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May left Wednesday's start against the Twins with right elbow pain, Fabian Ardaya of The Athletic reports. He struck out two batters over one scoreless inning before exiting.

May threw just 16 pitches and sported a fastball that sat around 93-to-95 miles per hour -- a few ticks below his season average -- before he was replaced by Dylan Covey in the second frame. The Dodgers are labeling May as day-to-day for the time being, but he'll presumably be put through tests in the next day or two as the team looks to get a read on the extent of the injury. Given that May missed most of the 2021 and 2022 seasons while recovering from Tommy John surgery on the elbow, he's most likely be headed for the injured list. Assuming May does miss time, Gavin Stone could be called up from Triple-A Oklahoma City to replace May in the rotation.

St. Louis recalled Liberatore from Triple-A Memphis on Wednesday.

As was previously reported, Liberatore will make his first major-league start of the season Wednesday versus the division-rival Brewers. The highly-touted 23-year-old left-hander was sporting a 3.13 ERA with 56 strikeouts through 46 innings (eight starts) this season at the Triple-A level and is worth a shot in most standard fantasy formats. If he stays on turn, his next start with the Cardinals would be on the road against the Reds.

May left Wednesday's start against the Twins after one inning, David Vassegh of AM 570 LA Sports reports.

May threw 16 pitches before leaving, with Dylan Covey taking over in the second inning. May should be considered day-to-day until an update from the Dodgers is given as to why the right-hander exited.

Wainwright is now scheduled to make his next start Thursday versus the Dodgers, Derrick Goold of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports.

Heading into the week, Wainwright was lined up to start Wednesday's series finale versus the Brewers, but the Cardinals are instead giving him and each of their other four starters an extra day of rest by calling up lefty Matthew Liberatore from Triple-A Memphis to get the ball against Milwaukee. The matchup change from the Brewers to the Dodgers amounts to a downgrade for Wainwright, but he'll still benefit from pitching at home rather than on the road.

Reds manager David Bell said Wednesday that an MRI conducted on Lodolo's left leg revealed a stress reaction in his tibia, Bobby Nightengale of the Cincinnati Enquirer reports.

Lodolo is in a walking boot and will be re-evaluated after he gets another MRI in two weeks. Bell previously said Sunday that the left-hander will likely be sidelined for a minimum of four weeks in total due to the injury, and fantasy managers should probably plan for longer. Lodolo compiled a 2-1 record, 6.29 ERA and 1.75 WHIP over 34.1 innings before landing on the 15-day injured list over the weekend.

Kershaw said he plans to make his next scheduled start Sunday against the Cardinals, Eric Stephen of SBNation.com reports.

Kershaw is expected to be placed on the bereavement list following the recent death of his mother, but he will be back with the club this weekend in time for his next scheduled start. The future Hall of Famer covered a season-low four innings in Tuesday's loss to the Twins.

Lively is scheduled to start Friday's game against the Yankees at Great American Ball Park, Bobby Nightengale of The Cincinnati Enquirer reports.

After receiving a call-up from Triple-A Louisville last week, Lively ended up making his 2023 big-league debut as a bulk reliever behind opener Derek Law. He ultimately picked up a win May 11 against the Mets while working three scoreless innings behind Law that day, but Lively took the loss in Monday's series opener in Colorado after covering 2.1 innings in a traditional relief role. Given that he'll be returning to the hill Friday on three days' rest, Lively could be on somewhat of a limited pitch count in the start.

Director of sports medicine Todd Tomczyk said that Velasquez (elbow) will throw a side session Wednesday and make a rehab start later this week, Jason Mackey of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.

The rehab start is expected to take place with Triple-A Indianapolis. Velasquez threw a live batting practice session without issue Monday, and the 30-year-old has made enough progress from the inflammation in his right elbow to take the final step before rejoining the Pittsburgh pitching staff. Since Velasquez has thus far missed only two weeks due to the injury, he could need just one rehab start before making his return from the 15-day injured list.

Shuster (0-2) took the loss Tuesday as Atlanta fell 7-4 to the Rangers, giving up three runs on three hits and two walks over five innings. He struck out three.

The young southpaw didn't pitch too badly, tossing 42 of 66 pitches for strikes and holding Texas off the board in four of his five frames, but Shuster exited the game with his team down 3-1 and Atlanta was never able to draw level. With Kyle Wright (shoulder) and Max Fried (forearm) not expected back until some time in July, Shuster figures to see plenty of work in the big-league rotation over the next couple months along with Dylan Dodd and potentially Michael Soroka, but his 7.24 ERA, 1.90 WHIP and 8:11 K:BB through 13.2 innings make him an unappealing fantasy option.

Teng has a 2.63 ERA, 0.96 WHIP and 36 strikeouts in 24 innings across six starts for Double-A Richmond.

According to Dylan White of Baseball America, Teng throws his sweeper nearly two-thirds of the time. That's an extreme percentage, especially for a starting pitcher, but his breaking ball is a better pitch than his 94-mph fastball. Essentially a two-pitch pitcher right now, Teng has gone between 3.2 innings and 4.2 innings in all six starts.