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Pivetta was not able to make his scheduled start Tuesday against the Orioles as the game was postponed due to rain.

The teams will play a makeup game on July 12. Manager Gabe Kapler has not yet announced his plans for the starting rotation order following Tuesday's rainout.

Melancon (elbow) is scheduled to face hitters Thursday and could begin a minor-league rehab assignment Sunday or Monday, John Shea of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

Melancon has yet to pitch this season as he continues to rehab his injured throwing elbow. He tossed his first bullpen session 10 days ago and has advanced well enough to potentially begin a rehab assignment in the next week. He's eligible to return from the DL as soon as May 25, but an early June return may be a more realistic target, as the veteran reliever will likely require multiple rehab appearances before being activated.

Kontos will no longer be the Pirates' setup man, Rob Biertempfel of The Athletic Pittsburgh reports.

Kontos was not putting up numbers suitable for a setup role, recording a 4.58 ERA through 17.2 innings and striking out just 8.9 percent of batters. The Pirates will use a setup by committee approach for now, meaning Kontos is no longer a likely choice to pick up save opportunities should closer Felipe Vazquez suffer an injury.

Leiter (forearm) was activated from the disabled list Tuesday.

Leiter has yet to make his season debut after being sidelined by a forearm strain suffered back in spring training. He'll likely fill a low-leverage role in the Phillies' bullpen, though he did make 11 starts for the team last season and could be an option to make another handful at some point this season.

Miller (elbow) will make his second start at extended spring training Thursday, Justin Toscano of MLB.com reports.

After tossing three innings and striking out five in his first extended spring outing Friday, Miller tossed a bullpen session Monday and experienced no unexpected soreness in his surgically repaired right elbow. He'll likely work deeper into Thursday's appearance as he builds up to a starter's workload in anticipation of a late-June return from the 60-day disabled list. With Taijuan Walker (elbow) shut down for the season, Miller should have a rotation spot waiting for him once he's activated by the Diamondbacks.

Arano (shoulder) allowed a run on two hits in a rehab inning for Double-A Reading on Monday, Scott Lauber of The Philadelphia Inquirer reports.

Arano had only allowed one run in 12 major-league innings before landing on the disabled list with a right rotator cuff strain in late April. Whether or not he'll need another rehab appearance or two before returning to big-league action is not yet clear.

Minter allowed one run on two hits with one walk and one strikeout in an inning of work en route to his second save of the season Monday against the Cubs.

Minter played with fire in this one, loading the bases before yielding a run on a hit batsman. That brought Kris Bryant to the plate with the game on the line, but a well-struck ball to left found a glove to end the threat. Minter was called upon as Arodys Vizcaino had pitched each of the previous two days, but he looked less than convincing in the role. The former could eventually take over full time as the Braves closer, but this effort didn't exactly help Minter's case.

Reyes (elbow) struck out 12 over five scoreless innings Monday in a rehab start for Low-A Peoria.

Reyes was electric, as his fastball hit triple digits and easily blew away the young opposing minor league hitters. He is likely to need at least two more rehab starts before making a late May or early June return to St. Louis, but this is the most encouraging sign yet that Reyes can recover from his February 2017 Tommy John surgery and become a force on the big-league staff. It is unclear what role he will assume when he is activated, but the fact he is getting stretched out to this degree signals the Cardinals are open to activating him into a starter's role.

Suter will start Friday against the Twins, Adam McCalvy of ESPN.com reports.

The Brewers have been going with a four-man rotation due to injuries lately, but Suter will need to make another start Friday with both Chase Anderson and Zach Davies out of action. Suter allowed four runs on two home runs his last time out May 12 at Coors Field. He'll get a chance to rectify things at a better pitchers' park in Minnesota, but Suter owned a 4.86 ERA driven by five home runs allowed in his eight prior appearances, so there's no guarantee the change of scenery will help Friday night.

Williams (elbow) is hoping to join a full-season minor-league affiliate sometime during the second half of the season, Todd Rosiak of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports.

Williams is currently at the team's spring training facility rehabbing from Tommy John surgery that he underwent in March of 2017. He's currently able to throw 15-20 pitches with no restrictions and figures to report to a minor-league affiliate once his arm strength is fully built back up.