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Rodon (12-7) earned the win against the Blue Jays on Saturday, allowing three runs on three hits and two walks with eight strikeouts over 5.1 innings.

Rodon yielded a solo homer in the first inning and was responsible for two more runs after being pulled at 106 pitches in the sixth. His fastball velocity was about one mph above his season average, and he accumulated 13 swinging strikes on the pitch while throwing it 61 times. The southpaw has won three consecutive contests and now owns a 4.37 ERA, 1.21 WHIP and 137:38 K:BB across 125.2 innings this season. He'll try to earn his fourth straight victory against the Rangers next week.

Fried (forearm) will be activated from the 15-day injured list to start Sunday's contest versus the Marlins, David O'Brien of The Athletic reports.

The 30-year-old has been sidelined since July 21 as a result of left forearm neuritis, but he'll make his return to the rotation Sunday after missing the minimum amount of time. Fried will look to take advantage of Miami's subpar lineup in the series finale.

The Rockies recalled Gordon from Triple-A Albuquerque ahead of his start Saturday against the Padres.

Gordon hasn't found much success through his first three MLB starts, surrendering 15 earned runs in just 15.1 innings while striking out 12 batters and walking two. Nonetheless, he'll rejoin the Rockies' rotation and presumably remain with the big-league club until German Marquez (elbow) returns from the IL. Jake Bird was optioned to Albuquerque in a corresponding move.

Bradford is expected to start Saturday's game against the Red Sox, Shawn McFarland of The Dallas Morning News reports.

Bradford and Dane Dunning had been in the running to fill the gap in Texas' rotation Saturday, and it will officially be the former on the mound to start the game after Dunning made a relief appearance during Friday's contest. Bradford owns a 3.38 ERA and 0.84 WHIP through 21.1 innings in the majors this season; however, he was lit up for five earned runs in just two frames during his last outing Tuesday.

Sproat threw five scoreless innings for Double-A Binghamton on Friday, allowing only two hits and striking out 13 without walking a batter.

The 23-year-old put together the most dominant performance of his pro career to date, and Sproat struck out the final 11 batters he faced. As Ben Weinrib of MLB.com notes, the record for consecutive Ks in a single game at the major-league level is 10, a record shared by Aaron Nola, Corbin Burnes and Hall of Famer Tom Seaver. Sproat has struggled to maintain consistency as the weather has warmed up, but in general his first season at Double-A has been a rousing success as he's produced a 2.45 ERA, 0.87 WHIP and 77:15 K:BB through 62.1 innings. Most encouragingly, he's reduced his walk rate from 5.7 BB/9 last year at High-A to a 2.2 BB/9 with Binghamton.

Wicks (oblique) threw live batting practice Friday, Andy Martinez of Marquee Sports Network reports.

Friday marked Wicks' first time facing live hitters since he suffered a Grade 2 right oblique strain in June, and he was able to build up to 29 pitches during his first round of live BP. He will likely need a few more sessions before he heads to the minor leagues on a rehab assignment.

Senzatela (elbow) will throw a simulated inning over the weekend, MLB.com reports.

Senzatela threw a simulated inning Wednesday and rebounded well. If his progress continues, the Rockies plan to send him on a lengthy rehab assignment as his next step.

Marquez (elbow) will throw a bullpen session this weekend and will then be either activated or sent on a rehab assignment, MLB.com reports.

Marquez threw a 34-pitch bullpen session Thursday and mixed in his entire repertoire. He'll likely engage in a similar workout over the weekend and looks to be on track to be back at some point in early-to-mid August.

Stroman (7-6) took the loss Friday, surrendering seven runs on eight hits and a walk over 2.2 innings as the Yankees fell 8-5 to the Blue Jays. He struck out three.

Facing the team he spent the first five-plus seasons of his big-league career with, Stroman got tagged for three runs in the first inning and four more in the third before getting the hook. The veteran right-hander managed to avoid serving up a home run -- the first time he's done so in a Yankee Stadium start since May 3 against the Tigers -- but it was still another rough home outing for Stroman, who has a 5.34 ERA in 59 innings at home this year but a 2.83 ERA in 57.1 innings on the road. He'll try to turn things around in his next outing, which also comes at Yankee Stadium next week against the Angels.

Gordon will be called up from Triple-A Albuquerque to start Saturday's game in San Diego.

The Rockies optioned Gordon to Triple-A on Sunday, but because he had served as the club's 27th man in a doubleheader with the Giants a day earlier, he'll be eligible to rejoin the big club in fewer than 15 days. He looks like he'll hold down the No. 5 spot in the Colorado rotation until German Marquez (elbow) is able to return from the injured list. Gordon has made three starts for the Rockies this season, compiling an 8.80 ERA, 1.76 WHIP and 12:2 K:BB in 15.1 innings.