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Matthews was removed during the fifth inning of his start Saturday against the Yankees due to a right foot laceration, Brendan Kuty of The Athletic reports.

Matthews kept the Yankees off the board through three innings, but he unraveled a bit thereafter. His struggles may have been due in part to the foot injury, and he'll end his day having allowed four runs on three hits and four walks while striking out five across 4.2 innings. It's unclear whether the injury will prevent Matthews from making his next turn through the rotation, with his next start tentatively lined up for next weekend at home against the Angels.

Miller (hips) was reinstated from Triple-A Toledo's 7-day injured list Saturday, Emily Waldon of Baseball America reports.

Miller landed on the 7-day IL in late March due to injuries to both sides of his hips. He has been cleared to return to Triple-A after posting a 0.89 ERA, 0.84 WHIP and 22:6 K:BB in 20.1 frames across six rehab outings in the lower minors.

Hancock will no longer piggyback starter Logan Gilbert in Saturday's game against the Blue Jays and will instead make a start in Sunday's series finale, Ryan Divish of The Seattle Times reports.

For a second straight weekend, the Mariners have made the late decision to nix a Gilbert/Hancock piggyback plan and instead have both pitchers make their own starts. Hancock looked good in his last appearance this past Sunday against the Guardians, allowing one run on five hits and three walks while striking out six across 5.2 innings in a no-decision. The 27-year-old right-hander sports a 3.47 ERA, 1.05 WHIP and 87:22 K:BB across 90.2 innings this season.

Gilbert is no longer set to be piggybacked by Emerson Hancock in Saturday's game against the Blue Jays and will instead be in line for a traditional start, Ryan Divish of The Seattle Times reports.

For the second weekend in a row, the Mariners have made a late decision to scrap the Gilbert/Hancock piggyback tandem in order to let both pitchers make standalone starts. Since surrendering a season-high seven starts in a loss to the Padres on Mariners, Gilbert has submitted a 2.08 ERA, 0.83 WHIP and 50:10 K:BB in 43.1 innings over his last seven starts.

Atlanta recalled Ritchie from Triple-A Gwinnett on Saturday.

Ritchie was scratched from his scheduled start with Gwinnett on Saturday and will join the big club in Atlanta to provide a fresh arm out of the bullpen. Over eight appearances (seven starts) with the big club on the season, Ritchie owns a 4.87 ERA and 1.43 WHIP across 40.2 innings.

Cavalli will start Sunday against the Pirates in Washington, Kyle Williams of TheBanner.com reports.

Cavalli was initially expected to make his next turn in the rotation Monday against the Astros, but he will take the mound for the Nationals on Sunday instead of Miles Mikolas, who will likely start in the series opener against Houston. Cavalli is appealing a seven-game suspension that he received Thursday for his involvement in a bench-clearing incident with the Red Sox on Tuesday. Cavalli has a 3.69 ERA, 1.33 WHIP and 102:29 K:BB across 90.1 innings this season.

Ritchie is set to join Atlanta after he was scratched from his scheduled start with Triple-A Gwinnett on Saturday, Lindsay Crosby of BravesToday.com reports.

Crosby relays that Ritchie joining Atlanta's 26-man roster will likely correspond with Bryce Elder being placed on the 15-day injured list after the latter's turn in the rotation was skipped due to arm fatigue. Ritchie has split his time between the majors and Triple-A this season, and across eight appearances (seven starts) with Atlanta, he has a 1-2 record with a 4.87 ERA, 1.43 WHIP and 37:25 K:BB across 40.2 innings.

The Reds activated Greene (elbow) from the 60-day injured list ahead of his scheduled start against the Orioles on Saturday.

Greene is finally ready to make his 2026 debut after fully recovering from arthroscopic surgery in mid-March to remove bone chips in his right elbow. The 26-year-old right-hander is looking to build off a strong 2025 regular season, when he went 7-4 across 19 starts with a 2.76 ERA, 0.94 WHIP and 132:26 K:BB across 107.2 innings. In corresponding moves, right-hander Chase Petty was optioned to Triple-A Louisville and outfielder Will Benson was designated for assignment.

Rocker had his scheduled start pushed to Sunday against the Tigers, Kennedi Landry of MLB.com reports.

Cal Quantrill will now serve as the Rangers' starter Saturday while Rocker takes the mound for Sunday's series finale. Rocker is coming off a quality start against the Blue Jays this past Sunday and has a 3.02 ERA, 1.22 WHIP and 43:18 K:BB over his last nine starts (47.2 innings).

Left-hander Wandy Peralta and not Canning will be the Padres' starter against the Dodgers on Saturday.

Canning was originally slated to start Saturday, but he'll now serve in a piggyback role after Peralta tosses one or two innings to open the contest, per Jeff Sanders of The San Diego Union-Tribune. Canning has struggled on the mound this season with a 7.09 ERA, 1.66 WHIP and 46:28 K:BB across 47 innings in 11 appearances (nine starts).