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Morton pitched five innings against the Braves on Wednesday, allowing two runs on six hits and one walk while striking out seven. He did not factor in the decision.

Morton's second start of the campaign was a marked improvement over his Opening Day outing in which he allowed six earned runs. The right-hander was hurt by a two-run home run off the bat of Freddie Freeman in the third inning, but he held Atlanta scoreless in each of his other four frames while throwing 55 of 80 pitches for strikes. Morton will aim for his first win of the campaign Tuesday in a home game against Boston.

Lynn allowed struck out eight and allowed one hit and two walks over six scoreless innings during Wednesday's 7-4 win over the Diamondbacks. He did not factor in the decision.

The 33-year-old missed out on the win since most of the Rangers' scoring came during a five-run seventh inning, but it was another dominant start regardless. Lynn has given up only three hits and six walks while recording 17 strikeouts through 12 scoreless frames to begin the season. He'll look to keep things rolling next week in Oakland.

Boyd allowed four earned runs on nine hits across five innings in a no-decision Wednesday against the Royals. He struck out six against zero walks.

Boyd had a similar line to his first start of the season, when he also allowed four earned runs across five innings. Like in that outing, the lefty struggled early against Kansas City, as the Royals did all of their damage in the first three innings before Boyd recorded two scoreless innings to end his night. The silver lining Tuesday was that Boyd had more swing-and-miss stuff, as he only recorded two strikeouts in his last start. Boyd will look to pitch better early in the game his next time out Monday against the Cardinals.

Teheran (not injury related) is expected to join the Angels sometime next week, Rhett Bollinger of MLB.com reports.

The team hasn't indicated a specific return date for the 29-year-old, but the demotion of sixth-starter Patrick Sandoval to the alternate training site indicates the veteran is nearly ready. Teheran threw a light bullpen session Tuesday and is scheduled for a three-inning outing Thursday. The right-hander figures to be limited to four or five innings early on as he continues to ramp things up after missing most of summer camp.

Giolito allowed four hits and two walks while striking out six across six scoreless innings Wednesday against Cleveland. He did not factor into the decision.

After getting hit hard in his first start of the season, Giolito bounced back in this outing. All four of the hits he surrendered were singles, and he kept Cleveland's hitters off balance while generating 14 swinging strikes and 12 called strikes on 85 total pitches. He'll look to maintain this form in his third start of the campaign, currently projected for Tuesday at Milwaukee.

Sandoval was optioned to the Angels' alternate training site Wednesday.

This move comes after Sandoval fired four innings during Tuesday's game against the Mariners, allowing two runs (one earned) on four hits and a walk while striking out four. He'll likely remain stretched out at the team's satellite camp until a starter or long reliever is needed. Luke Bard was summoned to the big club in a corresponding move.

Montas (0-1) took the loss Wednesday versus the Rockies after giving up two runs on five hits and two walks across five innings. He recorded three strikeouts.

The 27-year-old was fortunate to allow only the two runs, as he labored through the early innings and gave up a bases-loaded single off the outfield wall that managed to score only one run. Montas finished at 77 pitches after throwing 81 pitches during his first outing, though he did throw an additional inning Wednesday. The right-hander will carry a 3.00 ERA, 1.44 WHIP and 8:5 K:BB through nine innings into Tuesday's start against the Rangers.

Montgomery will start Friday against the Red Sox, Joel Sherman of the New York Post reports.

He had been scheduled to start Wednesday against the Phillies, but things got shuffled around as a result of the Marlins' COVID-19 outbreak. Montgomery is a southpaw who can sit in the mid-90s with his fastball and has demonstrated decent control (8.0 percent walk rate) across 186.2 MLB innings.

Paxton's next start has been pushed to Sunday against the Red Sox, Joel Sherman of the New York Post reports.

He last started July 25, giving up three runs in one inning while sitting around 92 mph with his fastball -- three mph slower than his typical velocity. With the Yankees purposely giving him a full week between his first and second start, there should be some cause for concern with regard to the health of his arm.

Luzardo could start one of Oakland's three games this weekend in Seattle but could also make one more relief appearance, Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

Luzardo was expected to start for the Athletics this season before a positive COVID-19 test delayed his preseason buildup and forced him to the bullpen to start the year. He threw three scoreless innings out of the pen in his season debut Saturday and will evidently be in the rotation before long. However, whether or not he'll start over the weekend won't become clear until after Wednesday's game against the Rockies, as he could be needed in relief during the contest.