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The 33-year-old southpaw allowed five hits and three walks on the afternoon. The lone tally against him came as Kikuchi uncorked a wild pitch with two outs in the third inning and Hunter Renfroe alertly scampered home. He has had mixed results in his first two spring starts with the Angels, registering a 3.86 ERA, troublesome 1.71 WHIP and a 11/4 K/BB ratio over his first seven innings of work.

Turang finds himself in the leadoff spot for the second time in the last three contests with Jackson Chourio occupying the second spot. The 25-year-old infielder dealt with a shoulder issue in the late stages of spring training, but didn’t end up requiring a trip to the injured list. He’s batting .267 (4-for-15) with one homer, three RBI and one steal through four games.

Blue Jays manager John Schneider told reporters Scherzer is day-to-day in terms of when he’ll be ready to resume throwing following the anti-inflammatory injection. It’s unclear how much time he’ll need to ramp back up following a brief shutdown, but he’s likely going to need a couple weeks to build up his pitch count and stamina.

Bello should be ready to rejoin Boston’s starting rotation mix at some point in the next two weeks. The 25-year-old hit the injured list with a right shoulder strain at the outset of the regular season. He’s stashed in most fantasy leagues at this juncture, but should be rostered in shallow formats where he might still be lingering on the waiver wire.

It’ll be Alex Call in right field on Tuesday night. Crews has gotten off to an ice-cold start at the plate this season, going 0-for-15 with 10 strikeouts through four games. It’s an extremely small sample size and fantasy managers shouldn’t panic. The 23-year-old top prospect is one of the most well-rounded young players in the game. His biggest strength is that he seems to have zero apparent weaknesses. The strikeouts are a bit concerning, but the hope is that a mental reset will enable him to get back on track. Patience.

Robertson will head to Triple-A Sugar Land as extra relief depth for the Astros after being jettisoned last week from Toronto’s 40-man roster. The 26-year-old righty made nine relief appearances last year between the Blue Jays and Cardinals.

Pasquantino takes a seat after making four straight starts at DH to open the regular season in the wake of a late-spring hamstring strain. The 27-year-old first baseman is hitting .214 (3-for-14) with one homer and four RBI. It’ll be MJ Melendez at DH with journeyman Cavan Biggio handling the cold corner.

Altuve spent Monday’s series opener at second base. He’ll head back to the outfield for the fourth time in five games to open the regular season with Brendan Rodgers handling the keystone.

Woodruff is expected to make a couple minor league rehab starts before he’s ready to make his long-awaited season debut. Milwaukee’s pitching staff could certainly use his help after being crushed for 47 runs over four games to open the year. The 32-year-old righty is in the final stages of his lengthy recovery from shoulder surgery and should be ready to join the Brewers by mid-to-late April.

It’s a welcome development for fantasy purposes since the expectation was that Neto wouldn’t be ready to get into minor-league rehab contests until later in April. The 24-year-old fantasy standout will likely need a couple weeks to ramp up, but he could be ready to make his season debut by mid-to-late April.

Harrington, the 36th overall pick in the 2022 draft, will make his major league debut against the Rays tonight. The 23-year-old had a 2.61 ERA and a 115/19 K/BB in 117 1/3 innings between Double- and Triple-A last year.