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King (finger) was reinstated from the 60-day injured list prior to Friday's game against the Mets.

King has been out since early July with a right middle finger contusion. He began a throwing program in late August and later began a rehab assignment at Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on Aug. 31. The right-hander worked up to 41 pitches while striking out six in his latest three-inning outing with the RailRiders on Tuesday, so he should be ready to work in long relief beginning Friday. To make room for him on the 40-man roster, Sal Romano was designated for assignment.

Nolin was handed a five-game suspension Friday for intentionally hitting Freddie Freeman with a pitch earlier in the week, but he'll appeal the ban and will remain available until his appeal is heard, Mark Zuckerman of MASNSports.com reports.

Nolin appeared to be retaliating for an incident in which Juan Soto was hit by a pitch Tuesday, as he threw behind Freeman with his first pitch the next day and hit him with his second. Manager Dave Martinez was also handled a one-game ban and will elect not to appeal.

Carlton was recalled from Triple-A Toledo prior to Friday's game against the Rays.

The right-hander was sent back to Toledo on Monday after retiring the lone batter he faced during his major-league debut Saturday. He'll now rejoin the Tigers' bullpen with Miguel Del Pozo (illness) being placed on the COVID-19 injured list.

Jackson was optioned to Triple-A Oklahoma City on Friday.

Jackson was called up Thursday but didn't appear in the series finale against the Cardinals. He'll return to Oklahoma City after Gavin Lux was recalled Friday.

Patino will start Sunday against the Tigers rather than Saturday as previously scheduled, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

Shane McClanahan (back) was scheduled to take the ball Sunday, but with him moving to the injured list, Patino's start moves back a day as Chris Archer lines up to toe the rubber Saturday. Patino will be looking to bounce back from a shaky outing against the Twins in which he allowed four runs on six hits and three walks over 2.2 innings.

Coonrod is scheduled to serve as the Phillies' opening pitcher for Friday's game against the Rockies in Philadelphia.

For the second time in less than week, Coonrod will work as an opener for the Phillies. He covered 1.1 innings in his previous "start" against the Marlins on Sept. 5, striking out three while giving up one run on one hit and one walk. He's not expected to cover more than two innings Friday before the Phillies turn the game over to the bullpen.

Alexander will start in place of Matthew Boyd for Friday's game against Tampa Bay after Boyd was scratched for an undisclosed reason, Chris McCosky of The Detroit News reports.

The Tigers had planned to skip Alexander in the rotation after using him out of the bullpen Tuesday, but he'll now get the start in the series opener with Boyd apparently dealing with some sort of issue. Alexander failed to work into the fifth inning in either of his two starts prior to his Tuesday relief appearance, so he could face an uphill battle in attempting to qualify for a win Friday.

Bickford (3-2) suffered the loss against St. Louis on Thursday, allowing one run on one hit while striking out one across one inning.

The right-hander's lone mistake was a 1-0 slider that Tyler O'Neill managed to loft just over the left-field wall for a solo homer. That was enough to cost Bickford the loss in a contest with minimal offense during which the teams combined for three total runs. The loss was Bickford's first since mid-July, and he has been solid out of the bullpen for the Dodgers this season, posting a 2.93 ERA, 1.11 WHIP and 54:18 K:BB across 46 innings.

Jackson was recalled from Triple-A Sacramento on Friday.

The righty allowed three runs in five appearances during his most recent big-league stint, raising his ERA to 4.58 in 17.2 total innings this season. Jackson temporarily fills the bullpen spot of Jose Quintana, who was placed on the paternity list Friday.

Nance was recalled by the Cubs on Friday, Meghan Montemurro of the Chicago Tribune reports.

Nance made his big-league debut at age 30 this season and has thrown 21.1 innings at the highest level. His 5.06 ERA is poor, but his 26.1 percent strikeout rate and 54.7 percent groundball rate are both encouraging numbers. He'll fill the bullpen spot that had belonged to Adam Morgan, who was placed on the bereavement list.