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Manager Charlie Montoyo confirmed Pearson will be recalled from Triple-A Buffalo to start Sunday at Houston, Mike Wilner of the Toronto Star reports.

The 24-year-old took the mound Opening Day for Buffalo on Tuesday and allowed one run with eight strikeouts over 3.2 innings, and he'll join Toronto for his next start after missing the start of the season with a groin issue. Pearson threw 78 pitches during that outing and shouldn't face any significant limitations in his season debut for the Blue Jays.

Swanson allowed one run on two hits and a walk over 2.2 innings in Saturday's loss to the Rangers. He did not record a strikeout or factor into the decision.

The 27-year-old threw 30 of his 45 pitches for strikes and now will look to build up manager Scott Servais' trust in order to earn a longer leash in a rotation that may call up some young arms as the season progresses. Swanson will more than likely open for two to three innings in his next appearance and now has a 1.35 ERA and 0.60 WHIP on the season.

Rodriguez (shoulder) is expected to return from the injured list when first eligible May 16 after testing came back clean Saturday, Fabian Ardaya of The Athletic reports.

Any injury is a particular worry for the young righty, who threw just 9.1 innings from 2018 through 2020 due to back issues and the canceled 2020 minor-league season. This particular issue doesn't appear to be a major one, however, and has given the Angels the opportunity to limit his workload. He's looked quite good despite jumping from High-A to the big leagues this season, as his 26.2 percent strikeout rate and 67.6 percent groundball rate have helped him to a 2.30 ERA in 15.2 innings of relief.

Pearson will likely start Sunday's game against the Astros, Scott Mitchell of TSN.ca reports.

Pearson dealt with a groin injury to begin the regular season but pitched for Triple-A Buffalo to begin the minor-league campaign. In his first start for the team, he allowed one run on four hits while striking out eight in 3.2 innings. Left-hander Anthony Kay should be available out of the bullpen with Pearson starting Sunday. However, it's not yet clear whether Pearson will remain in the major-league rotation after Sunday's start.

Lowther was recalled from Triple-A Norfolk ahead of his scheduled start Saturday against the Red Sox.

Lowther's promotion to the majors was expected after the left-hander was named the starter for Saturday's matchup against Boston. Lowther allowed one hit and no walks while striking out one in a scoreless relief inning during his major-league debut.

Swanson will start Saturday's game against the Rangers, Ryan Divish of The Seattle Times reports.

Swanson served as an opener Monday, and the Mariners hope to get two or three innings out of him Saturday before bringing in a bulk reliever. In his first two outings of the season, Swanson has allowed no hits and a walk while striking out four in four innings.

Yarbrough (illness) was reinstated from the COVID-19 injured list Saturday, Justice delos Santos of MLB.com reports.

Yarbrough was dealing with vaccine side effects Friday, but he'll return to the active roster just one day later. The southpaw tentatively lines up to start at home against the Yankees on Tuesday, and he should be able to make his next start.

Law's contract was selected by the Twins on Saturday, Aaron Gleeman of The Athletic reports.

Law failed to break camp with the major-league club this year, but he'll join Minnesota's bullpen as part of a shuffle after right-hander Cody Stashak was optioned to Triple-A St. Paul and Travis Blankenhorn was designated for assignment. Law allowed three hits and three walks while striking out 13 in eight scoreless innings this spring.

Jimenez was recalled by the Tigers on Saturday.

Jimenez was sent to the Tigers' alternate training site in late April but will now return to the major-league bullpen after right-hander Erasmo Ramirez (chest) was placed on the injured list. Jimenez gave up five runs on no hits and seven walks while striking out two in one inning across two relief appearances to begin the year.

Texas manager Chris Woodward said it's likely Yang will head back to the bullpen with Kohei Arihara (finger) ready to start Saturday, Sam Blum of the Dallas Morning News reports.

Yang was effective as a fill-in starter Wednesday, and it wasn't clear what role he would serve until Arihara had a successful bullpen session Thursday. He will resume a multi-inning relief role and will be an in-house candidate for spot starts. Yang totaled 8.2 innings in two outings as a reliever prior to his fill-in start.