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Martinez didn't factor into the decision in a 5-3 extra-inning victory over the Brewers on Tuesday, allowing an earned run on six hits and two walks across six innings. He struck out four.

A first-inning, 411-foot solo home run by Eric Thames accounted for Martinez's one run, although he struggled some with control while throwing just 55 of 92 pitches for strikes. The round tripper was the first Martinez had given up over his first three appearances, and he's now allowed just Tuesday's run over the 14.1 innings spanning his last two starts. Martinez has lowered his season ERA from 8.31 to 2.41 over his last two trips to the mound after a rough opener against the Mets, and he'll try again for his second win of the season in a projected start against the Reds on Sunday.

Sanchez will miss a couple starts with High-A Clearwater to start the season, as the Phillies look to monitor his innings, Matt Gelb of The Athletic reports. "He's 100 percent healthy," farm director Joe Jordan said. "We're just going to take our time. We're going to have to manage his innings anyway. So, the fact that he may miss 10 days or two weeks at the front doesn't really present a problem at all. It's the course we decided to take. He may miss a start or two, but hopefully he finishes the year and gets the innings that he needs."

He was sick in spring training, which made it difficult for him to get ready for the start of the season. Sanchez threw around 105 or 110 innings last year, when factoring in the instructional league, and the Phillies are hoping he gets up to 130 or 140 innings in 2018. Don't fret about the fact that all the other healthy full-season pitching prospects have debuted and Sanchez hasn't tallied any innings. He will have plenty of time to crank up the hype machine this spring and summer.

Maeda is listed as the Dodgers' probable starter for Friday's game against the Diamondbacks, MLB.com reports.

After Maeda's previous turn in the rotation was skipped last week due to a rainout in San Francisco, Dodgers manager Dave Roberts had previously indicated that the right-hander would reenter the starting ranks at some point during the upcoming weekend series. It appears the Dodgers have now finalized their rotation plans, so don't expect Maeda to be available out of the bullpen for Wednesday's series finale against the Athletics like he had been earlier in the week.

Corbin got a no-decision, allowing three earned runs on five hits while striking out nine and walking two over 5.1 innings as Arizona fell to the Giants 5-4 on Tuesday.

Corbin is off to a fantastic start, with his outing against the Giants leaving him with a 2.45 ERA and 0.93 WHIP through 18.1 innings. Believe it or not, he also leads the league with 29 strikeouts against just four walks. He's absolutely rolling right now and while it's possible (perhaps even likely) that he'll regress back towards his career ERA of 4.07 eventually, he's providing the type of value at the moment that needs to be capitalized on for as long as he's providing it.

Ryu (1-0) got his first win of the season Tuesday, shutting out Oakland over six strong innings, striking out eight, walking one and yielding just one hit in a 4-0 victory for the Dodgers.

It was a great bounce-back effort from the left-hander after he lasted just 3.2 innings and gave up three runs in his first start of the year against the Diamondbacks. Ryu posted a 1.37 WHIP in his 126.2 innings last year, so it wouldn't be advised to expect him to be this dominant every start. That said, if he can manage to get that number back down towards the 1.20 mark he averaged in 2013-14 and hover around the 3.44 ERA he's posted for his career, Ryu could work his way back into the discussion as a viable option to help fill out a 12-team mixed-league staff.

Lucchesi (1-0) picked up his first career win against the Rockies on Tuesday, surrendering just two unearned run to Colorado over six innings, giving up four hits, striking out eight and walking one in San Diego's 5-2 victory.

Lucchesi came out on top in Tuesday's rarely-seen pitcher's duel at Coors Field with Tyler Anderson, shutting down an always-potent Rockies lineup for a second straight start with the impressive effort. For a guy who had never pitched above Double-A before this season, Lucchesi is certainly putting up quite the numbers through his first 15.2 innings, with this showing bringing his ERA down to 1.72 and his WHIP to 1.02 while adding 16 strikeouts. Those are numbers that would certainly put him squarely in the fantasy conversation should he continue rolling at anything resembling that pace -- his unproven big-league track record just makes it hard to say if he'll do so as he collects more starts and opponents learn his tendencies.

Anderson gave up two earned runs on seven hits, striking out eight and walking two over six innings but didn't factor into the decision in Colorado's 5-2 loss to San Diego on Tuesday.

After getting rocked for seven runs by the Diamondbacks in his first start of the season, Anderson has righted the ship his last two outings, striking out 12 and walking two with just two earned runs over his last 12 innings. The caveat is that both of those strong showings came against a San Diego lineup that was one of the lowest-ranked units in the league last year and has also struggled at the outset of 2018. With that in mind, Anderson remains a roll of the dice for fantasy purposes for the time being, especially considering he pitches his home games in Coors Field.

Strasburg (2-1) allowed three hits and two walks while striking out eight over eight scoreless innings in a win over the Braves on Tuesday.

Turning the page on his hiccup against the Mets last week, Strasburg dominated on the mound and even reached base twice as a hitter (single, walk). We all know that it's just a matter of staying healthy for Strasburg, as the talent is not in question -- he has a sub-3.00 FIP for his career, but has reached 180 innings just twice. He will look to keep it going this weekend at home against the Rockies.

DeGrom allowed four earned runs on seven hits while walking one and striking out six across six innings against the Marlins on Tuesday. He did not factor into the decision.

DeGrom allowed all four of his runs in the fifth inning with the big blow coming from a two-run home run by Justin Bour. Otherwise, it was business as usual for deGrom as he generated 14 swinging strikes and showed his typical strong command. This final line was disappointing on this occasion but there's no reason to be concerned for the long term.

Nola (1-0) allowed one run on three hits and three walks while striking out six over eight innings in a win over the Reds on Tuesday.

He issued two walks to Billy Hamilton of all people but pounded the strike zone most of the night and had the curveball working. Manager Gabe Kapler let him go in this one, leaving Nola out to throw 103 pitches (70 strikes) after limiting him to 68 and 87 pitches in his first two starts. His 13:8 K:BB through 18.1 innings this season doesn't look all that great, but the 24-year-old has been tough to square up (.161 BAA) and it seems the reins are off. Nola looks like a top-15 starter rest of season, with upside.