Richards walked two and struck out two in a scoreless inning of relief during Sunday's loss to the Yankees.

Richards allowed one run on two hits and a walk over 1.2 innings of relief during Wednesday's Grapefruit League game against the Pirates. He struck out two.

Toronto activated Richards (neck) from the 15-day injured list Friday.

Richards (neck) began a rehab assignment with Triple-A Buffalo on Tuesday.

Richards (neck) threw a successful bullpen session Friday, Kaitlyn McGrath of The Athletic reports.

Richards was placed on the 15-day injured list Thursday, retroactive to August 2, with neck inflammation.

Richards didn't factor into the decision in Wednesday's 6-1 win over the Giants, allowing one hit and one walk over three scoreless innings while striking out five.

Richards will start Saturday's game against the Twins, though he isn't expected to throw more than three innings, Mike Wilner of the Toronto Star reports.

Richards walked one and struck out three in a scoreless inning of relief Sunday to record his third hold of the season in a win over the Twins.

Richards has posted a 14:5 K:BB without allowing a home run over 7.1 innings this spring.