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Cobb (neck) has resumed playing catch, Maria I. Guardado of MLB.com reports.

Cobb has been sidelined for a week due to a neck strain, but he's been throwing off flat ground early during his IL stint. The right-hander still has several steps to take to ramp up his workload, and it's not yet clear when he'll be able to rejoin the Giants.

DeSclafani (ankle) will make a rehab start at Triple-A Sacramento on Saturday, Maria I. Guardado of MLB.com reports.

DeSclafani isn't eligible to return from the injured list until at least late June, but he's hopeful that he'll be cleared to rejoin the Giants after making just two rehab starts. The right-hander posted a 6.08 ERA and 1.80 WHIP in 13.1 innings over three starts prior to sustaining his ankle injury, and he's trending toward returning after a relatively minimal stay on the 60-day IL.

DeGrom (shoulder) will throw a third bullpen session Saturday, Anthony DiComo of MLB.com reports.

DeGrom has thrown two bullpens over the last week, and he'll pitch off a mound once again Saturday. The right-hander still has to build up his pitch count, so it's not yet clear when he'll be able to face live hitters. However, it's encouraging that he's been able to throw regular bullpens sessions recently.

Megill (biceps) was reinstated from the 15-day injured list ahead of Friday's start against the Angels, Laura Albanese of Newsday reports.

Megill was unavailable for nearly a month due to right biceps inflammation, but he'll return to the mound as the starter in Friday's series opener against the Angels. Prior to his absence, the right-hander posted a 4.41 ERA and 1.13 WHIP in 34.2 innings over his first seven starts of the season.

Miley was removed from Friday's game against the Yankees prior to the bottom of the fourth inning due to left shoulder soreness, Meghan Montemurro of the Chicago Tribune reports.

Miley was effective early in Friday's matchup, allowing three hits and a walk while striking out two in three scoreless innings. He threw 30 of his 42 pitches for strikes but was removed from the game after he was visited by a trainer while warming up in the middle of the fourth inning. The southpaw was activated from the injured list prior to Friday's start after missing nearly three weeks with a left shoulder strain, so it's concerning to see the issue pop up during his return to the mound. It's not yet clear whether Miley will require another trip to the injured list.

Urias will start Sunday's game against the Giants, Fabian Ardaya of The Athletic reports.

Urias was initially listed as the starter for Saturday's matchup, but the team wanted to give him an extra day of rest. As a result, he'll take the mound in the series finale against San Francisco while Clayton Kershaw (pelvis) draws the start Saturday.

Kershaw (pelvis) is starting Saturday's game against the Giants, Fabian Ardaya of The Athletic reports.

The left-hander was initially expected to start Sunday against San Francisco but will be pushed up by a day since the team wanted to give Julio Urias an extra day of rest. Kershaw will be pitching on normal rest since he made a rehab start Sunday at Single-A Rancho Cucamonga, but it's possible that he's on a pitch count Saturday after he spent nearly a month on the injured list.

Manager David Ross said that Hendricks has been "dealing with some stuff" but threw a bullpen session Friday, Meghan Montemurro of the Chicago Tribune reports.

Hendricks hasn't started since June 1, and the team hasn't provided an official reason why he was deemed in need of extra rest. However, Ross didn't sound too concerned about Hendricks and said that the right-hander will "pitch in the near future." While the 32-year-old isn't starting Friday or Saturday against the Yankees, he'll likely be in the mix to start during Sunday's series finale or sometime next week against the Padres.

Stroman was placed on the 15-day injured list Friday with right shoulder inflammation, Gordon Wittenmyer of NBC Sports Chicago reports. The move is retroactive to June 7.

Stroman wasn't listed among Chicago's probable starters for this weekend despite having Wednesday's start rained out, and the shoulder injury explains his absence. The right-hander apparently had the issue crop up while throwing in the bullpen during the rain delay, and he'll now be unavailable for the next two weeks. Wade Miley (shoulder) was activated from the injured list in a corresponding move and will slide into Stroman's spot in the rotation.

Miley (shoulder) was activated from the 15-day injured list ahead of his start against the Yankees on Friday, Gordon Wittenmyer of NBC Sports Chicago reports.

Miley was sidelined for nearly three weeks with a strained left shoulder, but he'll rejoin the rotation Friday without requiring a minor-league rehab assignment. Miley may face some workload restrictions since he hasn't seen game action since May 22.