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Wood will be activated Tuesday rather than Monday, Eric Stephen of SB Nation reports.

The Dodgers are in a bit of a 40-man roster crunch and will thus wait to activate Wood until they know the status of Scott Kazmir (blister) going forward. Expect him to play a swingman role out of the Dodgers' bullpen upon his return.

Ryu (elbow) will throw a 25-pitch simulated game Tuesday, J.P. Hoornstra of the Southern California News Group reports.

Ryu has made very slow progress with his elbow injury and it has been assumed that he wouldn't pitch again in 2016 since August. It still seems unlikely that Ryu would make any sort of regular-season impact, considering he's throwing just 25 pitches with only two weeks left in the season. Perhaps the Dodgers are hoping he can return for action in the playoffs out of the bullpen, but even that seems optimistic at this point. Ryu remains on the 60-day disabled list for now.

Sampson is not the scheduled starter for Tuesday's game against the Cubs.

Sampson was originally thought to be in line to enter the rotation for a turn against the Cubs, but it seems the Reds changed their minds and will instead have Josh Smith take the hill against their division rivals. It's unclear if or when Sampson will get a chance to start again this season, but that could become clearer as the rest of the month plays out.

Matz (shoulder) will throw a bullpen session Wednesday and could start for the Mets on Friday, Newsday reports.

It was reported Sunday that Matz could rejoin the big league rotation this week, and a few more of the particulars have now been released. The Mets figure to provide an update on Matz's status after watching him throw Wednesday.

The Pirates are encouraged Cole (elbow) isn't suffering from ligament damage, GM Neal Huntington said Sunday.

Speaking on his weekly radio show, Huntington said that all of the medical reports have prescribed rest -- as opposed to surgery -- as the best way to recover from the injury. Until Cole actually gets back out on the mound and says he feels good, however, there will remain some lingering doubt about the health of his elbow.

Hendricks was effective in Sunday's start versus the Brewers, allowing just two runs on six hits across six innings. He struck out nine but endured his eighth loss of the season.

Hendricks threw first-pitch strikes to 17 of 24 batters and induced 12 swinging strikes across six strong frames, but the offense could not pick him up versus Wily Peralta. Hendricks now has an astounding streak of nine straight starts in which he has gone at least six innings while allowing two or fewer runs, and he is the owner of a terrific 2.06 ERA and a 0.96 WHIP. He will look to extend his streak Saturday versus Cardinals.

Asher allowed two runs on six hits over 4.1 innings in a 5-4 loss to the Marlins on Sunday. He struck out four and did not walk a batter.

Asher held the Marlins scoreless for the first four innings but got into trouble in the fifth, which earned him the early hook from the game. He has a 2.16 ERA in his three starts since returning from a suspension earlier this month. He is scheduled to face the Mets in New York for his next start.

Ray took a no-decision after allowing five runs on five hits and two walks with eight strikeouts in 5.2 innings during Sunday's 10-9 victory over the Dodgers.

Ray was cruising until the sixth, at which point he and Arizona's bullpen allowed six runs that knotted the game at 7-7. Sunday's start was a microcosm of the 24-year-old's season, which has produced occasionally dominant but mostly inconsistent results. He's racked up 210 strikeouts in 166 innings, for instance, but holds a 4.66 ERA and 1.43 WHIP. The lefty will look to exploit a strikeout-prone Orioles offense at Camden Yards on Saturday.

Wood (elbow) will be activated from the disabled list Monday, David Vassegh of AM 570 LA Sports reports.

While Wood will come off the DL, the Dodgers have yet to indicate when they plan to have him take the mound. Prior to getting injured, Wood had started 10 games, during which the southpaw built a 3.99 ERA and 1.31 WHIP.

The Mets believe that Matz (shoulder), who has been throwing bullpen sessions in Florida, will be back in New York and available to pitch this week, Adam Rubin of ESPN New York reports.

Matz, sidelined since his Aug. 15 start, has thrown several bullpen sessions the past week-plus. Given what happened with Jacob deGrom, hold off on placing Matz in your active roster until it's confirmed he will pitch close to game time.