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May hurled 5.1 innings in an exhibition contest versus the Angels on Tuesday, allowing one run on four hits and one walk while striking out four.

A day after he was named the Dodgers' fifth starter for the regular season, May made the decision look like a wise one with a solid outing that brought his spring ERA down to 2.37. The 23-year-old's first start of the campaign is slated for April 5 at Oakland.

Urias hurled 5.2 innings against the Angels on Monday, allowing one run on two hits and no walks while striking out three.

In his final tune-up before the regular season, Urias threw 68 pitches -- 47 for strikes -- and yielded only one run, which came on a homer by Phil Gosselin. The southpaw was outstanding in spring play, posting a 1.69 ERA, 0.69 WHIP and 12:3 K:BB over 16 innings. He'll next toe the mound in the Dodgers' fourth game of the season, slated for Sunday at Colorado.

Wainwright allowed two earned runs on three hits and a walk over 2.2 innings in a Grapefruit League tie with the Mets on Monday. He struck out one.

In his final tune-up before a scheduled turn in the second game of the regular season Saturday against the Reds, Wainwright worked up to 47 pitches. He threw 31 for strikes but also got tagged for a pair of doubles in what was his most hittable outing of a very strong spring overall. Even factoring in Monday's uneven performance, the 39-year-old wrapped up Grapefruit League play with a 2.42 ERA, .156 BAA and 0.72 WHIP across 22.1 innings covering six starts.

Martinez fired three scoreless innings in a Grapefruit League tie with the Mets on Monday, allowing no hits and one walk while recording two strikeouts.

The right-hander, who'll open the season in the starting rotation, will head into the season with some serious momentum after firing the equivalent of a complete-game shutout over his last pair of spring outings. Martinez's Grapefruit League performances ran the gamut from stellar to dreadful, as he gave up a combined 13 earned runs in three trips to the mound while posting scoreless efforts in three others.

Brubaker limited the Twins to one earned run on one hit and two walks in five innings Tuesday. He recorded four strikeouts.

He ended the spring on a high note and will enter the regular season as part of the team's starting rotation. Brubaker's thrown 72 and 74 pitches, respectively, in his last two outings, reaching five innings in both starts. The righty will look to better limit the long ball after serving up four homers in just 15 spring innings.

Wood (back) will open the season on the injured list and miss the first couple weeks of the season, Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area reports.

Wood has missed most of March while recovering from a minor back procedure. He's working his way through a throwing progression but won't be ready for game action until at least mid-April. Aaron Sanchez lines up as the fifth starter in his absence.

The Padres don't plan to include Gore on their Opening Day roster, Dennis Lin of The Athletic reports.

Since Dinelson Lamet (elbow) is slated to begin the season on the injured list, Gore was given the chance to compete for the vacant fifth starter's role in spring training, but he never built much momentum in the job battle. He struggled to locate his pitches over his five Cactus League outings, working 11 innings and giving up seven runs (six earned) on 12 hits and eight walks. Adrian Morejon and Ryan Weathers clearly outperformed Gore in the competition for the rotation spot and thus will be first in line to fill in for Lamet. Gore could still be a candidate for a first-half promotion if he can show improved command at the Padres' alternate site and during the early portion of the minor-league season.

Gray (back) will pitch a couple of innings in an intrasquad scrimmage Wednesday and could miss only two starts to begin the season, Bobby Nightengale of The Cincinnati Enquirer reports.

Gray is hoping to build up his pitch count over the next two weeks. "I think we're in a good spot," Gray said. "I've got to get in games. I've got to get my pitch count built up. Where that pitch count is, I can't sit here right now and say I want to get through 100 pitches."

Rogers finished the spring with a 2.84 ERA and dominant 29:5 K:BB through 19 Grapefruit League innings to secure a spot in the Marlins' rotation.

If his own performance wasn't enough of a reason to hand him a job, the team's decision to have Sixto Sanchez begin the year at the alternate training site in order to manage his innings has locked Rogers into a starting role. The 23-year-old southpaw will take plenty of buzz with him to the mound for his first start of the season, which is expected to come April 5 against the Cardinals.

Rasmussen was informed Monday that he has secured a spot on the Brewers' Opening Day roster, Adam McCalvy of MLB.com reports.

It was expected that Rasmussen would break camp with the big club for the first time, and he sewed up a spot by posting a 2.89 ERA, 0.96 WHIP and 11:5 K:BB over his first 9.1 innings of the spring. Rasmussen threw more than an inning more often than not this spring, so he will likely open in some type of multi-inning role in the middle of the Brewers' bullpen. However, he has some of the best arm talent among the bunch, and he could eventually wind up in the spot directly in front of the talented back-end duo of Josh Hader and Devin Williams.