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Castillo (elbow) began a rehab assignment at Single-A Lake Elsinore on April 22 and has made three appearances for the affiliate, striking out five and working around a hit and a walk over three scoreless frames.

The 26-year-old southpaw has thus far looked good as he makes his return from his March 2021 Tommy John surgery. He re-signed with the Padres on a minor-league deal over the winter and will eventually report to Triple-A El Paso once he completes his rehab assignment.

Cousins was placed on the 10-day injured list Sunday with a right elbow effusion, Curt Hogg of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports.

Cousins pitched a scoreless inning Saturday against the Cubs and allowed a hit with three strikeouts and two walks, and he'll now be sidelined by an elbow issue. It's unclear how long the right-hander will be sidelined, though he'll be eligible to be activated from the injured list May 11.

Rucker allowed two runs on two hits across two innings of relief in Saturday's loss to the Brewers. He walked two and struck out six.

A two-run home run by Rowdy Tellez in the fifth inning put a damper on Rucker's day, but he was otherwise fantastic in recording all six of his outs via strikeout. The righty has 10 strikeouts across eight innings this season and had 30 punchouts in 28.1 innings last year, so he has shown the ability to miss bats at the MLB level.

Manaea allowed three runs on five hits and three walks while striking out six over 6.2 innings against Pittsburgh on Saturday. He did not factor in the decision.

The southpaw allowed a run in the first inning and two more in the fifth but pitched well overall in notching his fourth quality start of the campaign. Manaea threw a season-high 110 pitches -- the first time he has crossed the 100-pitch threshold this season -- and didn't allow any homers for the first time in three starts. He'll likely make his next start at home against Miami next weekend.

Bard struck out two in a perfect ninth inning against the Reds on Saturday en route to his sixth save of the season.

Tasked with preserving a one-run lead, Bard made quick work of the Reds' 2-4 hitters, retiring the side in order on eight pitches (seven strikes). Bard now has a 2.25 ERA this season and is 6-for-7 in save chances. Alex Colome has grabbed a couple saves, but Bard looks like the clear No. 1 option in the Colorado bullpen.

Jackson was optioned to Triple-A Oklahoma City on Saturday, Fabian Ardaya of The Athletic reports.

Jackson was called up earlier in the week, but the Dodgers decided to remove him from the roster so they could get a look at fellow reliever Carson Fulmer. Jackson will likely be among the top options the next time the Dodgers need to add a reliever to the roster.

Fulmer was called up from Triple-A Oklahoma City on Saturday, Bill Plunkett of The Orange County Register reports.

Fulmer was effective in eight appearances with Oklahoma City, so the Dodgers decided to add him to the roster and demote fellow reliever Andre Jackson. Nine other relievers reside in the Dodgers' bullpen, but it seems likely the club will want to see how he fares in his return to the big leagues.

White was placed on the COVID-19 injured list Saturday, Bill Plunkett of The Orange County Register reports.

It's not immediately clear how long White will be sidelined, but he will be out of action for at least a few days. With White unavailable, Carson Fulmer was called up to join the Dodgers' bullpen.

Leiter was optioned to Triple-A Iowa on Saturday, Meghan Montemurro of the Chicago Tribune reports.

Leiter has failed to impress in three starts and one relief appearance this season. He owns a 7.84 ERA and 1.74 WHIP, striking out just 20.4 percent of opposing batters while walking 14.3 percent. Locke St. John was recalled to take his place on the roster.

Reyes (shoulder) played catch at Busch Stadium on Saturday, Jeff Jones of the Belleville News-Democrat reports.

Reyes hit the 60-day injured list in late March due to a shoulder issue which had bothered him since the start of camp. While it's certainly a positive to see him throwing in some capacity, there are still several steps between playing catch from 60 feet and pitching in a major-league game.