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Strider will not start Saturday against the Mets after the game was postponed due to inclement weather in Queens, Jon Heyman of the New York Post reports.

The game will be made up as part of a split doubleheader on Aug. 12. The two teams will try to fit in Sunday's tilt, with Strider slated to get the start for Atlanta, but the forecast for the New York area calls for sustained rain throughout the remainder of the weekend. Strider stands 3-0 with a brilliant 1.80 ERA, 0.83 WHIP and 49:11 K:BB in 30 innings (five starts) this season.

Flexen won't make his scheduled start Saturday in Toronto and will instead be available out of the bullpen, Daniel Kramer of MLB.com reports.

Seattle recalled Easton McGee from Triple-A to make Saturday's start, and given how Flexen has pitched lately, he appears to have lost his rotation spot. Flexen has given up 18 earned runs in 12.1 innings over his last three appearances.

McGee was recalled from Triple-A Tacoma and will start for the Mariners on Saturday in Toronto.

Chris Flexen had been listed as the probable starter for Seattle, but McGee will instead get the call against a dangerous Blue Jays lineup. The 25-year-old right-hander was sporting a 3.14 ERA and 24:9 K:BB through 28.2 innings (five starts) this season at the Triple-A level. He's an iffy fantasy bet in the afternoon matchup at Rogers Centre, but there could be more favorable assignments ahead if he sticks around in Flexen's rotation spot.

Bassitt (back) is listed as the Blue Jays' probable starting pitcher for Sunday's game versus the Mariners.

The Blue Jays never seemed to have much concern that Bassitt would miss a turn through the rotation after he experienced right lower-back tightness in his most recent start Monday against the White Sox, and his inclusion on the team's weekend pitching schedule confirms that he's feeling fine following his between-starts bullpen session. Through his first five starts of 2023, Bassitt owns a 3-2 record, 4.82 ERA and 1.25 WHIP across 28 innings.

Ryan is no longer scheduled to start Sunday's game against the Royals, as Sonny Gray is now in line to start the final contest of the Twins' homestand.

After both Gray and Ryan started on Monday and Tuesday, respectively, versus the Yankees, the right-handers both appeared on track to make two starts during the Twins' seven-game week. However, with Kenta Maeda suffering a triceps strain in his start Thursday and landing on the injured list a day later, the Twins called up Bailey Ober from Triple-A St. Paul in a corresponding move and will quickly plug him into the rotation Saturday rather than waiting to use him the next time Maeda's turn came up. As a result, all the Twins' other four starters have been pushed back a day, resulting in only Gray getting a two-start week. Ryan should still line up for a two-step next week, as he's expected to face the White Sox on the road on Tuesday before starting the series finale in Cleveland next Sunday.

Peterson (1-4) took the loss Friday as the Mets fell 4-0 to Atlanta, giving up four runs on five hits and a walk over five innings. He struck out six.

For four innings the evening featured a pitchers' duel between two talented southpaws, but Atlanta got to Peterson in the fifth while New York's bats remained quiet against Max Fried, and they never got a chance to respond when the game was called after five frames due to rain. The long ball remains Peterson's Achilles heel this season -- Matt Olson's blast Friday was the eighth homer he's served up in 30.2 innings -- but his 36:10 K:BB offers hope he can turn things around if he hits his spots a little better. Peterson will take a 7.34 ERA and 1.57 WHIP into his next start, likely to come next week in Detroit.

May (3-1) picked up the win against St. Louis on Friday, allowing two runs on three hits and four walks while striking out four batters over five innings.

May gave up just three hits in the contest, two of which were doubles off the bat of Paul Goldschmidt. However, the right-handed hurler threw just 67 of 104 pitches for a strike and tied a season high with four free passes. Control has been an issue for May in the early going this year, as he has posted a 10.3 percent walk rate through his first six starts. His 16.9 percent strikeout rate isn't promising either, but May has recorded a solid 3.15 ERA and 0.99 WHIP by holding opposing batters to just 20 hits -- including only one home run -- over 34.1 innings.

Manning (foot) was transferred Saturday from the 15-day injured list to the 60-day injured list, Cody Stavenhagen of The Athletic reports.

Andy Ibanez will take over the vacant 40-man roster spot. Manning suffered a fracture in his right foot earlier this month and can now be ruled out until at least mid-June.

Fried (2-0) picked up the win Friday, allowing three hits and a walk over five scoreless innings in a 4-0 victory over the Mets. He struck out seven.

While it wasn't an official complete game, Fried was the only Atlanta pitcher to take the mound in the rain-shortened affair, and he likely would have been good for at least one more inning had the weather cooperated -- he produced 17 swinging strikes among his 86 pitches. Fried extended his scoreless streak to 16.2 innings since returning from the IL, and the southpaw will look to continue his dominance in his next outing, likely to come next week in Miami.

Ober was recalled Saturday from Triple-A St. Paul.

Ober will replace the injured Kenta Maeda (triceps) in the Twins' starting rotation, beginning Saturday afternoon against the Royals. The 27-year-old right-hander tossed 5.2 innings of one-run ball last Sunday versus the Nationals and has also been pitching well this season at the Triple-A level. He should make for an attractive pickup in most standard fantasy formats.