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Kopech was scratched from his scheduled start Sunday for Double-A Birmingham with a sprained ankle, Colleen Kane of the Chicago Tribune reports.

The White Sox don't seem to be especially concerned about the injury and anticipate that Kopech will be able to make his next scheduled turn. The 21-year-old right-hander has whiffed 28 batters and is holding hitters to a .145 average over 18 innings this season, but he has struggled with control, issuing 14 walks.

Bundy will make his next scheduled start Monday against the Red Sox, Eduardo Encina of The Baltimore Sun reports.

Through his first five starts of the season, Bundy has been the Orioles' most dominant starter, turning in a 1.65 ERA and 0.98 WHIP over 32.2 innings. However, for all his success, Bundy has seen an unexpected downturn in his velocity this season, which may have prompted the Orioles to consider pushing him back a day before the team ultimately allowed him to throw on normal rest. Given the lack of innings Bundy has amassed over the last several years while battling injuries, the Orioles will likely monitor his workload carefully this season, but at least for this week, it appears fantasy owners can feel comfortable deploying him normally.

Odorizzi (hamstring) will be activated from the 10-day disabled list Monday and start later that evening against the Marlins, Marc Topkin of Tampa Bay Times reports.

As expected, Odorizzi experienced no issues coming out of his simulated game a few days earlier, so the Rays have formally named his as their starter for Monday's series opener. He'll be officially activated from the DL in the hours leading up to his start, but fantasy owners who had been patiently awaiting his return can likely activate him with confidence. He'll be in store for a two-start week, with his second turn coming May 6 against the Blue Jays.

Gray (back) will make his season debut against Minnesota on Tuesday, The Associated Press reports.

Gray spun a tidy six-inning rehab start Thursday with seven punchouts and his fastball sitting at 94 mph. The fact he didn't issue a single walk was also encouraging. The 2016 season was a disappointing one for Gray, and because of his underwhelming strikeout totals, his virtual value is capped. Wins are probably also going to be tough to come by, so the 27-year-old hurler will need to return to posting solid ratios to move the fantasy needle.

Musgrove (1-2) allowed one run on five hits and one walk while striking out six over 6.1 innings in Saturday's 2-1 loss to Oakland.

This was Musgrove's best outing of the season as it appears some adjustments to his mechanics are working out for him. In his previous start against Tampa Bay, the right-hander threw five no-hit innings after the Rays touched him for four first-inning runs. Despite the 4.88 ERA over five starts, Musgrove is trending positively, having allowed just one run on five hits over his previous 11.1 innings. His next scheduled start is Thursday at home against Texas.

Darvish (3-2) fired six innings against the Angels on Saturday, allowing two runs (one earned) on three hits and four walks en route to the victory. He struck out 10.

The 30-year-old wasn't efficient by any means, as he needed 125 pitches (73 strikes) to get through six frames. However, his high workload was offset by his stellar strikeout total, which vaulted him into the top five in the league in whiffs. Darvish will take his 2.79 ERA on the road in his next start Thursday at Houston.

Carrasco pitched eight innings (for the second straight outing), allowing three runs on six hits and no walks while striking out seven in a loss to the Mariners on Friday.

Carrasco pitched well enough to win, but he also allowed two home runs that were the difference as the Mariners took the victory 3-1. The 30-year-old has pitched into the sixth inning in all five of his starts this season, walking no more than one batter in three of them. Despite those impressive numbers, Carrasco has a 2-2 record because the Indians have only scored 12 runs with him on the mound. All in all, he looks like the right-hander we saw last season, when his 3.32 ERA ranked 10th in the AL before he suffered a season-ending broken right hand. Carrasco will make his next start Wednesday against Detroit.

Nuno was optioned to Triple-A Norfolk on Saturday, Rich Dubroff of PressBoxonline reports.

Prior to Friday's rough outing, the southpaw had lowered his ERA to 3.12. However, Nuno allowed his third home run of the season in his brief appearance versus the Yankees, leading the Orioles to send him down for more work. Baltimore is fairly thin on lefties with the departures of him and Jayson Aquino, so Nuno could return to the big leagues fairly soon if the Orioles need a lefty in their relief corps again.

Asher has a good chance of getting the start Tuesday against the Red Sox after Jayson Aquino threw 44 pitches in relief Saturday, MASN's Roch Kubatko reports.

Aquino was the presumed starter Tuesday, but he came in and gave up three runs in 1.2 innings against the Yankees on Saturday, so Asher now appears to be the favorite to get that start. Asher would likely only be making one start, as Chris Tillman (shoulder) is expected to be able to return May 7.

The Royals' matchup with the Twins on Saturday has been postponed due to rain, Pete Grathoff of the Kansas City Star reports. The game will be made up as part of a doubleheader on July 1.

The Royals will simply push Hammel back a day, and he'll take the hill for Sunday's series finale. That means Danny Duffy will likely be on the mound for Monday's series-opener against the White Sox.