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Bundy (0-2) took the loss Tuesday, allowing three runs on three hits and two walks over five innings while striking out five as the O's fell 4-2 to the Rays.

The right-hander only gave up one homer this time, an improvement on his prior two starts, but it was a back-breaker -- Avisail Garcia touched him up for a three-run shot in the fourth inning, erasing a 2-0 Baltimore lead. Bundy will carry a weak 7.79 ERA but superficially strong 22:9 K:BB through 17.1 innings into his next outing Sunday, at home against the Twins.

Boyd allowed three runs over seven innings and did not factor into the decision in Tuesday's 5-3 loss to the Pirates. He gave up six hits and a walk while striking out seven.

Boyd and Pittsburgh starter Joe Musgrove were locked in a pitcher's duel for seven innings, and neither factored into the decision, as the Pirates scored twice in the 10th inning to pull ahead. Boyd has been excellent to start the season, as he now has a 2.96 ERA through four starts, with a stellar 36:7 K:BB across 24.1 innings. The lefty will look to stay hot in his next scheduled start Sunday against the White Sox.

Gibson struck out four but was tagged with four runs over 5.1 innings in a no-decision against the Blue Jays on Tuesday. He allowed four hits and three walks as the Twins eventually lost 6-5.

Gibson shut out Toronto through the first five innings, but he ran into trouble in the sixth as he gave up three hits and a walk before he was removed. The 31-year-old's outing leaves him with an unsightly 7.36 ERA and 1.77 WHIP along with a 12:8 K:BB. He currently lines up to face the Orioles on the road Sunday.

Sale (0-4) took the loss against the Yankees on Tuesday by giving up four runs on seven hits across five innings. He struck out six and walked one.

Sale was finally able to find his fastball velocity Tuesday as he averaged 95.5 mph, according to Ian Browne of MLB.com, but it didn't translate to a successful outing. The 30-year-old has now lost his first four starts of the season, equaling his loss total over 27 starts in 2018. Sale has a 8.50 ERA, 1.56 WHIP and 14:5 K:BB through 18 innings and lines up to face the Tigers next Monday.

Paxton (2-2) earned the win against the Red Sox on Tuesday by recording 12 strikeouts across eight shutout innings. He allowed only two hits and one walk.

Paxton had by far his best start of the season as he kept the Red Sox off balance all evening. Xander Bogaerts missed a home run by mere inches during the fourth inning to put runners on second and third with nobody out, but the veteran left-hander escaped from the jam completely unscathed. Paxton will carry a 3.91 ERA, 1.19 WHIP and 31:7 K:BB into Sunday's start against the Royals.

Cobb (back) is on track to start Friday's game against Minnesota, Roch Kubatko of MASN Sports reports.

Cobb threw a bullpen Tuesday, and the session obviously went well, considering skipper Brandon Hype expects the lefty to be activated from the injured list in time for Friday's matchup. Cobb turned in a decent outing prior to suffering the injury, allowing two runs while striking out four over 5.2 frames against the Yankees.

Snell was placed on the 10-day injured list Tuesday with a fractured right toe suffered in a household accident, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

Thankfully for the Rays and Snell's fantasy owners, the lefty is expected to miss only a single start. The move was made retroactive to Sunday, so he could be back April 24 against the Royals. Emilio Pagan was recalled from Triple-A Durham in a corresponding move.

Bassitt (lower leg) was optioned to Triple-A Las Vegas on Monday.

Bassitt had already been with Las Vegas while on a rehab assignment. He'll remain there as a normal member of the team for now but will have a shot to be called up when the Athletics next need a starting pitcher.

Sale will throw to his preferred catcher, Sandy Leon, Tuesday against the Yankees, Jon Heyman of MLB Network reports.

Leon was designated for assignment prior to the season in favor of Blake Swihart, but the Red Sox elected to bring him back at Swihart's expense Tuesday. Sale's start to the season has been concerning enough that there's no reason to believe Leon's return will cure everything (and it certainly won't increase his velocity), but throwing to his favorite batterymate should be at least a small positive.

Whitley lasted 1.1 innings Monday in his start for Triple-A Round Rock, conceding five runs on four hits and two walks while striking out one in a 10-2 loss to Memphis.

Making his second appearance of the season, Whitley endured one of the roughest outings of his largely immaculate minor-league career. The right-hander wasn't merely the victim of bad luck on balls in play either, as all four of the hits he surrendered were doubles. One poor outing in a hitter-friendly environment won't dim Whitley's long-term outlook or change his standing as baseball's top pitching prospect, though it could give the Astros some pause about accelerating his arrival to the majors.