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Yarbrough (15-5) picked up the win Wednesday against the Rangers, allowing three runs on five hits and two walks across four innings. He struck out six.

Yarbrough wasn't exactly sharp Wednesday, but he was able to pick up his 15th win of the season thanks to a plethora of run support from Tampa Bay's offense. Working primarily as a long reliever, the southpaw has posted a 3.88 ERA and 1.28 WHIP with 123 strikeouts across 139.1 innings this season.

Lopez (ribs) is expected to start Thursday against the Tigers, Jeffrey Flanagan of MLB.com reports.

Lopez won't be forced to miss a turn through the rotation after exiting his previous start with a left rib contusion. The 25-year-old is 2-0 with a 2.33 ERA and 13:1 K:BB through three starts (19.1 innings) in September.

Manaea underwent successful shoulder surgery Wednesday, Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

Specifics regarding the procedure remain unknown, though everything apparently went as planned. Manaea is expected to miss all of 2019 after going under the knife. He posted a career-best 3.59 ERA through 27 starts this season prior to suffering the injury.

Gonsalves (1-2) picked up the win Wednesday against the Tigers, allowing just one hit and one walk while striking out four across six scoreless innings.

Gonsalves followed "opener" Gabriel Moya and shut down the Tigers en route to his first career big-league victory. The 24-year-old was shifted to the bullpen after struggling as a starter upon initially joining the Twins -- allowing 16 earned runs across 12.1 innings through his first four outings -- and he's responded with nine scoreless innings of relief over his last two appearances. Gonsalves will likely continue to work as a long reliever down the stretch.

Jurado will serve as the primary pitcher Friday against the Mariners.

Connor Sadzeck is set to "open" Friday's series opener, with Jurado following and covering the bulk of the innings as a long reliever. Jurado has struggled in his first taste of the majors, posting a 7.01 ERA, 1.72 WHIP and 17:17 K:BB across 43.2 innings.

Sadzeck will serve as the opener for Friday's game against the Mariners.

Sadzeck hasn't allowed a run through eight appearances since joining the Rangers at the beginning of September, striking out five batters across 6.1 innings during that stretch. He figures to pitch one or two innings before giving way to long reliever Ariel Jurado.

Stanek will serve as the opener Thursday against the Blue Jays, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

Stanek has "started" 26 games this season, compiling a 2.50 ERA and 1.06 WHIP with 47 strikeouts across 36 innings in those appearances. He'll pitch one or two innings before giving way to a long reliever.

Jurado is listed as the Rangers' probable starter for Friday's game against the Mariners.

Jurado was deployed as a "primary pitcher" out of the bullpen the last time his turn in the rotation came up Sunday in San Diego, with the right-hander working four innings and giving up three runs on seven hits and two walks. In light of those less-than-stellar results, the Rangers will shift Jurado back to a traditional starting role this time around, even though he hasn't been great in that capacity either. In his seven official starts, Jurado has posted a 6.69 ERA, 1.63 WHIP and 3.3 K/9 over 35 frames.

Pruitt will be called up from Triple-A Durham on Thursday.

Pruitt has spent the past seven weeks in the minors but is set to provide some additional depth in the Rays' bullpen for the final stretch of the 2018 campaign. During 20 appearances with the big-league club, he logged a 4.80 ERA and 38 strikeouts in 60 innings. Look for him to be utilized in low-leverage spots.

Milner will be called up from Triple-A Durham prior to Thursday's game against the Blue Jays.

After being traded to Tampa Bay from Philadelphia in mid-July, Milner made a pair of appearances with the team and was then demoted to Durham, where he's spent the past two months. Across 19 outings with the Bulls, he logged a 3.18 ERA and 1.00 WHIP with a 24:3 K:BB in 17 innings.