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Odorizzi (forearm) looked good while throwing 35 pitches in live batting practice Wednesday, Brian McTaggart of MLB.com reports.

Following his successful throwing session Wednesday, Odorizzi is expected to start for Triple-A Sugar Land in the near future as part of a rehab assignment. Odorizzi said that he'll need at least two starts in the minors, and his first appearance with Triple-A Sugar Land should be Monday, Chandler Rome of the Houston Chronicle reports. Given that timeline, fantasy managers shouldn't expect Odorizzi to be activated from the 10-day injured list until the final week of May at the earliest.

Rodon's next start has been moved from Thursday against the Twins to Saturday against the Royals, James Fegan of The Athletic reports.

Lance Lynn will start Thursday in place of Rodon, whom manager Tony La Russa said was battling some hamstring tightness of late, according to Scott Merkin of MLB.com. The hamstring issue isn't serious enough to send Rodon to the 10-day injured list, so he'll just be getting some extra maintenance between starts. Rodon struck out eight batters over six scoreless innings in his most recent start May 7, which was also against Kansas City.

Gilbert could be recalled from Triple-A Tacoma on Friday, Ryan Divish of the Seattle Times reports.

The Mariners haven't yet named a starter for Friday's game against Cleveland, and the team's pitching staff has been dealing with various injuries recently. While the Mariners had been using relievers to fill the six-man rotation, the team hasn't ruled out recalling Gilbert to make his major-league debut. Gilbert made his 2021 debut with Triple-A Tacoma on Friday and allowed a run on four hits and no walks while striking out five in five innings. The right-hander lines up to make his next start Friday, so he would be pitching on normal rest if he debuts against Cleveland.

Kaprielian was recalled from Triple-A Las Vegas ahead of his start Wednesday against the Red Sox.

Kaprielian will make his season debut as the starter in Wednesday's matchup against Boston. He made two relief appearances for Oakland last year and posted a 7.36 ERA and 1.64 WHIP in 3.2 innings. Right-hander Jordan Weems was sent down by Oakland in a corresponding move.

Severino (elbow) is dealing with a stiff back Wednesday and will throw his live BP on Thursday, Marly Rivera of ESPN.com reports.

Severino was initially expected to face hitters Wednesday for the first time since undergoing Tommy John surgery last February. Outside of Wednesday's minor setback, the right-hander has been progressing well in his recovery in recent weeks and could return to game action around the middle of July.

Ray allowed three runs on five hits and a walk while striking out a season-high 10 hitters over six innings Tuesday against Atlanta. He did not factor into the decision.

Ray got off to a bumpy start after allowing two singles and a walk, which led to a first-inning run for Atlanta. He later would also give up two solo home runs before his day was over. The 29-year-old has had a bit of an issue so far with the long ball, as he's given up eight so far over his first six outings; however, he's relatively reliable otherwise while logging at least five innings and surrendering three or fewer runs in each of his starts. He'll look to notch a win in his next scheduled start, slated for this weekend at home against the Phillies.

Montgomery (2-1) allowed one run on two hits and a walk while striking out nine over six innings in a win over the Rays on Tuesday.

Montgomery was fantastic Tuesday after allowing a season-low two hits and tying his career high with nine strikeouts. His lone mistake was allowing a solo home run to Mike Zunino in the third but overall he was dominant after the Rays chased him for eight runs over 11 innings in his first two meetings against them in April. What really stood out were his strikeouts because he had just 10 over his last three starts and nearly broke that in one outing. The 28-year-old lowered his ERA to 3.96 and has a 37:9 K:BB over 38.2 innings as he'll get set to face off against the Orioles this weekend.

Kikuchi hurled 6.1 innings against the Dodgers on Tuesday, allowing three runs on six hits and one walk while striking out 11.

The southpaw's 11 strikeouts were a career high, and he racked up 17 swinging strikes in the contest. Kikuchi looked to be in line for a win upon entering the seventh frame with a 4-1 lead, but a pair of singles -- one of which didn't leave the infield -- resulted in his removal from the game, and the Dodgers brought home both runners en route to a come-from-behind win. Nonetheless, Kikuchi finished with his third straight quality start, and he has struck out 25 batters across 20.1 frames during that stretch. He'll look to keep building on the hot stretch in his next start, currently projected to come against Cleveland at home Sunday.

Eovaldi didn't factor into the decision in Tuesday's 3-2 loss to the A's, giving up one run on two hits and two walks over six innings. He struck out four.

The right-hander tossed 102 pitches (65 strikes) while delivering his third quality start of the season, exiting the game with the score tied 1-1. Eovaldi will carry a 4.20 ERA and 41:10 K:BB through 45 innings into his next outing, when he'll look to last at least six innings in consecutive starts for the first time all year.

Maeda allowed three earned runs on four hits and two walks while striking out three across five innings Tuesday against the White Sox. He did not factor into the decision.

Maeda was sunk by a poor second inning, during which he allowed the first two batters he faced to reach base followed by a three-run blast to Yasmani Grandal. He went on to retire the final nine batters he faced, though he struggled to get strikeouts and generated only 10 swinging strikes on 87 total pitches. Lack of punchouts is now an ongoing concern for Maeda, as he's managed only 15 across his last 19 innings of work. For the season, Maeda has maintained a 5.08 ERA with a 31:9 K:BB across 33.2 innings. He currently lines up to draw his next start Sunday against Oakland.