Detroit Tigers outfielder Riley Greene went 2-for-4 with a solo home run, a walk and two runs scored during Game 1 of Thursday's doubleheader with the New York Mets. The 394-foot blast was Greene's second homer of the season. The 23-year-old has dealt with health issues over the last two campaigns but his power/speed blend gives him intriguing upside for fantasy managers. Greene has not had an electrifying start to his year, carrying a .143 average through 21 at-bats. Nevertheless, he remains a solid No. 4 outfielder with the potential to climb higher as the Tigers offense continues to seek consistency.

The Houston Astros moved pitchers Luis Garcia (elbow) and Penn Murfee (elbow) to the 60-day injured list on Thursday to make room on the 40-man roster for reliever Miguel Diaz and catcher/utility man Cooper Hummel after they were claimed off waivers. Garcia underwent Tommy John surgery on his right elbow last May and won't be able to return to the Astros' starting rotation at least until around midseason this year. The 27-year-old threw a 15-pitch bullpen session on Monday, which is a big step in his recovery from elbow reconstruction. Given Garcia's long layoff, fantasy managers shouldn't expect much from him in 2024 in the second half. The Venezuelan hurler went 15-8 with a 3.72 ERA and 1.13 WHIP with 47 was and 157 K's in 157 1/3 innings in his last full season in 2022.

Houston Astros reliever Bennett Sousa (shoulder) underwent surgery for thoracic outlet syndrome on Wednesday and is expected to miss the rest of the season, the team announced on Thursday. Shoulder inflammation landed the 28-year-old left-hander on the 15-day injured to start the 2024 season, and now he'll look to recover for the 2025 season. The former 10th-round selection by the Chicago White Sox in 2018 out of Virginia spent part of last year with the Astros, tossing 6 1/3 relief innings while walking none and striking out eight. In his two seasons in the big leagues, Sousa has a 7.06 ERA (4.76 FIP), a 1.47 WHIP, one save, 12 walks and 22 strikeouts in 29 1/3 innings out of the bullpen for Houston, Milwaukee and Chicago.

Kansas City Royals infielder Michael Massey (back) will start a minor-league rehab assignment with Double-A Northwest Arkansas on Friday. Massey suffered a lower-back strain in spring training in the middle of March and was forced to open the 2024 regular season on the injured list for the Royals. The 26-year-old infielder is nearing a return, though, and could make his season debut in KC at some point next week as long as he doesn't suffer a setback during his rehab assignment. The former fourth-rounder in 2019 out of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is an infield bench option, at best, in deep-mixed and AL-only leagues when he's healthy. Massey hit just .229/.274/.381 with 15 home runs, 55 RBI and six stolen bases in 129 games in his first full season in the majors in 2023.

The Miami Marlins claimed infielder Otto Lopez off waivers from the San Francisco Giants on Thursday. The move comes after the Giants designated Lopez for assignment on Monday to make room on the roster for Nick Avila. The 25-year-old Dominican infielder played in nine big-league games with the Toronto Blue Jays in 2021 and 2022 but spent all of last year with Triple-A Buffalo, slashing .258/.313/.343 with two home runs, 35 RBI, 13 stolen bases and 48 runs scored in 84 games played. Lopez can play all around the infield and will give the Marlins some extra organizational infield depth in 2024. He has a career .297/.363/.407 slash line, 19 home runs and 90 stolen bases in his seven years in the minors.