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Taylor (0-1) allowed an unearned run on a hit and a walk while striking out two in one inning Friday, taking the loss versus the Brewers.

An error by catcher Freddy Fermin on a Willy Adames stolen base in the first inning allowed Christian Yelich to deliver an RBI single, and the Brewers never looked back. Taylor has struggled to keep runs off the board -- he's been scored on in five of his 10 appearances this season, resulting in a 6.00 ERA, 1.42 WHIP and 18:6 K:BB over 12 innings. He was used as an opener Friday, but he's mainly been a middle reliever for the Royals, which should be his primary role the rest of the season.

Jansen (1-1) allowed three runs on three hits and a walk without recording an out in Friday's loss to St. Louis. He was charged with a blown save and a loss.

Jansen entered the ninth inning protecting a 6-5 lead, and the Cardinals jumped on him immediately. After Lars Nootbaar tied the game with an RBI single, Jansen served up a go-ahead, two-run shot to Nolan Gorman. Jansen had allowed just one run through 11.2 innings before Friday's meltdown caused his ERA to jump to 3.09. After converting his first six save chances, he's blown two of his last five.

Leone felt discomfort while warming up in the bullpen against the Nationals on Friday and is being evaluated, Tim Britton of The Athletic reports.

Leone did not come in to pitch after feeling the discomfort, with Drew Smith getting the final out and picking up the save. For now, Leone should be considered day-to-day.

Estevez struck out one batter in a scoreless inning to earn a save over Cleveland on Friday. He allowed two hits and a walk.

Estevez was cruising through one of his usual easy innings before putting three straight Guardians on base with two outs. He extinguished the fire by punching out Will Brennan and finishing a 5-4 win. Estevez lowered his ERA to 0.96 with a 24:7 K:BB and nine saves.

Clase (1-3) allowed two runs (one earned) on two hits in one inning of work and was charged with a blown save and a loss against the Angels on Friday. He struck out one.

Clase was tasked with protecting a 4-3 lead but coughed up a pair of runs, though one was due to an error. After converting 42 of 46 save opportunities last season he's already blown four of his first 17 chances in 2023. Despite some struggles, he still owns a strong 2.21 ERA. However, Clase has struck out just 12 batters through 20.1 frames for a 5.3 K/9 after posting rates north of 9.5 each of the last two seasons.

Dodgers manager Dave Roberts told reporters Friday that Hudson's knee still isn't 100 percent, and there is no real timeline for his return, Fabian Ardaya of The Athletic reports.

Hudson is throwing, but until the soreness in his knee subsides there's no chance for the right-handed reliever to begin a rehab assignment or even begin bullpen sessions. The 36-year-old has yet to pitch in 2023 while recovering from left knee surgery, and there's a good chance he won't be back on the mound until later in the summer.

The Padres will call up Weathers from Triple-A El Paso to start Sunday's game against the Dodgers in Los Angeles, Kevin Acee of The San Diego Union-Tribune reports.

Weathers will be added to the rotation to afford Michael Wacha an extra day of rest, with Wacha having now been pushed back to make his next start Monday against the Royals. The 23-year-old southpaw has pitched well in his 16 innings with the Padres this season, logging a 2.81 ERA and 1.19 WHIP over 16 innings.

The rehab schedule for Hendriks (illness) will be re-evaluated after Sunday's appearance for Triple-A Charlotte, Vinnie Duber of AllCHGO.com reports.

Hendriks gave up four runs in two-thirds of an inning for Charlotte on Thursday. His current "tentative schedule," according to the reliever, calls for outings Sunday and then either Tuesday or Wednesday, but he acknowledged that he's not yet ready to rejoin the White Sox bullpen. Hendriks could still be activated from the injured list late next week, but there's a good chance the team might play it safe and slow down the 34-year-old's rehab, as he's still barely a month removed from his last round of chemotherapy for non-Hodgkins lymphoma.

Waites was optioned to Triple-A Sacramento by the Giants on Thursday, Amy Gutierrez of the Giants' official site reports.

The move happened after San Francisco's victory over Arizona on Thursday. It clears room for Alex Wood, who is coming off the 15-day injured list Friday. Waites will likely be an up-and-down option for the Giants throughout the 2023 campaign.

Rodriguez (oblique) will have another up-and-down session with Double-A Portland on Saturday and should be activated off the 15-day injured list Monday, Jen McCaffrey of The Athletic reports.

Rodriguez has pitched well in his three rehab appearances so far with six strikeouts over three scoreless innings. The left-hander has yet to pitch for the Red Sox this season due to an oblique strain, but it appears he'll be ready to help the Boston bullpen early next week.