A look at what's happening around the majors Wednesday:GETTIN' LOOSEAngels two-way star Shohei Ohtani will throw off a mound for the first time since Tommy John surgery.Ohtani had surgery Oct. 1 at the conclusion of his AL Rookie of the Year season. He returned to the Los Angeles lineup as a designated hitter May 7, posting nine homers and 30 RBIs already this season with an .834 OPS.The Angels repeatedly have said Ohtani won't pitch in games until 2020, but his recovery appears to be progressing well.Ohtani went 4-2 with a 3.31 ERA and 63 strikeouts in 10 starts as a rookie. He also hit 22 homers and drove in 61 runs with a .925 OPS.STEP IT UPDallas Keuchel makes his second start since signing a one-year, $13 million contract with Atlanta earlier this month. The former AL Cy Young Award winner lost in his Braves debut, laboring through five innings in a loss at Washington.Keuchel will face Yu Darvish (2-3, 4.75) in Chicago. Darvish has no-decisions in his last 10 starts and has yet to win at Wrigley Field as a Cub.ROYAL RETURNKansas City left-hander Eric Skoglund's rejoins the roster after the end of his 80-game suspension for testing positive for banned performance-enhancing drugs.Skoglund was in the mix to make the Royals' rotation before the penalty. He's made three minor league rehab starts, and reports to the club in Cleveland.REPEAT AFTER MEMiami rookie Zac Gallen faces Trea Turner, Juan Soto and the Nationals at Marlins Park.The 23-year-old righty made his major league debut last week and pitched five impressive innings at St. Louis, allowing one earned run and five hits while striking out six.___More AP MLB: https://apnews.com/MLB and https://twitter.com/AP-Sports