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Mejia (1-1) allowed two runs on six hits and two walks while striking out six over five innings, but didn't factor into the decision Saturday against the Rays.

Mejia tied his season-high with six strikeouts, but he wasn't able to collect enough run support to get him a win. Overall, he's posted just a single quality start in five outings this year, but his biggest benefit to fantasy owners is that he's struck out 19 batters over his last 19.2 innings. He'll make his next start Thursday against the Angels.

Odorizzi (3-2) allowed two runs on seven hits and four walks while striking out four over 5.2 innings, but didn't factor into the decision Saturday against the Twins.

Odorizzi put 11 runners on base, leading him to burn through 118 pitches in less than six innings. Despite the shaky outing, he's allowed two or fewer earned runs in all but two starts this season, and he's been a strong fantasy option with a 3.14 ERA. He'll make his next start Friday against the Mariners.

Darvish (5-3) allowed three runs on five hits and three walks while striking out four across six innings to take the loss Saturday against the Blue Jays.

Darvish made one costly mistake, which resulted in a three-run homer to Jose Bautista, leading to his third loss of the campaign. He remains an excellent fantasy option with a 2.97 ERA while fanning more than a batter per inning. He'll make his next start Friday against the Astros.

Keuchel (neck) was activated from the 10-day disabled list and is expected to start Saturday against the Orioles, Jake Kaplan of the Houston Chronicle reports.

As expected, Keuchel was brought off the disabled list ahead of his scheduled start Saturday. Keuchel, who has compiled a 7-0 record with a 1.84 ERA and 0.84 WHIP through nine starts this season, will face off against Wade Miley and the Orioles in his first game back.

Kluber (back) is expected to start Thursday against the A's, Zack Meisel of Cleveland.com reports.

Kluber's recent dominant rehab start showed the Indians that he's ready to return to the big-league club. He's been on the shelf since early May due to some back stiffness, but he's progressed well in his rehab and is lined up to start Thursday. Prior to landing on the DL, Kluber had been a bit shaky with a 5.06 ERA and a 1.37 WHIP in six starts.

Paxton (forearm) will get the start Wednesday against the Rockies, Bob Dutton of the Tacoma News-Tribune reports.

The Mariners are getting close to full strength in the rotation with Paxton's impending return. Fortunately, Paxton will dodge a start at Coors Field and take the hill at home for the second half of the Mariners' interleague set with the Rockies. Paxton had been electric prior to landing on the disabled list, notching a 1.43 ERA with a 0.98 WHIP alongside 45 strikeouts in 37.2 innings.

Musgrove (4-4) tossed seven scoreless innings Friday, scattering four hits and striking out six, in a 2-0 win over the Orioles.

The O's couldn't get a runner past second base against Musgrove, who rebounded from his shortest outing of the season to deliver his best and longest. It's only the right-hander's third quality start of the year, but he'll try to find some consistency in his next outing Wednesday in Minnesota.

Gausman (2-4) allowed two runs on eight hits while striking out two over 6.2 innings in Friday's 2-0 loss to the Astros.

Both runs scored on solo home runs, as the long ball continues to be an issue for Gausman, but otherwise he seems to be turning the corner after his brutal start to the season. The right-hander has now produced quality starts in three of his last four trips to the mound with a 4.30 ERA and 18:4 K:BB in 23 innings over that stretch, numbers which are a vast improvement on his April performance. Gausman's next outing is scheduled for Wednesday at home against the Yankees.

Smyly (elbow) increased the intensity of his throwing program Friday by moving out to a distance of about 90 feet, Bob Dutton of The News Tribune reports.

Smyly continues on track for a return to the decimated Mariners rotation sometime in June. If all goes according to plan, the team could have its original projected 2017 starting five healthy for the first time in just a few weeks, as Felix Hernandez (shoulder), Hisashi Iwakuma (shoulder) and James Paxton (forearm) are all projected to return soon as well.

Snell fired 112 pitches and racked up nine strikeouts over 6.2 innings in a start for Triple-A Durham on Friday, Roger Mooney of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

The young southpaw also gave up four earned runs on five hits and four walks, experiencing some of the control problems that led to his demotion in the first place. Snell is 1-0 with a 3.86 ERA and 21:6 K:BB over 11.2 innings across two starts with the Bulls. He's likely due for several more appearances in the minors at a minimum, as the Rays would like to see him put together a stretch of outings during which he locates the ball consistently.