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Luzardo (illness) struck out three batters across two clean innings against the Dodgers last Wednesday.

Luzardo dealt with a minor illness in between his first two Cactus League appearances, though the young left-hander didn't seem affected by the issue. He's allowed just one unearned run on two hits with a 4:1 K:BB through two outings (three innings) this spring. Luzardo, who is competing for a rotation spot in camp, is slated to start Tuesday against the Rangers.

Farrell (jaw) is scheduled to a visit a specialist later in the week, Jeff Wilson of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram reports.

Farrell, who was diagnosed with a non-displaced jaw fracture after being hit by a line drive Saturday, saw a specialist over the weekend, though a concrete medical plan could not be determined due to the amount of swelling. He's expected to undergo a procedure later in the week to address his fractured jaw, though specifics remain unclear. He'll wait a few days for the swelling to subside before returning to the specialist, after which a timetable for his return will hopefully emerge.

Gonzales, who allowed an earned run on three hits and one walk across four innings in a 7-3 Cactus League win over the Diamondbacks on Sunday, is serving as a mentor to the Mariners' cadre of young pitching prospects, Mark Feinsand of MLB.com reports.

The young left-hander is already enjoying a promising spring in anticipation of serving as the potential co-ace of this year's staff alongside prized Japanese import Yusei Kikuchi. Gonzales, who also struck out four in Sunday's outing, has allowed just one earned run on four hits over seven innings across two spring appearances. In addition to his strong on-field work, Gonzales is also trying to serve as an example for the promising trio of Justus Sheffield, Justin Dunn and Erik Swanson, acquired this past offseason in trades with the Yankees and Mets. His counsel is much more likely to be heeded when backed up by solid performances, and Gonzales is living up to that end of the bargain thus far. "He's been outstanding; that's kind of what I thought we would get," manager Scott Servais said. "He's still working through some things. His last outing, I don't think he had a great changeup the first couple innings and he found it in the third inning. That's what spring training is about. So far, Marco's spring has been really solid."

Heaney (elbow) is scheduled to throw from flat ground Monday, J.P. Hoornstra of the Los Angeles Daily News reports.

Heaney is currently dealing with left elbow inflammation. The southpaw reported feeling good after playing long toss Sunday, and if everything goes off without a hitch during Monday's flat ground session, he could be cleared to resume mound work.

Gibson (illness) has been confirmed as the starting pitcher for Monday's spring game against the Orioles, according to Betsy Helfand of the St. Paul Pioneer Press.

Gibson has yet to appear in a game this spring while recovering from E. coli, but he is now ready to get up on the bump for the first time. It's unlikely he will go more than an inning or two in Monday's contest, but if all goes smoothly, he will presumably be on track to be ready by Opening Day.

Cease is scheduled to make his spring debut Tuesday against the Indians, Paul Sullivan of the Chicago Tribune reports.

The White Sox are taking it slow with Cease, who was shut down in August last year after hitting an innings limit. The goal of the delayed start to spring pitching is to leave bullets in the arm into September, when presumably the right-hander will be in Chicago. With Michael Kopech (elbow) sidelined after Tommy John surgery, Cease moves to the top of the healthy pitching prospects in the system.

Perez threw three scoreless innings with four strikeouts and no walks in Sunday's spring training tie against the Phillies. Perez's four-seam fastball reached 97 mph five times during his outing, after he threw just four pitches faster than 96.5 mph last season, MLB.com reports.

Perez is the leading candidate for the fifth starter role, so it was a little curious he pitched in relief in the game. The Twins have been working with Perez to alter his delivery, and so far the results look promising.

Lynn allowed five earned runs on three hits and two walks while striking out five over 2.2 innings in Sunday's game against the Dodgers.

This was Lynn's first spring start after throwing simulated games in camp. He cruised through the first two innings, striking out the side in the first, before getting into trouble as his outing was coming to a close. Manager Chris Woodward gave him the opportunity to escape a bases-loaded, two-out jam, but he allowed a double to end his work. "The stuff was all right, because there wasn't any hard contact or any balls that were barreled up, that's for sure," Lynn told Dave Sessions of MLB.com. "I'll stay there, fine-tune it a little bit more, get ahead and then quicker innings would be nice." The right-hander was a victim of the free-agent squeeze in 2018 and didn't sign with the Twins until mid-March, which hurt his early season performance. He appeared in only two spring games, going 0-3 with an 8.37 ERA in April. He recovered to pitch well the rest of the way (4.13 ERA, 135 strikeouts, 133 innings). After signing a three-year deal with the Rangers in December, he will have plenty of ramp-up to the regular season.

Bridwell was reassigned to minor-league camp Sunday, Jane Lee of MLB.com reports.

Bridwell didn't fare well in his first three games of camp, posting a 31.50 ERA with two strikeouts over 2.0 innings. He saw limited time in the majors a season ago with the Angels (one start) but is unlikely to earn a spot on the Opening Day roster after getting cut from big-league camp.

Cole fired two scoreless innings, striking out three and walking one in Sunday's game against the Nationals.

Cole was making his second start of the spring and first with Houston's new catcher, Robinson Chirinos, per Chandler Rome of the Houston Chronicle. "I liked it," Cole said of his chemistry Chirinos. "He was familiar with where I like to throw the ball, so he gave me some good targets. He was on the plate when he wanted us to challenge guys, on the corner when we kind of wanted to pick away. Good rhythm, good flow. I didn't shake too many times, so it was good." The right-hander walked the first batter, then retired the final six Nationals faced. Cole threw all of his pitches and was pleased with his fastball command.