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DeSclafani (ankle) is a candidate to start Tuesday's game in Atlanta, Maria I. Guardado of MLB.com reports.

Tuesday will be exactly two months after DeSclafani's last big-league outing, as he's missed an extended period with right ankle inflammation. He's made just two rehab appearances, throwing a combined 5.2 innings, but the Giants evidently feel as though he may be ready to go. Given that he's not stretched out to a full starter's workload, however, he's unlikely to be asked to pitch deep into Tuesday's game if the team does elect to activate him.

Heaney (shoulder) will start Sunday against the Guardians if all goes well following Friday's side session, Juan Toribio of MLB.com reports.

Heaney has missed the last two months with shoulder soreness but appears to be ready to go after cruising to an 0.73 ERA and 19:1 K:BB across three rehab starts. He was mentioned as a candidate to start Sunday earlier in the week, and it now looks as though that's the plan barring any setbacks.

Sanchez (shoulder) will play catch off a mound Saturday, Christina De Nicola of MLB.com reports.

It was reported by Baseball America a few weeks ago that Sanchez is unlikely to return to game action this season, particularly in the majors, but he is still moving forward with his throwing program. Perhaps Sanchez could get work in during the Arizona Fall League if everything progresses well from here.

Luzardo (forearm) will start a throwing program this weekend, Christina De Nicola of MLB.com reports.

He is on the 60-day injured list with a left forearm strain and is not expected to return anytime soon. Given the severity of the injury, there could be some starts and stops in Luzardo's throwing program as he gets brought along very conservatively.

Clevinger was reinstated from the COVID-19 injured list Friday.

Clevinger has had a very disrupted season in his first year back from Tommy John surgery. A knee injury prevented him from making his season debut until early May, and he returned to the injured list with a strained triceps after making just three starts. He made it back from that injury for just a single start before hitting the COVID-19 injured list last weekend. He's back again after a relatively brief absence and will try to finally find some consistency on the mound. It's unclear when he'll next take the hill, as Nick Martinez and Blake Snell are pencilled in for the two weekend starts at Coors Field.

Boyd has a flexor tendon strain and won't throw for four weeks, Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

He will be re-evaluated after the shutdown. Boyd had surgery on his flexor tendon in September 2021, so this is a concerning diagnosis. He hasn't pitched at all this season and should be considered out indefinitely.

Lodolo (back) will make a rehab start Saturday with Triple-A Louisville, Charlie Goldsmith of The Cincinnati Enquirer reports.

The left-hander covered two innings during his first rehab outing Monday at the Reds' complex in Arizona, and he'll make his next appearance at the highest level of the minors. Lodolo is expected to require another rehab start after Saturday's outing but could be back in the big-league rotation by the end of June.

Lopez (wrist) is starting Friday's game against the Mets, Jordan McPherson of the Miami Herald reports.

Lopez exited last Friday's start against the Astros due to a right wrist contusion and was unable to make his start Wednesday against the Phillies. However, he'll rejoin the rotation for Friday's series opener against the Mets after getting a few extra days of rest. Over his last three starts, the right-hander posted a 3.12 ERA and 1.21 WHIP in 17.1 innings.

Megill was placed on the 15-day injured list with a strained right shoulder Friday, and he'll be shut down from throwing for four weeks before being re-evaluated, Tim Healey of Newsday reports.

Megill was removed from Thursday's start after 3.1 innings due to shoulder discomfort, and he was diagnosed with a strain after undergoing an MRI. The right-hander is likely to be sidelined until at least mid-August, as he'll require a significant ramp-up period following the lengthy shutdown. Max Scherzer (oblique) is hoping to return from the injured list in late June, but it's unclear who will step into New York's starting rotation in the meantime.

Smyly (oblique) has resumed playing catch, Tony Andracki of Marquee Sports Network reports.

Smyly sustained a right oblique strain in late May and is expected to spend about a month on the injured list. It's encouraging that the southpaw has been cleared to resume throwing, but he'll need to pitch off a mound and ramp up his intensity before he's in the mix to rejoin the major-league club.