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Rodon (1-0) allowed one run on two hits and two walks over seven innings Friday, striking out nine and earning a win over the Guardians.

Rodon began the game with six shutout frames, yielding just one hit, one walk and a hit batter during that stretch. The only damage against him came on a seventh-inning sacrifice fly by Owen Miller. Rodon forced nine swinging strikes and got 22 called strikes, throwing 90 total pitches in the outing. The 29-year-old is sporting a 21:4 K:BB and a 1.50 ERA through 12 innings. He's expected to face the Mets in New York his next time out.

Keller (0-1) took the loss, throwing seven innings with five strikeouts and allowing two runs on three hits and two walks in a 2-1 loss Friday against Detroit.

Keller allowed only one single in the first six innings and needed just 74 pitches to complete those frames. With two outs in the seventh, Spencer Torkelson uncorked a two-run homer to put Detroit ahead 2-1. Despite going winless, the 26-year-old has been excellent in his first two starts, allowing only eight baserunners in 13 innings. His next start is scheduled Thursday against Minnesota.

Skubal allowed one unearned run on four hits and zero walks in 5.2 innings while striking out seven during a 2-1 win Friday in Kansas City. He did not factor into the decision.

The lone run given up by Skubal came after a two-out error extended the fourth inning. Fifteen of the 17 outs recorded by the lefty came via strikeout or groundout. After a subpar first start, Skubal put together a great showing in his second outing. The 25-year-old has one walk and 10 strikeouts in his first two starts. His next start is scheduled for Wednesday against the Yankees.

Cease (2-0) allowed one run on three hits and two walks over 5.2 innings Friday, striking out eight and earning a win over Tampa Bay.

Cease cruised through five shutout frames with little pushback from the Rays' lineup. The 6-foot-2 righty then walked Brandon Lowe to begin the sixth inning and was later charged with that run when Aaron Bummer coughed up back-to-back two-out doubles. Cease now has a 1.69 ERA and 16:5 K:BB through 10.2 frames. He lines up to take the mound in Cleveland next week.

Ryan (1-1) earned the win Friday against the Red Sox, allowing one run on five hits and no walks across six innings while striking out seven.

Ryan was strong throughout his outing, with the only blemish being a solo shot by Alex Verdugo in the second inning, and his seven strikeouts marked the second-highest total of his seven-start career. Ryan's now given up three homers in 10 innings through his first two starts this year but hasn't allowed any other runs and has only allowed seven total hits. He lines up to face the Royals in Kansas City next Thursday.

Rasmussen (0-1) allowed three runs on five hits over five innings Friday, striking out two and taking a loss against the White Sox.

The first run to score on the 26-year-old righty came in the second inning when he fired a wild pitch. He then gave up a solo shot to Jake Burger in the third, followed by Burger's RBI single in the fifth. Rasmussen tossed 47 of 68 pitches for strikes, including nine whiffs, and he'll carry a 5.00 ERA into Chicago against the Cubs next week.

Davies (0-1) took the loss Friday against the Mets, allowing five runs (four earned) on seven hits in 4.1 innings of work, striking out two while walking one.

Davies managed just one clean frame in his second start of the year. Pete Alonso drove in runs with sacrifice flies in both the first and third innings, while Robinson Cano hit a solo shot in the fourth and Francisco Lindor hit a two-run homer in the fifth. Davies now owns a 5.79 ERA and 1.61 WHIP through two outings, striking out four and walking four. He'll look to turn things around in his next outing, which lines up for Wednesday in Washington.

Bassitt improved to 2-0 on the season Friday by holding the Diamondbacks to just one run on two hits over six innings, striking out six and walking two.

Bassitt allowed a pair of baserunners in the first but faced just two more than the minimum over the next five frames. He gave up a leadoff homer to Daulton Varsho in the top of the sixth, but all that accomplished was cutting the Mets' lead to four. Bassitt hasn't faced the toughest opponents to start the season, as he took on the Nationals in his season debut, but he's done everything the Mets could ask for. Between the two outings, he's allowed a single run on five hits in 12 innings of work, striking out 14 while walking three. He'll face a tougher task next week against the Giants.

Mize was placed on the 10-day injured list Friday with a right elbow sprain.

Mize pitched five innings against the Royals on Thursday and while he struck out just two batters he was far from terrible, allowing two runs on six hits. The Tigers are calling his absence precautionary for now, but any elbow issue is potentially a significant worry for a pitcher. Tyler Alexander, who had been filling in for Michael Pineda, will likely remain in the rotation until Mize returns, with Pineda nearly ready to go after a visa delay slowed his spring buildup.

Peterson will start Sunday against Arizona, Tim Healey of Newsday reports.

The lefty is the seventh starter on the Mets' depth chart and didn't even make the Opening Day roster, but he'll be needed already in the 10th game of the season after Jacob deGrom and Taijuan Walker were sidelined with shoulder injuries. Peterson pitched four innings of scoreless relief after Walker exited his start Monday against the Phillies, so he's stretched out and on schedule for Sunday's outing. Through 24 career major-league starts and two relief appearances, Peterson owns a 4.49 ERA and 1.31 WHIP. He could get the chance to make multiple starts in place of Walker, who's expected to require a rehab outing.