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Blue Jays manager John Gibbons has realigned his rotation, after Thursday's game against the Yankees was postponed due to rain. 

David Price, who was set to go on Thursday, will instead start on Friday. Marco Estrada will be pushed up to the first game of Saturday's doubleheader, with Marcus Stroman coming off of the disabled list to start the nightcap. 

Thursday's game between the Yankees and the Blue Jays has been postoned due to rain. The game will be made up as part of a doubleheader on Saturday. 

Rookie starter Luis Severino, who was scheduled to start on Thursday, will have is turn moved up to Friday. Ivan Nova and Michael Pineda will start the two games of Saturday's twinbill, with Masahiro Tanaka and CC Sabathia to follow.

Indians pitcher Corey Kluber is scheduled to throw a bullpen session on Friday, reports MLB.com.

The team will see how Kluber responds Saturday and then discuss a potential return. Kluber has been out since late August due to a hamstring issue.

The Rangers announced Thursday starting pitcher Cole Hamels has been pushed back a day to start Monday's series opener against the Astros. 

To fill his spot Sunday against the A's, the Rangers will start rookie Chi Chi Gonzalez.

Mariners starter Vidal Nuno put together a commanding start Wednesday, holding the high-powered Rangers to just one hit to pick up his first win of the year. 

Nuno (1-2) struck out a career-high 10 batters, while walking just two over the course of his seven innings of work. He threw 106 pitches, while dropping his ERA to 2.97.

Rays pitcher Jake Odorizzi was effective throughout Wednesday's start against the Tigers.

Odorizzi did not surrender a run over six innings of work. Odorizzi received his seventh win of the season during the 8-0 win. He also struck out six and walked one.

Prior to Wednesday's win, Odorizzi was winless in his last seven starts.

The Rangers are unsure whether they want to push starter Cole Hamels back one day due to a bruise on his shoulder, per the Dallas Morning News. 

Hamels was hit on the shoulder by a grounder during his last start, but said it was just a bruise. Pushing him back a day would allow him to start against the division-leading Astros. 

The Indians are optimistic that starter Corey Kluber will return to the rotation sooner, rather than later, according to MLB.com. 

Kluber hurt his hamstring running in the outfield last week, but has started an aggressive rehab program that Indians manager Terry Francona said might get him on the hill quickly. 

"My guess is that he'll be ready to pitch fairly quick, just because he feels really good," Francona said. "Obviously, he's champing at the bit, so we'll let it run its proper course, but as soon as he's ready to pitch and allowed to pitch, we'll pitch him."

Kluber is 8-13 with a 3.41 ERA, 219 strikeouts and 38 walks in 28 starts this season. 

Red Sox left-hander Rich Hill will start Sunday's game against the Orioles. This will be Hill's first big-league start since 2009, when he was a member of the Orioles. 

Hill, who signed a minor-league deal with the Red Sox in mid-August, made 13 starts for Baltimore in that '09 season, going 3-3 with a 7.80 ERA. The now 35-year-old has not pitched in the Major Leagues this season. He split the 2014 campaign between the Yankees and Angels, making 16 relief appearances. 

Athletics pitcher Sonny Gray was able to out-duel pitcher Scott Kazmir during Tuesday's 4-0 win over the Astros.

Gray did not surrender a run over seven innings and allowed five hits. He also struck four and walked two. Gray improved to 13-7 with a 2.28 ERA on the season.

Before Tuesday's win, Gray had been winless in his last four starts.