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Perez won't make his scheduled start against the Twins on Monday after the game was postponed due to safety concerns, Bill Koch of The Providence Journal reports.

Perez was slated to make his second start of the season against his former team Monday. It's not yet clear whether Perez will start Tuesday's game against the Twins if the contest is played.

The Blue Jays activated Ray (elbow) from the 10-day injured list ahead of his scheduled start Monday against the Yankees.

Ray was able to complete a 63-pitch simulated game last week without issue, allowing him to clear the final hurdle in his recovery from a bruised left elbow. The Blue Jays likely won't ask the southpaw to work much beyond 80 pitches in his 2021 debut, so the expected workload limitation coupled with the tough matchup against the Yankees doesn't make Ray the most appealing streaming option. He'll line up for a second start of the week Saturday in Kansas City.

Kopech struck out three over 2.1 scoreless innings in Sunday's extra-inning loss to the Royals.

Kopech breezed through Kansas City's batters, retiring seven straight on 26 pitches. He's handled the transition to relief with aplomb, allowing just one hit and two walks while striking out 11 and retiring 19 of 22 batters faced over 6.1 innings. The right-hander's made three appearances, all spaced out and allowing rest to handle the rigors of multiple innings. Kopech's thrown no fewer than two innings each of his three outings.

Urena (0-2) allowed two runs on three hits and five walks while fanning four across 4.2 innings in Sunday's loss against Cleveland.

Urena struggled in his first start of the season, and things didn't change Sunday. Even though he limited the damage to just two runs, the control issues plagued him once again. He now owns a 9:9 K:BB over his first 7.2 innings of the campaign.

Montgomery gave up four runs on five hits and two walks while fanning four across five innings Sunday against the Rays. He didn't factor into the decision.

Montgomery gave up two-run shots in consecutive innings -- Mike Zunino went deep in the second and Randy Arozarena did the same thing in the third -- but looked solid the rest of the way without being spectacular. He will have a chance at delivering improved results against Tampa Bay in his next start scheduled for April 16.

Cease allowed a run on four hits and three walks with six strikeouts in 4.2 innings in a no-decision versus the Royals on Sunday.

Cease failed to complete five innings for the second straight start, but he was more effective Sunday than in his season debut. The right-hander's only damage came on a Whit Merrifield RBI single in the fifth inning. Cease has a 3.86 ERA, 1.61 WHIP and 9:6 K:BB across 9.1 innings this year. His next start is expected to be Friday in Boston.

Flexen allowed six runs (five earned) on eight hits and two walks with five strikeouts in five innings in a no-decision versus the Twins on Sunday.

Flexen labored through his second start of the year, with the biggest hit being a Byron Buxton two-run homer in the fifth. The Mariners' offense took over after that, getting Flexen off the hook. He's pitched to a 4.50 ERA, 1.60 WHIP and 11:4 K:BB over 10 innings. Consistency could be an issue for the 26-year-old right-hander as he attempts to reestablish himself in the majors after a year in the KBO. His next start is expected to be Saturday at home versus the Astros.

Manager Aaron Boone said Sunday that he expects German to rejoin the Yankees when a fifth starter is next required April 24 in Cleveland, Bryan Hoch of MLB.com reports.

German was unable to carry his stellar results from spring training into his first two turns of the regular season, giving up seven runs on 12 hits and two walks over seven innings en route to taking losses to the Blue Jays and Rays. New York optioned German to its alternate site following Saturday's game in Tampa Bay, but based on Boone's comments, the right-hander's demotion wasn't due solely to his pair of poor outings. With a pair of off days in the next eight days, the Yankees will instead run a streamlined four-man rotation, so German will be parked at the alternate site in the short term to give the team an extra roster spot. German still appears to have the edge over Deivi Garcia and Michael King for the fifth starter's job.

Blue Jays manager Charlie Montoyo confirmed that Ray (elbow) would start Monday's game against the Yankees, Scott Mitchell of TSN.ca reports.

The Blue Jays will wait until Monday before officially activating Ray from the 10-day injured list, but the lefty received the green light to make his 2021 season debut after he checked out fine during a 63-pitch simulated game Wednesday. Ray will assume the rotation spot of Tanner Roark, who will shift to a long-relief role.

Springs, who fired two scoreless innings during which he allowed just one hit and recorded three strikeouts Saturday against the Yankees, has an unblemished ERA and 5:0 K:BB across 3.2 innings covering his first four appearances.

Obtained in a mid-February trade with the Red Sox, Springs has proven a reliable addition to a talented Rays bullpen thus far. The 28-year-old southpaw's early success is in stark contrast to his performance over the previous two seasons, when he pitched to a 6.66 ERA and 1.86 WHIIP across 52.2 innings with the Rangers and Boston.