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Cabrera (elbow) allowed one hit and no walks while striking out seven across five scoreless innings in a rehab appearance with Triple-A Jacksonville on Thursday, Jordan McPherson of the Miami Herald reports.

Cabrera threw 44 pitches in the appearance -- eight fewer than his last rehab outing -- but was extremely efficient. He's made three rehab appearances over the past couple weeks, so he could rejoin the big-league roster for his next turn through the rotation, though the Marlins have not made their intentions clear.

May (elbow) allowed two hits and no walks while striking out six across three innings with Triple-A Oklahoma City in a rehab outing Thursday, Fabian Ardaya of The Athletic reports.

May threw only 46 pitches, three fewer than his first rehab appearance. However, he added an extra inning of work and also showed improved control. May topped out at 99.9 mph, so his stuff appears to be trending in the right direction in his return from Tommy John surgery. He's due for at least one more rehab appearance and could return to the Dodgers in early August.

Lugo struck out three and allowed one hit over 1.2 scoreless innings to pick up the win Wednesday in the Mets' 3-2 victory over the Yankees.

Lugo has seen his effectiveness diminish since he was a dominant late-inning reliever for the Mets in 2019, but the right-hander looked as sharp Wednesday as he had been at any point this season. After recording five crucial outs to keep the score tied heading into the bottom of the ninth, Lugo was rewarded with the win when Starling Marte walked off the Yankees with an RBI single.

May (elbow) will make a rehab start at Triple-A Oklahoma City on Thursday and will require at least one more minor-league appearance afterward, Fabian Ardaya of The Athletic reports.

May tossed 49 pitches during a rehab start last Friday and will ultimately require at least two more outings prior to rejoining the Dodgers. However, the right-hander will be re-evaluated following next week's appearance, so it's still possible that he'll be activated in early or mid-August.

Manager A.J. Hinch said Manning (shoulder) will meet the Tigers in Minnesota for the upcoming series against the Twins, which begins Monday, Chris McCosky of The Detroit News reports.

Manning threw 85 pitches over 5.2 scoreless innings during his rehab outing with Triple-A Toledo on Wednesday, which will apparently be his final rehab start before returning from the injured list. The 24-year-old has been sidelined by the shoulder injury since mid-April, but he lines up to re-enter Detroit's starting rotation early next week.

Pirates director of sports medicine Todd Tomczyk said Thursday that Malone's placement on Single-A Bradenton's 7-day injured list June 17 was due to shoulder soreness, Mike Persak of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.

The 2022 season is shaping up to be a lost one for Malone, who was held back at extended spring training for the start of the minor-league campaign after an offseason illness set him back in his throwing progression. He was finally cleared to debut for Bradenton on June 12, only to land on the shelf following his start that day. Malone will continue to conduct his rehab program at the Pirates' spring facility in Florida and is without a clear timeline for a return.

Red Sox manager Alex Cora said Thursday that Wacha (shoulder) is scheduled to throw a three-inning simulated game this weekend, Alex Speier of The Boston Globe reports.

Rather than sending Wacha out on a minor-league rehab assignment, the Red Sox will have him throw a simulated game for the second time this week. Before activating Wacha from the injured list, Boston will likely want him to build up to around four or five innings through simulated games or rehab starts, so he may not be a candidate to rejoin the rotation until at least the second week of August.

Hill (knee) is scheduled to make a rehab start Thursday for Double-A Portland, Alex Speier of The Boston Globe reports.

Hill is expected to throw around four innings in the rehab outing, and the Red Sox will likely see how his knee is feeling after a bullpen session over the weekend before deciding on his next steps. Depending on how he fares in the rehab start, Hill could be activated from the 15-day injured list and slot back into the rotation as soon as next Tuesday's game in Houston. However, if he's activated for that series with the Astros, Hill would likely be on a limited pitch count.

Wentz (shoulder) will begin a rehab assignment at High-A West Michigan on Friday.

Wentz will be cleared to move on to the final phase of his recovery program from a left shoulder injury after he faced hitters in live batting practice Tuesday. He's scheduled to work two innings for West Michigan on Friday and could make an additional appearance or two in the lower ranks of the minors before being reinstated from Triple-A Toledo's 7-day injured list.

Kikuchi (neck) was reinstated from the 15-day injured list prior to Thursday's start against the Tigers.

Kikuchi missed three weeks due to his neck strain, but he made a rehab start at Triple-A Buffalo last week and struck out four in five scoreless innings. The left-hander wasn't particularly sharp ahead of his IL stint, posting a 6.82 ERA and 1.85 WHIP in 33 innings over the nine starts preceding his absence.