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Kansas City placed Ragans (groin) on the 15-day injured list Saturday.

Ragans exited his start Friday versus St. Louis due to left groin tightness, and the issue has resulted in a trip to the IL. Seth Lugo (finger) also landed on the IL on Saturday, so the Royals' rotation is suddenly quite thin. Noah Cameron was called up from Triple-A to start Saturday and will likely get additional turns in the rotation, but it's unclear at this point how Kansas City will fill the other starting slot.

The Royals placed Lugo (finger) on the 15-day injured list Saturday.

Lugo was already set to miss his next turn in the rotation -- which was originally scheduled for Saturday -- due to right middle finger inflammation, and his move to the IL will sideline him for at least two additional starts. The transaction is retroactive to May 14th, so if Lugo has a minimum IL stay, he could be activated for the series against Detroit that begins May 30. Noah Cameron was recalled from Triple-A Omaha to start Saturday, and he'll likely get a few more turns with both Lugo and Cole Ragans (groin) placed on the IL.

Kirby (shoulder) allowed four earned runs on 10 hits and no walks while striking out four over four innings in his rehab start for Triple-A Tacoma on Friday.

Kirby made his third start for Tacoma while he continues to get stretched back out after having spent all season on the injured list due to right shoulder inflammation. Though he got knocked around a bit Friday, Kirby was able to push his pitch count up to 64 and reached 97.5 miles per hour with his fastball. The Mariners haven't officially commented on Kirby's next steps, but Adam Jude of The Seattle Times notes that the right-hander could return from the IL to make his season debut with Seattle in his next outing. The 27-year-old has been sticking to a five-day rest schedule during his rehab assignment, so if he's activated during the upcoming week, he would likely line up to take the hill Thursday in Houston.

Teodo (shoulder) came off the 7-day injured list at Triple-A Round Rock and threw a scoreless inning with one strikeout Thursday.

Teodo's fastball averaged 96.9 mph (touched 97.5 mph) in his first game back off the injured list, which is roughly in line with how hard he was throwing before going on the IL with shoulder fatigue. Teodo has transitioned to a relief role this year due to shaky command as a starter. He has the stuff to be an option in the late innings for Texas in the coming years.

Yesavage is being promoted to High-A Vancouver, Keegan Matheson of MLB.com reports.

The Blue Jays' first-round pick in the 2024 First-year Player Draft was predictably too much for hitters in Florida State League, posting a 2.43 ERA, 0.82 WHIP and 55:8 K:BB through 33.1 innings for Single-A Dunedin to begin his first pro season. Yesavage will head north and west alongside 2024 second-round pick Khal Stephen (2.06 ERA, 0.92 WHIP, 48:7 K:BB in 39.1 innings for Dunedin) and 2022 19th-round pick Gage Stanifer (0.69 ERA, 0.85 WHIP and 38:12 K:BB in 26 innings) as the organization gives some of its top pitching prospects a new challenge.

Bibee (3-4) took the loss in Friday's game against the Reds after giving up five runs (four earned) on 10 hits and a walk while striking out four batters in six innings.

Bibee put his team in an early hole by allowing five runs in the first three innings. He managed to settle in during the next three frames, but the early deficit proved to be too large for the Guardians' offense to come back from. After taking losses in consecutive starts, the 26-year-old righty will look to turn things around next week against the Twins.

Evans (2-1) picked up the win in Friday's 5-1 victory over the Padres, allowing seven hits and a walk over six scoreless innings. He struck out three.

The rookie right-hander kept a dangerous offense in check for 89 pitches (57 strikes) as he recorded his first career quality start in the majors. Evans has bailed out an injury-plagued Seattle rotation since his promotion in late April, and through four outings he's posted a 2.57 ERA, 1.52 WHIP and 14:8 K:BB through 21 innings. With George Kirby (shoulder) wrapping up a rehab assignment and Logan Gilbert (elbow) also potentially back before the end of May, the clock could be ticking on Evans' first stint on the 26-man roster, but there's also a chance he sticks around if the Mariners decide he's a better option than Emerson Hancock. For now, Evans lines up to make his next start on the road next week in a juicy matchup against the White Sox.

Ryan (4-2) picked up the win Friday, allowing two hits and a walk over six scoreless innings in a 3-0 victory over the Brewers. He struck out nine.

Milwaukee got a runner to third base in the first inning on a Brice Turang single and a couple stolen bases, but it was as close as the home side would come to getting a run on the board off Ryan. The right-hander fired 64 of 99 pitches for strikes en route to his fourth straight quality start, and he'll take a 2.42 ERA, 0.79 WHIP and 63:6 K:BB through 52 innings into his next outing, which lines up to come at home next week against the Guardians.

Smith (1-3) was saddled with the loss in Friday's 13-3 defeat at the hands of the Cubs, allowing six runs (one earned) on seven hits and a walk while punching out five batters in five innings.

An error from catcher Matt Thaiss on a play at the plate in the second inning ensured that Pete Crow-Armstrong's three-run homer and Seiya Suzuki's RBI double later in the inning wouldn't count against Smith's line, so the 25-year-old righty still owns a 2.05 ERA despite allowing six runs to cross the plate Friday. He'll look to bounce back next week against a Mariners offense that owns a .677 OPS since the start of May.

Eovaldi didn't factor into the decision in Friday's 6-3 loss to the Astros, allowing two hits and three walks over 5.2 scoreless innings. He struck out five.

The veteran righty left the mound after 93 pitches (56 strikes), including 32 called or swinging strikes, just short of his sixth straight quality start, and Eovaldi then saw his fifth win of the year slip away when the Texas bullpen melted down in the seventh inning. Eovaldi will take a 1.61 ERA, 0.77 WHIP and 65:8 K:BB through 61.1 innings into his next outing, which is scheduled to come on the road next week against the Yankees.