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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.

Hu will be recalled from Triple-A Durham on Thursday.

Hu has appeared in just three games for the Rays this season, posting a 5.40 ERA and 0.80 WHIP with nine strikeouts in 10 innings of relief. Look for him to serve in low-leverage spots upon his arrival prior to the series opener in Toronto.

Gonsalves is expected to serve as the Twins' primary pitcher Wednesday against the Tigers, Mike Berardino of the St. Paul Pioneer Press reports.

Gonsalves made his first four appearances with the Twins as a starter, posting a miserable 11.68 ERA and 3.00 WHIP across 12.1 innings. In light of those struggles, the Twins opted to experiment with him out of the bullpen as a primary pitcher during his most recent turn in the rotation Sept. 13 against the Royals, with Gonsalves responding by tossing three no-hit innings. He'll work out of the bullpen behind opener Gabriel Moya again Wednesday and attempt to replicate the success he enjoyed his last time out.

Yacabonis will start Wednesday's game against the Blue Jays, Rich Dubroff of BaltimoreBaseball.com reports.

Yacabonis will make his first start at the big-league level since late August when he allowed six earned runs in a dreadful performance versus the Yankees. Since being recalled from Triple-A Norfolk earlier this month, he's logged a 4.82 ERA and 1.07 WHIP across three relief appearances.