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Valdez was scratched from his scheduled start against the Rangers on Thursday due to a cut on his left hand, Chandler Rome of the Houston Chronicle reports.

Valdez suffered a small cut on his left hand Wednesday, and he'll be unable to take the mound a day later. Luis Garcia will take his place as Thursday's starter, and it's not yet clear when Valdez will be able to return.

Lynch was removed from Thursday's game against the Athletics in the top of the third inning due to an apparent lower-body injury, Alec Lewis of The Athletic reports.

Lynch started Thursday's game and allowed a run on two hits and a walk while striking out one in two innings, but he was visited by a trainer after he appeared to tweak something on a pitch in the third frame. The nature and severity of the injury aren't yet known, and it's unclear whether the issue will force him to spend time on the injured list.

Cueto (elbow) played catch from 60 feet Thursday, Kerry Crowley of The San Jose Mercury News reports.

Cueto resumed playing catch Wednesday for the first time since he landed on the injured list Sept. 1, and he was able to throw for a second consecutive day. It's not yet clear when the right-hander will be able to resume mound work, but it's encouraging to see him throw off flat ground.

Anderson won't start Thursday's game against the Rockies as scheduled, as the game has been postponed.

Inclement weather and unplayable field conditions caused the game to be called off. The two teams aren't scheduled to play each other again this season, but the game is still expected to be played on a later date. It's unclear whether or not Anderson will simply be pushed back by a day, as Atlanta may not want to push back Charlie Morton, who's scheduled to start Friday against San Francisco. Anderson should pitch again within the next few days, however.

Marquez and the Rockies won't play Thursday against Atlanta after the game was postponed due to inclement weather.

Marquez will get an extra day of rest before he pitches Friday's series opener against Washington, Patrick Saunders of The Denver Post reports. The right-hander will attempt to remain effective after he tossed six scoreless frames in his last start.

Cobb (wrist) was reinstated from the 10-day injured list ahead of Thursday's start against the White Sox.

Cobb tossed a simulated game Friday and felt good afterward, so he'll take the mound in Thursday's series finale against the White Sox. The right-hander had been on the injured list since late July due to right wrist inflammation, but he'll be back in action after missing just under two months.

Rodon will next take the mound sometime during the White Sox's upcoming series against the Tigers, which runs from Monday through Wednesday, Maddie Lee of NBC Sports Chicago reports.

The White Sox have been giving Rodon extra rest between his starts as they look to keep him fresh for the postseason. The decision seems to be a sensible one, as he's thrown 124.2 innings already this season after throwing a combined 42.1 over the previous two years. He'll get anywhere between nine and 11 days off between starts this time around and is only expected to make two more total starts before the end of the regular season.

Gutierrez didn't factor into the decision in Wednesday's 5-4 loss to the Pirates, giving up four runs on five hits and three walks over 3.2 innings. He failed to strike out a batter.

It was another poor performance from the 25-year-old rookie, who has failed to complete four innings in three of his last four starts. Gutierrez has gone 0-2 during that stretch with a 7.80 ERA, 1.60 WHIP and 9:6 K:BB through 15 innings, but despite his late-season struggles the Reds are still 1.5 games back of the Cardinals for the second wild-card spot in the NL.

Gonzales didn't factor into the decision in Wednesday's 9-4 extra-inning loss to the Red Sox, allowing three runs on three hits and two walks over six innings. He struck out seven.

The veteran southpaw continued an impressive run that has seen him reel off seven quality starts in nine outings since the beginning of August. Gonzales has a 5-0 record, 2.37 ERA, 0.89 WHIP and 39:10 K:BB through 57 innings over that stretch, but despite his efforts the M's now sit four games back of a wild-card spot in the AL with the A's, BoSox, Blue Jays and Yankees all ahead of them.

Perez allowed one unearned run while striking out two over one inning in Wednesday's 9-4 extra-inning win over the Mariners.

The Red Sox plated six runs in the top half of the 10th inning and had Perez mop up in a low-leverage situation. He balked the runner placed at second base to third before allowing him to score on a groundball out. This was the left-hander's first game back since being activated from the COVID-19 injured list. Perez provides a boost to a bullpen that was hit hard by COVID-19, but he's not expected to pitch in high-leverage spots.