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Garcia left Friday's game with an apparent arm injury, the Los Angeles Times' Andy McCullough reports.

He shook his arm and then left the game in the seventh inning after allowing a run and recording just two outs. His fastball velocity declined sharply over the course of his appearance Friday, topping out at 95 mph against the first batter he faced, and dipping to 90 mph with his final fastball. Stay tuned for an official diagnosis from the team.

Hoover endured another shellacking by the Cubs on Friday night, giving up four runs while retiring just two batters. He gave up his fourth homer of the year to Javier Baez leading off the inning, and later gave up three consecutive doubles.

At this point, one has to wonder if something is physically wrong with Hoover, beyond merely the gravity of the ninth inning role hanging over him. His ERA climbed to 19.50 after this latest bad outing.

The Diamondbacks have not ruled out skipping Miller's next turn in the rotation to give him extra time to work on mechanical issues that have plagued him this season, MLB.com's Jesse Sanchez reports. "As of right now, we are not planning on him skipping the start," manager Chip Hale said. "Can that change? It always can. If that's what [pitching coach Mike Butcher] and everybody thinks. But as of right now, he's feeling good. He's healthy. His arm is fine and his hand is fine, so he should be OK."

He is tentatively scheduled to pitch Tuesday against the Cardinals, but Hale left himself some wiggle room in case the team decides it is more important for Miller to work out his issues by missing a turn in the rotation to do side work. Miller has obviously been awful to start the season, particularly with his command and control. It sounds like Miller will make that start Tuesday against the team that drafted and developed him, but fantasy owners may want to keep him on the bench for now until he can get a good outing or two under his belt.

Estevez was recalled from Triple-A Albuquerque on Friday.

Estevez will provide the Rockies with some bullpen depth after going 1-0 with a 3.18 ERA and four strikeouts in five games with Albuquerque this season. The right-hander was brought up along with Gonzalez German and Jon Gray as the Rockies made six roster moves ahead of Friday's series opener against the Dodgers.

Castro (shoulder) was moved to the 15-day DL on Friday, the Denver Post reports.

The team does not believe Castro's injury is serious, and with a backdated DL stint, the 21-year-old will be eligible to return as soon as May 3. Jon Gray, Friday's starter against the Dodgers, was activated in a corresponding move. Castro was looking good before being shelved, and there's been speculation he could close some games toward the end of the season.

Edgin (elbow) struck out the lone batter he faced at High-A St. Lucie on Thursday and could soon move his rehab up a level.

Edgin is on a 30-day rehab assignment and has allowed one run on two hits and a walk while striking out five in 3.1 innings for St. Lucie. Look for him to move up the ladder to Double-A Binghamton and then Triple-A Las Vegas before his rehab assignment is over. Edgin could be ready to return to the majors around May 1 and a promotion could come at the expense of Rafael Montero, if Montero isn't demoted Friday to make room for Jacob deGrom.

Belisle pitched two scoreless innings in relief of a shaky Max Scherzer on Thursday, allowing no hits and walking one without a strikeout.

He's had a solid start to the season, posting a 1.80 ERA and 1.20 WHIP through his first five innings, but Belisle is buried in middle relief for the Nationals and his 2:1 K:BB doesn't suggest he'll be able to maintain those strong ratios. Barring injuries that push him into higher-leverage situations, Belisle is probably best left on the waiver wire.

Jansen worked a scoreless 10th inning against the Braves on Thursday for his seventh save of the season.

He allowed a player to reach scoring position, giving up a one-out double to Erick Aybar, but Jansen got Daniel Castro and Freddie Freeman to fly out to end the game. The 28-year-old is now 7-for-7 in save opportunities, with Thursday's save moving him ahead of Washington's Jonathan Papelbon for the National League lead. Jansen has not allowed a walk and has not needed more than 17 pitches to complete an inning this season.

Miller walked five batters in just two innings Thursday against the Giants, though he allowed only one hit and limited the damage to two runs.

After shaky, but passable work in the first two innings, Miller imploded in the third, walking four consecutive batters before he got the yank. He had no control at all in this one, and the reason is uncomplicated: his mechanics are totally out of whack right now. It's unclear whether the finger issue he was suffering from affected him in this one, but all things being equal, that seems like the least of his concerns. He's got too much upside to cut loose in most leagues, but fantasy owners would do well to stash Miller on their benches until he gets it together.

Johnson (arm) will come off the 7-day disabled list and start Thursday for Triple-A Iowa.

Johnson was deactivated for a week after being struck by a line drive in his April 11 start, but his setback did not turn into a long-term issue. With Johnson now at the Triple-A level and owning a 2.48 career minor league ERA, he will have a chance to make his big league debut at some point this season.