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Lakins was optioned to Triple-A Norfolk on Friday, Roch Kubatko of MASNSports.com reports.

Lakins struggled through five relief appearances during his time on the team, giving up nine runs on 12 hits and four walks in 8.1 innings of work. His roster spot will be taken by Logan Allen, who was claimed off waivers from Cleveland.

Winder is listed as the starter for Friday's game against the Athletics.

Winder was considered likely to make a second turn through the rotation, and he'll officially be on the mound for Friday's series opener against Oakland. He struck out seven in six scoreless innings to earn the win in his first major-league start Sunday against the Rays.

Logue will start Friday's game against the Twins, Martin Gallegos of MLB.com reports.

The southpaw was recalled by the Athletics on Friday, and he'll officially make his first major-league start since Cole Irvin (shoulder) is on the 15-day injured list. If Logue performs well in Minnesota, he'll have a chance to remain in the rotation while Irvin is sidelined.

Llovera struck out one in a perfect inning and did not factor in the decision in Thursday's loss to the Cardinals.

Llovera was tabbed as the opener for the contest, and he handled the assignment well. The 26-year-old has yet to work more than an inning in any of his four appearances this season, so he shouldn't be expected to be in the mix for wins if he opens more games later in the year. He has a 2.25 ERA, 0.75 WHIP and 5:0 K:BB across four innings.

Logue was recalled from Triple-A Las Vegas on Friday.

Logue was believed to be a leading candidate to start Friday against the Twins if Cole Irvin (shoulder) was unable to make his turn through the rotation. Irvin was placed on the 15-day injured list Friday, so Logue is expected to start in Minnesota, Martin Gallegos of MLB.com reports. The southpaw has started four games in Las Vegas this year and has posted a 5.63 ERA and 1.81 WHIP in 16 innings.

Sewald struck out the side in a perfect ninth inning during Thursday's loss to the Rays.

Sewald was making only his second appearance since being activated from the COVID-19 IL on April 27, and he was as dominant as he'd been in his first five trips to the mound this season. The right-hander hasn't so much as given up a hit or a walk over six innings thus far in 2022, recording eight strikeouts and one hold along the way.

Swanson fired 1.1 scoreless innings in a loss to the Rays on Thursday, keeping his ERA unblemished through 10 appearances.

The right-hander has been exceedingly sharp through the first month of the season, as in addition to not yet allowing a run, he also boasts a 13:1 K:BB across 11 innings. Swanson is sporting a sparkling 0.73 WHIP as well and and has already made four appearances of more than one inning while contributing a pair of holds.

Curry went five innings for Double-A Akron against Richmond on Wednesday, striking out eight while allowing a single run on two hits and a walk.

This was his longest and best outing of what's been a somewhat uneven season so far -- Curry has allowed one or no runs in three of his five starts, but he gave up a combined 10 runs in 7.2 innings across his other two starts. Despite the inconsistency, Curry is carrying an impressive 31:8 K:BB across 21.2 innings, and his 3.90 FIP and 1.18 WHIP indicate that there's some bad luck in his 4.98 ERA. He will need to get better at limiting homers, though -- that was a bit of an issue last year (1.2 HR/9), and he's already given up four this year (1.7 HR/9).

Norris will start the second game of Saturday's doubleheader against the Dodgers, Meghan Montemurro of the Chicago Tribune reports.

The 28-year-old has given up four earned runs over six innings out of the bullpen this season, though he's allowed only five hits and has a strong 8:1 K:BB. The doubleheader is a result of a postponement Friday, and Norris will start a bullpen game in the nightcap while Drew Smyly (personal) starts the matinee.

Milner tossed a scoreless ninth inning in Thursday's 10-5 victory over the Reds.

With the Brewers up five runs, Milner was called upon to finish Thursday's game, and he came through as expected. He resides near the bottom of the Brewers' bullpen pecking order but he has been sharp to kick off the 2022 campaign, posting a 2.08 ERA and 1.04 WHIP in 8.2 innings over 10 appearances.