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Leclerc (finger) is scheduled to make a rehab appearance with Double-A Frisco on Sunday, Stefan Stevenson of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram reports.

After checking out fine during his bullpen session Friday, Leclerc will head out on what's expected to be a two-outing rehab stint with Frisco, with his second appearance set for next Tuesday. The bullpen had already been a weakness prior to Leclerc hitting the disabled list and hasn't shown much improvement since he suffered the injury, so it's expected that the right-hander will settle back into a prominent setup role upon his activation.

Chavez (4-6) allowed five earned runs on eight hits and two walks over 3.2 innings in a loss to the Marlins on Friday. He struck out two.

Chavez was victimized by the long ball in this contest, giving up home runs to Giancarlo Stanton and J.T. Realmuto. It was a short outing for the veteran, who saw his ERA rise to 5.09 on the season to go along with a 1.32 WHIP. Given the amount of home runs he's given up on the season (2.0 HR/9), it's hard to recommend him as a consistent fantasy option. He'll take the mound Wednesday at home against Atlanta.

Colome gave up a hit and struck out two in 1.1 scoreless innings Friday to pick up his 13th save of the season in a 5-2 win over the Twins.

He's now converted all eight of his save chances in May, posting a 0.87 ERA, 0.39 WHIP and 11:1 K:BB in 10.1 innings during the month. Friday's save was also the 50th of Colome's career, all of which have come in the last two seasons. The 28-year-old might yet end up getting dealt at the trade deadline, but as long as he's in a closer role he should continue posting elite numbers.

Giles struck out one in a perfect ninth inning Friday to notch his 14th save of the season in a 2-0 win over the Orioles.

The right-hander is locked in right now, posting a 1.08 ERA, 0.84 WHIP and 10:3 K:BB over his last 8.1 innings while converting seven straight save opportunities. With the Astros riding high and sporting the best record in the American League, Giles should continue seeing plenty of ninth-inning duty.

Mengden is 2-1 with a 2.21 ERA, 0.93 WHIP and .189 BAA over four starts with Triple-A Nashville.

The 24-year-old right-hander has been particularly effective in his last two starts, allowing just one earned run on seven hits over 13 innings while also compiling 12 strikeouts. Mengden is projected to remain with the Sounds for the moment, although if Jesse Hahn (triceps) and Kendall Graveman (shoulder) both land on the disabled list as expected, he could be in line for a call-up.

Santiago gave up three runs and a home run over 5.1 innings with six strikeouts and two walks to fall to 4-3 in Friday's loss to Tampa Bay.

After giving up nine runs and 15 hits over 7.2 innings in his last two starts, this outing was an improvement. Santiago has been plagued recently by the the long ball as he's given up five home runs in his last three starts, after allowing just three in his first seven starts.

Kimbrel pitched a clean ninth inning Friday to earn the save in a 3-0 win over Seattle.

His ERA now stands at a microscopic 0.83 on the season, and he continues to mow batters down at a tremendous clip. He remains one of the elite closers in the game and is as reliable as they come when looking for saves in fantasy; he's now 13-for-14 in save chances on the campaign.

Jankowski will be optioned when Dallas Keuchel is activated from the disabled list , Brian McTaggart of MLB.com reports Friday.

Keuchel is expected to make his return Saturday. Jankowski allowed a pair of runs in his only appearance with the big club this season. He owned a sharp 1.42 ERA at Triple-A and could be up with the big club as bullpen reinforcement again later this season.

Manaea (3-3) allowed no runs on four hits and one walk while striking out eight over seven innings to earn the win Friday against the Yankees.

Manaea left the contest in a scoreless game, but the offense came up with a pair of runs in the top of the eighth inning to reward him for his outstanding effort. This was only the second time he posted a quality start over his last seven outings, and he lowered his ERA to 4.35. His best fantasy asset has been his ability to strike out batters, as he's notched 45 of them over his last 41.1 innings of work. He'll make his next start Friday against the Indians.

Graveman (shoulder) will likely be placed on the disabled list, John Hickey of the Bay Area News Group reports.

The shoulder soreness that plagued Graveman earlier in the year appears to have resurfaced, and the right-hander has been replaced in the rotation for the Athletics' weekend series against the Yankees. While nothing is official at this point, Graveman is expected to hit the disabled list in relatively short order, and manager Bob Melvin commented that if Graveman does, indeed, go on the DL, he'd likely miss more than the requisite 10 days.