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Megill was recalled from Triple-A Iowa on Thursday, Gordon Wittenmyer of NBC Sports Chicago reports.

Megill was sent to the minors in late June, and he allowed two runs on three hits and a walk while striking out 11 in six innings during his stint with the Triple-A club. He'll provide a fresh arm out of the bullpen for the Cubs, while infielder Sergio Alcantara was sent down in a corresponding move.

Morgan was optioned to Triple-A Columbus on Thursday, Mandy Bell of MLB.com reports.

Morgan has allowed at least three earned runs in each of his seven starts this year, and he'll attempt to sort things out in the minors for now. The right-hander has posted a 7.47 ERA and 1.37 WHIP in 31.1 innings with the major-league club in 2021. The team hasn't yet announced who could take his spot in the rotation, but left-hander Sam Hentges was recalled in a corresponding move.

The Rays recalled Patino from Triple-A Durham ahead of his scheduled start Thursday in Cleveland.

Since the All-Star break, the Rays haven't dealt with any new injuries to any starting pitchers, but manager Kevin Cash acknowledged that he will leave the door open for Patino to stick around as a member of the big-league rotation if he pitches well Thursday. Patino has submitted a 3.07 ERA while striking out 41 over 29.1 innings at Triple-A this season, but he was hit hard in his last cameo in the big leagues July 2, serving up seven runs (five earned) on seven hits and a walk over 5.1 innings to take a loss against the Blue Jays.

Hentges was recalled from Triple-A Columbus on Thursday, Mandy Bell of MLB.com reports.

Hentges was sent to the minors prior to the All-Star break, and he gave up three runs in 4.1 innings across three relief appearances at Triple-A Columbus. He's posted an 8.23 ERA and 2.04 WHIP in 42.2 innings across 15 appearances (eight starts) in the majors this year, but he could be a candidate to claim a starting job after Eli Morgan was sent down in a corresponding move.

Rodriguez was promoted to Triple-A Salt Lake on Thursday, Sam Blum of The Athletic reports.

Rodriguez still has a good chance to start long-term, but he made the Angels' Opening Day roster in a relief role. He recorded a 3.66 ERA in 19.2 innings, relying on a strong 60.7 percent groundball rate to make up for a mediocre 20:11 K:BB. He's been stretching out as a starter with Double-A Rocket City for the past month, reaching four innings in his most recent outing, and he will continue that process at the highest level of the minors going forward. He could be a rotation option down the stretch if the Angels are happy with his minor-league performance.

Cabrera secured his 15th hold in an extra-inning win over the Cubs on Wednesday, issuing a walk over a scoreless two-thirds of an inning.

The left-hander fired just five of 11 pitches for strikes, but he had a relatively uneventful appearance on his way to his fifth straight scoreless effort. Cabrera has now notched three holds and a win over his last four trips to the mound, one of his most fantasy-friendly stretches of the campaign.

McCaughan will likely make a start during the next turn through Seattle's rotation, Ryan Divish of The Seattle Times reports.

McCaughan served as the primary pitcher in Wednesday's loss to the Rockies, and he gave up a run on no hits and three walks in five innings. The right-hander was unable to generate any strikeouts, but general manager Jerry Dipoto said Thursday that McCaughan will likely draw the start early next week. The 25-year-old tentatively lines up to make his first major-league start at home against the Astros on Monday.

Atlanta optioned Wilson to Triple-A Gwinnett on Thursday.

As expected, Wilson returns to the minors one day after Atlanta designated him as its 27th man for its doubleheader with the Padres. He started the second game of the twin bill, which was ultimately suspended in the middle of the fifth inning due to inclement weather. Wilson was in line to take the loss after lasting just two innings while giving up five runs on four hits and four walks. Despite the ugly outing, Wilson could be a candidate to make another spot start Monday in Queens, when Atlanta will face the Mets in a doubleheader.

The Padres list Weathers (ankle) as their probable pitcher for Saturday's game against the Marlins.

San Diego's decision to include Weathers on the pitching schedule for this weekend implies that he came out of Wednesday's live batting practice session feeling fine. Assuming Weathers experiences no complications with his inflamed right ankle heading into the series with the Marlins, he'll end up missing just one turn through the rotation on account of the injury.

Floro (3-4) picked up the win in Wednesday's extra-inning victory over the Nationals. giving up one hit and striking out two over two scoreless innings of relief.

The right-hander worked the eighth and ninth innings in a 1-1 tie before the Marlins took the lead in the top of the 10th. Floro hasn't given up an earned run since June 14, posting a 12:6 K:BB over his last 10 appearances. On the season he sports a 2.77 ERA and 1.31 WHIP with two saves and 10 holds as one of Miami's primary set-up men in front of closer Yimi Garcia.