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Kelly and the Diamondbacks won't face the Nationals on Thursday after the game was postponed due to hazardous air conditions in Washington, Jesse Dougherty of The Washington Post reports.

As a result of the postponement, the Diamondbacks will likely move Kelly back a day in the schedule and have him pitch Friday's series opener in Detroit. The veteran right-hander has been fantastic this season, posting a 2.80 ERA across his first 12 outings.

Gray and the Nationals won't play the Diamondbacks on Thursday after the game was postponed due to hazardous air quality in Washington.

Canadian wildfires continue to spill smoke and haze over parts of the east coast. Thursday's game will be made up June 22, which had been a shared off day for the Nationals and Diamondbacks. Gray is now lined up to take the ball for the Nationals in Friday's series opener at Atlanta. Meanwhile, MacKenzie Gore will pitch Saturday and Trevor Williams will take the hill Sunday.

Atlanta optioned Munoz to Triple-A Gwinnett on Thursday.

Munoz was only up in Atlanta's bullpen for a couple of days and did not make an appearance. The 23-year-old right-hander has posted a 4.94 ERA and 24:20 K:BB in 27.1 innings this season between the Double-A and Triple-A levels.

Reds manager David Bell said Thursday that Greene (hip) "felt great" during his bullpen session and is on track to start Sunday in St. Louis, Mark Sheldon of MLB.com reports.

Greene had a start skipped because of hip stiffness, but pushing him back was viewed as precautionary, and he now looks ready to roll this weekend versus the Cardinals. The flamethrowing right-hander has been excellent of late, posting a 2.37 ERA and 29:8 K:BB over 19 innings covering his last three starts.

Syndergaard was placed on the 15-day injured list Thursday with a blister on his right index finger, Bill Shaikin of the Los Angeles Times reports.

Syndergaard has dealt with a blister problem off and on for the last month or so and also cracked a fingernail during Wednesday's outing versus the Reds. He'll be eligible to return later this month, but this could offer an opportunity for a reset for the struggling right-hander. With Julio Urias (hamstring) due back soon, Syndergaard's place in the rotation may have been tenuous regardless of the finger issues.

Bibee (2-1) earned the win Wednesday, allowing two runs (one earned) on four hits and two walks over five innings against the Red Sox. He struck out two.

Bibee allowed one or fewer earned run for the fourth time this season and picked up his second win. The right-hander made his big-league debut at the end of April and has delivered a strong first impression, posting a 3.05 ERA, 1.13 WHIP and 42:12 K:BB across eight appearances (44.1 innings). The Guardians' rotation recently got Aaron Civale and Triston McKenzie back, but Bibee has done enough to stick around long term, especially with Cal Quantrill (shoulder) moving to the injured list. Bibee's next start is scheduled for a three-game set in San Diego next week.

Crawford (1-3) took the loss Wednesday, allowing three runs on five hits over three innings against the Guardians. He struck out three and didn't issue a walk.

Crawford, who had been operating as a reliever since late April, got the spot start with Chris Sale (shoulder) moving to the injured list. As expected, the right-hander was limited to just 58 pitches (41 strikes), and he figures to stick in the rotation moving forward, but his workload will presumably remain restricted for another start or two while he gets stretched back out. Crawford's next outing is projected for a three-game homestand versus the Rockies.

Bassitt (7-4) earned the win Wednesday, allowing two runs on four hits over eight innings against the Astros. He struck out five and didn't issue a walk.

Bassitt completed a season-high eight innings and didn't issue a walk for a second straight game, posting 14 strikeouts during the stretch. Aside from two horrible outings, the right-hander has been sharp during his first season with the Blue Jays, recording a 1.69 ERA, 0.83 WHIP and 65:24 K:BB across his other 11 starts (74.2 innings). Even when you include his bad nights, his overall numbers (3.29 ERA and 1.01 WHIP) are still very respectable. Bassitt will look to stay sharp during his next start, which is tentatively scheduled for the opener of a three-game set in Baltimore.

Ortiz allowed two runs on 10 hits and two walks while striking out one over five innings out of the bullpen in Wednesday's 9-5 loss to Oakland.

Ortiz pitched two innings in a rain-shortened start Sunday against the Cardinals, leaving him available to work in long relief after starter Roansy Contreras failed to escape the first inning Wednesday. Despite allowing 10 hits, Ortiz was able to limit the damage against Oakland thanks to a couple of key double-play balls. The 24-year-old right-hander is 1-2 this season with a 4.23 ERA, 1.81 WHIP and 16:15 K:BB. Ortiz was originally slated to start this weekend against the Mets, though his next outing is likely to get pushed back after he threw 91 pitches against the A's.

Glasnow will make his next start for the Rays on Friday against the Rangers, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

Glasnow had been on turn to pitch Thursday's series finale versus the Twins at Tropicana Field, but the Rays have instead elected to bring up Yonny Chirinos from Triple-A Durham to start that game. The Rays haven't suggested that Glasnow is dealing with an injury, so he's seemingly just being pushed back an extra day for rest purposes. The right-hander has posted a 3.72 ERA and 14:4 K:BB through 9.2 innings in his two starts since returning from the injured list in late May.