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Yarbrough (0-2) was charged with the loss Tuesday against the Rangers after surrendering six runs on 10 hits and a walk while striking out six across six innings.

Although Yarbrough was able to miss a decent number of bats while avoiding any long balls, the Rangers found their way onto the scoreboard repeatedly. They got to Yarbrough early with an RBI single from Joey Gallo in the first inning, followed by back-to-back RBI doubles by Nick Solak and Charlie Culberson in the fourth and an RBI single by Isiah Kiner-Falefa in the sixth. The poor performance was the second in a row for the 29-year-old, who remains winless with a 6.48 ERA. Next up, Yarbrough faces a tough road matchup Sunday against the Yankees.

Staumont was placed on the 10-day injured list Tuesday with an unspecified injury.

The 27-year-old last pitched Sunday, delivering a scoreless frame against the White Sox; it's unclear whether he suffered the injury during that contest. Staumont will be eligible to be activated April 23, though he doesn't have an official return timeline.

Hatch (elbow) will throw a 20-pitch bullpen session Tuesday, Shi Davidi of Sportsnet.ca reports.

He's been sidelined all season with a right elbow impingement, but it's encouraging to see his throwing program picking up. It remains to be seen whether Hatch will be stretched out as a starter or join the big-league bullpen once fully healthy.

Barnes retired the side in order with one strikeout during the ninth inning to earn the save in Tuesday's 4-2 win over the Twins.

The right-hander threw 10 of 14 pitches for strikes as he set down the top of Minnesota's order. Barnes has yet to allow a hit this season and has a 12:1 K:BB across six scoreless frames through five appearances.

Ponce de Leon will pitch out of the bullpen going forward and will be available in that role Tuesday against the Nationals, Jeff Jones of the Belleville News-Democrat reports.

Ponce de Leon can't really complain about the move, as he owns an 11.37 ERA, 2.21 WHIP and a 3:5 K:BB through two starts. He pitched most recently Sunday against the Brewers, lasting just 1.1 innings, so he should be ready to pitch again soon. Kwang Hyun Kim (back) will return to the starting rotation Saturday against the Phillies.

Diekman was credited with his first hold of the season in a win over the Diamondbacks on Monday, firing 1.1 perfect innings during which he recorded a strikeout.

The veteran left-hander worked the eighth inning and lowered his still-bloated ERA to 5.06 with his second straight scoreless effort. Diekman has been more hittable overall than he was during his career-best 2020 -- he's already allowed four runs (three earned) over two appearances -- but three of those crossed the plate during a rough first outing of the season back on April 2.

Junis will start Thursday's game against the Blue Jays, Lynn Worthy of The Kansas City Star reports.

The Royals were able to use Junis out of the bullpen during the first weekend of the season, but he's in the rotation for the foreseeable future at this point. He's coming off a gem in which he tossed five shutout innings with six strikeouts April 7 in Cleveland.

Trivino fired a scoreless ninth inning in a 9-5 win over the Diamondbacks on Monday, allowing one hit and recording a strikeout.

With the Athletics having doubled up what had been a two-run lead in the top half of the frame, Trivino narrowly missed out on his first save chance of the season but still succeeded in preserving the victory. The 29-year-old has one hold and a sparkling 1.17 ERA and 0.65 WHIP across 7.2 innings covering his first six appearances. He's slated to serve as the primary closer while Trevor Rosenthal progresses through a multi-month recovery from surgery for thoracic outlet syndrome.

Pearson (groin) is "absolutely pain free" and throwing at 100 percent intensity on the mound, per general manager Ross Atkins, Keegan Matheson of MLB.com reported Tuesday.

It will just be a matter of getting Pearson built back up at the alternate training site before he's able to slot into the MLB rotation. He's been throwing bullpen sessions since last week and will throw live batting practice Wednesday.

Webb (0-1) was charged with the loss in Monday's game against the Marlins after surrendering two runs (one earned) on three hits in the 10th inning.

It did not take long for Webb to see some action after he was called up to the active roster Saturday. Unfortunately, Webb's first outing of 2021 was not great. The first three batters he faced notched hits against him, allowing the go-ahead runs to score. While he was able to retire the next three batters and limit the damage, he was still left with the loss. The 27-year-old has previously shown some ability to be a bullpen contributor, compiling a 1.06 ERA and 38:17 K:BB across 42.1 innings for Atlanta in 2019 and 2020.