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Walker left Monday's start against the Phillies due to right shoulder irritation, Tim Healey of Newsday reports. He pitched two scoreless inning and struck out four prior to departing.

Walker is likely headed for further evaluation after being pulled early. He'll be considered day-to-day until the team knows more about the severity of the right-hander's injury.

Canning (back) is expected to begin throwing off a mound during the Angels' upcoming road trip, which begins Thursday against the Rangers, Jeff Fletcher of The Orange County Register reports.

Canning progressed to playing long toss in late March and is now set to resume mound work in the near future. The 25-year-old will miss at least the first two months of the season due to a stress fracture in his back, but his rehab appears to be going smoothly since suffering a setback prior to spring training.

Boyd (elbow) has been throwing off a mound twice a week and is making good progress, Andrew Baggarly of The Athletic reports.

The Giants signed Boyd to a one-year, $5.2 million deal in mid-March knowing full well that he wouldn't be recovered from September elbow surgery until June. It looks as though he's still on that pace.

Johnson recently had Tommy John surgery and will miss the 2022 season, Jonathan Mayo of MLB.com reports.

The 21-year-old righty struck out 50 and walked 28 in 38 innings across 12 starts at Low-A last year. He will need to make a full recovery and improve his strike throwing to make it as a starting pitcher.

Cecconi struck out six and gave up one run on four hits and zero walks in four innings in his debut for Double-A Amarillo.

Cecconi was seen as a high-upside righty with an excellent 6-foot-4 frame coming out of Miami, but he had an uneven debut year in 2021. Wrist and elbow injuries limited him to 74 innings across High-A and the Arizona Fall League.

Nelson, who opened the year at Triple-A Reno, has allowed just two runs while striking out 13 in eight innings.

One of Arizona's top pitching prospects, Nelson could make his big-league debut this summer. He has allowed eight hits and surrendered one home run while issuing just one walk through two starts.

Gallen will be pushed back in the rotation by a few days due to a small cut on his thumb, Nick Piecoro of The Arizona Republic reports.

The Diamondbacks didn't initially provide a reason for scratching Gallen from his scheduled start Tuesday against the Astros, but he's apparently dealing with a minor thumb injury. Madison Bumgarner will now start Tuesday, while Merrill Kelly will take the mound Wednesday. In spite of Gallen's minor delay, he's expected to start at some point during the team's weekend series against the Mets.

Kelly is listed as the probable starter for Wednesday's game against the Astros.

Kelly initially lined up to start Friday's series opener against the Mets, but he'll be moved up to start at home Wednesday since Zac Gallen (undisclosed) is no longer scheduled to pitch Tuesday. Kelly had an uptick in his fastball velocity in his season debut against the Padres on Friday, and he allowed four hits and two walks while striking out seven in four innings.

Gallen will no longer start Tuesday's game against the Astros, Zach Buchanan of The Athletic reports.

Gallen was scheduled to make his season debut in Tuesday's series opener against Houston, but Madison Bumgarner is now listed as the projected starter for Tuesday, with Merrill Kelly scheduled for Wednesday. It's not yet clear whether Gallen is dealing with an injury or whether the Diamondbacks simply chose to adjust their rotation early in the year. The right-hander managed shoulder inflammation during the offseason that delayed his spring progression, but he was expected to avoid a trip to the injured list to begin the season.

Faedo (elbow) covered three scoreless innings Saturday for High-A Lakeland in its 5-1 win over Tampa. He allowed no walks and one hit and struck out two in the 28-pitch outing.

The appearance was Faedo's first in affiliated ball since 2019, as he had missed the past two seasons while recovering from December 2020 Tommy John surgery. The Tigers assigned Faedo to Lakeland so he could built up his pitch count in the more favorable Florida weather during the spring, but he's eventually expected to settle in the rotation at Double-A Erie or Triple-A Toledo.