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Yarbrough will start Sunday's game against the Mariners, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

Yarbrough was originally expected to follow J.P. Feyereisen in a bulk reliever role, but he will now serve as a traditional starter. Yarbrough struggled in his opening appearance of the season, surrendering five earned runs on six hits and three walks across 2.1 frames Tuesday against Oakland.

Feyereisen will no longer open Sunday's game against the Mariners, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

Feyereisen was originally slated to serve as the opener ahead of Ryan Yarbrough. Feyereisen last pitched May 6, so he should be available out of the bullpen if needed.

Yarbrough will serve as the bulk reliever Sunday against the Mariners, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

J.P. Feyereisen will open the game and likely cover the first inning or two. Yarbrough will follow him into the contest and should pitch several frames, if effective. Yarbrough made his season debut with the club Tuesday and surrendered five runs on six hits and three walks across 2.1 frames.

Feyereisen will serve as the opener for Sunday's game against the Mariners, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

Feyereisen has served as the opener on three occasions this season and has worked a pair of innings on each occasion. It's likely that he'll pitch one or two frames again Sunday prior to giving way to Ryan Yarbrough, who will be the bulk reliever behind Feyereisen.

Norris (0-2) gave up three runs across 1.1 innings to take the loss in the second game of Saturday's doubleheader against the Dodgers. He allowed no hits and three walks while striking out one.

Norris didn't allow any hits, but Los Angeles still found a way to get to him. The lefty started the second inning with three straight walks before recording a strikeout. Norris then left the game, and Keegan Thompson proceeded to walk in a run before allowing three more Dodgers to cross the plate on a bases-clearing double. Norris hasn't been particularly effective this year with an 8.59 ERA and 1.23 WHIP across 7.1 innings. He made the spot start Saturday but should shift back into a relief role moving forward.

Manaea (2-3) took the loss during Saturday's 8-0 defeat at the hands of the Marlins, allowing three runs on seven hits and one walk with eight strikeouts in six innings.

Manaea limited the damage to a solo home run early but permitted a two-run double to Garrett Cooper in the fifth inning to fall in line for the loss. The 30-year-old has hit a bit of a rough patch of late, surrendering 12 runs over his last 17 innings across three starts, whereas those marks were three runs through 19 innings in his first three turns. Manaea carries a 3.75 ERA into a projected start against Atlanta next weekend.

Gilbreath was recalled by the Rockies on Saturday, Thomas Harding of MLB.com reports.

Gilbreath had a brief stint with the big-league club earlier this season, but he allowed six earned runs while posting a 3:4 K:BB across 3.1 innings out of the bullpen. Justin Lawrence was optioned in the corresponding move.

Lawrence was optioned to Triple-A Albuquerque on Saturday, Thomas Harding of MLB.com reports.

Lawrence has spent the entire season with the big-league club, maintaining a 2.19 ERA and 1.54 WHIP with a 16:10 K:BB across 12.1 innings. Lucas Gilbreath has been recalled in the corresponding move, which gives the Rockies an additional southpaw to throw out of the bullpen.

Junis will start Sunday's game against the Cardinals, Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area reports.

Junis made two appearances with the Giants in late April, combining to throw 10 scoreless innings with a 10:1 K:BB. Given that he threw five frames on each occasion, he should be fully stretched out for a regular workload Sunday. It's unclear whether Junis will stick in the rotation moving forward, as the Giants have an upcoming day off Thursday that would allow them to utilize a four-man rotation in the short term.

Lawrence was optioned to Triple-A Buffalo on Saturday.

Lawrence was called up Wednesday, and he pitched 3.1 innings across two appearances, allowing one earned run. The Blue Jays had to drop a player from the active roster after a doubleheader Saturday, and Lawrence will return to the minors as a result. He should contribute to the big-league bullpen again at some point this season.