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Senzatela (groin) will play catch Sunday and is expected to increase his activity within a few days, Danielle Allentuck of The Denver Gazette reports.

The 26-year-old was placed on the 10-day injured list Saturday with a strained right groin, but the fact he's still throwing a day later indicates it's a minor injury. Senzatela is eligible to be activated May 10 and could end up missing only one start.

Mikolas (shoulder) is expected to begin a minor-league rehab assignment Wednesday with Triple-A Memphis, Jim Hayes of Bally Sports Midwest reports.

The 32-year-old threw two innings at the alternate training site last weekend and will progress to minor-league action when that season begins this week. Mikolas is on track for a return in late May, as he should require a lengthy rehab assignment since he hasn't pitched in the majors since September of 2019.

Manager Dave Roberts said Sunday that Gonsolin (shoulder) is being built up as a starter and is about 3-to-4 weeks from being available, Bill Plunkett of The Orange County Register reports.

The 26-year-old will need to be built up to about five innings and 75 pitches before being available, which will take a few weeks after he was forced to delay the start of his throwing program in mid-April. Gonsolin figures to go on a minor-league rehab assignment and could be a rotation option for the Dodgers once cleared, depending on the severity of Dustin May's arm injury.

Lorenzen (shoulder) had a second platelet-rich plasma injection recently, Mark Sheldon of MLB.com reports. He has not yet begun a throwing program. "He's going to be in Arizona completing his rehab process," manager David Bell said. "He's healing up. He's still on track. He did respond well to the treatments he's had, and we're hoping to have him back in the next couple of months."

The lack of a throwing program so far suggests that it's going to be a while before we see Lorenzen. As such, his absence could be longer than the minimum 60 days.

Musgrove is starting Sunday's game against the Giants.

Dinelson Lamet (forearm) was said to be in the mix to start Sunday's series finale, but Musgrove will instead make his regular turn through the rotation. The 28-year-old has a 1.24 ERA, 0.66 WHIP and 41:5 K:BB through 29 innings this season, though he lasted only three frames during his start versus the Dodgers last weekend.

Castillo (1-3) was tagged with the loss Saturday against the Cubs. He gave up three runs on eight hits and a walk while fanning five across 5.1 innings.

Castillo has now lost two outings in a row and continues to look underwhelming, as he has given up three or more earned runs in four of his six appearances to date. This translates to an inflated 6.07 ERA and a 1.62 WHIP -- two figures that would be career-worst marks for the right-hander. He's expected to take the ball next week against Cleveland on the road.

Davies didn't factor into the decision Saturday against the Reds. He gave up two runs (one earned) on four hits and three walks while fanning three across four innings.

Davies has not pitched more than four innings in any of his previous five appearances, and in fact, this was just the first time he allowed fewer than two runs in any of his outings. He has been struggling of late with a 17:18 K:BB and a 8.22 ERA through 23 innings.

Flaherty (5-0) picked up the win in Saturday's 12-5 drubbing of the Pirates, allowing three runs on six hits and two walks over six innings. He struck out nine.

The Cards handed Flaherty a 4-0 lead before he even set foot on the mound, which left the final outcome in little doubt, but the right-hander still had to be sharp and left the game after 104 pitches (65 strikes) with his team only up 5-3. Flaherty delivered his third straight quality start and fourth of the season, and he'll take a 3.41 ERA and 36:10 K:BB through 34.1 innings into his next outing.

Wheeler didn't factor into the decision in Saturday's 5-4 loss to the Mets, giving up four runs on seven hits and a walk over seven innings. He struck out six.

It looked like the right-hander might be chased from the game quickly after Wheeler got tagged for four runs in the top of the first inning, but he righted the ship against his former team and gave the Phillies a chance to come back and take him off the hook for his third loss of the year. Wheeler tossed 97 pitches (67 strikes) before exiting, and he'll carry a 3.49 ERA and 41:12 K:BB through 38.2 innings into his next outing.

Walker didn't factor into the decision in Saturday's 5-4 win over the Phillies, giving up four runs on seven hits and a walk over six innings. He struck out four.

The Mets staked Walker to a 4-0 lead before he even took the mound for the bottom of the first inning, but the right-hander let a potential second straight win slip through his fingers as he gave up two-spots in the second and sixth. He threw 94 pitches (66 strikes) before exiting. Walker will take a 3.00 ERA and 27:15 K:BB through 27 innings into his next outing.