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Hill (0-1) picked up the loss after he pitched 4.2 innings, giving up four runs on six hits and two walks while striking out two in Monday's defeat to the Twins.

All the damage against the 42-year-old came via the long ball, as he surrendered a two-run shot to Kyle Garlick in the first inning and another two-run homer to Jorge Polanco in the third. Hill has pitched nine innings this season in his second stint with the Red Sox, giving up seven runs and 11 hits over two starts. With Hill sometimes working in tandem with Garrett Whitlock or another multi-inning option out of the bullpen this season, he'll likely not last long enough into contests to pick up a win very often. His next projected start will come on the road Saturday versus the Rays.

Cobb and the Giants won't play the Mets on Monday after the game was postponed due to inclement weather, Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

Cobb was slated to make his second start of the season Monday, but he'll be unable to do so after the game was postponed. The matchup will be made up as part of a doubleheader Tuesday, and Cobb will start in the matinee while Logan Webb starts in the second game, Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area reports.

Castillo (shoulder) threw 20 pitches in a live batting practice session Friday and will have another such session on Tuesday, Bobby Nightengale of The Cincinnati Enquirer reports.

Castillo doesn't yet have a schedule set to go on a rehab assignment, but it might occur shortly after Tuesday's session if all goes well. Given that Castillo hasn't seen any game action yet, he's likely going to need multiple rehab starts before getting activated.

Walker (shoulder) will make a rehab start at extended spring training in Port St. Lucie on Wednesday, Anthony DiComo of MLB.com reports.

Walker sustained a shoulder injury April 11 but has been throwing recently. After tossing a bullpen session Sunday, the right-hander has been cleared for game action in Port St. Lucie. If his rehab start goes well, Walker will likely be able to rejoin the Mets' rotation during their series in St. Louis next week.

Bieber's scheduled start Monday against the White Sox was postponed due to inclement weather, Mandy Bell of MLB.com reports.

Bieber's start will presumably be pushed to Tuesday's matchup with the White Sox. The right-hander will still have a shot at a two-start week if he goes Tuesday, setting him up to go again Sunday against the Yankees. Bieber is off to a hot start this season, posting a 2.70 ERA and 0.70 WHIP with nine strikeouts over 10 innings in two starts.

Keuchel and the White Sox won't play the Guardians on Monday after the game was postponed due to inclement weather in Cleveland, Mandy Bell of MLB.com reports.

The two teams plan to make up Monday's game as part of a split doubleheader July 12. As a result of the postponement, the White Sox will most likely push each of their five starters back a day in the pitching schedule. Assuming that's the case, Keuchel would still line up for a two-start week, with turns coming Tuesday in Cleveland and Sunday in Minnesota.

Rodriguez has posted a 2.00 ERA, 0.56 WHIP and 15:1 K:BB across nine innings in his first two starts for Triple-A Norfolk.

Any concerns that baseball's best pitching prospect would be slowed in his ascent by Triple-A bats have been alleviated early on. Rodriguez hasn't pitched deep into either of his first two starts, but that can likely be chalked up to the abbreviated spring slate -- though it is worth noting that he threw just 103 innings last season, so the O's will likely monitor his workload this year. Despite John Means (elbow) hitting the IL, there's been no serious talk of promoting Rodriguez quite yet, but it looks like just a matter of time.

Gray's game between the Nationals and the Diamondbacks on Monday was postponed and will be made up Tuesday as a part of a split doubleheader.

Gray's start will get pushed back a day. The right-hander has posted a 4.00 ERA and 1.56 WHIP with 10 strikeouts over nine innings in his first two starts of the season.

Strider didn't give up a hit or a run over 3.2 innings of relief in Sunday's loss to the Padres, walking three and striking out three.

The flamethrowing rookie continues to pile up whiffs and now boasts a 32.4 percent strikeout rate through his first nine big-league innings, but Strider's 17.6 percent walk rate seems likely to keep him from working his way out of a long relief role any time soon. His upside is sky high, whether as a future closer or with a move into the rotation, but for now the 23-year-old has more value as a dynasty asset than in redraft fantasy formats.

Shuster tied a Southern League record Saturday by striking out eight straight batters, finishing his start for Double-A Mississippi with a career-high 12 strikeouts over five scoreless innings against Biloxi. He allowed just two hits and a walk.

The game was called after five innings due to rain, otherwise Shuster would have had a chance to break the record. The 23-year-old southpaw now has a 17:2 K:BB through his first 10 innings for Mississippi this season, and a promotion to Triple-A could happen fairly quickly if he keeps dominating Double-A hitters. Shuster is Atlanta's No. 9 fantasy prospect after being the 25th overall pick in the 2020 Draft out of Wake Forest, but he could be poised for a big rise up the rankings this season given his clean mechanics, strong command and plus fastball-changeup combination.