Lauer will start Sunday's game against the Pirates, Jake Crouse of MLB.com reports.

EDGE Analysis

He has not started a game since Aug. 2 due to COVID-19 protocols. Three of his last five starts have come against the Pirates, and he has logged a 1.78 ERA, 1.11 WHIP and 20 strikeouts in 25.1 innings while facing mostly poor offenses over that five-start stretch.