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Manager Dusty Baker said that Urquidy (undisclosed) would likely start one game of Saturday's doubleheader with the Angels in Houston, Brian McTaggart of MLB.com reports.

Urquidy finally looks ready to make his 2020 debut after he was absent for all of summer camp due to the unspecified issue. The 25-year-old reported to the Astros' alternate site in Corpus Christi in late July and has spent the past month getting his arm built up to handle a starter's workload. The Astros had Urquidy rejoin the big club for workouts this week, with Baker noting that the right-hander looked good during Thursday's session. Like most pitchers making their first start of the season, Urquidy will presumably have a workload restriction Saturday, so those rostering him in fantasy leagues shouldn't plan on him tossing more than five innings or 75 pitches. Brandon Bielak is expected to start the other end of the doubleheader.

Keuchel (illness) will make his next start Sunday against the Royals, Scott Merkin of MLB.com reports.

During his last start Tuesday against the Twins, Keuchel pitched effectively over five innings, but manager Rick Renteria elected to pull the southpaw early while he dealt with a stomach ailment. The fact that the White Sox are already listing Keuchel as a probable starter for the series finale in Kansas City suggests the team doesn't believe the illness will affect his availability heading into the weekend.

Teheran didn't factor into the decision in Wednesday's game between the Angels and the Padres. He allowed two runs on three hits and three walks while fanning two across five innings.

Teheran matched his season-high mark for innings and his season-low mark for runs allowed so, based on what he's done in 2020, this was a positive start for the former Braves hurler. That said, he has posted a 7.94 ERA and 1.59 WHIP in 22.2 innings this season -- both figures would be career-worst marks for him -- and still has a long way to go before he can be considered a trustworthy starting candidate in mixed leagues.

Eovaldi (calf) could come off the 10-day injured list to start Sunday against the Blue Jays, Christopher Smith of The Springfield Republican reports.

The Red Sox had been hoping Eovaldi might start Saturday, but they pushed those plans to wait and see how he responds to a bullpen session that is scheduled for Thursday. Eovaldi hasn't pitched since Aug. 20 due to a right calf strain.

Bielak is one of three pitchers that manager Dusty Baker could start in one of Saturday's doubleheader games, Chandler Rome of the Houston Chronicle reports.

Bielak's hold on a spot in the rotation became tenuous following a two-start run in which he allowed 11 runs over two innings. In addition to Bielak, the manager mentioned Cy Sneed and Luis Garcia as potential starters.

Urquidy (undisclosed) could return to start one of the doubleheader games Saturday against the Angels, Chandler Rome of the Houston Chronicle reports.

Houston manager Dusty Baker is cautiously optimistic that Urquidy will be available. A decision will be finalized following a bullpen session prior to the road trip that begins Friday. The right-hander has been stretched out to 60 pitches.

Means (0-3) took the loss Wednesday against the Mets after surrendering four runs on eight hits with one strikeout and one walk over 5.1 innings.

Manager Brandon Hyde indicated the left-hander is no longer facing any workload restrictions, but he still finished the day at 81 pitches as he was removed after serving up a homer to Pete Alonso during the sixth inning. Means hasn't been able to find his groove this season with an 8.10 ERA, 1.40 WHIP and 12:4 K:BB over 20 innings, and he's set to have another chance versus the Mets next week.

Ryu (3-1) allowed one run on five hits and two walks while fanning eight batters across six innings as he got the win Wednesday night over the Marlins.

Ryu had very little room for error Wednesday evening as the Blue Jays offense mustered up just two runs on a fifth-inning Lourdes Gurriel home run. The left-hander has allowed six runs (five earned) over his last six starts and has seemed to have settled in nicely after surrendering eight runs in his first nine innings to open up the 2020 season. Ryu will look to earn his second consecutive win Monday at home against the Yankees.

Berrios (3-3) earned the win Wednesday after holding the White Sox to one run on three hits and two walks while striking out eight across six innings.

Berrios contained the White Sox on Wednesday, limiting the damage to an RBI groundout by Jose Abreu. The 26-year-old showed better command this time around. He only issued two free passes, an improvement after handing out three or more walks in four of his previous five starts. Despite somewhat of an inconsistent season thus far, Berrios has compiled three wins and sports a 4.29 ERA and 1.38 WHIP across eight appearances. The right-hander will look to continue his success Tuesday at St. Louis.

Turnbull allowed five runs on three hits and five walks across 4.1 innings in a no-decision against the Brewers Wednesday. He struck out five.

The season-high five walks really worked against Turnbull. The righty's pitch count quickly climbed to 89 before getting the hook, and he was constantly dealing with clogged basepaths. Free passes have been an issue all season for Turnbull, as he now has 23 in just 34.2 innings pitched. The 27-year-old still has a respectable 3.89 ERA, but that number will likely climb quickly if he can't display better command moving forward. Turnbull lines up to face Milwaukee again in his next scheduled start Tuesday.