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Hearn is scheduled to start Tuesday's series opener versus the Mariners, Chris Halicke of SI.com reports.

Hearn has previously made three starts for the Rangers this season, but his most recent appearances have come in long relief of Spencer Howard. Rather than deploying the two in tandem, the Rangers will have both Hearn and Howard start games during the series against Seattle, with Howard taking the hill Thursday. Since Hearn worked four innings behind Howard in both of his past two outings, the former should be decently stretched out for starting duty as he steps back into the rotation. Drew Anderson lingers as a long-relief option if neither Hearn nor Howard are able to work deep into their respective starts this week.

Colome threw a scoreless ninth inning to earn a win (moving to 3-4) in Sunday's victory over Tampa Bay.

Colome has turned his season around since inheriting the closer role after the trade deadline. He's thrown 6.1 scoreless innings with just two walks and no home runs since Aug. 3, amassing five saves and a win. He only has two strikeouts over that stretch, but he's improved his command from earlier in the season.

Iglesias picked up the save Sunday against the Astros after tossing 1.1 scoreless innings, allowing two hits and fanning three.

Iglesias had to retire the final four outs of the contest, but he was extremely sharp since he only needed 28 pitches (19 strikes) to get the job done. Iglesias now has 26 saves on the season and has allowed just one earned run over his last 10 appearances.

Peralta worked around one hit to earn a two-out save against the White Sox on Sunday.

Peralta inherited a one-out, two-on threat and allowed one run to score on a Tim Anderson base hit. He then induced a game-ending double play, escaping with his fourth save of the year after just five pitches. He's tossed 7.1 innings with seven strikeouts, one unearned run and a pair of saves over his last six appearances.

Alcala (biceps) played catch in the outfield Sunday, Phil Miller of the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports.

He's making progress, but there's not yet a timetable for Alcala's return. His right biceps tendinitis has at least been described as "mild," which suggests that Alcala should make it back from the 10-day injured list before the end of the season.

White (hand) has made two starts for Low-A Down East since being reinstated from the 7-day injured list Aug. 10, working 4.1 innings and striking out seven while giving up one earned run on four hits and three walks between the outings.

White was on the IL for nearly three months with a fractured bone in his hand. Since joining the Rangers as a second-round pick in the 2018 first-year player draft, White has tossed only 6.2 innings in affiliated ball after spending most of 2019 and 2020 recovering from Tommy John surgery.

Junis (undisclosed) has made three rehab starts in the rookie-level Arizona Complex League, covering 5.1 total innings while striking out eight and giving up three earned runs on nine hits and zero walks.

Junis has been on the 7-day injured list at Triple-A Omaha since July 9, but he was cleared to begin his rehab assignment in the ACL just over a month later. After building up to 2.1 innings in his most recent rehab start Saturday, Junis may require only one or two more outings in the lower levels of the minors before slotting back into the Omaha rotation.

Mayza (elbow) felt good after he made a rehab appearance at Triple-A Buffalo on Sunday, Mitch Bannon of SI.com reports.

Mayza's rehab appearance was his first since he was placed on the 10-day IL with left elbow inflammation Aug. 7, and he allowed a run on one hit in a relief inning during Sunday's minor-league contest. Manager Charlie Montoyo said the southpaw has a "good chance" to return during the Blue Jays' upcoming series in Washington, which begins Tuesday, Gregor Chisholm of the Toronto Star reports.

Diplan has allowed just one walk while striking out six in his first 6.1 big-league innings.

The right-hander had his contract selected from Triple-A Norfolk on Aug. 4, and he's provided some quality low-leverage innings out of the bullpen. Diplan carried a 4.12 ERA and 1.67 WHIP through 19.2 innings at Norfolk, so his success in the majors is a little surprising. For now, he appears to have solidified his spot in the Orioles' major-league plans.

Akin (0-7) allowed three runs on six hits and three walks with two strikeouts in four innings, taking the loss versus Boston on Sunday.

The southpaw allowed nine baserunners, but he only had to pay for all that traffic when J.D. Martinez hit a three-run home run in the first inning. Akin continues to struggle whether starting or coming out of the bullpen -- he has an 8.13 ERA, 1.82 WHIP and 54:24 K:BB in 58.2 innings. He could continue to hold a rotation spot, as Bruce Zimmermann suffered a sprained ankle in his rehab from a biceps injury. Akin tentatively lines up for a difficult home start versus Atlanta next weekend.