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Maeda (2-2) earned the win after allowing two hits and two walks while striking out eight over 5.1 scoreless innings Monday against Texas.

Maeda was rock solid in his sixth start of the 2021 campaign after struggling in his previous two outings. After cruising through the first five frames, he ran into some trouble in the top of the sixth, allowing a double and a walk with one out. This resulted in his departure from the contest, but Minnesota's bullpen managed to retire the final two outs of the inning to get Maeda off the hook. The 33-year-old sits with a 5.34 ERA and 1.57 WHIP with 28 punchouts through 28.2 innings this season.

Manning is set to start Tuesday's season opener for Triple-A Toledo, Evan Petzold of the Detroit Free Press reports.

This isn't much of a surprise, as Manning is considered the team's top pitching prospect and he's expected to make his MLB debut sometime this summer, so he should headline the staff in Toledo while he's there. There isn't a definitive timeline for the 23-year-old to reach the majors, but he can help his cause by getting off to a hot start for the Mud Hens.

Sandoval was recalled Monday.

Sandoval will take the roster spot of Mike Mayers, who was placed on the injured list Monday for an unspecified reason. Sandoval has yet to see any big-league action this season after failing to earn a spot on the Opening Day roster.

Ryu (hip) is expected to be activated from the 10-day injured list and start Thursday's game against the Athletics, Arden Zwelling of Sportsnet.ca reports.

Ryu was placed on the injured list Wednesday due to a glute strain, but he'll only end up missing one turn through the rotation. He's been solid through five outings this season, owning a 2.60 ERA and 1.05 WHIP with a 26:3 K:BB across 27.2 frames.

Lynch's contract was selected by the Royals on Monday.

Lynch will make his major-league debut as the starter in Monday's game against Cleveland, so his addition to the active roster was expected. The left-hander posted a 3.10 ERA and 1.27 WHIP in 78.1 innings across 15 starts with High-A Wilmington in 2019. Right-hander Jake Newberry was optioned to Triple-A Omaha while Daniel Tillo (elbow) was placed on the 60-day injured list to make room for Lynch.

Quintana will start Monday's game against the Rays.

Quintana will take the mound one day earlier than expected since Shohei Ohtani (elbow) was scratched from his scheduled start. In his last outing, Quintana allowed five runs on six hits and two walks while striking out two in 3.1 innings to take the loss Tuesday against the Rangers.

McClanahan is scheduled to start Tuesday's game against the Angels, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

The flame-throwing lefty had a workload restriction in his first MLB start last week against the Athletics, but he dazzled over his four innings, generating five strikeouts and inducing 15 swinging strikes among his 59 pitches. The outing was enough for McClanahan to earn a second start, but he may need to keep performing at a high level in order to ensure he becomes a fixture in the rotation. Tampa Bay didn't formally shift to a six-man rotation to make room for McClanahan; instead, Rich Hill and Michael Wacha were deployed as tandem starters in Sunday's game against the Astros.

Yankees Senior Director of Player Development Kevin Reese said Monday that Schmidt (elbow) has looked "fantastic" during his rehab program in Tampa, Bryan Hoch of MLB.com reports.

Reese didn't elaborate on where exactly Schmidt stands in his recovery from a right elbow strain, but the 25-year-old has apparently steered clear of any setbacks since beginning a throwing program more than a week ago. Since the Yankees moved Schmidt to the 60-day injured list prior to Opening Day, he won't be eligible for reinstatement until late May, but Reese appears confident the right-hander will make an impact for the big club at some point in 2021. Once deemed healthy, Schmidt will most likely report to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.

Arihara (finger) will be pushed back in the Rangers' pitching schedule after Hyeon-Jong Yang was awarded the start for Arihara's next turn in the rotation Wednesday against the Twins, Chris Halicke of SI.com reports.

While Arihara won't be available to pitch on his normal rest while he contends with a sore right middle finger, the Rangers aren't yet ruling out the right-hander from making a start later in the week. He recently received an injection in the finger, and the Rangers are hopeful Arihara will show enough improvement in the coming days to avoid a stint on the injured list. The rookie right-hander has been hit hard over his last two outings, failing to escape the third inning on both occasions while surrendering five home runs and six walks between the starts.

Seabold is expected to be sidelined at Triple-A Worcester to begin the season while he contends with right elbow inflammation, Joe McDonald of the Worcester Telegram & Gazette reports.

The Red Sox don't believe Seabold's injury is anything too serious, but he'll likely miss at least one or two turns through the rotation to begin the Triple-A season. Seabold's last action in affiliated ball came in 2019, when he was a member of the Phillies organization. Over his seven outings at Double-A Reading, Seabold posted a 2.25 ERA, 1.12 WHIP and 36:10 K:BB in 40 innings.