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Bergman gave up an earned run on a hit and a walk over 3.2 innings in Sunday's 4-3 win over the Rangers. He struck out two.

The 29-year-old right-hander enjoyed a solid Mariners debut, eating up some valuable innings after spot starter Dillon Overton exited. Bergman will try to bounce back from a forgettable 2016 season with the Rockies in which he posted an 8.39 ERA and 1.82 WHIP over 24.7 innings, and if his first appearance is any indication, he looks like a viable multi-inning option for manager Scott Servais.

Sale (3-2) allowed four runs on four hits and three walks while striking out 10 in Sunday's 17-6 win over the Twins.

The game looks like it was a breeze for Boston, but it was nail-biter until the Red Sox put up 10 runs in the ninth inning. Sale was given a rare multiple-run lead, but he gave it all back in the bottom of the fifth, when the Twins scored four times to knot the game at 4-4. It was easily Sale's worst inning of the season, and this was his shortest outing of 2017. His next start will come either Friday or Saturday against Tampa Bay.

Clevinger (1-0) pitched 5.2 scoreless innings of one-hit ball while walking four Royals and striking out five en route to Sunday's spot-start victory.

The right-hander was assigned to Triple-A during spring training, but he's since made adjustments to his mechanics that led to a good start in the minors. Before earning the call-up Saturday, Clevinger had posted a 1.50 ERA and 1.10 WHIP with 32 strikeouts over six starts (30 innings) in Columbus. The 26-year-old's services won't be needed with the imminent return of Corey Kluber (back), but if the ace isn't ready to make his scheduled start Saturday, Clevinger would be the obvious choice to get the ball again.

Quintana (2-5) allowed four runs on nine hits and three walks while striking out four in Sunday's 4-0 loss to Baltimore.

Quintana certainly wasn't at his best in the loss, but his mates couldn't do much with the Orioles' Chris Tillman, who had been hammered by the White Sox's Triple-A affiliate five days prior. The South Siders have supported Quintana with just 2.6 runs per game in his seven starts, so he's had to be brilliant to win, and that hasn't often been the case this year. His next scheduled start comes Friday against the Padres, who rank 29th in MLB with a .217 team batting average.

Severino allowed one run on four hits (one home run) while walking one and striking out nine over seven innings for a no-decision in Sunday's 18-inning win over the Cubs.

It was a nice bounce-back performance for Severino after he allowed five runs in 5.2 innings against the Blue Jays his last time out. The young right-hander lowered his ERA to a respectable 3.40 in the process, and he owns an impressive 45:7 K:BB in 39.2 frames over six starts. Severino is a promising young arm with plenty of fantasy upside.

Cobb (2-3) tossed eight innings of one-run ball in Sunday's 2-1 loss to the Blue Jays, giving up four hits and two walks with three strikeouts.

Cobb turned in arguably his best start of the season in this one, but a run-scoring single in the sixth and a solo homer in the seventh doomed him to a loss, as his club couldn't muster any offense of its own. His strikeout stuff wasn't exactly working Sunday, but the right-hander pitched to contact effectively and induced 11 groundouts in addition to numerous weak flyballs. Cobb has now allowed just four earned runs over his last 19 innings to lower his ERA to a respectable 3.56, and he will look to bounce back from this tough-luck loss Friday against the Red Sox.

Gray allowed four runs (one earned) and seven hits while walking one and striking out two over 4.2 innings for a no-decision in Sunday's 8-6 win over the Tigers.

Gray looked much better in this one after allowing four earned runs and five hits (three home runs) over six frames in his season debut May 2 against Minnesota. While the right-hander's velocity has been fine, he'll need to induce more strikeouts (5.1 K/9) to become more than just a streaming option in deep mixed leagues.

Ramirez tossed six innings of one-run ball Saturday, walking two and striking out a pair in a 2-1 win over Houston.

The 28-year-old continues to be a pleasant surprise for an injury-plagued Angels rotation. The strikeouts were uncharacteristically low Saturday, but Ramirez still boasts a healthy 9.4 K/9 on the year. His 3.45 ERA through five starts should place him firmly on deep-league owners' radars and make him a streamable option in shallower formats.

Bergman had his contract selected from Triple-A Tacoma on Sunday.

Bergman was once considered an option to make a spot start Sunday, but the team instead opted for lefty Dillon Overton. He'll get the call to the majors nonetheless, likely as an insurance policy if Overton is ousted early. He'll take the 40-man roster spot of Shae Simmons, who was transferred to the 60-day disabled list in a corresponding move.

Montas (1-0) fired a scoreless ninth inning while earning Saturday's 6-5 win over the Tigers, issuing a walk and recording a strikeout.

Montas worked around a two-out walk to Jim Adduci to dispose of Alex Avila, Tyler Collins and Jose Iglesias and was then credited with his first victory of the season when Adam Rosales singled in the game-winning run in the bottom half of the frame. This was a welcome break for the 24-year-old, who'd struggled through his prior four appearances. The hard-throwing right-hander had yielded seven earned runs on 11 hits and three walks over the five innings encompassing that stretch while seeing his ERA balloon from 4.22 to 6.89.