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Darvish will make his next scheduled start Friday against the Rays, Jeff Sanders of The San Diego Union-Tribune reports.

Darvish was on turn to pitch Thursday versus the Guardians, but he and Ryan Weathers will flip-flop spots. It's a big downgrade in matchup for Darvish, but you can understand it from the Padres' perspective in not wanting to throw Weathers against Tampa Bay.

Lodolo (leg) received encouraging results from his MRI on Wednesday, but he won't be able to return until early August at the earliest, C. Trent Rosecrans of The Athletic reports.

Lodolo is still in a walking boot from the stress reaction he suffered in his left tibia, and he'll continue to wear the boot for at least two more weeks, Gordon Wittenmyer of The Cincinnati Enquirer reports. The left-hander will miss at least another six weeks while he recovers and rehabs, and the Reds will take plenty of precaution with the 25-year-old before he returns to the mound.

Olson (0-2) took the loss in the first game of Wednesday's doubleheader against Atlanta, coughing up seven runs (six earned) on five hits and two walks over 3.1 innings as Detroit fell 10-7. He struck out two.

The Tigers handed Olson a 4-0 lead after two innings against Atlanta ace Spencer Strider, but Olson quickly squandered it and got chased after 89 pitches (57 strikes). It was a sudden wake-up call for the rookie right-hander after he'd held the White Sox and Phillies in check in his first two big-league appearances, but his spot in the rotation is likely secure until some of Detroit's injured pitchers begin returning from the IL, with Alex Faedo (finger) and Tarik Skubal (elbow) at the head of the queue. Olson will take a 6.08 ERA and 11:4 K:BB through 13.1 innings into his next outing, which could come at home early next week against the Royals.

Strider (7-2) picked up the win in the first game of Wednesday's doubleheader against the Tigers, surrendering five runs on seven hits -- including three home runs -- and two walks over five innings in a 10-7 victory. He struck out six.

The right-hander had his start Tuesday bumped back a day due to inclement weather, and the disruption in his routine appeared to have an impact as he also plunked a batter and fired two wild pitches. Strider served up more than two homers in a game for the first time in his career and was facing a 4-0 deficit after two innings, but he gutted out three more frames and stuck around long enough for Atlanta's offense to come roaring back. Strider still flashed some of his usual dominance, producing 17 swinging strikes on 94 pitches, but after two rough starts in a row he sports a surprising 4.12 ERA on the season despite a league-leading 127 strikeouts in 78.2 innings.

The Pirates selected Bido's contract from Triple-A Indianapolis ahead of his scheduled start Wednesday against the Cubs, Justice delos Santos of MLB.com reports.

Bido will be making his MLB debut Wednesday and could secure a more permanent spot in the Pittsburgh rotation with a strong showing, as the Pirates are currently in search of a fifth starter with the struggling Roansy Contreras having moved to the bullpen. Though he's struck out a batter per inning over his 12 appearances (10 starts) at Indianapolis this season, the 27-year-old Bido's 4.55 ERA, 1.31 WHIP and 10.9 percent walk rate don't inspire as much confidence about his ability to find immediate success in the majors.

McCullers underwent season-ending surgery Tuesday to repair a torn right flexor tendon and remove a bone spur from his right forearm, Chandler Rome of The Athletic reports.

Things had been trending in a bad direction for McCullers following another recent setback, and it turns out that surgery was necessary. The Astros expect McCullers to return to pitch in 2024, though it's not clear when exactly that might happen. McCullers will end up missing his second full season in last four years, as he was out for the entire 2019 campaign while recovering from Tommy John surgery.

Megill is scheduled to start Friday's game versus the Cardinals at Citi Field.

Heading into the week, Megill looked to be at risk of having his turn through the rotation skipped due to team off days Monday and Thursday, but the Mets will ultimately have all five of their rotation members pick up one start apiece. Megill will thus get a chance to redeem himself after he turned in his worst start of the season in his previous outing last Friday in Pittsburgh, where he was blitzed for nine runs (seven earned) on eight hits and three walks over 3.2 innings.

Stripling (back) made a rehab appearance Tuesday with the Giants' rookie-level Arizona Complex League affiliate, covering two innings and striking out two while allowing three runs (one earned) on four hits and one walk.

The rehab start marked Stripling's first game action in just under a month while he works his way back from a strained lower back. Stripling will likely settle back into a spot in the Giants' rotation once he builds up to around 75 pitches or five innings, but it could take him another rehab start or two to get there.

Blue Jays manager John Schneider said in an interview on MLB Network Radio on Wednesday that reports on Manoah from the Florida Complex League have been "very encouraging."

Manoah is at the Blue Jays' spring training complex in Florida to "adjust mechanics" and other things, per Schneider. "Reports have been very encouraging from not only the pitching lab but I think the way he's kind of attacking his overall time down there," Schneider said. The manager added that Manoah's first bullpen session was over 70 pitches and the plan is for the righty to face live hitters later this week. Eventually, Manoah will be assigned to a higher affiliate to get in some work in game action, although there's no timeable for that yet.

The Tigers announced Wednesday that Jobe (back) has resumed facing hitters in live batting practice at Single-A Lakeland, Jason Beck of MLB.com reports.

Jobe has been recovering from lumbar spine inflammation all season, but now that he's facing hitters again, he looks to be on the cusp of making his 2023 debut. Before he joins the High-A West Michigan rotation, the Tigers may have Jobe make a handful of rehab appearances with Lakeland or with their rookie-level Florida Complex League affiliate.