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Beede (elbow) is beginning a rehab assignment with Triple-A Sacramento, Andrew Baggarly of The Athletic reports.

Beede continues to progress in his return from Tommy John surgery, and he will now be set to face live hitters for the first time during his rehab. Due to his placement on the 60-day injured list, he is not eligible for MLB action until the end of May, though it remains unclear when he will be activated. Also unclear is what role the team intends to deploy Beede in, though he would be likely to make a faster impact out of the bullpen.

Alexander was placed on the 10-day injured list with left shoulder inflammation Thursday, retroactive to May 3.

Alexander was dealing with shoulder soreness in Tuesday's doubleheader against the Cubs, and he'll now miss additional time after he was diagnosed with inflammation. It's not yet clear when the left-hander will be able to return to the mound, but right-hander Joe Kelly (shoulder) was reinstated from the 10-day injured list in a corresponding move.

Kelly (shoulder) was reinstated from the 10-day injured list Thursday.

Kelly spent the first month of the season recovering from November surgery, but he'll now be available to make his season debut out of the bullpen. Left-hander Scott Alexander (shoulder) was placed on the 10-day injured list in a corresponding move.

Lamet came out of Tuesday's appearance against the Pirates without any setbacks, Dennis Lin of The Athletic reports.

Lamet threw only 30 pitches in the outing and experienced a drop in his velocity in the second inning, but manager Jayce Tingler suggested that the decline was likely due to rust rather than injury. If he continues feeling well throughout the week, Lamet could make his next start Sunday at San Francisco.

Sborz earned the save against the Twins on Thursday by tossing a perfect inning that included a pair of strikeouts.

The 27-year-old entered the 10th inning with the Rangers leading by one and retired all three of his batters on just 11 pitches, including strikeouts of Willians Astudillo and Josh Donaldson. Sborz has only allowed one run over his last seven appearances, and he sports a 3.55 ERA and 0.87 WHIP across 12.1 innings this season.

Webb has allowed seven earned runs on four hits and seven walks while recording one strikeout across 2.1 innings covering his last four appearances.

The left-hander's woes continued in Thursday's loss to the Mets, when he failed to record a single out and got just three of 11 pitches into the strike zone before getting the hook in the seventh inning. Prior to the current stretch, the normally reliable Webb had produced four consecutive scoreless efforts. However, his multi-appearance slump has ballooned his ERA and WHIP to 13.00 and 2.22, respectively.

Manager Craig Counsell said Suter will start Friday's series opener in Miami, Adam McCalvy of MLB.com reports.

Milwaukee plans to treat the first game of its series with the Marlins as a bullpen day, so Suter shouldn't be expected to work much more than two or three innings in the start. Suter has been one of Milwaukee's most reliable relievers this season, submitting a 2.70 ERA while striking out 15 in 16.2 innings.

Cox (not injury related) is being held back in extended spring training as he builds up before joining an affiliate in mid-May, Sam Dykstra of MLB.com reports.

It's possible Cox was delayed by COVID protocols or that the Royals are simply slow playing his buildup to manage his innings on the year. Cox will likely head to High-A or Double-A.

Suero (oblique) threw 22 pitches in a simulated game Thursday, Jesse Dougherty of The Washington Post reports.

Following his successful throwing session Thursday, Suero will now report to Triple-A Rochester for a rehab assignment Friday or Saturday. Manager Dave Martinez wouldn't commit to Suero returning to the majors in time for the Nationals' weekend series against the Yankees, but the right-hander appears to be nearing his return.

Kittredge opened Wednesday's win over the Angels, firing two scoreless innings during which he allowed a hit and issued a walk. He also recorded a strikeout.

The right-hander continued his extended stretch of strong pitching, getting six outs on 26 pitches to record his fifth consecutive scoreless effort. Kittredge continues to see time as both an opener and conventional reliever, and he whittled his ERA down to an impressive 1.32 with Wednesday's effort.