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Gallen (shoulder) threw two simulated innings Friday, Nick Piecoro of the Arizona Republic reports.

Gallen reportedly felt good following the session, and his next step may be appearing in a Cactus League game. Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo intimated that the right-hander is unlikely to be ready to take the ball for the second game of the regular season.

Severino tossed 1.2 innings in a Grapefruit League game against the Phillies on Friday, allowing three runs on four hits and four walks. He did not strike out any batters.

Severino struggled mightily to get the ball over the plate in his second spring outing, throwing only 22 of 49 pitches for strikes and issuing four free passes. When he avoided throwing balls, the right-hander was hit relatively hard, yielding two doubles among his four hits allowed. Severino is penciled in to fill a rotation spot for the Yankees this season, but he's struggled in both of his spring outings thus far, allowing a total of seven earned runs, eight hits and five walks over 3.2 innings while notching only one punchout.

Bundy gave up one run over three innings with four strikeouts and no walks in Friday's spring training loss to Pittsburgh.

Bundy finished 2021 with a strained shoulder and inked a one-year deal with Minnesota before the start of the lockout. He's looked sharp this spring with five strikeouts and one walk over five innings with one run allowed (on a home run). With the Twins failing to sign more veteran pitchers, Bundy looks locked in as the No. 3 or No. 4 starter to begin the season.

Marquez (1-0) allowed two hits and two walks while striking out four in three innings to earn the win over the Cubs in Friday's Cactus League matchup.

Marquez made his spring debut in Friday's matchup, and he got up to 54 pitches across his three scoreless innings. He said that he felt good in the outings, and his results were certainly encouraging in the blowout win. The right-hander is a strong candidate to serve as Colorado's Opening Day starter, and he'll likely make at least one more Cactus League appearance prior to the regular season.

Cueto has talked to the Twins about the possibility of a one-year deal, sources told Aaron Gleeman of The Athletic.

Cueto remained a serviceable pitcher last season with a 4.08 ERA and a 6.1 percent walk rate mostly offsetting a 20.0 percent strikeout rate and 38.1 percent groundball rate. He'll likely find a job before spring training ends, but he may not be ready for the start of the regular season if he doesn't sign soon. Minnesota would appear to be a good fit since the Twins could use another veteran starter in their rotation.

Bello was optioned to Triple-A Worcester on Friday, Pete Abraham of The Boston Globe reports.

Bello made just one Grapefruit League appearance for the Red Sox this spring and struck out one in a perfect relief inning. He'll begin the regular season in the minors but is one of the team's top prospects and will likely be in the mix to make his major-league debut at some point this year.

Miley (neck) will throw a live batting practice session Sunday, Jordan Bastian of MLB.com reports.

Miley ended last season on the injured list with a strained neck, though his delayed start to camp is supposedly due to the Cubs' program for handling veteran pitchers and not due to that injury. He won't be able to throw many Cactus League innings prior to Opening Day, however, so it's possible Miley will be on a pitch count for his first start or two of the regular season.

Strider gave up four hits and struck out three over two scoreless innings in Tuesday's Grapefruit League game against the Twins and hit 100 mph with four of his pitches, Gabriel Burns of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports.

In addition to clocking triple digits, 20 of Strider's 29 pitches in the outing reached 96 mph. The 23-year-old right hander made a dramatic ascent through the Atlanta system last season, starting out in Low-A but ending the year in the big-league bullpen, and it's easy to see why after Tuesday's performance. Strider is expected to begin the season at Triple-A Gwinnett, but it's not yet clear whether the organization will stretch him back out as a starter -- he started 14 games for Double-A Mississippi in 2021 and posted a 94:29 K:BB in 63 innings, albeit with a 4.71 ERA and 1.22 WHIP -- or whether he'll continue his development as a potential high-leverage bullpen arm.

Lyles is dealing with an illness and will not start Friday as scheduled, Zachary Silver of MLB.com reports.

Lyles is only dealing with a stomach bug, but he is not feeling well enough to take the mound Friday. Chris Ellis will get the nod in Lyles' place.

Gray gave up two runs (one earned) on two hits over 3.1 innings in Thursday's Grapefruit League game against the Astros. He struck out five.

After a shaky spring debut, Gray was able to hit his spots better in his second outing. The 24-year-old is locked into a rotation spot for the Nationals to begin the season, and his ability to stay out of the middle of the plate will be one of the keys to his development in 2022 after he posted an ugly 2.42 HR/9 and 5.48 ERA over his first 70.2 big-league innings last year.