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Guerra (elbow) was moved to the 60-day injured list Monday.

Guerra doesn't have a clear timeline for his return from a sprained UCL, but he'll now be out until at least late May. The move clears a spot on the 40-man roster for the Padres to add James Norwood, who was acquired in a trade from the Cubs on Monday.

Merryweather may not be ready to pitch on back-to-back days yet, Kaitlyn McGrath of The Athletic reports.

The right-hander was one of the stars of the season's opening weekend, dominating the Yankees with triple-digit heat to rack up his first two career saves, but Merryweather almost didn't make the initial 26-man roster due to back tightness late in the spring. Given his lengthy injury history the Jays intend to be very careful with his workload, which will keep the 29-year-old from pitching on consecutive days early in the season, and manager Charlie Montoyo also suggested that the club would only use Merryweather to begin innings rather than bringing him in to handle a jam. That leaves the door open for other relievers such as Jordan Romano to get save chances, but Merryweather has quickly established himself as a key piece of the late-inning puzzle for Toronto this season.

Atlanta doesn't plan to send Martin in for an MRI after he experienced numbness in the fingers of his pitching hand during his appearance in Sunday's 2-1 loss to the Phillies, David O'Brien of The Athletic reports.

The club doesn't seem too concerned about Martin, who gave up a run on three hits while recording two outs before exiting the relief outing. He showed improvement upon being checked out by team trainers following his departure, and the fact that he won't be sent in for an MRI suggests he'll likely avoid a stint on the injured list. Martin should be viewed as day-to-day ahead of Tuesday's series opener versus the Nationals.

Helsley allowed four earned runs on two hits, two walks and a wild pitch over just one-third of an inning in a loss to the Reds on Sunday.

Sunday's nightmarish outing, which saw Helsley get just 12 of 26 pitches into the strike zone, was in contrast to a one-inning scoreless appearance Opening Day when he worked around three hits. The fact he's been very hittable over the first two outings is a bit concerning, however, considering Helsley also allowed a hit per inning in spring training and pitched to a 5.25 ERA while posting unsightly 6.0 BB/9 and 2.3 HR/9 ratios across his 12 appearances last season.

King pitched six scoreless innings against Toronto on Sunday, allowing one hit and one walk while striking out three. He did not factor in the decision.

Starter Domingo German was removed after yielding three runs across three frames, and the Yankees subsequently handed the ball to King. The right-hander went on to dominate Blue Jays hitters, giving up only a fourth-inning walk and single while retiring the final 16 batters he faced. King ended up throwing as many pitches (68) across his six innings as German did in three, with 48 of the former's throws going for strikes. King will likely be unavailable for a few days due to the extended outing, but it is a positive sign that he looked so good in his first appearance of the campaign after struggling to a 7.76 ERA with the big club last season.

Iglesias was credited with a win after blowing a save in Sunday's 7-4 victory over the White Sox. He recorded five outs and gave up an unearned run on one hit while striking out two.

Iglesias entered the contest in the eighth inning and was able to record the final two outs of the frame, but he wasn't able to preserve a 4-3 lead heading into the ninth. After he hit Nick Madrigal with a pitch, Adam Eaton hit a one-out grounder back to Iglesias, who made an errant throw to third base that allowed Madrigal to score the tying run. Fortunately, Jared Walsh was able to bail Iglesias out in the bottom of the ninth with a walkoff, three-run blast off Matt Foster. Considering that Iglesias was used three times in the Angels' four-game season-opening series with Chicago, he may not be available out of the bullpen Monday against the Astros.

Paredes walked four of the 10 batters faced over the opening series with just 25 strikes among his 48 pitches, Chandler Rome of the Houston Chronicle reports.

The four-game opening series against Oakland provided a glimpse into how manager Dusty Baker intends to deploy his bullpen. Paredes pitched the seventh inning Opening Day and the eighth inning Saturday, leverage spots for the young reliever, but he jeopardized leads in both games. "I feel like Paredes is trying to do too much because (of) the atmosphere. My job is to keep talking to them, make sure that they understand the louder it gets, the calmer they have to be," catcher Martin Maldonado said. This is the first time he's pitching in front of fans at the major-league level, and Oakland is a hostile environment to the Astros. Paredes has allowed one unearned run on four walks and two hits over 1.1 innings.

Heuer allowed one run on three hits in Sunday's 7-4 loss to the Angels.

Heuer allowed his first run of the season when he was tagged for a solo home run by Jared Walsh in the fifth inning. He became the fourth White Sox reliever to permit a homer. Chicago's bullpen was considered a strength entering the season, but thus far the 'pen is 1-3 with a 5.52 ERA.

Kimbrel recorded his first save of the season, striking out two in a perfect ninth inning Sunday against the Pirates.

Kimbrel entered in the ninth inning for his first save opportunity of the year and retired all three batters he faced. The Cubs have Kimbrel set up to receive the majority of save situations this season. The veteran reliever was shaky in 2020 and will have to close games more consistently, as he did Sunday, in order to keep his role.

Hoffman (1-0) allowed one run on three hits over five innings in a win over the Cardinals on Sunday. He struck out six and did not issue a walk.

Hoffman, who had a 9.28 ERA in 16 appearances out of the Rockies' bullpen last season, turned in a gem in his first start in a Reds uniform. He filled up the strike zone and was effective before running into a bit of trouble in his final frame. The right-hander was lifted after 77 pitches and manager David Bell will likely continue to have a short hook when Hoffman is on the mound given the 28-year-old's career third-time-through-the-order numbers. Up next is a road start in Arizona.