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Scott allowed two hits and two walks with one strikeout. A fourth-round pick back in 2018, the 26-year-old left-hander kept the Chicago lineup off-balance, and was mostly able to throw quality strikes. Scott could make an appearance in the majors before the end of the 2022 campaign, but he’s almost assuredly ticketed for Triple-A to begin the year, and there’s not much fantasy upside in his arsenal.

Siri remained on the ground for several minutes before limping off the field. He’ll presumably head for precautionary X-rays to rule out any fractures. There should be an update on his status shortly. His absence would be problematic for New York since he’s been one of their primary center field options along with Tyrone Taylor.

Astros manager Joe Espada divulged to reporters that Rodgers has been dealing with the issue for the past few days, but was able to field ground balls prior to Saturday’s contest. It’ll be Jose Altuve covering the keystone on Saturday evening with Rodgers missing his second straight contest. Fantasy managers should consider him day-to-day for now.

Stephenson is working his way back from an oblique strain that he suffered during the late stages of spring training and remains a couple weeks away from returning to Cincinnati’s lineup. He’s making steady progress and it’s possible he’s ready to make his season debut before the end of April.

Scherzer has continued flat-ground throwing, but remains without a definitive timetable to progress to throwing off a mound again. The 40-year-old righty has been dealing with an ongoing thumb issue since spring training and it sounds like it’s going to be awhile before he’s an option for Toronto again.

Thomas will sit out his fourth consecutive contest on Saturday as he continues to deal with a right wrist contusion when he was hit by a pitch earlier this week. It’s unclear whether he’ll be available off the bench at any point this weekend. It’ll be Angel Martinez patrolling center field in his absence.

Eisert got the call back to the big leagues prior to Friday’s series opener against the Red Sox with Fraser Ellard (hamstring) landing on the injured list.

Ellard hit the injured list prior to Friday’s series opener against the Red Sox and will likely miss at least a couple weeks. The 27-year-old righty has been part of Chicago’s high-leverage mix at the outset of the regular season.

Mariot bolsters Seattle’s pitching depth at Triple-A Tacoma as extra long relief depth. The 36-year-old righty last appeared in the majors for the Reds back in 2023 when he made one relief appearance. He’s merely organizational fodder at this stage of his career.

No one grabbed Hahn after allowing one unearned run in four innings over two appearances for the Mariners. That was the 35-year-old’s first major league action since 2021. He can opt for free agency, but he might as well stay put.

He’s playing right, as Lawrence Butler has this one off. Rooker ceased playing the outfield last year because of an elbow problem that required offseason surgery. Now that he’s recovered, it sounded like he’d be an option in a corner at least a couple of times per week this year. He did play left in three games this spring, but this is the first time he’s played the outfield during the regular season. This will, of course, lead to speculation about a Nick Kurtz callup, but the A’s are going to need Rooker to play the outfield to play pretty regularly for that to work out. It’s unclear right now if that’s a possibility.