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Red Sox manager Alex Cora confirmed that Bello (forearm) will be activated from the 15-day injured list to start Monday's game against the Angels in Boston, Jen McCaffrey of The Athletic reports.

Bello will be making his first start of the season for the big club after beginning the campaign on the IL with right forearm inflammation. He made his lone rehab start with Triple-A Worcester on Tuesday and was mightily impressive, striking out four over six innings while allowing one earned run on four hits and no walks. Expect Bello's activation to be made official shortly before Monday's 11:10 a.m. ET opening pitch. The Red Sox haven't said if they will expand to a six-man rotation with the addition of Bello, but his arrival could push Tanner Houck to the bullpen if Cora elects to keep a five-man rotation intact.

Dunning allowed one hit and struck out one over 1.2 scoreless innings to earn a hold in Friday's 6-2 win over the Astros.

Dunning doused a minor eruption in the sixth inning -- a runner on and no outs -- and pitched into the seventh before giving way to Will Smith. It was the first hold for Dunning, who has not allowed a run over five outings (11 innings).

Pfaadt allowed two runs on six hits and a hit batsman while striking out five over five innings, claiming his first win of the season for Triple-A Reno.

Pfaadt, by coincidence or not, pitched on the same day that Madison Bumgarner had another disappointing start for the Diamondbacks and hinted at an injury following the game, Nick Piecoro of the Arizona Republic reports. Bumgarner talked about dealing with "stuff" and a "lot going on," which set off speculation about a trip to the injured list, or Arizona pulling the plug on him as a starter. If either of those scenarios play out, Pfaadt looks like the obvious fill-in, given he's on the same five-day schedule as Bumgarner.

Rogers (1-2) picked up the win Friday, allowing one run on five hits and a walk over six-plus innings in a 5-1 victory over the Diamondbacks. He struck out seven.

It was the best performance of the season so far for the southpaw, who nabbed his first win and first quality start while tossing 65 of 96 pitches for strikes. Rogers will take a 4.20 ERA and 16:5 K:BB through 15 innings into his next outing, likely to come at home against the Giants.

Overton (0-1) took the loss Friday as the Reds fell 8-3 to the Phillies, coughing up five runs on five hits and three walks over three innings. He failed to strike out a batter.

The 29-year-old right-hander tossed only 28 of 55 pitches for strikes before getting the hook, and four of the five hits off Overton went for extra-bases, including a second-inning solo shot by light-hitting Edmundo Sosa. Overton has made three starts this year and failed to work past four innings in any of them, stumbling to a 11.45 ERA and 9:7 K:BB through 11 frames. If he remains in the rotation -- no sure thing -- his next start lines up for a tough home matchup against the red-hot Rays.

Walker (1-1) picked up the win Friday, allowing one run on four hits and two walks over six innings in an 8-3 victory over the Reds. He struck out four.

It was the first quality start of the year for the veteran right-hander, who had failed to get out of the fifth inning in his first two turns through the rotation as a Phillie. Walker has issued multiple free passes in every outing so far though, and his 4.20 ERA might be a bit fortunate considering his 14:10 K:BB through 15 innings. He'll look to build on Friday's success when he next takes the mound, which is likely to come next week on the road against the White Sox.

Wentz didn't factor into the decision in Friday's 7-5 extra-innings win over the Giants, allowing one run on six hits and one walk over 5.2 innings. He struck out seven.

The southpaw served up a leadoff homer to Thairo Estrada but was impressive for the rest of his outing, coming one out short of a quality start and generating 30 called plus swinging strikes among his 94 pitches. It was Wentz's best performance of the season, but he'll still carry a 6.39 ERA and mediocre 10:6 K:BB through 12.2 innings into his next start, likely to come at home next week against the Guardians.

Syndergaard (0-2) took the loss Friday, allowing three runs on six hits and two walks over six innings against the Cubs. He struck out nine.

Syndergaard pitched well but did not have enough run support in this contest. This start was a nice rebound for the right-hander after he gave up six runs in four innings against the Diamondbacks last week. The veteran will now look to shut down his former team next week, as the Dodgers will host the Mets.

Steele (2-0) earned the win Friday, allowing two runs on three hits and one walk over seven innings in a 8-2 victory over the Dodgers. He struck out eight.

Steele has been lights-out this year, as his 1.42 ERA is good for 12th among qualified starters thus far. He's added a 19:6 K:BB over 19 innings. The southpaw is quickly emerging as a pitcher fantasy managers can trust, especially considering he's faced three strong teams, starting against the Brewers and the Rangers prior to Friday's gem.

Gomber (0-3) took the loss Friday, allowing five runs on six hits and four walks over 3.2 innings against the Mariners. He struck out two.

Gomber has had a rough start this year, posting an 8.16 ERA in 14.1 innings pitched. The southpaw is averaging less than five innings per start, which puts too much stress on the Colorado bullpen. The 29-year-old will need to improve to become a viable fantasy option, though it's tough to trust any Rockies starter.