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Brubaker limited the Twins to one earned run on one hit and two walks in five innings Tuesday. He recorded four strikeouts.

He ended the spring on a high note and will enter the regular season as part of the team's starting rotation. Brubaker's thrown 72 and 74 pitches, respectively, in his last two outings, reaching five innings in both starts. The righty will look to better limit the long ball after serving up four homers in just 15 spring innings.

Wood (back) will open the season on the injured list and miss the first couple weeks of the season, Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area reports.

Wood has missed most of March while recovering from a minor back procedure. He's working his way through a throwing progression but won't be ready for game action until at least mid-April. Aaron Sanchez lines up as the fifth starter in his absence.

The Padres don't plan to include Gore on their Opening Day roster, Dennis Lin of The Athletic reports.

Since Dinelson Lamet (elbow) is slated to begin the season on the injured list, Gore was given the chance to compete for the vacant fifth starter's role in spring training, but he never built much momentum in the job battle. He struggled to locate his pitches over his five Cactus League outings, working 11 innings and giving up seven runs (six earned) on 12 hits and eight walks. Adrian Morejon and Ryan Weathers clearly outperformed Gore in the competition for the rotation spot and thus will be first in line to fill in for Lamet. Gore could still be a candidate for a first-half promotion if he can show improved command at the Padres' alternate site and during the early portion of the minor-league season.

Gray (back) will pitch a couple of innings in an intrasquad scrimmage Wednesday and could miss only two starts to begin the season, Bobby Nightengale of The Cincinnati Enquirer reports.

Gray is hoping to build up his pitch count over the next two weeks. "I think we're in a good spot," Gray said. "I've got to get in games. I've got to get my pitch count built up. Where that pitch count is, I can't sit here right now and say I want to get through 100 pitches."

Rogers finished the spring with a 2.84 ERA and dominant 29:5 K:BB through 19 Grapefruit League innings to secure a spot in the Marlins' rotation.

If his own performance wasn't enough of a reason to hand him a job, the team's decision to have Sixto Sanchez begin the year at the alternate training site in order to manage his innings has locked Rogers into a starting role. The 23-year-old southpaw will take plenty of buzz with him to the mound for his first start of the season, which is expected to come April 5 against the Cardinals.

Rasmussen was informed Monday that he has secured a spot on the Brewers' Opening Day roster, Adam McCalvy of MLB.com reports.

It was expected that Rasmussen would break camp with the big club for the first time, and he sewed up a spot by posting a 2.89 ERA, 0.96 WHIP and 11:5 K:BB over his first 9.1 innings of the spring. Rasmussen threw more than an inning more often than not this spring, so he will likely open in some type of multi-inning role in the middle of the Brewers' bullpen. However, he has some of the best arm talent among the bunch, and he could eventually wind up in the spot directly in front of the talented back-end duo of Josh Hader and Devin Williams.

Woodford, who fired 2.2 scoreless innings during which he allowed two hits and a walk while recording three strikeouts against the Nationals on Sunday, owns an 0.79 ERA, 0.79 WHIP and .162 BAA across 11.1 innings over seven Grapefruit League appearances.

The 24-year-old has allowed one earned run all spring and has worked at least two innings on three occasions, displaying both his consistency and versatility. Woodford endured a rough landing as a rookie last season with a 5.57 ERA across 21 innings, but his body of work in Grapefruit League play seems to indicate the experience he garnered may now be paying dividends heading into his second major-league campaign.

Paddack pitched 2.1 innings against Colorado in a Cactus League contest Monday, allowing eight runs on seven hits and three walks while striking out one.

Paddack is slated for a spot in the Padres' rotation to open the campaign, but he may not last long given San Diego's starting options if he is unable to turn the corner from a rough spring. Over 11 Cactus League innings, the right-hander posted a 10.64 ERA and 2.09 WHIP along with an unimpressive 8:7 K:BB. Paddack's first regular-season start is likely to come April 4 against Arizona.

Gonsolin will begin the year in a bullpen role for the Dodgers, Juan Toribio of MLB.com reports.

Gonsolin battled for a starting spot in Los Angeles' rotation throughout the spring, but an embarrassment of riches has resulted in a relief role for the right-hander. Gonsolin will join Jimmy Nelson and David Price in a multi-inning relief role, giving manager Dave Roberts plenty of weapons at his disposal out of the bullpen.

Manager David Roberts stated Monday night that May will serve as the fifth starter for the Dodgers to open the season, Juan Toribio of MLB.com reports.

May managed to beat out David Price (illness) and Tony Gonsolin for the first starting spot after a strong showing in spring training. The right-hander posted a 2.63 ERA and 1.24 WHIP with 17 strikeouts over 13.2 innings.