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Castillo and the Reds won't face the Pirates on Wednesday after the game was postponed due to inclement weather in Cincinnati.

The two teams will make up the contest next Monday, the lone mutual off day remaining in their respective 2021 schedules. In light of the postponement, expect Cincinnati to simply move all members of its five-man rotation back a day in the pitching schedule. Castillo will line up to make his next start in Thursday's series opener versus the Nationals at home.

The Rays are planning on having Baz start in Sunday's series finale with the Marlins in Tampa Bay, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

Unsurprisingly, Tampa Bay will have its top pitching prospect make another turn through the rotation after he impressed in his MLB debut Monday. While taking on a fearsome Toronto lineup, Baz captured the win while striking out five and walking none over five innings, with the only baserunners he allowed on the night coming on a pair of solo home runs. The Rays are expected to monitor Baz's workload carefully for what will likely be one or two starts in the regular season, but he should be a strong ratio stabilizer for fantasy mangers in the innings he provides the rest of the way.

Brubaker (shoulder) recently threw off flat ground from 90 feet, Mike Persak of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.

Brubaker began a plyometric training program last week, and he's now in the midst of a throwing program. Pirates director of sports medicine Todd Tomczyk isn't sure whether the right-hander will have enough time to return during the regular season, but a better idea of his status should be revealed based on when he resumes mound work.

Toussaint was placed on the bereavement list Wednesday.

Toussaint has recently shifted to a bullpen role, and he'll now miss between three and seven games following his placement on the bereavement list due to the recent passing of his father. The team will likely have another bullpen game against the Padres on Sunday, when the fifth spot in Atlanta's rotation comes up again.

Overton is scheduled to start Wednesday's game against the Reds in what's expected to be a bullpen day for the Pirates, Bobby Nightengale of The Cincinnati Enquirer reports.

After he was capped at three innings (47 pitches) in his first MLB start Sept. 16 against the Reds, Overton then appeared out of the bullpen in Monday's series opener in Cincinnati, tossing a scoreless frame. Because he pitched just two days ago, Overton probably won't surpass the three innings he covered in his first start. As such, Overton is unlikely to factor into any decision Wednesday.

Keller (5-11) gave up seven hits and four walks in 5.2 innings Tuesday, getting the win in a 6-2 decision over Cincinnati.

The victory was just his second in 11 starts dating back to May. Keller likely pitched better than his line, which included a pair of four-pitch walks to Jonathan India. He faced a season-high 25 batters as the organization tries to salvage a disappointing 2021 from one of its former top prospects. Keller has compiled a 5.96 ERA and 1.75 WHIP in 93.2 innings, keeping fantasy managers on the sidelines.

Mize and the Tigers won't play Wednesday against the White Sox after the game was postponed due to inclement weather, Chris McCosky of The Detroit News reports.

Although Mize was slated to start Wednesday's series finale against the White Sox, he'll now take the mound in Friday's series opener against Kansas City, Cody Stavenhagen of The Athletic reports. Across his last five starts, the right-hander has recorded a 3.32 ERA and 1.00 WHIP in 19 innings.

Allard allowed five runs on five hits and one walk while striking out five over 4.1 relief innings in Tuesday's 7-1 loss to the Yankees.

Allard made a second consecutive outing as a piggyback starter, this one behind Dane Dunning, and suffered a similar fate as he did when following Glenn Otto on Sept. 16. The left-hander has allowed 10 runs on 11 hits (three home runs) and five walks over eight innings in his two piggyback appearances. With two additional long balls, Allard has served up 28 home runs over 119.2 innings (2.1 HR/9).

Senzatela did not factor in the decision against the Dodgers on Tuesday, hurling six innings and allowing four runs on seven hits and no walks while striking out three.

The right-hander entered the contest with seven straight quality starts dating back to Aug. 11, but that streak came to an end when Los Angeles posted a pair of sixth-inning runs to take a 4-2 lead. Colorado came back in the bottom of the frame to take Senzatela off the hook, though the Dodgers ultimately pulled out the win in extra frames. Despite the end to the impressive streak, the 26-year-old extended his stretch of consecutive starts of at least six innings to eight. Over that span, he has registered a 3.00 ERA and 1.04 WHIP despite earning just two wins. Senzatela is on track to make his next start at home against San Francisco on Sunday.

Blackburn (1-3) allowed four runs (three earned) on four hits and one walk while striking out five across four innings, taking the loss to the Mariners on Tuesday.

Blackburn surrendered a three-run fourth inning that included a pair of triples, while it took him 83 pitches to get through four innings. The 27-year-old has a 5.17 ERA and 1.60 WHIP with 23 strikeouts in 31.1 innings this season, though he's done a good job in the walks department, giving up one or zero in five of his seven starts this season. His next start is scheduled for Sunday against the Astros.