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Senzatela will no longer start Friday against the Dodgers after being placed on the COVID-19 injured list.

Senzatela was placed on the COVID-19 IL along with three other Colorado players as a result of the league's protocols. Chi Chi Gonzalez will move up a day to start Friday. It's not yet clear if Senzatela has tested positive for the virus or if he could possibly start later in the series if he clears the protocols in time.

Webb was recalled from Triple-A Sacramento to start Friday's game against the Cardinals.

The right-hander will step in to start on short notice after Kevin Gausman (personal) was scratched from his scheduled start. Webb returned from the injured list July 9 and allowed a hit and no walks while striking out four in three scoreless innings against the Nationals.

Gausman will not start Friday against the Cardinals after being placed on the Family Medical Emergency list, Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

Gausman will miss at least the next three games, meaning he won't pitch until Monday against the Dodgers at the earliest. Logan Webb will be recalled from Triple-A Sacramento to start in his place Friday.

Anderson (shoulder) will be shut down from throwing for 7-10 days, Mark Bowman of MLB.com reports.

The right-hander isn't dealing with any structural damage in his shoulder, but he'll still be shut down at least a week to allow inflammation to subside. Anderson will require some time to build up his arm after the brief shutdown, so he likely won't be back until August. Touki Toussaint is slated to receive a look in the starting rotation during Anderson's absence.

Cecconi pitched a season-high seven innings for High-A Hillsboro on Thursday, giving up four runs on seven hits while striking out six. Overall, he has a 4.70 ERA, 1.39 WHIP and 47:19 K:BB across 10 starts (46 innings).

He served up two homers Thursday, which actually doubled his season total, so the long ball hasn't really been an issue for him. Rather, Cecconi has just been too hittable and issued too many walks at times, plus he's had a little bad luck with his BABIP and strand rate to boot. He has impressive stuff -- particularly his fastball-slider combo -- but you'd still like to see better command from a 22-year-old pitcher, even if it is his first taste of pro ball due to last year's pandemic-canceled season. Of course, this isn't a lot of data to go on, so there's no reason to go dumping Cecconi in dynasty formats just yet, but he certainly doesn't appear to be on the fast track to the majors.

Lorenzen (shoulder) was activated off the 60-day injured list Friday, Charlie Goldsmith of The Cincinnati Enquirer reports.

Lorenzen has been out all year after straining his shoulder late in spring training. He was in the mix for the fifth starter job in camp, but it looks as though he'll be a reliever for now, as he hasn't thrown more than two innings in any of his five rehab appearances. It's possible he finds his way to a fantasy-relevant role as part of the Reds' closer committee, however, especially with Lucas Sims (elbow) and Tejay Antone (forearm) both sidelined.

Nola will return from the COVID-19 injured list to start Tuesday against the Yankees, Todd Zolecki of MLB.com reports.

Nola was scratched from his scheduled start on the final day of the first half due to contact tracing. He never tested positive for the virus himself, however, so his performance shouldn't be significantly impacted going forward.

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

Falter hit the injured list on the final day before the break, but he was merely out due to contact tracing and never tested positive for the virus himself, so it's no surprise to see him back so soon. He's been largely effective in a multi-inning relief role outside of a five-run blowup against the Cubs in early July, as his 4.58 ERA comes with a very encouraging 20:1 K:BB in 17.2 innings.

Toussaint (shoulder) was activated from the 60-day injured list Friday.

The right-hander landed on the 60-day IL in late March with a strained shoulder but is primed for his season debut after making six rehab appearances in the minors over the past month. Toussaint started and covered six frames in his last two rehab outings, so he's a logical candidate to fill the rotation spot of Ian Anderson, who landed on the shelf with shoulder inflammation in a corresponding move.

Anderson was placed on the 10-day injured list Friday with right shoulder inflammation, retroactive to July 13.

Manager Brian Snitker said the right-hander was likely headed to the IL after experiencing shoulder soreness during his start Sunday, and the move is now official coming out of the All-Star break. The diagnosis of inflammation indicates Anderson avoided a serious injury, though it's not clear how long he's expected to be sidelined. Touki Toussaint (shoulder) was activated from the 60-day IL in a corresponding move and could fill the spot in the starting rotation.