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McKenzie allowed three runs on seven hits over seven innings against Minnesota on Friday. He struck out eight and did not factor in the decision.

Despite the quality start, McKenzie was in danger of taking his 12th loss before Cleveland staged a late comeback. He's now given up three or fewer runs in eight straight starts, registering a 2.32 ERA and a 54:11 K:BB during that stretch. He also forced double-digit swinging strikes in four consecutive outings. On the year, McKenzie owns a 3.08 ERA across 28 appearances. The 25-year-old is expected to face the White Sox on the road next week.

Wacha yielded a run on seven hits over seven innings against Kansas City on Friday. He struck out four and did not factor in the decision.

Wacha tossed five scoreless innings before the Royals opened the game's scoring in the sixth on Salvador Perez's RBI single. The 31-year-old righty lowered his season ERA to 2.61 with a 92:26 K:BB through 20 starts. Since the start of June, Wacha is 8-0 with a 2.70 ERA across 73.1 frames. He's lined up to start in Cincinnati next week.

Matz (knee) will continue his rehab assignment with Triple-A Memphis on Sunday, John Denton of MLB.com reports.

It will be the fifth rehab appearance for Matz, who to this point has given up two runs on three hits with five strikeouts and four walks over 4.1 innings. The veteran southpaw will finish the season as a reliever for St. Louis and could be activated from the injured list as early as Tuesday.

Wheeler (forearm) pitched to hitters and threw two simulated innings Friday, Matt Gelb of The Athletic reports.

After a few solid throwing sessions, Wheeler is on track to return Wednesday against the Blue Jays. He will almost certainly be put on a pitch count when he returns, though there is no word on exactly how far he will be allowed to pitch into the game.

Cavalli experienced shoulder discomfort when throwing Wednesday and will be shut down from throwing for 3-7 days as a precaution, Jessica Camerato of MLB.com reports.

He resumed a throwing program Wednesday and quickly re-aggravated his shoulder injury, after which Cavalli received a cortisone shot, per Mark Zuckerman of MASN Sports. The right-hander won't return to game action this season, but he will compete for a rotation spot next year in spring training if he is healthy.

Ober (groin) was reinstated from the 15-day injured list prior to Friday's start against the Guardians, Brandon Warne of Access Twins reports.

Ober has been on the injured list since early June due to a groin strain, but he recently completed a three-game rehab assignment in which he allowed two runs on five hits and three walks while striking out 12 in 11.2 innings. The right-hander has made seven starts for the Twins this year and posted a 4.01 ERA and 1.28 WHIP in 33.2 innings.

Civale (forearm) will start Tuesday's game against the White Sox, Ryan Lewis of the Akron Beacon Journal reports.

Despite giving up four earned runs on seven hits, including two home runs, in 2.2 innings in Thursday's rehab start, Civale is apparently ready to rejoin the big-league rotation. Five of his eight outs came via strikeout in that lone rehab appearance. He could potentially make two starts next week if Cleveland goes with a five-man rotation, with a second one coming next Sunday in Texas, but it seems likely he'll face some sort of workload restriction in at least his first outing back.

Verlander (calf) was reinstated from the 15-day injured list ahead of Friday's start against the Athletics, Chandler Rome of the Houston Chronicle reports.

Verlander has been on the injured list with a calf injury since Aug. 30, but he began a throwing program nearly two weeks ago and is ready to return. The right-hander felt good after throwing a bullpen session this week, but it's not yet clear whether he'll face any workload restrictions in the home start against Oakland. Hunter Brown should move to the bullpen now that Verlander is healthy, while Seth Martinez was sent down Friday.

Gaddis was optioned to Triple-A Columbus on Friday, Mandy Bell of MLB.com reports.

Gaddis made his second major-league start Thursday against the Astros but gave up seven runs in four innings. He's now given up 15 runs in 7.1 innings over two appearances with the Guardians and will head back to the minors after Carlos Vargas was recalled Friday.

Miley's next start has been pushed back to Monday against the Marlins, Gordon Wittenmyer of NBC Sports Chicago reports.

Miley was initially listed as the starter for Saturday's matchup against the Rockies, but Hayden Wesneski will take the mound instead. Miley doesn't appear to be dealing with any sort of injury, and the move was likely made to give the veteran left-hander a couple extra days of rest before his next outing. Over two starts since returning to action from a shoulder issue, Miley has posted a 3.00 ERA and 1.00 WHIP in nine innings.