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Hill will not make his scheduled start Saturday and his Twins debut has been pushed back, Dan Hayes of The Athletic reports. Randy Dobnak will start Saturday against the White Sox.

No reason was given for the change, but it would seem likely to be health related due to the sudden switch, and given Hill's extensive injury history.

Boyd (0-1) allowed four runs on six hits and two walks while striking out two over five innings in a loss to the Reds on Friday.

This line is disappointing and it could have been worse. Boyd allowed five straight hitters to reach base -- walk, single, HBP, HBP, single -- before he recorded his first out. The lefty managed to limit the damage to two runs in that first inning, but he later gave up a homer to Joey Votto and the swing-and-miss stuff was just not there in this one. Fortunately, Boyd is in good position to bounce back with a home start against Kansas City next on the docket.

Chiirinos, who did not report to summer camp until Sunday due to a positive COVID-19 test, impressed while working up to 62 pitches in a simulated game Thursday, Juan Toribio of MLB.com reports. "We were all really encouraged by Yonny," manager Kevin Cash said. "It was very much of a work day for him. He wasn't up there with the intent to strike everybody out -- it was basically with the intent to command his pitches. The stuff and the readings that we got in those four innings was really, really positive."

The right-hander faced the trio of Kevin Kiermaier, Mike Brosseau and Jose Martinez and was able to get 42 of his offerings into the strike zone. Chirinos is slated to serve primarily as a traditional starter this season after often working as a bulk reliever following an opener in the last two campaigns, and he remains on track to take the hill for the first time in 2020 against Atlanta on Tuesday.

Urquidy (undisclosed) remains weeks away from being ready to take the field, Brian McTaggart of MLB.com reports.

Urquidy was unable to join his teammates for workouts until Friday for undisclosed reasons. While the nature of his absence remains unexplained, he evidently was unable to perform any baseball activities while away from the team. He'll need to go through a full preseason buildup before he's ready to pitch in a game.

Mean (arm) is eligible to come off the injured list Thursday and is expected to start that day against the Marlins, Roch Kubatko of MASNSports.com reports.

The quick return would have the left-hander starting the seventh game of the season, so he'd only miss his first turn through the rotation while having his second outing pushed back one day. Means will likely need to complete a bullpen or live batting practice session before gaining full clearance to return.

Lyles will make his first start of the season Aug. 2 at San Francisco since the Rangers are skipping his first turn in the rotation, Jeff Wilson of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram reports.

The news was to be expected, as the Rangers don't immediately need a five-man rotation with two scheduled off days next week. Lyles figures to be available out of the bullpen for the next two series as a result, though he is likely to be utilized in a calculated fashion to help keep him on schedule.

Urquidy (undisclosed) was cleared to participate in baseball activities Friday, Jake Kaplan of The Athletic reports.

The 25-year-old was absent from summer camp for undisclosed reasons, but he'll now head to the team's alternate training site to begin prepping for the season. Urquidy figures to require some time to build up to a starter's workload, so it's unclear when he may be able to rejoin the Astros. Framber Valdez is opening the season as the team's No. 5 starter in his place.

Rodriguez is dealing with a heart condition as a result of his battle with COVID-19, Rob Bradford of WEEI.com reports.

Rodriguez is reportedly dealing with myocarditis, an inflammation of the heart muscle, as a result of the coronavirus. He's back in camp after testing negative for the virus, but he's been completely shut down from baseball activities as a strenuous workout would be dangerous to his heart. The Red Sox are reportedly optimistic that he'll be able to pitch at some point this season, but they'll have to wait until the inflammation subsides before they have a clearer picture of when he'll be able to get back on the field.

Dunning was assigned to the White Sox's alternate camp, Scot Gregor of the Daily Herald reports.

Dunning made a full recovery from Tommy John elbow surgery, but the White Sox have a surfeit of starters currently on the active roster, so the promising right-hander is not needed immediately. Gio Gonzalez figures to be first in line if a fill-in starter is needed while left-hander Ross Detwiler also made the cut as a bulk-inning guy.

Cole earned the win in Thursday's rain-shortened contest against Washington, pitching five innings and allowing one run on one hit and one walk while striking out five.

Cole lived up to his massive contract in his first start with New York, allowing only a first-inning home run to Adam Eaton and a fifth-inning walk to Asdrubal Cabrera while throwing 46 of 75 pitches for strikes. The right-hander would have likely pitched at least another inning if not for a torrid rainstorm that resulted in the contest being called after five innings. Cole will look to build on his impressive first start of the season when he faces the Phillies on the road Tuesday.