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Ryu (shoulder) will throw a bullpen session Saturday, J.P Hoonstra of the Southern California News Group reports.

Ryu is set to throw his second bullpen of the week Saturday after a groin strain caused a hiccup in his rehab program. Provided that Saturday's bullpen session goes off without a hitch, Ryu could be in line to start throwing live batting practices in the near future. Still, Ryu is believed to be a ways away from getting back into a Dodgers uniform as his current timetable makes a return in May seem unlikely.

Nicasio will start Friday against the Reds.

The Pirates will simply move Nicasio back a day to start the opener of the homestand after Thursday's game was postponed due to rain. It's a nice break for Nicasio's fantasy owners, because instead of a road matchup in Coors Field, Nicasio is now set to face a Reds team that has scored 29 runs on the road this season, fewest in the National League.

Nicasio was scheduled to take the mound Thursday against Colorado, but the game has been rained out, Jenny Cavnar of Root Sports reports.

The Pirates have not announced if they'll make any changes to the rotation, but as of now Nicasio will likely be pushed back to Friday, when Pittsburgh opens a six-game homestand against the Reds. A makeup date for Thursday's game is yet to be announced.

Urena tossed 1.2 perfect innings with two strikeouts Wednesday against the Dodgers for his first save of the year.

With typical closer A.J. Ramos having collected saves on three consecutive days coming in, he got a rest and the team called instead on Urena despite the two-run, five-hit disaster he put up in his first appearance of the season last week. Now 24, Urena struggled mightily in his first taste of the majors last year -- he put up a miserable 28:25 K:BB, 5.25 ERA and 1.59 WHIP -- and Wednesday aside, he hasn't been much better to start this year. We should more commonly see David Phelps step in if Ramos is unavailable, but Phelps had himself already pitched on consecutive days.

Nicolino (1-0) held the Dodgers to two hits and two walks over 7.1 innings in his season debut Wednesday, striking out two en route to a 2-0 win.

With Jarred Cosart having been demoted, there's room in the rotation for Nicolino, and he's made a terrific argument to stick around for more starts. However, that 2:2 K:BB is a continuation of an existing trend -- he struck out just 23 while walking 20 in 74 innings last season. Although the 24-year-old lefty's posted better ratios than that in the minors, his lack of swing-and-miss stuff makes him an unappetizing fantasy option, particularly on a Marlins team that's likely to put up a losing record this year.

Corbin (1-3) was knocked around for seven runs on seven hits and five walks over 5.2 innings in Wednesday's 11-4 loss to the Cardinals.

Control is usually one of Corbin's stronger suits, but he couldn't find the handle in this one, throwing just 52 of 91 pitches for strikes. The lefty's played host to a pair of NL Central teams in his last two starts, and the results have been far less than extraordinary -- 12 runs (11 earned) thanks in no small part to four homers in 11.2 innings. He's never really been one to struggle with the long ball, but pitching in Arizona isn't an easy task. That said, things should improve for Corbin on Tuesday, when he draws his next start in pitcher-friendly Miami.

Wainwright (1-3) picked up his first win of the season Wednesday despite allowing the Diamondbacks to score four runs on seven hits and a walk in 5.1 innings. He struck out five.

Despite the ugly line, there are some positives to point to here, including Wainwright striking out as many in this start as he had in any two prior outings this season combined. He also helped his own cause with a bases-loaded triple. No one who drafted the veteran righty saw his current 7.16 ERA coming, but fantasy owners would be well advised to stay patient with Wainwright rather than cutting ties for the waiver-wire flavor of the week -- he simply has too long a track record of success to ignore.

Gray lasted only 3.2 innings Wednesday against the visiting Pirates, allowing six runs on nine hits and a walk, but avoided the loss.

His teammates came back, tied the game and sent it to extra innings, bailing Gray out for a rough start. The No. 3 overall pick just three years ago, Gray has enticing strikeout ability, but Coors Field has been the same house of horrors for him that it is for basically every other pitcher. That said, fantasy players should be willing to look past the numbers and remember that he has the stuff to be an intriguing play when he draws road starts.

Nicolino was recalled from Triple-A New Orleans in order to start Wednesday's game, Joe Frisaro of MLB.com reports.

As expected, Nicolino received the call to the big leagues in order to join the Marlins rotation. He'll start opposite Scott Kazmir of the Dodgers in his 2016 debut. Nicolino has a good shot at sticking in the Miami rotation, although his historically low strikeout rates will hinder his ability to garner very much fantasy value. To make room for him on the 25-man roster, right-hander Nick Wittgren was optioned to Triple-A New Orleans.

Solis was recalled from Triple-A Syracuse on Wednesday.

Solis will replace Matt Belisle (calf) in the Washington bullpen after the Belisle was placed on the disabled list with a calf strain. The left-hander has been impressive with the Chiefs so far this season, allowing only one run and striking out 14 batters in nine innings of work, although he'll likely slot into lower-leverage situations during his time with the Nationals.