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Means' scheduled start Thursday against the Rays was postponed.

The two teams opted not to take the field in protest following the recent police shooting of Jacob Blake. It remains to be seen when the game will be made up or whether the Orioles will adjust their starting rotation.

Boyd will start the first game of Friday's doubleheader against the Twins.

Boyd was initially scheduled to start Thursday's game before the contest was postponed. However, he'll start just one day later as part of a twin bill. The Tigers likely won't need to make any changes to the rotation in the coming days since the team has two scheduled off days next week.

Morton's (shoulder) sim game Thursday went well, Neil Solondz of the Rays Radio Network reports.

Morton was scheduled to throw 25-to-30 pitches over two innings Thursday, and that session went well. Manager Kevin Cash called the sim game a "big step in the right direction." Despite his positive progress Thursday, it still remains unclear when the right-hander could return to the starting rotation.

Ryu's scheduled start Thursday against the Red Sox was postponed, Julian McWilliams of The Boston Globe reports.

The teams elected not to take the field Thursday in protest of the recent police shooting of Jacob Blake. It's unclear when the game will be made up or how the Blue Jays will adjust their starting rotation.

Boyd's scheduled start against the Twins on Thursday was postponed, Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic reports.

The two teams decided not to play Thursday's contest in protest of the recent police shooting of Jacob Blake. The game will be made up as part of a doubleheader Friday, and Boyd will likely take the mound for one of the two games of the twin bill.

Faedo (forearm) was shut down for the remainder of the 2020 season, Evan Woodbery of MLive.com reports.

Faedo is dealing with what general manager Al Avila dubbed a "slight" forearm strain, and with a little more than a month left in the abbreviated season, the Tigers opted to shut down the right-hander. The hope is that Faedo will be able to avoid surgery.

Lyles' scheduled start vs. the Athletics on Thursday was postponed, Jon Heyman of MLB Network reports.

The two teams decided not to play Thursday's series finale in protest of the recent police shooting of Jacob Blake. The Rangers have yet to announce how they will adjust their rotation, leaving the right-hander in limbo with regards to his next start.

Bassitt's scheduled start against the Rangers on Thursday was postponed, Jon Heyman of MLB Network reports.

Both teams agreed not to play Thursday's series finale in protest of the recent police shooting of Jacob Blake. It's not yet known when the game will be made up or how the Athletics will adjust their pitching rotation.

Manning has been shut down for the remainder of the season with a right forearm strain, Chris McCosky of The Detroit News reports.

General manager Al Avila described the injury as a "slight" strain, per Evan Woodbery of MLive.com, and the Tigers felt the best thing to do would be to shut the prospect down for the rest of the abbreviated 2020 season. The hope is that Manning will be able to avoid surgery, though whether he's able to do so will likely depend on how his forearm responds to rest and non-surgical methods of treatment.

The Blue Jays acquired Walker from the Mariners on Thursday in exchange for a minor-league player to be named later or cash considerations, Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic reports.

With the rebuilding Mariners sitting on a 12-19 record for the season and with Walker signed to an affordable one-year, $2 million deal, the right-hander was widely expected to be moved prior to the Aug. 31 trade deadline. The Mariners ultimately found a suitor in the Blue Jays, who were in serious need of another proven arm in the rotation after Matt Shoemaker (lat), Trent Thornton (elbow) and Nate Pearson (elbow) were all placed on the injured list in the last week and a half. Walker has bounced back well thus far from his April 2018 Tommy John surgery, posting a 4.00 ERA, 1.07 WHIP and 25:8 K:BB through 27 innings over his five starts. He had been scheduled to start the first game of the Mariners' doubleheader Thursday versus the Padres, so Seattle will have to find a replacement for Walker on short notice.