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Munoz fired a perfect eighth inning in a loss to the Twins on Monday, striking out the side on 13 pitches.

The dominant outing offered a glimpse of what the rocket-armed Munoz is capable of in terms of missing bats. The right-hander now has five strikeouts across two innings over his first two appearances, and given his impressive arsenal, he seemingly could work himself into some closing opportunities over the course of the season.

Misiewicz allowed an earned run on three hits over two-thirds of an inning in a loss to the Twins on Monday.

The left-hander inherited a two-on, one-out scenario from starter Chris Flexen and promptly conceded three consecutive RBI singles before inducing an inning-ending double play from Max Kepler. Misiewicz had pitched a clean frame in his season debut Saturday, and despite Monday's hiccup, he's projected for a high-volume workload that should yield a fair share of hold opportunities during the course of the season.

Fleming is expected to enter the Rays' rotation for Thursday's game against the Athletics and will likely work behind an opening pitcher, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

With Luis Patino (oblique) exiting early in Monday's 13-2 loss to Oakland and becoming the third member of the Rays' projected Opening Day rotation to hit the injured list, Fleming will be needed for at least one "spot start," even if he may not technically start Thursday's game. The southpaw wasn't available Monday after making an extended relief appearance in his season debut Saturday, when he struck out five Orioles over 3.1 scoreless frames. Fleming tossed 38 pitches in that outing, so the Rays could feel comfortable with extending his workload to around 50-to-60 pitches when he toes the rubber again Thursday. Breaking Fleming into the pitching schedule for the series finale with the Athletics will allow the Rays to grant Drew Rasmussen and Corey Kluber an extra day of rest between starts.

The Rays placed Patino (oblique) on the 10-day injured list Tuesday.

After entering Monday as the majors' lone unbeaten team, the Rays were dealt a reality check in a 13-2 loss to the Athletics in the home opener. In addition to the blowout loss, the Rays lost Patino just 13 pitches into his first start of the season due to the oblique strain. He'll now go on the shelf for at least the next week and a half, though the volatile timelines often associated with oblique injuries means that fantasy managers should bank on him missing more than the minimum amount of time. After Chris Mazza struggled mightily in a mop-up role behind Patino in Monday's game, the Rays plan to turn to Josh Fleming as a replacement in the rotation for Patino beginning with Thursday's series finale versus the Athletics, according to Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times.

The Rays placed Chargois on the 10-day injured list Tuesday with left oblique tightness.

Chargois picked up the injury coming out of his first relief outing of the season Friday, when he retired both of the batters he faced in a win over the Orioles. The Rays will be able to backdate his placement on the IL to Saturday, making Chargois eligible for reinstatement as soon as April 19. The fact that his injury is described as oblique tightness rather than a strain bodes well for his chances of avoiding an extended absence.

White Sox manager Tony LaRussa said Lambert will take Lucas Giolito's (abdomen) spot in the rotation beginning with Thursday's game against the Mariners, Scott Merkin of MLB.com reports.

Lambert is the next man up to take a temporary rotation spot while Giolito spends time on the injured list, but the White Sox anticipate that the latter will miss only a start or two. Since he covered just three innings in his season debut for Triple-A Charlotte on April 7 prior to being called up Tuesday, Lambert isn't fully built up for a starter's workload and is likely to have a limited pitch count in Thursday's outing.

Singer's contract was selected by the Phillies on Tuesday, Matt Breen of The Philadelphia Inquirer reports.

Singer will give the Phillies an extra left-handed option in the bullpen, though the 28-year-old is unlikely to see any high-leverage innings. He's yet to make his major-league debut and recorded a mediocre 4.75 ERA in 53 innings of relief for Triple-A Lehigh Valley last season, striking out 28.2 percent of opposing batters but also walking 10.9 percent.

Davidson was optioned to Triple-A Gwinnett on Monday.

Davidson was potentially in line to start Tuesday against the Nationals, but he wound up being needed out of the bullpen Monday and ended up allowing five runs in 2.2 innings of work. He was sent down to clear a spot for Bryce Elder, who will be the one to get Tuesday's start.

Thompson elected to appeal his three-game suspension Tuesday, Meghan Montemurro of the Chicago Tribune reports.

Thompson was handed a three-game ban Monday for intentionally hitting Andrew McCutchen with a pitch Saturday. The appeal means he'll remain available for now, but it's still likely he's forced to miss up to three games sometime soon. If a resolution for his appeal doesn't come before the weekend, Thompson could pick up a start in Colorado on Friday, when the Cubs will require a fifth member of the rotation for the first time this season.

Lambert was recalled from Triple-A Charlotte on Tuesday.

With both Lucas Giolito (abdomen) and AJ Pollock (hamstring) being placed on the 10-day injured list Tuesday, Lambert was called up from Charlotte to fill a roster spot. The 27-year-old has had short stints in MLB in the past couple seasons, starting three games and appearing in six total contests between the 2020 and 2021 campaigns. Overall, he has produced a 5.40 ERA and 1.60 WHIP while walking six and striking out 12 batters over 15 innings. With Giolito on the shelf, Lambert could be asked to make a spot start or two while with the big-league club for the time being.