MLB Player News

Harvey (elbow) will meet with Dr. James Andrews regarding his recent elbow injury, Roch Kubatko of MASN reports.

Harvey was forced to leave his start with short-season Aberdeen over the weekend, and it looks as though he may have sustained a potentially serious elbow injury. More will be known following the consultation, which will likely take place later in the week.

Crockett was recalled from Triple-A Columbus on Monday, Ohio.com reports.

The Indians swapped out one bullpen arm for another Monday, as Cody Anderson will head back to Triple-A in a corresponding move. Crockett, who hasn't been up with the Indians since mid-May, has allowed seven hits and six earned runs in just 3.2 innings (11 appearances) of major league work this season.

Flynn is listed as the Royals' starter for Tuesday's matchup with the Indians, Jeffrey Flanagan of MLB.com reports.

Tuesday's starter had been up in the air, but it looks as though the ball will be in the hands of Flynn, who was unavailable out of the bullpen Sunday, likely in preparation for the start. The left-hander has pitched exclusively out of the bullpen this season, registering a 2.39 ERA across 26.1 innings (13 appearances). Per manager Ned Yost, Flynn will be capped at somewhere around 60-to-70 pitches.

Norris (oblique) is set to begin a rehab assignment at Triple-A Toledo on Monday.

Norris has been sidelined with a Grade 1 oblique strain since July 4. At this rate, he won't miss much time beyond the requisite 15 days, but it's unclear how many rehab appearances he'll need before returning to Detroit.

Saupold (groin) was activated from the disabled list Monday, Anthony French of the Detroit Free Press reports.

After finishing up a rehab assignment at Triple-A Toledo last week, Saupold will return to the Tigers' bullpen, where he holds an ugly 10.80 ERA through five appearances on the year. Saupold has allowed 13 hits and eight earned runs while striking out eight and walking three over 6.2 innings.

Kelly, who is converting from starter to reliever at Triple-A Pawtucket, is not on the verge of returning to Boston, Jen McCaffrey of MassLive.com reports.

There was buzz after Kelly recorded a two-inning save in dominating fashion for the PawSox on Friday, speculating that the right-hander would be rejoining Boston's roster this week, but manager John Farrell put an end to that talk. "While this transition is going as we had hoped in terms of his converting into a reliever working strictly out of the stretch, there's been no discussion as a return date to here yet," Farrell said. The early results are encouraging, but we need to remember it was Kelly's inconsistency that got him removed from the rotation and optioned to Pawtucket. The Red Sox need to see a few more outings from Kelly before bringing him up to Boston.

Fulmer allowed one hit in two scoreless innings of relief against the Angels on Sunday in his MLB debut.

He struck out two in the appearance, including a three-pitch punchout of Albert Pujols to start things off. It is unclear how long Fulmer's stay in the majors will last, but it looks like he will serve as a long reliever for now.

Chapman earned his 18th save of the season Sunday versus the Red Sox, working around a walk to complete a scoreless inning of work.

Chapman looked shaky in walking David Ortiz to bring the tying run to the plate with one out, but he swiftly induced a double play ball by Hanley Ramirez and wound up retiring the side on 13 pitches. Chapman was electric as usual, hitting 103 miles per hour several times, and he lowered his ERA to 2.30 to go along with a 0.91 WHIP. The flamethrower's role could change if he is traded before the approaching deadline, but for now he remains an elite fantasy reliever.

Saupold (groin) will make a rehab start for Triple-A Toledo on Thursday, John Wagner of the Blade reports.

Saupold recently had a rehab start with High-A Lakeland. If his health allows, he could be able to return to the Tigers' bullpen shortly afterwards.

McHugh was excellent in Sunday's win over the Mariners, striking out 10 and walking four across six scoreless innings.

McHugh impressively threw 66 percent of his pitches for strikes, including 12 of the swinging variety, and he also retired the side in order in four of his six innings. He's been excellent of late, as he has posted a 2.41 ERA and 8.9 K/9 rate over his last six starts, coming within a single out of tossing a quality start in each outing. His resurgence has been a big boost to the Astros in recent weeks, and he'll look to keep it rolling Saturday against the Angels.