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Lucchesi did not factor into the decision Sunday, allowing three runs on four hits and three walks over four innings in a 13-6 loss to the Rockies. He struck out four.

Lucchesi gave up a solo home run to Randal Grichuk in the first and two runs in the third. The left-hander tossed a scoreless fourth and was at only 70 pitches, but he was replaced to start the fifth inning, as he was operating on three-days rest. After tossing seven shutout innings in his first appearance of the season (April 21 versus San Francisco), Lucchesi has allowed three or more runs in three straight outings and surrendered a home run in each of those contests. Carlos Carrasco's (elbow) rehab start has been delayed by an illness, so it looks like Lucchesi will get at least one more turn in the rotation.

Suarez exited Sunday's start against the Rangers with an athletic trainer, Sam Blum of The Athletic reports.

Suarez was charged with seven earned runs across 2.2 innings, but his removal is clearly injury related since the Angels didn't have any relievers warming up. It remains to be seen if the issue will affect his availability for the next turn through the rotation.

Ashcraft was removed during the second inning of Sunday's game against the White Sox after being struck in the leg by a comebacker, C. Trent Rosecrans of The Athletic reports.

The right-hander was headed for an early exit regardless of the injury, as he ended up being charged with eight runs while he recorded just five outs. It was Ashcraft's worst start of the year by a wide margin, as he had given up just eight runs combined in his first six outings. The 25-year-old's status will likely be updated following Sunday's contest, but for now he should be considered day-to-day.

Chirinos is slated to start Wednesday's game in Baltimore, Roch Kubatko of MASNSports.com reports.

Though Chirinos had unremarkable results in his first start of the season this past Friday against the Yankees -- he covered 5.1 innings and gave up three runs on three hits and four hits while failing to strike out a batter -- he'll get another turn through the Tampa Bay rotation. The Rays could look to deploy Chirinos behind an opener at some point in an effort to coax better results from him, but at least for the time being, he lines up to make a traditional start Wednesday.

Guardians president of baseball operations Chris Antonetti said that Civale (oblique) will throw a live batting practice session at the organization's facility in Arizona on Tuesday, Joe Noga of The Cleveland Plain Dealer reports.

If Civale's injured left oblique responds well to the live throwing session, Antonetti noted that the right-hander could be cleared for a simulated game at extended spring training by the end of next weekend. Civale has been on the shelf for just under a month with the injury, so he may need at least two rehab outings to get fully stretched back out for starting duty before the Guardians bring him back from the 15-day injured list. He appears to be tracking toward a return from the IL in late May or early June.

Syndergaard is slated to start Tuesday's game against the Brewers at American Family Field, Eric Stephen of SBNation.com reports.

Syndergaard found himself as the odd man out of Los Angeles' rotation this past week following the promotion of right-hander Gavin Stone from Triple-A Oklahoma City, but Stone was sent back to the minors after getting tagged for five runs (four earned) in four innings in his MLB debut Wednesday. Though he'll step back in as the Dodgers' No. 5 starter this week, Syndergaard likely doesn't have significant job security after posting a 6.32 ERA, 1.40 WHIP and 12.3 K-BB% through his first six starts. All of those metrics are the worst or second-worst marks of his career.

Irvin is scheduled to start Monday's game against the Giants at Oracle Park, Mark Zuckerman of MASNSports.com reports.

After limiting the Cubs to one earned run on two hits and four walks over 4.1 innings in a no-decision in his MLB debut last Wednesday, Irvin will be rewarded with at least one more turn through the rotation. Whether he sticks with the Nationals beyond Monday's outing will likely hinge on how he performs in San Francisco. If he does acquit himself well against the Giants, Irvin would likely line up for two-start week, with his second outing likely to come next Sunday versus the Mets in Washington, D.C.

Suarez (elbow) permitted one earned run on four hits and no walks while striking out three across five innings Sunday in his rehab start for Triple-A Lehigh Valley.

The start was the third overall of Suarez's rehab assignment, and his second straight with the Phillies' top affiliate. According to Matt Gelb of The Athletic, the Phillies were targeting Suarez for 65 pitches Sunday, but he ended with just 48 (35 strikes). The light workload was likely a result of Suarez mowing down the opposing Scranton/Wilkes-Barre hitters with remarkable efficiency, and it's possible that he may have completed a short bullpen session following his departure from the game to build up his pitch count. Barring any setbacks with his left elbow, Suarez is still expected to be activated from the 15-day injured list to make his 2023 debut with the Phillies next weekend against the Rockies, though he won't make for a recommended option in fantasy lineups with that start set to come at hitter-friendly Coors Field.

Quantrill (2-2) earned the win Sunday, tossing seven scoreless innings in which he allowed one hit and three walks during a 2-0 victory over the Twins. He struck out four.

Quantrill took a no-hit bid into the seventh but surrendered a two-out single to Alex Kirilloff. The right-hander has completed at least seven innings in back-to-back starts and notched his second scoreless outing of the season, lowering his ERA from 4.73 to 3.89. Quantrill has a few bumpy appearances so far and isn't striking many batters out (21:12 K:BB through 39.1 innings), but he appears to be on the right track recently and will look to make it three straight quality starts next time out, which is tentatively scheduled for a three-game weekend set versus the Angels.

Astros general manager Dana Brown said Sunday that Urquidy (shoulder) has a chance to return from the 15-day injured list "somewhere around the All-Star break," Brian McTaggart of MLB.com reports.

Though the injury that landed Urquidy on the shelf this past Monday has been labeled as right forearm inflammation, it's apparent that he's dealing with something more significant than minor swelling. Manager Dusty Baker already noted that Urquidy won't be cleared to throw for a while, and Brown's comments suggest that the Astros are preparing for the right-hander to miss at least two months due to the injury. Given that Urquidy had pitched to a 5.20 ERA and 1.55 WHIP over his six starts prior to landing on the IL and is now facing a long-term absence, he likely won't be worth stashing in the majority of formats. With Luis Garcia (elbow) scheduled to undergo Tommy John surgery in the near future, both J.P. France and Brandon Bielak should have long leashes for spots in the Houston rotation until Lance McCullers (elbow) is cleared to return from the 15-day IL, possibly in late May or early June.