue one walk. He generated 13 swing and misses, and he has yet to give up an earned run in his first two starts. It’s hard to take it too seriously considering how mediocre Elder has been, but the results are the results. He gets the Guardians on Friday.

The 24-year-old outfielder suffered the injury during Wednesday’s game against the Marlins. They White Sox tried to take it day-to-day but ultimately felt it was best to sit him down and let it heal rather than playing shorthanded any longer. Tanner Murray was recalled from Triple-A Charlotte to take his place on the active roster.

Cook was just optioned out to Triple-A on Thursday, but he’ll return with Jared Triolo (knee) landing on the 10-day injured list. While he’s a nice depth piece for the Pirates, he isn’t likely to see enough playing time to gain any sort of relevancy from a fantasy perspective.

Triolo sustained the injury during Saturday’s game. While the severity of the injury is not yet known, it sure sounds like Triolo will be shelved for a while. Billy Cook was recalled from Triple-A Indianapolis to take his place on the Pirates’ active roster.

With Mookie Betts (oblique) landing on the injured list on Sunday, Kim will get an opportunity with the Dodgers. It’s unclear how the playing time will shake out at shortstop between he and Miguel Rojas, but his speed makes him an intriguing option for fantasy purposes if he winds up seeing the bulk of the action.

Dodgers’ skipper Dave Roberts was hesitant to put a timeline on Betts’ potential return to action, but said he was hopeful that it would be less than the 4-to-6 weeks that is typically seen with an oblique injury. Hyeseong Kim was recalled from Triple-A Oklahoma City to take his place on the active roster.

The 25-year-old hurler will replace the injured Carter Baumler (oblique) in the Rangers’ bullpen. Curvelo made eight appearances for the Rangers during Cactus League play, posting a 4.15 ERA, 0.81 WHIP and a strong 12/1 K/BB ratio across 8 2/3 innings. He’ll function in a middle relief role initially, but could move to a high-leverage spot if he proves to be capable.

Baumler suffered the injury during Saturday’s outing against the Reds. Through his first four appearances with the Rangers, the 24-year-old hurler had registered a 3.18 ERA, 1.77 WHIP and a 6/6 K/BB ratio over 5 2/3 innings. No word yet on how much time he may miss. Luis Curvelo was recalled from Triple-A Round Rock in a corresponding move on Sunday.

The Jays needed to clear a couple of spots on their 40-man roster to add reinforcements to their bullpen on Sunday and moving Santander to the 60-day injured list was one way to accomplish that goal. We still haven’t received an official timeline from the Jays on when he may be able to return following surgery to repair a labral tear in his left shoulder, but he’ll miss the first couple of months of the season at a minimum.

The Blue Jays have yet to announce whether or not Ponce will require surgery to repair his ACL, it’s clear that he’s going to miss a substantial amount of time either way, so him moving to the 60-day injured list was an inevitability. Austin Voth was promoted from Triple-A Buffalo to take his place on the team’s roster.

It’s not surprising to see Little get sent down after posting a brutal 24.55 ERA and 3.54 WHIP over 3 2/3 innings through his first five appearances. He’ll try to work through his issues at the Triple-A level for the time being.