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Lopez (1-3) allowed three runs on five hits and two walks while striking out one in four innings to take the loss against the Athletics on Friday.

Lopez earned his first win of the season in his last outing, but he returned to the loss column against Oakland. The right-hander gave up two runs in the second inning and was removed from the contest after he allowed a solo home run to lead off the fifth inning. Lopez has now posted an 8.15 ERA and 1.42 WHIP in 17.2 innings across his first four starts of the season. He'll attempt to turn things around at home against the Yankees on Wednesday.

Puk (biceps) is slated to resume throwing before the end of the weekend, the Associated Press reports.

The left-hander has been shut down from throwing for the last few days and has yet to start mound work since going on the injured list April 8. However, he had worked up to throwing from 90 feet off flat ground before his recent brief period of inactivity, so it remains to be seen exactly what Puk's expected restart will look like.

Diekman struck out one in a perfect ninth inning to earn a save against the Orioles on Friday.

Lou Trivino had pitched on two of the last three days and gave up two runs (one earned) in Wednesday's win over Minnesota. As a result, Diekman was brought in to preserve a 3-1 lead in the ninth inning of Friday's contest, and he pitched a perfect frame to pick up his second straight save. Trivino could still be the slight favorite for save chances in Oakland, but Diekman has allowed just two hits and one walk while striking out seven in 6.2 innings across his last six appearances.

Iglesias (1-2) allowed three runs (two earned) on three hits and took the loss against Houston on Friday. He blew a save opportunity and recorded just two outs.

Iglesias was tasked with protecting a 4-2 lead in the 10th inning but was drilled for three hits, including a walkoff single by Robel Garcia. The 31-year-old now owns a 7.71 ERA and is 2-for-4 in save opportunities.

Luetge (1-0) earned the win Friday, allowing one walk with one strikeout in 1.1 innings versus Cleveland.

Starter Jordan Montgomery was unable to complete five innings, so Luetge picked up the win in a relief appearance. The 34-year-old reliever has a 4.97 ERA, 1.26 WHIP and 13:3 K:BB across 12.2 innings this season. He's surrendered three home runs in seven appearances, but none in his last three outings. Luetge is likely to remain in a low-leverage role.

Chapman pitched a perfect ninth inning with one strikeout to earn the save in Friday's 5-3 win over Cleveland.

Chapman has allowed just two hits and three walks over seven innings to start 2021. He's racked up 17 strikeouts -- Friday was the first time this year he didn't fan multiple batters in an outing. The Yankees' closer has four saves and a 1-0 record across seven appearances.

Yarbrough will serve as a bulk reliever behind opener Brent Honeywell in Saturday's game against the Blue Jays, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

Yarbrough made his first three appearances as a traditional starter, but he'll work behind an opener for a second consecutive outing Saturday. The southpaw has posted a 5.40 ERA and 1.34 WHIP in 21.2 innings across his first four appearances of the year.

Honeywell will serve as the opener in Saturday's game against Toronto, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

Honeywell will serve as an opener for the second time in his first three major-league appearances, working ahead of left-hander Ryan Yarbrough. Honeywell has allowed one run on two hits and two walks while striking out two in 3.1 innings.

Rogers struck out one batter over a perfect 0.2 innings while picking up a save over the Pirates on Friday.

Rogers came into a 2-0 game and quickly finished off the last two Pirates to preserve the win. The 30-year-old southpaw owns a 0.00 ERA and 10:1 K:BB over 8.1 frames. He has one save and three holds on the year, but Rogers could see more save chances moving forward with Alex Colome (5.63 ERA and three blows saves in five chances) struggling out of the gate.

Honeywell, who made his second appearance of the season Tuesday against the Royals after being recalled from the alternate training site, could stick with the big-league club while logging modest workloads out of the bullpen or as an opener for now, Adam Berry of MLB.com reports.

Honeywell threw 27 pitches over 1.1 innings in Tuesday's outing after making a two-inning debut as an opener against the Yankees back on April 11. Berry notes Honeywell, who's undergone four elbow surgeries since 2017, has pitched about once every five days between the alternate site and the majors thus far, but manager Kevin Cash notes that frequency could shorten and the volume could rise the more acclimated to relief work Honeywell's arm becomes. "If he's bouncing back and he feels good, I think down the road there's a chance to put a bigger workload on him," Cash said.