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The Red Sox are willing to consider "everything available" to them in the rotation, according to the Providence Journal.

The team is attempting to figure out which players should retain a spot in the rotation. After Jake Peavy was hit hard again Tuesday, the situation has become a bit more dire. Brandon Workman seems like he's slated for a spot in the rotation, but the club also wants to keep Rubby De La Rosa around. It's unclear if Peavy would get a break from starting, or wind up on the disabled list with a phantom injury. 

Through 98 2/3 innings, Peavy has a 4.93 ERA. 

Rays pitcher Alex Colome will start Game 1 of the team's Friday double-header, according to the Tampa Bay Times.

Colome has not started a game with the club this season. Through four innings, he has a 4.50 ERA. The team was considered a few options for the start, but eventually decided on Colome. Jake Odorizzi will start Game 2. 

The Indians called on John Axford to close out Tuesday's game against the Diamondbacks, after Bryan Shaw faltered in the 11th inning.

With the Indians up 8-7 with one out in the 11th inning, Axford entered the game with the tying run on third. He could not pitch himself out of the jam unscathed, as he allowed the first batter he faced to tie it with a single.

Axford would eventually extended the game, but not before making it interesting. He loaded the bases on an intentional walk before striking out the Diamondbacks' No. 3 and 4 hitters consecutively to end the threat.

Axford has been working away from the closer's role for a while, after struggling mightily early in the season. He has a 3.82 ERA with 36 strikeouts and 24 walks in 30 2/3 innings on the season. 

Indians pitcher Bryan Shaw was closing out an extra-innings game against the Diamondbacks Tuesday, but could not make a lead stand up.

Shaw pitched a scoreless 10th inning, and was rewarded with a two-run lead in the 11th. He came back out to try and finish what he started, but the Diamondbacks got to him to extend the game.

Shaw allowed a one-out home run, followed by a walk and a single to put the tying run on third base. He was pulled in favor of John Axford who allowed the Diamondbacks to tie it, costing Shaw the chance at a win.

Shaw has been mostly terrific at the back of the bullpen for the Indians, though he hasn't been asked to save many games. He has a 2.75 ERA and 1.14 WHIP in 36 innings. 

The Rangers announced a shuffling of their probably pitches for the next few days, in order to keep some pitchers on regular rest.

According to MLB.com, Nick Tepesch has been pushed back to Friday's series opener against the Twins, allowing Joe Saunders and Nick Martinez to remain on four day's rest. Saunders will pitched Wednesday against the Tigers, with Martinez slotting in behind him Thursday.

The move also allows Yu Darvish to move back to Saturday against the Twins, giving him an extra day of rest. 

Angels pitcher Hector Santiago will return to the rotation for at least one more turn, as Tyler Skaggs is not yet ready to return from a hamstring injury.

The Orange County Register reports Tuesday Skaggs will make one minor-league rehab start, leaving an open spot in the rotation for this week's series. That spot, likely for Saturday's game, will be filled by Santiago.

With a 7 percent ownership rate in CBSSports.com leagues heading into his second major league start for the Twins, Yohan Pino clearly still has his share of skeptics. After a seven-inning debut against the White Sox in which he allowed just two runs, it may seem like Pino should be enjoying more popularity, but he may actually be overowned.

Pino put up great stats (9-1, 1.92 ERA, 0.93 WHIP) at Triple-A Rochester this season, thus earning a promotion. A .222 BABIP went a long way towards building those stats, and Pino also stranded more than nine out of every 10 baserunners (per FanGraphs.com), and he is very unlikely to repeat those feats at any level. Meanwhile, Pino doesn't have a history of getting swings-and-misses at a high rate, but he has established himself as a flyball pitcher who could be prone to allowing home runs.

The 30-year-old could be due for a rude awakening, beginning with his Wednesday start against the hard-hitting Angels. Not only should daily leaguers and AL-only owners bear this in mind, but as I mentioned in a recent blog post, Pino may not have much time to prove himself, as Trevor May and Alex Meyer have been pitching well enough to deserve a promotion as well. With those two prospects knocking on the door, Pino doesn't have much room for error.

White Sox manager Robin Ventura announced Tuesday pitcher Scott Carroll will be joining the rotation, bumping Andre Rienzo to a bullpen role. Carroll will start Thursday at Toronto.

Carroll went 1-3 with a 6.15 ERA in five starts earlier this season. He was 1-0 with a 1.83 ERA in six relief appearances.

Rays manager Joe Maddon said starting pitcher Jeremy Hellickson (elbow) is not a candidate to start in Friday's doubleheader against the Orioles. Jake Odorizzi will start one game in the doubleheader, and Maddon added Nathan Karns and Alex Colome are the candidates to start the other game.

The Royals activated pitcher Bruce Chen (back) from the disabled list and optioned Tim Collins to Triple-A Omaha. Chen hasn't pitched since April 24 and is expected to move into the bullpen.

Collins is 0-3 with a 4.15 ERA over 17 1/3 innings.