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Paredes exited Thursday's game with side discomfort, Chandler Rome of the Houston Chronicle reports.

Paredes exited the game with a trainer after facing only two batters. He was already being evaluated by doctors after the game, so some news about his prognosis should be revealed soon.

Paredes exited Thursday's appearance with a trainer, Brian McTaggart of MLB.com reports.

Paredes entered the game in the eighth inning with a 6-0 lead. He faced only two batters before exiting and issued free passes to both. This outing continued a trend of control struggles for Paredes, as he's now faced 12 batters and walked six of them.

Bass (0-2) allowed two earned runs on three hits and a walk while also hitting a batter to blow the save and take the loss Thursday against the Mets.

Bass entered the game in the bottom of the ninth inning and was tasked with protecting a 2-1 lead. He quickly squandered that, surrendering a leadoff home run to Jeff McNeil. After recording one out, Bass allowed the next three batters to reach base before he hit Michael Conforto with a pitch to force in the winning run. Though there was controversy surrounding Conforto's plate appearance -- he appeared to lean into the strike zone to ensure he was hit by the ball -- Bass pitched poorly for the second time in three appearances this season. While a change at closer may not occur yet, Yimi Garcia or Dylan Floro could start to see save chances if Bass continues to struggle.

Diaz (1-0) worked around a walk and struck out one in a scoreless inning to earn the win Thursday against the Marlins.

Diaz made his season debut with the Mets down 2-1 in the ninth inning. He did his part, with the only blemish a two-out walk. His teammates proceeded to score two runs in the bottom of the frame, leaving him with the victory.

Reyes fired a scoreless ninth inning for his third save of the season Thursday against the Brewers, allowing one hit while striking out one.

Reyes was originally designated to be a long reliever with future plans to end up in the rotation. However, he's currently the Cardinals' primary closer, he's handled the role very well to start the season. Reyes has immense talent, but he's dealt with many injuries throughout his career. The 26-year-old has the potential to be one of the most valuable fantasy closers this season if the Cardinals decide to keep him in that role.

Gallegos (2-0) earned his second win of the season by firing a perfect eighth inning with a pair of strikeouts in Thursday's win over the Brewers.

Gallegos has earned either a win or a hold in all four of his relief appearances. The righty has pitched four scoreless innings with nine strikeouts to start the 2021 campaign. Gallegos may be in line to pick up some save opportunities behind Alex Reyes and Jordan Hicks as the season progresses.

Kimbrel pitched 1.2 scoreless innings with three strikeouts to secure the save in Thursday's 4-2 win over the Pirates.

Kimbrel has yet to allow a baserunner in four appearances (4.2 innings) this season, and he has nine strikeouts and two saves as well. It's an encouraging start for the veteran reliever following two down seasons in Chicago, and he'll be a valuable fantasy asset as long as he's pitching well and closing out games for the Cubs.

Bard picked up a two-out save with one strikeout against the Diamondbacks on Thursday.

Bard was summoned in the ninth inning to put a halt to an rally, as the Diamondbacks had already scored two runs and had two men on with one out. The 35-year-old cleaned things up with ease, sending Josh Rojas down on strikes before forcing Tim Locastro to ground out for the final out of the game. He's now collected two saves in four appearances with a 0.00 ERA, 1.09 WHIP and 6:2 K:BB to open the season.

Pearson (groin) threw a bullpen session Thursday, Arden Zwelling of Sportsnet.ca reports.

Pearson's throwing session Thursday marked the first time he threw off a mound since aggravating his groin injury in mid-March. Manager Charlie Montoyo said that Pearson will essentially take part in a throwing program similar to the one he would do in spring training, and he'll be deliberately be built up as a starter in the coming weeks. Ross Stripling should continue to serve in the rotation while Pearson builds back up.

Astros general manager James Click said Scrubb (shoulder) is scheduled to throw a bullpen session Thursday, Brian McTaggart of MLB.com reports.

Click reiterated that Scrubb will be back soon, meaning the right-hander is seemingly still tracking toward a mid-April return from the 10-day injured list, just as Astros pitching coach Brent Strom had suggested prior to Opening Day. Scrubb posted a 1.90 ERA in 23.2 innings as a rookie last season, but a 1.48 WHIP, 7.6 BB/9 and .212 BABIP suggest that ERA might be a bit of a mirage.