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Suero was taken out of Thursday's game against the Mets due to left side tightness, Jorge Castillo of The Washington Post reports.

Manager Dave Martinez said that the team hasn't scheduled an MRI for Suero at this point, but that could be a possibility depending on the right-hander's condition in the coming days. Either way, expect Suero to remain sidelined from Grapefruit League action for the next few days.

Chafin has conceded four runs on one hit and three walks over 3.2 innings across four Cactus League appearances this spring.

The Diamondbacks are staging an open competition for the closer's role in spring training, but Chafin, who contributed a 3.51 ERA, 17 holds and 61:21 K:BB in 51.1 innings last season, isn't included in the competition. Like many lefties, Chafin does his best work against same-handed hitters, but his career marks against right-handed batters leaves more to be desired. Unless Chafin takes a major step forward in his ability to put away righties, it's hard to envision him seeing much more than situational work in the middle or later innings.

Suero exited Thursday's spring game with an apparent injury, Jorge Castillo of The Washington Post reports.

Suero managed just two pitches before manager Dave Martinez and a trainer came to the mound to check on him. Specifics regarding the injury remain unclear at this point, but more should be known once he's further evaluated following Thursday's contest.

Jansen (illness) will return to Cactus League play Friday, David Vassegh of AM 570 LA Sports reports.

This was the target date back when Jansen went down with the bug that infiltrated Dodgers camp earlier in the month, but this confirms he's ready to go for it. The star reliever will have missed eight days of action, but will once again be back in a position to act as one of the top relievers in all of baseball barring any extraneous circumstances.

Wilson could pick up occasional save opportunities on days when closer Brandon Morrow needs rest this season, Gordon Wittenmyer of the Chicago Sun-Times reports.

Cubs manager Joe Maddon identified both Wilson and Steve Cishek as options to spell Morrow when needed. Wilson saved 13 games for the Tigers last season, so he has some experience in the role. He could get an extended look at closer if Morrow went down, but as the team's top left-handed option in the bullpen, Wilson will likely stick in a situational role, with Cishek and others like Carl Edwards and Pedro Strop probably getting most of the save opportunities in place of Morrow.

Voth was optioned to Triple-A Syracuse on Thursday, Chelsea Janes of The Washington Post reports.

Voth stood little chance of cracking the Opening Day roster given the multitude of big-league ready starters already in camp, so he'll head back to the minors for more seasoning. The 25-year-old struggled mightily last season, producing a 6.38 ERA and a 1.80 WHIP in 13 starts for Syracuse. He'll need to show vast improvement if he wants to be promoted in the event of an injury at the major-league level.

Gsellman threw 3.2 innings Wednesday in relief of Zack Wheeler, allowing one unearned run on two hits and a walk without striking out a batter.

The 24-year-old has a superficially solid 3.12 ERA and 0.92 WHIP through 8.2 spring innings, but Gsellman's 2:1 K:BB isn't the kind of performance that suggests a regular-season breakout is coming. The Mets continue to stretch him out in case he's needed in the rotation to begin the year, but the righty will likely head to the bullpen and a long-relief role come Opening Day.

Reds manager Bryan Price praised Rainey unsolicited before Wednesday's spring training game against the White Sox, MLB.com's Mark Sheldon reports. "He's a guy worth really watching closely," Price said. "That's a big arm, big slider. I think he's going to be a good one. I volunteered that because I haven't really spoken about him. I think he's been very impressive in camp the way he's handled himself."

Rainey has touched 98 mph on the radar a couple of times in spring training. He has a big strikeout upside in relief, but he also has walked opposing batters at a prolific clip, including 11 batters in 17 innings in a late call-up to Double-A Pensacola last year.

Schultz (elbow) was scheduled to throw one inning in a simulated game Tuesday, Rob Biertempfel of The Athletic Pittsburgh reports.

It amounts to another small step forward for Schultz, who continues to inch along slowly in his recovery from Tommy John surgery, which he underwent in late March of 2017. Schultz will likely stick around in Florida for extended spring training when camp breaks later this month, allowing the right-hander to pitch in controlled settings before he heads out on a lengthy rehab assignment. Look for Schultz to eventually settle into a bullpen role at Triple-A Indianapolis later this summer.

Vizcaino gave up a hit in a scoreless inning of work during Tuesday's Grapefruit League game against the Blue Jays.

He now has a 0.00 ERA through his first three spring innings, but he has yet to strike out a batter -- somewhat surprising for a pitcher with a career 10.2 K/9 in the majors, although the sample size is so small as to be nearly meaningless. Vizcaino is set as the Braves' closer to begin the season, but if his lack of dominance so far is an early sign of yet another arm issue, A.J. Minter is waiting in the wings.