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Worth noting

• Astros shortstop Jonathan Villar returned to the lineup for the first time since Monday for Friday's opener against Toronto. He had missed the previous two games while recovering from a sprained left thumb.

Brian McTaggart is a reporter for MLB.com and writes an MLBlog, Tag's Lines. Follow @brianmctaggart on Twitter.
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