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Manager Bruce Bochy said Pomeranz (lat) could miss just one turn through the rotation, Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area reports.

Pomeranz landed on the injured list Thursday with a left lat strain, but the injury doesn't appear to be anything that will keep him sidelined for an extended period. The southpaw is eligible to return May 17, should he prove ready. With a pair of upcoming off days, the Giants figure to proceed with four starters until May 21, at which point Pomeranz might be ready to rejoin the rotation.

The Giants recalled Beede from Triple-A Sacramento on Thursday.

Prior to Derek Holland's (finger) return from the 10-day injured list this week, Beede was shipped out to Sacramento after making one spot start in Holland's stead. It was a disastrous debut outing for Beede, who lasted just 2.1 innings while giving up seven runs on seven hits and two walks to the Reds. With the Giants having now shifted another member of their rotation in Drew Pomeranz (lat) to the IL, Beede will get another shot at redemption in the big leagues, though he'll be limited to a long-relief role initially, according to Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area. The Giants can get by with four starters until at least May 21, so Beede may not enter the rotation unless Pomeranz's absence extends past that date.

The Giants placed Pomeranz on the 10-day injured list Thursday with a left lat strain.

Pomeranz likely picked up the injury during his start Monday in Cincinnati, where he was torched for a season-high seven runs on nine hits and one walk over 1.2 innings. The Giants have enough off days in their schedule coming up to get by with a four-man rotation until Pomeranz is eligible to return May 17, but it's uncertain if the lefty will be ready to come off the IL in the minimum amount of time. Tyler Beede was recalled from Triple-A Sacramento in a corresponding move and will be available in long relief for the time being, though he would be the top candidate to join the rotation if Pomeranz's absence extends beyond 10 days.

The Pirates plan to recall Holmes from Triple-A Indianapolis ahead of Thursday's series opener with the Cardinals, Bill Brink of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.

With the newest additions to the Pittsburgh rotation, Steven Brault and Nick Kingham, both covering only four innings in their first starts of the season earlier this week against the Rangers, the bullpen has been overworked. Holmes will thus provide the Pirates with a much-needed fresh arm capable of covering multiple innings out of the bullpen. Over his 10 appearances with Indianapolis this season, Holmes has posted a 6.32 ERA and 2.04 WHIP in 15.2 innings.

Strahm allowed two runs on six hits and one walk over 6.1 innings during Wednesday's 3-2 win over the Mets. He struck out seven but did not factor in the decision.

Strahm delivered his fourth straight quality start and has a 26:1 K:BB in 26.1 innings across those outings, but unfortunately the Padres didn't take the lead Wednesday until after he exited the game. The 27-year-old has a 3.00 ERA and 1.10 WHIP through his first seven starts (39 innings) of the season, and lines up to face the Dodgers on the road next week.

Edwards (1-1) pitched a scoreless inning with two strikeouts and earned the win in Wednesday's 3-2, 11-inning victory over the Marlins.

Edwards has now tossed two hitless and scoreless innings since returning to the majors Monday. That's obviously a small sample, but it's a step in the right direction for the righty, as he allowed runs in three of four appearances before being sent down to Triple-A in early April. Edwards still has an unsightly 14.73 ERA, though he did post ERAs under 3.00 in each of the last two seasons, so he figures to keep whittling that number down.

Rodriguez won't make his previously scheduled start Thursday at Colorado following Wednesday's postponement, Andrew Baggarly of The Athletic reports.

Wednesday's scheduled starter, Derek Holland, will instead take the mound Thursday, pushing Rodriguez back at least a day. The Giants have yet to announce their plans for the starting rotation beyond Thursday, though Rodriguez figures to re-enter the fray sometime this weekend against the Reds.

Yates picked up the save against the Mets on Wednesday, working around a hit and a walk to toss a scoreless ninth inning and lock down a 3-2 victory for the Padres.

Yates had taken two straight losses prior to this appearance, but he was able to protect a one-run lead and bag his MLB-leading 15th save in as many opportunities, despite allowing a couple of baserunners. Those last two hiccups aside, Yates is off to a great start, as he's now sporting a 1.42 ERA and 34:8 K:BB over 19 innings.

Hader walked one batter but also struck out two hitters to nail down his 10th save of the season in a 7-3 victory against the Nationals on Wednesday.

The Brewers led by six early, but the Nationals pulled within four and then had two runners on base with one out in the ninth. With the tying run on deck, Brewers manager Craig Counsell immediately went to his closer in the save situation. Hader walked the first batter and then struck out two straight to end the game. Hader is 10-for-10 in save chances with a 2.95 ERA, 0.76 WHIP and 41 strikeouts in 18.1 innings this season.

Jackson accepted his outright assignment to Triple-A San Antonio, Tom Haudricourt of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports.

Jackson will join the Missions after being designated for assignment by the Brewers over the weekend and subsequently passing through waivers untouched. In a trio of appearances for the Brewers this season, Jackson struck out three while allowing five runs on four hits and a walk across 2.1 innings.