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Manager Bruce Bochy said Friday that Eovaldi (triceps) will have his next turn through the rotation pushed back a few days, Kennedi Landry of MLB.com reports.

The veteran right-hander was originally expected to make his next turn through the rotation as scheduled Tuesday after departing his previous start due to triceps soreness, but the Rangers will instead take advantage of Monday's team off day to get him some extra rest. That lines up Eovaldi to pitch during next weekend's three-game set in Washington, giving him at least nine days to recover between outings.

Jobe was placed on the 15-day injured list Friday with a Grade 1 flexor strain, Chris McCosky of The Detroit News reports.

Sawyer Gipson-Long (elbow), who is coming off a dominant rehab start for Triple-A Toledo, is the likely replacement in the rotation. Jobe had a 5.28 ERA, 1.69 WHIP and 25:17 K:BB in 29 innings over his last six starts.

The Tigers claimed Cusick off waivers Friday and optioned him to Triple-A Toledo.

The right-hander was designated for assignment by the A's earlier in the week but will remain on a 40-man roster with the Tigers. Cusick has spent the season at the Triple-A level and has a 6.75 ERA, 1.97 WHIP and 11:13 K:BB over 14.2 innings.

Gipson-Long (elbow) struck out five and allowed one earned run on one hit and no walks over 5.1 innings in a rehab start Thursday with Triple-A Toledo.

Gipson-Long needed just 53 pitches to record his 16 outs. Chris McCosky of The Detroit News notes that Gipson-Long could be the next man up to return from the 60-day injured list to rejoin the big-league rotation if a spot opens up. Keider Montero is currently serving as the Tigers' No. 5 starter in place of Reese Olson (finger), who was placed on the IL on May 19 and is likely a week or more away from a return.

Hall was shut down with a stress reaction in his shoulder, Chris McCosky of The Detroit News reports.

Hall was the 49th overall pick in last year's draft and logged a 7.00 ERA, 1.78 WHIP and 9:9 K:BB in nine innings through three appearances at Single-A before getting shut down after his May 1 start.

Scherzer (thumb) faced hitters on the field Friday at Rogers Centre, Keegan Matheson of MLB.com reports.

Scherzer threw a 45-pitch bullpen session Monday and has now checked off another step in his recovery, as expected. The Blue Jays will likely see how Scherzer's thumb responds after Friday's session before determining if he's ready to head out on a rehab assignment.

Lugo (finger) was activated from the 15-day injured list to start Friday's game against the Tigers.

The right-hander landed on the shelf in mid-May due to inflammation in his right middle finger, and he's rejoining Kansas City's rotation without a minor-league rehab assignment. Lugo has continued to be a reliable rotation piece for the Royals early in 2025 with a 3.02 ERA, 1.09 WHIP and 42:15 K:BB across 56.2 innings.

Ragans (groin) will report to Double-A Northwest Arkansas to begin a rehab assignment Saturday.

The left-hander is eligible to come off the injured list Sunday, but he won't quite be ready to rejoin the Royals. Given the brevity of Ragans' absence, he may only need one outing in the minors before being re-inserted into Kansas City's rotation.

Burke will follow opener Jared Shuster for Friday's game in Baltimore, Scott Merkin of MLB.com reports.

Friday's game is getting pushed up a few hours and will start at 4:30 p.m. due to a poor weather forecast later in the night. Burke has been stingy in May with a 2.67 ERA in 27 innings, but he has a 19:19 K:BB and 1.44 WHIP over that span. He is coming off his best outing of the year, as he picked up a win while striking out a season-high six in six innings of one-run ball against Texas.

Miller (elbow) is expected to make his return from the 15-day injured list to start Saturday's game against the Twins, Shannon Drayer of SeattleSports.com reports.

After spending about two weeks recovering from right elbow inflammation, Miller will avoid a rehab assignment and instead jump right back into Seattle's rotation. It's unclear if the 26-year-old right-hander will have any workload limitations Saturday, but he'll square off with a Minnesota offense that's struggled lately as he tries to improve his 5.22 ERA, 1.54 WHIP and 35:21 K:BB on the season. Miller will be taking the rotation spot of Logan Evans, who was optioned to Triple-A Tacoma on Wednesday.