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Urquidy (2-1) allowed four runs on one walk and seven hits over five innings Friday, striking out six and earning a win over Toronto.

Urquidy coughed up an RBI double to Raimel Tapia in the second inning but most of the damage against him came via Vladimir Guerrero's three-run shot in the third. The 26-year-old saw his ERA climb to 5.95 through 19.2 innings on the year. On the bright side, he struck out a season-high six batters after entering Friday with just seven in three starts. Urquidy is expected to host the Tigers next week.

Giolito (0-1) allowed three runs on seven hits and a walk over six innings Friday, striking out seven and taking a loss against the Angels.

Giolito struggled out of the gate Friday, coughing up a pair of solo homers to Taylor Ward and Shohei Ohtani in the first inning. He managed to settle in and toss four shutout frames before Anthony Rendon tagged him with a run-scoring double in the sixth. Giolito is now sporting a strong 22:6 K:BB with a 2.57 ERA through 14 innings on the year. He's projected to get a road start against the Cubs next week.

Kikuchi scrapped his cutter in Friday's start against the Astros, Mitch Bannon of SI.com reports. He gave up four runs on four hits and three walks while striking out four in 2.2 innings.

Manager Charlie Montoyo confirmed that Kikuchi's command just hasn't been right, but acknowledged that it's a tough for him to make adjustments while facing the same opponent (Houston) in back-to-back starts. At this point it's tough to deploy Kikuchi while he is clearly experimenting with different approaches in hopes of solving his strike-throwing issues. He has walked 13 in 14.2 innings this season.

Bradish (0-1) allowed three runs (two earned) on five hits and a walk over six innings Friday, striking out two and taking a loss against the Red Sox.

All three runs scored against Bradish came in the second inning, including Christian Arroyo's two-run blast. After the rough start, he tossed four scoreless innings while yielding just one hit. This performance was likely enough to earn the 25-year-old another turn in the rotation. Bradish is tentatively lined up to face the Twins at home next week.

Hill allowed one hit over four scoreless frames in Friday's win over Baltimore. He struck out four and did not factor in the decision.

Hill fired four no-hit innings before allowing an infield single to Austin Hays to begin the fifth, ending his outing. The veteran southpaw has tossed eight shutout innings over his last two starts, lowering his season ERA to 3.71 through 17 frames. Hill's next turn in the rotation is slated for next week at home against the Angels.

Kaprielian (shoulder) will come off the 10-day injured list to start Sunday against the Guardians, Matt Kawahara of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

He hasn't covered himself in glory through three rehab starts, giving up 11 runs on 15 hits and five walks while striking out 13 in 13.2 innings, but he must be feeling good physically. It's unclear if the A's will move to a six-man rotation or if Adam Oller will get bumped from the rotation.

Maeda (elbow) is throwing from 90 feet, Dan Hayes of The Athletic reports.

He has been eyeing a return to game action in September, so he can't afford any setbacks if he hopes to make it back from Tommy John surgery this season. Maeda is with the Twins after spending the last month rehabbing in Fort Myers.

Ryu (forearm) is scheduled to throw live batting practice Saturday, Kaitlyn McGrath of The Athletic reports.

Ryu completed a bullpen session Tuesday and will progress to facing live hitters this weekend, which could be one of the final hurdles of his recovery program. Depending on his workload Saturday, the veteran left-hander could require another live BP or a minor-league rehab start before returning from the 10-day injured list.

Syndergaard was scratched from his scheduled start against the White Sox on Friday due to an illness, Rhett Bollinger of MLB.com reports.

While Syndergaard's illness isn't believed to be related to COVID-19, he'll be unable to pitch in Friday's series opener. Manager Joe Maddon said the right-hander could pitch later in the series, but Jimmy Herget will take his place as the starter Friday.

Gonzales (wrist) felt good following a bullpen session Friday, Shannon Drayer of 710 ESPN Seattle reports.

Gonzales left his start Wednesday against the Rays after getting hit by a comebacker, but he escaped with nothing worse than a bruised left wrist. He hasn't been officially confirmed for his next start, which is lined up for Monday in Houston, but it looks as though he'll be ready.