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Heaney took a no-decision during Wednesday's loss against the Angels despite giving up two runs on five hits and a walk while fanning six across five innings.

Heaney departed the game in the top of the sixth after walking J.P. Crawford, and reliever Mike Mayers gave up five runs while recording just two outs. Despite that, Heaney delivered a strong performance on the mound, and his next chance to start will come Aug. 5 on the road against Seattle once again.

Dunn didn't factor into the decision in Wednesday's 10-7 win over the Angels. He gave up three runs (two earned) on one hit and three walks while fanning two across three innings.

Dunn surrendered a three-run shot to Shohei Ohtani in the bottom of the fourth on an 0-2 count, but that would be all the damage he'd allow in what was a short three-inning outing for the 24-year-old right-hander. He should remain as the team's sixth starter moving forward, with his next chance to pitch looking like Aug. 4 against the Angels once again.

The Twins don't have any specific plans for when Odorizzi (back) will return to the rotation, manager Rocco Baldelli told MLB.com. "He's been stretching things out again, playing catch, still feels good," Baldelli said.

Odorizzi is set to throw a bullpen session in the next day or two, but the Twins didn't have specific details before Wednesday's game. While Baldelli says Odorizzi is improving, it doesn't sound like he'll return to face the Indians in the team's next four-game series, although the Twins haven't announced their rotation beyond Thursday. Odorizzi's return to the rotation may not be for another week or more.

Hill (1-0) earned the win against St. Louis on Wednesday, completing five scoreless innings and allowing two hits and one walk while striking out two.

Hill was efficient in his five frames, throwing 41 of 68 pitches for strikes and limiting the Cardinals to a pair of singles and a walk. He racked up only two strikeouts, but fantasy managers who drafted Hill with the hope that he will thrive with his new team have to be pleased with his opening performance. The southpaw has averaged over a punchout per inning every season since 2011, so there's good reason to expect increased strikeouts moving forward. Hill's next scheduled start will come on the road against Pittsburgh on Monday.

Cole (2-0) earned the win against Baltimore on Wednesday, completing 6.2 innings and allowing three runs on four hits and two walks while striking out seven.

Cole's final stat line may look moderately underwhelming considering the opponent, but he breezed through his first six innings allowing only one hit -- a first-inning, run-scoring double off the bat of Jose Iglesias -- before tiring in the seventh. He was lifted following his 102nd pitch after allowing three straight extra-base hits, including a two-run home run to Dwight Smith. Cole will face the Orioles again -- this time on the road -- in his next scheduled start Monday.

Morton pitched five innings against the Braves on Wednesday, allowing two runs on six hits and one walk while striking out seven. He did not factor in the decision.

Morton's second start of the campaign was a marked improvement over his Opening Day outing in which he allowed six earned runs. The right-hander was hurt by a two-run home run off the bat of Freddie Freeman in the third inning, but he held Atlanta scoreless in each of his other four frames while throwing 55 of 80 pitches for strikes. Morton will aim for his first win of the campaign Tuesday in a home game against Boston.

Lynn allowed struck out eight and allowed one hit and two walks over six scoreless innings during Wednesday's 7-4 win over the Diamondbacks. He did not factor in the decision.

The 33-year-old missed out on the win since most of the Rangers' scoring came during a five-run seventh inning, but it was another dominant start regardless. Lynn has given up only three hits and six walks while recording 17 strikeouts through 12 scoreless frames to begin the season. He'll look to keep things rolling next week in Oakland.

Boyd allowed four earned runs on nine hits across five innings in a no-decision Wednesday against the Royals. He struck out six against zero walks.

Boyd had a similar line to his first start of the season, when he also allowed four earned runs across five innings. Like in that outing, the lefty struggled early against Kansas City, as the Royals did all of their damage in the first three innings before Boyd recorded two scoreless innings to end his night. The silver lining Tuesday was that Boyd had more swing-and-miss stuff, as he only recorded two strikeouts in his last start. Boyd will look to pitch better early in the game his next time out Monday against the Cardinals.

Teheran (not injury related) is expected to join the Angels sometime next week, Rhett Bollinger of MLB.com reports.

The team hasn't indicated a specific return date for the 29-year-old, but the demotion of sixth-starter Patrick Sandoval to the alternate training site indicates the veteran is nearly ready. Teheran threw a light bullpen session Tuesday and is scheduled for a three-inning outing Thursday. The right-hander figures to be limited to four or five innings early on as he continues to ramp things up after missing most of summer camp.

Giolito allowed four hits and two walks while striking out six across six scoreless innings Wednesday against Cleveland. He did not factor into the decision.

After getting hit hard in his first start of the season, Giolito bounced back in this outing. All four of the hits he surrendered were singles, and he kept Cleveland's hitters off balance while generating 14 swinging strikes and 12 called strikes on 85 total pitches. He'll look to maintain this form in his third start of the campaign, currently projected for Tuesday at Milwaukee.