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McKinstry has been on the injured list for about three weeks, so it’s nice to get him back. With Javier Baez (ankle) on the injured list now, McKinstry should settle into an every-day role against right-handed pitching, but he might do so at a bunch of different positions.

Senga’s return from the injured list got off to a rocky start as he struggled to find the strike zone and needed 36 pitches to complete an opening frame where he allowed four runs on two hits and a pair of walks. He walked the first two batters he faced before coughing up a no-doubter to Sal Stewart into the left-field seats. He also gave up a solo shot to Spencer Steer in the frame. He managed to complete four innings, finishing with five strikeout and four walks. He’s been far too unpredictable for fantasy managers to consider trusting him when he faces the Cubs his next time out on Monday.

The left-hander threw 74 percent of his pitches for strikes, striking out six and walking two. He also posted a solid 14 percent swinging strike rate with 14 whiffs on the day, including a 39 percent swinging strike rate on his sweeper. Griffin lowered his ERA to 3.32 in his return to MLB, but he gets a much stiffer test against the Phillies next week. In shallow leagues, we might recommend keeping him in your bench for that one.

Gonzalez started at second base and made some noise in his rehab debut as he works his way back from a shoulder issue that put him on the shelf to open the season. The 29-year-old lefty-masher figures to play regularly for the Red Sox once he’s gotten enough at-bats under his belt to return to Boston. There’s some deep-league fantasy appeal here since Gonzalez is likely to bat in the heart of the order once he makes it back to Fenway Park.

Houser’s 29-pitch first inning saw him give up a long homer to Drake Baldwin and another run on a Mauricio Dubón hit. Because it was such a short outing, the Giants could try putting Houser back into the pitching mix in a couple of days, if they see the need. If they stay with the current rotation, he’d pitch Sunday in Miami.

Woodruff threw 82 pitches while striking out five and only issuing one walk. The 33-year-old could potentially make another rehab start this weekend but he’s trending towards returning to Milwaukee’s rotation by the end of June.

It’ll be resumed on Wednesday afternoon in the second inning. The rain kept falling throughout the early stages of this contest at Truist Park and both teams waited through a nearly two-hour rain delay before the plug was finally pulled. Giants starter Adrian Houser allowed two runs in his lone inning of work while Atlanta’s Grant Holmes was charged with three runs over two innings. It’s also worth noting that Drake Baldwin launched a legendary 473-foot homer in his return from the injured list prior to the delay.

Cabrera left the contest with one out in the fifth inning with what appeared to be a recurrence of the blister issue that sent him to the injured list earlier this season. The 28-year-old was charged with three runs over 4 1/3 innings. He struck out three and also issued two walks. There should be an update on his status following the contest and whether he’ll make his next start against the Mets on Monday.

Washington receives the emergency last-minute call-up to sit on Seattle’s bench during Tuesday’s series opener against the Orioles with Randy Arozarena (hamstring) hitting the injured list and both Josh Naylor (shin, wrist) and Luke Raley (back) unavailable due to injuries. The 26-year-old outfielder will head back to the minors with Connor Joe coming up from Triple-A Tacoma prior to Wednesday’s contest. Even if he never makes it back in the future, Washington can always say that he put on a big-league uniform at least once in his career.

The move is now official. Arozarena heads to the injured list with a relatively mild hamstring issue while the Mariners deal with an avalanche of injuries to their roster, including Josh Naylor (shin, wrist) and Luke Raley (back). It’ll be Curtis Washington Jr. coming up from High-A Everett to take his spot on Seattle’s roster temporarily with Connor Joe on his way from Triple-A for Wednesday’s game. Fantasy managers should anticipate Arozarena making it back to Seattle before the end of June.