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Lodolo was limited by the blister on Sunday in his start against the Boston Red Sox. The skin on the blister reportedly hadn't broken, so the Reds might be trying to prevent a long-term issue. Graham Ashcraft is a candidate to start in place of Lodolo on Friday versus the St. Louis Cardinals, according to Gordon Wittenmyer of the Cincinnati Enquirer.

Lodolo is averaging 36.0 FanDuel points through 12 starts this season, with a 2.96 ERA and 1.07 WHIP. Among qualified pitchers this season, his strikeout rate (25.1) is in the top 68th percentile and his walk rate (6.5) is in the top 72nd percentile.

Martinez started the last two games while Gabriel Arias was away from the club for a personal matter. Arias is back with the Guardians on Monday, so Martinez will head back down to the minors.

numberFire's models project Arias for 8.9 FanDuel points on Monday. Povich has only thrown 16 innings in the majors, but according to our MLB Heat Map, his 13.0 strikeout percentage and 13.0 walk percentage both rank worst among today's projected starters.

Friedl suffered a hamstring injury making a highlight reel catch in the outfield last week, and while he tried to play through the injury over the last week, it seems like he'll need to take a more substantial break from baseball to get back up to full health. He'll head to the IL while the Reds call up Levi Jordan to make his Majors debut. Friedl was batting .208 with 4 homers, 14 runs, 16 RBI, and 6 stolen bases through his first 111 plate appearances this season, but has now dealt with three separate injuries through the first half of the year.

Torrens could miss the Mets' weekend series in Chicago while tending to a new baby. The Mets promoted Joe Hudson from Triple-A Syracuse to fill in as the backup to Francisco Alvarez.

Torrens is averaging 12.1 FanDuel points in nine games this season for the Mets. He is 8-for-24 (.333) with 3 homers, 1 double, 5 RBI, and 6 runs scored.

Huff helped fill in while Jonah Heim was on paternity leave. The Rangers welcomed Heim back to the team on Tuesday and sent Huff packing. Heim will catch for Michael Lorenzen and hit seventh against right-hander Luis Severino and the New York Mets on Tuesday.

numberFire's models project Heim for 8.1 FanDuel points on Tuesday. Among qualified pitchers this season, Severino rates in the bottom 26th percentile in strikeout rate (18.6%) and bottom 35th percentile in walk rate (9.3%).

Manzardo will head to Columbia after his roster spot was given to Jose Ramirez who previously was away from the team while on the paternity list.

On 60 batted balls this season, Manzardo has accounted for a .179 expected average and a 8.3% barrel rate.

The Yankees placed Cole on the injured list before the season after he was diagnosed with nerve irritation and edema in his right elbow. The right-hander allowed just one run, with 19 strikeouts and no walks, across 12 1/3 innings and three rehab starts. However, Cole maxed out at 68 pitches during his rehab assignment, so the Yankees could limit his workload on Wednesday.

numberFire's models project Cole for 28.4 FanDuel points across six innings on Wednesday in his season debut.

After playing 176 games in two seasons, Abreu's time with the Astros will come to a disappointing end with marks well above his career norms including a .217 average and a .625 OPS.

Expect Jon Singleton to play a full-time role at first base for Houston going forward.

Vogelbach's tenure with Toronto could be over after he logged 70 at-bats for the Blue Jays this season.

Expect Addison Barger to see more playing time after he was called up from Triple-A on Friday.

Gallo will miss at least 10 days after pulling his left hamstring during Tuesday's series opener against the Detroit Tigers. The Nationals called up infielder Trey Lipscomb from Triple-A Rochester in a corresponding roster move. Joey Meneses will start on first base and bat sixth against Tigers right-hander Reese Olson on Wednesday.

numberFire's models project Meneses for 7.2 FanDuel points on Wednesday. Per our MLB Heat Map, the Nationals' implied total (3.61) is No. 25 in the majors today.