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Overton was placed on the 15-day injured list Saturday with a right elbow strain.

Overton apparently suffered the injury while surrendering five earned runs over just three innings in his third start of the season Friday night against the Phillies. Luke Weaver (forearm) could fill the vacant spot in the Reds' rotation next week.

Lorenzen (groin) was activated Saturday from the 15-day injured list.

Lorenzen will jump into the Tigers' starting rotation Saturday against the Giants after missing the first three weeks of the 2023 regular season due to a left groin strain. He struggled in his lone minor-league rehab start last weekend with Triple-A Toledo and is not a recommended fantasy streaming option.

Kaminsky signed a minor-league contract Friday with the Mariners.

It's more of a return to the Mariners organization, as Kaminsky spent the majority of 2022 at Double-A Arkansas and struggled to a 4.91 ERA and 1.47 WHIP across 36.2 innings.

Rucinski (hamstring), who logged his first rehab appearance with Triple-A Las Vegas on Wednesday, came away feeling good from his 45-pitch outing but will remain with the Aviators to build up his pitch count, the Associated Press reports.

The veteran right-hander worked two innings against Salt Lake, allowing two earned runs on six hits while recording two strikeouts. Rucinski is still expected to require at least one more rehab outing to prepare for his season debut, and Matt Kawahara of the San Francisco Chronicle reports the goal remains for Rucinski to be pitching at the big-league level before the end of April.

Red Sox manager Alex Cora confirmed that Bello (forearm) will be activated from the 15-day injured list to start Monday's game against the Angels in Boston, Jen McCaffrey of The Athletic reports.

Bello will be making his first start of the season for the big club after beginning the campaign on the IL with right forearm inflammation. He made his lone rehab start with Triple-A Worcester on Tuesday and was mightily impressive, striking out four over six innings while allowing one earned run on four hits and no walks. Expect Bello's activation to be made official shortly before Monday's 11:10 a.m. ET opening pitch. The Red Sox haven't said if they will expand to a six-man rotation with the addition of Bello, but his arrival could push Tanner Houck to the bullpen if Cora elects to keep a five-man rotation intact.

Dunning allowed one hit and struck out one over 1.2 scoreless innings to earn a hold in Friday's 6-2 win over the Astros.

Dunning doused a minor eruption in the sixth inning -- a runner on and no outs -- and pitched into the seventh before giving way to Will Smith. It was the first hold for Dunning, who has not allowed a run over five outings (11 innings).

Pfaadt allowed two runs on six hits and a hit batsman while striking out five over five innings, claiming his first win of the season for Triple-A Reno.

Pfaadt, by coincidence or not, pitched on the same day that Madison Bumgarner had another disappointing start for the Diamondbacks and hinted at an injury following the game, Nick Piecoro of the Arizona Republic reports. Bumgarner talked about dealing with "stuff" and a "lot going on," which set off speculation about a trip to the injured list, or Arizona pulling the plug on him as a starter. If either of those scenarios play out, Pfaadt looks like the obvious fill-in, given he's on the same five-day schedule as Bumgarner.

Rogers (1-2) picked up the win Friday, allowing one run on five hits and a walk over six-plus innings in a 5-1 victory over the Diamondbacks. He struck out seven.

It was the best performance of the season so far for the southpaw, who nabbed his first win and first quality start while tossing 65 of 96 pitches for strikes. Rogers will take a 4.20 ERA and 16:5 K:BB through 15 innings into his next outing, likely to come at home against the Giants.

Overton (0-1) took the loss Friday as the Reds fell 8-3 to the Phillies, coughing up five runs on five hits and three walks over three innings. He failed to strike out a batter.

The 29-year-old right-hander tossed only 28 of 55 pitches for strikes before getting the hook, and four of the five hits off Overton went for extra-bases, including a second-inning solo shot by light-hitting Edmundo Sosa. Overton has made three starts this year and failed to work past four innings in any of them, stumbling to a 11.45 ERA and 9:7 K:BB through 11 frames. If he remains in the rotation -- no sure thing -- his next start lines up for a tough home matchup against the red-hot Rays.

Walker (1-1) picked up the win Friday, allowing one run on four hits and two walks over six innings in an 8-3 victory over the Reds. He struck out four.

It was the first quality start of the year for the veteran right-hander, who had failed to get out of the fifth inning in his first two turns through the rotation as a Phillie. Walker has issued multiple free passes in every outing so far though, and his 4.20 ERA might be a bit fortunate considering his 14:10 K:BB through 15 innings. He'll look to build on Friday's success when he next takes the mound, which is likely to come next week on the road against the White Sox.