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Smith (1-2) took the loss Monday against the Royals, allowing two runs on five hits and three walks over five innings. He struck out five.

The Chicago right-hander looked solid again in this 91-pitch outing, as he has not conceded more than three runs in any of his six starts. The Kansas City lineup failed to square up Smith, who allowed just one extra-base hit -- a Bobby Witt RBI double in the fifth. Smith continues his sharp rookie campaign, pitching to a 2.41 ERA, 1.15 WHIP and 31:15 K:BB across 37.1 innings. The 25-year-old is currently in line to make his next start against the Marlins at home this weekend.

Triple-A Las Vegas placed Harris on its 7-day injured list April 18 due to an unspecified injury.

Harris opened the season on the Athletics' 10-day injured list due to an oblique strain, but he was activated April 3 and optioned to Triple-A. Before succumbing to another injury, Harris was sizzling at the plate for Las Vegas, slashing .373/.459/.627 with three home runs and three stolen bases across 61 plate appearances.

DeLauter (abdomen) was added to the Guardian's Arizona Complex League roster Monday for a rehab assignment.

DeLauter underwent sports hernia surgery in early March, which carried an 8-to-12 week recovery timeline, and he's now set to get some at-bats in Arizona. The outfielder played in 37 games between Double-A Akron and Triple-A Columbus in 2024, batting .304 with two home runs, seven RBI and four runs scored over 23 at-bats over six games with the latter. Once healthy, DeLauter could challenge for a major-league roster spot with Cleveland down the road in 2025.

Ortiz will not start Monday after the Guardians' matchup with the Nationals was postponed due to inclement weather, Tim Stebbins of MLB.com reports.

Ortiz was slated to draw the start in Monday's series opener against Washington, but he's now scheduled to take the mound for Game 1 of Tuesday's doubleheader, per Tim Stebbins of MLB.com. The right-hander has produced a 4.78 ERA and 1.41 WHIP with 36 strikeouts over 32 innings in six starts this season and he went 6.1 scoreless frames in his last outing against the Twins on Wednesday.

Gelof (wrist) had his rehab assignment paused after being diagnosed with a stress reaction in his ribs, Martin Gallegos of MLB.com reports.

Gelof is on a rehab stint with Triple-A Las Vegas that started Tuesday as he continues to work back from surgery on his right wrist, but he's now being bothered by his ribs. He'll be shut down from swinging a bat until he can get the stress reaction under control, likely pushing his 2025 debut to late May in a best-case scenario.

Arozarena (hamstring) is not in the Mariners' starting lineup against the Athletics on Monday.

Arozarena was lifted from Sunday's loss to the Rangers due to a hamstring issue, and he will miss Monday's game while continuing to nurse the injury. The outfielder expects to be back in the lineup Tuesday, per Daniel Kramer of MLB.com, although the Mariners will have the ultimate say. Miles Mastrobuoni, Julio Rodriguez and Rhylan Thomas will start in the outfield for the Mariners.

Urshela is not in the Athletics' starting lineup against the Mariners on Monday.

Urshela will take a seat for Monday's series opener while Luis Urias and Miguel Andujar start at second and third base, respectively. Urshela has gone 11-for-34 (.324) with four RBI over his last 10 games.

Rodgers is not in the Astros' starting lineup against the Brewers on Monday.

Rodgers will be in the dugout for the beginning of Monday's game while Mauricio Dubon starts at the keystone and bats ninth against Brewers right-hander Tobias Myers. Rodgers has gone 4-for-15 with two runs scored over his last four games.

Rojas is not in the White Sox's starting lineup against the Royals.

Rojas started the season on the injured list due to a toe injury, but he made his 2025 debut against the Astros on Sunday and went 0-for-2 with a bases-loaded walk. With southpaw Cole Ragans taking the hill for the Royals on Monday, the lefty-hitting Rojas will begin the contest in the dugout while Miguel Vargas starts at third base and bats second.

Baldwin is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Royals.

The switch-hitting Baldwin will hit the bench for the second day in a row, sitting this time against Royals southpaw Cole Ragans after being held out of the lineup against a right-hander (Lance McCullers) on Sunday. Baldwin doesn't have a regular spot at any one position, but his ability to play all over the infield and outfield should allow him to make at least a handful of starts per week while he's up with the big club.