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ENGLEWOOD, Colo. -- Four days after declaring Trevor Siemian was still his starting quarterback, Broncos coach Gary Kubiak declined Friday to name Siemian the starter for the Broncos game against the Atlanta Falcons this weekend.Kubiak said he wants to see Siemian throw again Saturday to make sure hes healthy enough to play again after leaving last weekends game with a bruised left (non-throwing) shoulder.Kubiaks other option is giving rookie Paxton Lynch his first start against the leagues 30th-ranked defense, one that has an injury epidemic at linebacker.Siemian was knocked from the game when he was spun to the turf on a sack last weekend and Lynch played well in relief , helping the Broncos beat the Buccaneers 27-7.Kubiak said Siemian made good progress Friday but added that hell likely put him through a more strenuous workout on Saturday than players usually go through on the eve of a game.Siemian is 4-0 as the Broncos starter. The Falcons (3-1) bring the leagues top offense to Denver but a defense thats next-to-last against the pass and 30th overall, ahead of only New Orleans and Oakland.Kubiak said the determining factor in giving Siemian the start is me watching him work, watching him make the full throws. We moved him around a little bit today, which is something we didnt do yesterday. So, well just go back and look at the big picture. Well probably work him a little bit more tomorrow than we normally would a player on a Saturday just to get a look. 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Skaggs threw 63 of his 88 pitches for strikes.It went a lot better than I expected, to say the least, Skaggs told MLB.com afterward. Everything just felt really fast in that first at-bat and after that, it started to slow down. It was a fun game for me.The left-hander last pitched in Anaheim on July 25, 2014, when he struck out five in 5 2/3 innings while allowing runs on five hits and a walk against the Detroit Tigers. In his next start six days later, Skaggs amassed seven strikeouts and issued no walks during 4 2/3 no-hit innings in Baltimore but left after throwing 72 pitches. Skaggs underwent ligament-transfer surgery 13 days later.Skaggs began this season with Triple-A Salt Lake but after his first three starts, biceps tendinitis kept him from pitching for two months. Skaggs returned to minor-league action June 22 with a rehabilitation assignment with the Angels rookie-league team in Arizona before returning to Salt Lake on July 2.In his final two minor-league starts, Skaggs held opponents to just two hits and three walks in 12 2/3 shutout innings while accumulating 26 strikeouts. Fourteen came against Triple-A Omaha to tie the Bees team record set by Jered Weaver.The left-hander will play a pivotal role in the starting rotation for the rest of this season and well into the next, at least. Injuries stripped the Angeels of starters Garrett Richards, Andrew Heaney, C.ddddddddddddJ. Wilson and Nick Tropeano. Heaney already had Tommy John surgery but Tropeano and Richards seek to avoid it.We have great expectations for him, manager Mike Scioscia told MLB.com in reference to Skaggs. Hes an important part of what were trying to do. We expected to have him maybe a little bit earlier. But hes ready now, and were happy to have him.Opposing Skaggs will be 31-year-old knuckleballer Steven Wright, who is having the best season of his career. The right-hander, an American League All-Star for the first time, already has career bests in victories (12), complete games (3), starts (20), strikeouts (109) and innings (132 2/3).Wright anticipated being one of the bullpens spare parts before left-hander Eduardo Rodriguez suffered a knee injury that forced a quick change in plans.I was going to be a long guy, spot starter, the knuckleball specialist told the Boston Globe. I knew my role in spring training. They made it clear. Thats what I prepared for. I knew there was a chance Id get starts. I didnt think Id be in the rotation. Unfortunately, Eddie got hurt but it opened up a door for me.But Wright had perhaps his worst start of the season in his last appearance Tuesday night against the Tigers in Fenway Park. The right-hander allowed eight earned runs on nine hits and three walks in 4 2/3 innings yet received no decision in Bostons 9-8 defeat. Before that game, Wright won his previous four starts.This is a tough loss for me because I feel like if you can get eight runs, you should get the team a win, Wright told MLB.com afterward. You cant keep asking the offense to score eight, nine runs every night. Thats tough to do for any team. ' ' '