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Ragans will be called up from Triple-A Omaha to start the second game of Saturday's doubleheader against the Rays.

Ragans holds a 4.19 ERA and 1.29 WHIP through five starts in Triple-A, and Saturday will mark his first start in the majors this season. He made 17 appearances out of the bullpen with Texas, putting up a 5.92 ERA and 1.40 WHIP through 24.1 frames. Ragans has only made four appearances of two innings or more in the majors this season, so he'll likely be relieved relatively quickly Saturday.

The Rockies placed Freeland on the 15-day injured list Friday with a right shoulder subluxation.

The move is retroactive to Tuesday, meaning Freeland will be eligible to return July 26. There's no timeline in place for the southpaw's return, but he said that his current status is the "best case scenario" as he won't require surgery, per Patrick Lyons of TheDNVR.com. Tommy Doyle was selected from Triple-A Albuquerque in a corresponding move, but it's not clear who will take Freeland's spot in the rotation.

Peterson will be shifted to the bullpen, Will Sammon of The Athletic reports.

With the return of Jose Quintana from the 60-day injured list, Peterson will lose his spot in the rotation and be pushed into a multi-inning relief role. The 27-year-old southpaw has been hit around consistently this season and holds a 6.46 ERA and 1.64 WHIP through 54.1 frames across 11 starts.

Montgomery (hamstring) will start Tuesday's game against the Marlins at Busch Stadium, Jeff Jones of the Belleville News-Democrat reports.

The Cardinals will have a bullpen game Monday to buy Montgomery as much time as possible after he exited his most recent start July 7 with a minor hamstring injury. He had a rough start to the season, but the veteran southpaw has a 1.48 ERA, 0.91 WHIP and 41 strikeouts in 42.2 innings over his last seven starts.

Glasnow's next start will be pushed back to Saturday after Friday's game between the Rays and Royals was postponed due to inclement weather, Ryan Bass of Bally Sports Sun reports.

The game will be made up as part of a doubleheader. Alec Marsh, who had been slated to oppose Glasnow on Friday, will also have his start pushed back a day. Over his last three starts before the All-Star break, Glasnow posted a 2.76 ERA and dominant 31:3 K:BB through 16.1 innings.

Wainwright said his right shoulder is feeling dramatically better after getting multiple injections to treat soreness and stiffness, John Denton of MLB.com reports.

Wainwright is slowly progressing toward a return to the mound, but it's not the greatest sign that he needed multiple injections in his shoulder to even be able to start a throwing program. In the meantime, the Cardinals have only three healthy big-league starters, so Dakota Hudson and/or Matthew Liberatore could get looks in the rotation in the short term.

Kershaw said Friday that his left shoulder doesn't hurt when he throws, but Dr. Neal ElAttrache recommends more rest, David Vassegh of AM 570 LA Sports reports.

Kershaw won't pitch this weekend, but he will throw a bullpen session next week in Baltimore, so in theory he could return to the rotation next weekend in Texas if he gets cleared. It seems as though Kershaw is probably ready to go, but the 35-year-old is trusting the doctors and playing things extremely safe. He has a 1.09 ERA, 0.88 WHIP, 30 strikeouts and four wins in 33 innings over his last five starts.

Ryu (elbow) will make a rehab start for Triple-A Buffalo on Saturday with the goal of throwing around 65 pitches, Arden Zwelling of Sportsnet.ca reports.

According to Zwelling, Ryu is expected to make at least two starts for the Bisons before returning to the big leagues, and the team would like to see him up over 85 pitches in an outing before activating him. The veteran southpaw has been effective thus far in his two lower-level rehab starts, but his fastball was apparently topping out around 88 mph, which is down a couple ticks from where he was pre-injury. It sounds like he is tracking toward a late-July return to the Jays' rotation.

Wright (shoulder) is close to being cleared to throw off a mound, Grant McAuley of 92.9 FM The Game reports.

Wright has been sidelined for two months with a strained right shoulder but has been doing flat-ground throwing for the past month. He figures to need multiple bullpen sessions before facing hitters at least a couple times ahead of an eventual rehab assignment, so there's still plenty of work to be done. There's still no clear timeline for the right-hander to rejoin the Atlanta rotation.

The Padres optioned Waldron to Triple-A El Paso on Friday.

With the return of Steven Wilson (pectoral) from the injured list, Waldron will return to the minors to free up a spot in San Diego's bullpen. The 26-year-old knuckleballer has allowed two runs over 4.2 major-league innings, but his 7.02 ERA and 1.66 WHIP in Triple-A tell a different story about how his season has gone so far.