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Jax struck out three and walked one while throwing 59 pitches in this one. The former reliever showed off a six-pitch mix in this one, using five pitches at least 14 percent of the time. He threw plenty of strikes with his sinker and four-seamer and was able to use his changeup for whiffs against both righties and lefties. However, no other pitches really missed many bats, and he had just a 10 percent swinging strike rate. We’ll need to see a little more strikeout upside from Jax if he’s going to be relied on in fantasy leagues. He should be able to push to five innings next week against the Blue Jays, but we’d hold off on starting him for now.

Harvey had been working his way back from a triceps strain but suffered a setback while progressing through his throwing program. At this stage, there’s no clear timetable for when he may be able to rejoin the Cubs’ bullpen.

Woodruff had a minor procedure done on Tuesday to have a cyst drained from his shoulder. If all goes well with that session, he’ll progress to a bullpen session and then to a simulated game. The 33-year-old hurler is in great spirits and is ready to get to work as soon as possible in order to return to the Brewers’ rotation as quickly as possible.

The 34-year-old hurler elected free agency from the Mets after he was sent outright to Triple-A Syracuse earlier in the week. Given his experience and veteran moxie, it wouldn’t be surprising to see him get an opportunity to pitch out of a depleted Tigers’ bullpen in relatively short order.

Weston Wilson will replace him in the Orioles’ lineup and will bat ninth against Jacob Lopez and the Athletics on Friday night. Alexander is considered day-to-day.

Arraez missed the team’s previous two games due to a minor thumb injury. The 29-year-old comes into play on Friday slashing .316/.340/.398 with zero homers, 11 RBI and four stolen bases on the season. He’ll start at second base and bat second against Pirates’ right-hander Carmen Mlodzinski.

It’s possible that due to travel Waldschmidt wasn’t going to be there in time on Friday or that the Diamondbacks didn’t want him to debut against Mets’ right-hander Nolan McLean, but either way it’s a surprise that the 23-year-old isn’t in there for his debut after being promoted from Triple-A Reno on Friday. Jorge Barrosa will start in center field and bat ninth for the Diamondbacks on Friday evening.

The 29-year-old southpaw played catch from a distance of 80 feet on Friday. He’s still got plenty of hurdles to clear before he’s able to rejoin the Rangers’ bullpen. It would be surprising to see him back in the mix before the end of May.

It’s unclear exactly what that entails, but Vogt noted that Arias is going to be sidelined a bit longer than his original estimate of 4-to-8 weeks. The 26-year-old infielder has been shelved since April 9.

It appears to be nothing more than a routine night off for the 22-year-old slugger. Ballesteros has been an integral cog in the Cubs’ lineup this season, slashing .280/.343/.527 with six homers and 19 RBI across 105 plate appearances. Michael Conforto will function as the team’s designated hitter and will bat second against right-hander Kumar Rocker.

Jung has had a couple of stints with the big league club in the past week, but he’ll take the shuttle back to Toledo with Zack Short returning on Friday. Jung, 25, has hit just .167 (1-for-6) with zero RBI and one run scored in his limited action with the Tigers this season.