Wed 7/1/15 6:57 PM

Manager Chip Hale is leaning towards giving Corbin (elbow) the start Saturday against the Rockies, Nick Piecoro of Azcentral.com reports. Corbin was expected to return next week for the Diamondbacks' series against the Rangers, but now it looks like he may fill the empty spot in the rotation on Saturday. Still, no official announcement has been made at this point. Regardless, Corbin appears to be nearing a pre-All Star break return regardless of whether he gets the nod Saturday or not.