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  • Padres' Randy Vasquez: Slated for start Saturday

    Vasquez will be recalled from Triple-A El Paso to start Saturday's game against the Rockies, Jeff Sanders of The San Diego Union-Tribune reports.

    Vasquez will fill the gap in the Padres rotation Saturday, marking his first big-league action since Aug. 15. The 26-year-old has a 3.96 ERA and a 59:49 K:BB in 111.1 innings spanning 23 appearances with the Padres this season. Per Jeff Sanders of The San Diego Union-Tribune, Nestor Cortes (biceps) is headed to the 15-day injured list, which means Vasquez could stick in the rotation even after Michael King (knee) is activated, likely at some point during the upcoming week.

  • Tyler Glasnow SP | LAD

    Dodgers' Tyler Glasnow: Dealing with back tightness

    Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said Glasnow was scratched from his scheduled start Friday against the Orioles due to back tightness, and the plan is to have the right-hander make a start "early next week" against the Rockies in Los Angeles, Fabian Ardaya of The Athletic reports.

    Glasnow's back issue first cropped up Friday afternoon, prompting the Dodgers to scratch him and turn to Shohei Ohtani to start the series opener versus Baltimore. Roberts didn't specify which day Glasnow will make his next start, but the 32-year-old looks like he'll be available at some point during the three-game series versus Colorado. Glasnow may need to make it through a throwing session over the weekend without issue before the Dodgers lock him in for his next start.

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    Marlins' Janson Junk: Cleared to return Monday

    Junk (elbow) will be activated from the 15-day injured list and start Monday against the Nationals, Christina De Nicola of MLB.com reports.

    Junk pitched well in what will be his lone rehab start, striking out eight over five innings of one-run ball Tuesday at Triple-A Jacksonville. The right-hander has been sidelined since late August with right ulnar nerve irritation in his pitching elbow. Junk has collected a 4.09 ERA and 61:10 K:BB over 88 innings covering 12 starts and five relief appearances for Miami in 2025.

  • Ryan Weathers SP | MIA

    Marlins' Ryan Weathers: Rejoining rotation next week

    Weathers (lat) will rejoin the Marlins' rotation in the middle of next week, Christina De Nicola of MLB.com reports.

    The exact date of Weathers' return had not been confirmed, but he appears lined up to start Sept. 10 against the Nationals. Weathers has been sidelined since early June with a left lat strain but has been cleared to return after making a couple rehab starts. The left-hander threw 68 pitches and went 4.2 innings in his last rehab outing, so he will have a relatively limited workload in next week's return to the Marlins' rotation.

  • Pirates' Mike Burrows: Scoops up win in piggyback role

    Burrows pushed his record to 2-4 after striking out two batters while allowing two hits and one walk in three scoreless innings of relief during Wednesday's 3-0 win over the Dodgers.

    Burrows made his second straight appearance in relief, though unlike the previous occasion, his usage Wednesday seemed to be a pre-planned arrangement. Despite keeping the Dodgers off the board through three innings, starter Braxton Ashcraft was lifted after tossing just 71 pitches, clearing the way for Burrows to step in and piggyback him while the Pirates held a two-run lead. Since the Pirates are likely looking to limit the innings of both Ashcraft and Burrows in September without having to shut down either pitcher, the two could continue to be deployed in tandem in Ashcraft's future starts.

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    Rockies' Kyle Freeland: Returning to hill Friday

    Freeland is slated to start Friday's game against the Padres at Coors Field.

    Freeland will technically be taking the hill on just two days' rest, but he's unlikely to face any workload restrictions. During his start in Tuesday's 7-4 loss to the Giants, Freeland tossed just eight pitches before he was ejected in the first inning after taking exception to Rafael Devers' celebration of his two-run home run, which incited a fracas. The veteran southpaw heads into Friday's start with a 3-14 record, 5.41 ERA, 1.52 WHIP and 97:34 K:BB in 131.1 innings on the season.

  • Tyler Glasnow SP | LAD

    Dodgers' Tyler Glasnow: Scratched from start

    The Dodgers scratched Glasnow from his scheduled start Friday in Baltimore for undisclosed reasons, David Vassegh of AM 570 LA Sports reports.

    Manager Dave Roberts will likely shed more light on the matter later Friday, but for now, Glasnow looks like he'll have his turn in the rotation skipped. The Dodgers will instead go with Shohei Ohtani on the mound for the series opener. Glasnow has struggled with control in his last two starts, throwing 112 of 183 pitches for strikes while issuing four walks and hitting a batter.

  • Ryan Weathers SP | MIA

    Marlins' Ryan Weathers: Impresses in second rehab start

    Weathers (lat) struck out three and scattered five hits and one walk over 4.2 scoreless innings in a rehab start Thursday with Triple-A Jacksonville.

    Making his second rehab appearance for Jacksonville, Weathers built up to 68 pitches after tossing 60 in his previous outing last Saturday. He fired 44 of his pitches for strikes and induced swings and misses on 12 of those offerings. The Marlins have yet to reveal the next step for Weathers, but the southpaw could be reinstated from the 60-day injured list to make a start during next week's series with the Nationals, which would mark his first appearance at the big-league level since June 7. If Weathers is activated during the upcoming week, he would likely be operating with a light workload restriction in his first start back from the IL.

  • Janson Junk RP | MIA

    Marlins' Janson Junk: Sharp in rehab start

    Junk (elbow) struck out eight and allowed one earned run on three hits and no walks over five innings in a rehab start Tuesday with Triple-A Jacksonville.

    Back on the mound for the first time since landing on the injured list Aug. 27 due to right ulnar nerve irritation, Junk tossed 61 pitches and performed about as well as Miami could have hoped during the Triple-A outing. Assuming he bounces back well from his between-starts bullpen session, Junk could be cleared to return from the IL for Sunday's game versus the Phillies or for Monday's series opener versus the Nationals.

  • Nick Lodolo SP | CIN

    Reds' Nick Lodolo: Cleared to start Monday

    Reds manager Terry Francona said Friday that Lodolo (illness) will start Monday's game in San Diego, Charlie Goldsmith of Fox 19 Now Cincinnati reports.

    Lodolo had to be scratched from his last scheduled outing due to an illness but will be ready to rejoin the Reds' rotation for Monday's series opener versus the Padres. The left-hander is tentatively set up for a two-start week, with the second matchup coming on the road versus the Athletics.

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