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Bassitt (face) threw 30 pitches in his bullpen session Saturday and could make multiple starts before the end of the season, Martin Gallegos of MLB.com reports.

He will travel with the team on the upcoming road trip and will throw another bullpen session in Kansas City next week. That could be the final tuneup before he slots back into the rotation.

Allard was scratched from his scheduled start Saturday against Oakland due to an illness.

Wes Benjamin will start in what will amount to a bullpen game. It's unclear when Allard will be ready to return to the rotation.

Musgrove (10-9) suffered the loss against the Dodgers on Friday, pitching six innings and allowing three runs on four hits and five walks while striking out seven.

The performance was not among Musgrove's best as a Padre -- he issued a season-high five walks and gave up three runs for the first time since Aug. 14 -- but he still managed to secure his third quality start in his past four outings. However, San Diego's offense remained stale against the division-rival Dodgers, resulting in the right-hander's ninth loss. Musgrove's so-so 10-9 record doesn't do justice to his effectiveness on the campaign, as he has posted a 2.93 ERA, 1.03 WHIP and 180:45 K:BB across 159.2 innings. His next start is likely to come in San Francisco next week.

Boyd was placed on the 10-day injured list Saturday with a left elbow strain.

Given the timing of the injury, this may mean the end of Boyd's season. He dealt with elbow soreness from mid-June to late-August and was scratched from Friday's start. Tyler Alexander replaced him in the rotation.

Urias (17-3) earned the win over San Diego on Friday, hurling seven scoreless innings during which he allowed three hits and one walk while striking out seven.

The southpaw was masterful in the outing, throwing 64 of 94 pitches for strikes and retiring nine of the final 10 batters he faced. Urias finished with his fourth scoreless outing in his past seven starts, though he went only five innings in each of the previous three efforts. Since July 21, he has posted a 1.23 ERA, 0.90 WHIP and 53:9 K:BB across nine starts covering 51.1 frames. Urias will try to add to his league-leading 17 wins in his next start, which is tentatively lined up to come at home versus Arizona on Wednesday.

Contrary to a previous report, Stripling will not start Game 2 of Saturday's doubleheader against the Orioles, Ben Nicholson-Smith of Sportsnet.ca reports.

Thomas Hatch will get the start, but Stripling could still pitch in relief at some point during Saturday's twin bill.

Wood (COVID-19) will throw a bullpen session Monday and is getting close to returning, Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

He will be evaluated after Monday's session, but it's good to hear he's feeling much better after dealing with a significant case of the virus. It's possible he could return to the rotation in a week or two.

Lynch allowed four earned runs on seven hits while striking out four across six innings in the win over the Twins on Friday. He did not factor in the decision.

Lynch surrendered a pair of homers in the first inning to Byron Buxton and Josh Donaldson before recording an out. However, after he gave up the four runs to the first four batters he faced, he allowed no further damage over six frames. The 24-year-old has a 5.37 ERA and 1.61 WHIP with 47 strikeouts in 57 innings.

Seabold will start Saturday's game against the White Sox, Chris Cotillo of The Springfield Republican reports.

The 25-year-old righty is one of Boston's top pitching prospects and may have debuted earlier in the year if he hadn't missed the first few months of the season with an elbow injury. He has a 3.29 ERA, 0.97 WHIP and 43 strikeouts in 38.1 innings across his last seven starts at Triple-A. With Chris Sale and Nick Pivetta on the COVID-19 injured list, it's possible Seabold could stick around to make another start.

Stripling will start Game 2 of Saturday's doubleheader against the Orioles.

This will be Stripling's first big-league appearance since Aug. 10, as he missed a month with an oblique injury. He logged 1.1 innings in a rehab appearance earlier this week, so he may not be able to pitch enough innings to qualify for the win in Saturday's nightcap.