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Moore is heading to the injured list with a right knee sprain.

Moore suffered the injury during his start Saturday against the Royals and left after three innings. It's unclear how much time he's expected to miss, but he'll be forced to skip at least one start. Daniel Norris is expected to take his place in the rotation.

Moore left Saturday's game with a right knee sprain, Jason Beck of MLB.com reports.

The severity of the injury is not yet clear. He had been breezing through his start prior to being removed, throwing three scoreless innings with three strikeouts and just one hit allowed.

Johnson was placed on the 10-day injured list Saturday with left elbow inflammation, Pete Abraham of The Boston Globe reports.

He gave up seven runs over 1.1 innings Friday, so perhaps this explains why he was so ineffective. Right-hander Marcus Walden was recalled from Triple-A in a corresponding move.

Pressly allowed one hit in a scoreless inning of Friday's 3-2 win over Oakland.

Pressly worked a scoreless eighth inning to pick up his second hold of the season. The game was the prototype for how manager AJ Hinch would like a game to transpire: the starter (Collin McHugh) went six quality innings followed by Hector Rondon in the seventh, Pressly in the eighth and closer Roberto Osuna nailing down a save in the ninth. Pressly is entrenched as the setup man for Osuna.

Johnson allowed seven runs on six hits and a walk while striking out two over 1.1 innings in Friday's 15-8 loss to Arizona.

Johnson's first three outings were encouraging as the left-hander showed increased velocity and was dominant. That all changed Friday when he needed 39 pitches to get four outs. That he was used so much may preclude Johnson from getting Sunday's spot start, although Friday's appearance may qualify as an in-between-starts bullpen session. Either Johnson or Hector Velazquez or both will figure prominently in the series finale Sunday.

McHugh (1-1) struck out four and picked up the win, allowing one run on three hits and three walks over six innings in a 3-2 victory over the A's on Friday.

The right-hander threw 56 of 94 pitches for strikes in his first quality start of the season. McHugh has looked good so far in his return to the rotation, posting a 13:4 K:BB through 11 innings, and he'll try to keep rolling Wednesday at home against a battered -- but still dangerous -- Yankees squad.

Duran threw four scoreless innings with four strikeouts and one walk in his first start for High-A Fort Myers. He did not allow a hit.

Duran can reach 100 mph with his fastball and had an impressive 10.3 K/9 last season at Low-A. Duran's command needs some work for him to make it as a starter, but he's off to a good start at Fort Myers.

Graterol gave up one run over 4.2 innings Friday in his debut for Double-A Pensacola. He struck out six, walked two, and twice reached 100 mph on the radar gun.

The 20-year old pitches comfortably in the high 90s and has become Minnesota's top pitching prospect. He'll need to improve his secondary pitches to dominate at higher levels, but his first Double-A outing was encouraging.

Cimber (1-0) struck out two in a perfect inning of relief Friday to record the win in a 3-2 victory over the Blue Jays.

The other pitcher who headed to Cleveland last year in the same deal that netted closer Brad Hand, Cimber is of to a solid start to 2019, picking up a win and a hold while posting a 3:0 K:BB in 2.2 innings across four appearances without giving up a run.The second-year sidearmer will continue to be deployed in high-leverage spots and should easily be able to top last year's 12 holds.

Thornton didn't factor into the decision in Friday's 3-2 loss to Cleveland, allowing two runs on three hits and two walks over 5.2 innings while striking out seven.

The 25-year-old was fairly impressive once again in his second big-league outing, throwing 52 of 92 pitches for strikes while falling just shy of his first quality start. Thornton is quickly solidifying his spot in the Jays' rotation, and he'll take his next turn Friday at home against the Rays.