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Hearn will be the starting pitcher for Tuesday's game against Oakland, Levi Weaver of The Athletic reports.

Jordan Lyles was initially lined up to start the second game of the four-game set, but Texas will turn to Hearn instead. Hearn hasn't pitched more than two innings since April 12, and according to Weaver, the club is hoping to get at most three innings out of the left-hander Tuesday. Assuming Lyles is healthy, he would figure to be a strong candidate to follow Hearn and provide length out of the bullpen.

Diaz picked up the save (15) during Game 1 of Monday's doubleheader against Atlanta, striking out one in a perfect seventh inning.

Diaz bounced back nicely from a shaky outing Friday against the Nationals in which he took the loss while allowing a run. The closer has enjoyed a very strong stretch dating all the way back to May 17, over which he's converted nine of 10 save opportunities, allowing just two earned runs on seven hits and three walks while striking out 19.

Diaz was recalled from Triple-A Syracuse after Game 1 of Monday's doubleheader versus Atlanta, Tim Britton of The Athletic reports.

The 24-year-old was optioned to Triple-A on Sunday but will quickly rejoin the Mets with Jeurys Familia (hip) landing on the injured list. Diaz has made three appearances in the majors this season and has given up two hits and two walks with five strikeouts over 4.1 scoreless innings.

Duran (elbow) has been shut down for the time being and will be further evaluated in the coming days, Do-Hyoung Park of MLB.com reports.

Duran was placed on the 7-day IL on Sunday with a strained right elbow and he's now set to go through further imaging to see if there is anything more serious going on with the injury. The highly touted prospect will not throw for at least the next few days, and depending on the results of the additional imaging, possibly much longer.

Bukauskas (elbow) will face hitters Tuesday, Zach Buchanan of The Athletic reports.

Bukauskas has already missed over a month with a flexor strain. He's making progress towards a return to action, though the Diamondbacks have yet to specify when that's expected to happen.

Gsellman is expected to be sidelined 6-to-8 weeks with a torn right lat, Steve Gelbs of SportsNet New York reports.

The 27-year-old was placed on the injured list earlier in the day and is now facing an extended absence dur to the injury. It's unclear if Gsellman will require surgery, but he'll be unavailable until at least early August if the initial timeline holds throughout his recovery.

Cousins had his contract selected by the Brewers on Monday.

The right-hander will join the Brewers for his first taste of major-league action after receiving a promotion to Triple-A Nashville in late May. Cousins began the season at Double-A Biloxi and has a 2.55 ERA, 0.96 WHIP and 30:5 K:BB across 17.2 innings between the two minor-league levels. Zach Godley was designated for assignment in a corresponding move.

Lakins was recalled from Triple-A Norfolk on Monday.

The right-hander was sent to Triple-A on June 13 but will rejoin the Orioles on Monday with Cesar Valdez (back) landing on the injured list. Lakins has a 6.75 ERA, 1.60 WHIP and 19:14 K:BB over 20 innings this season.

Valdez was placed on the 10-day injured list with a lower back strain Monday.

Valdez gave up two runs on three hits and a walk while striking out one in one inning during Sunday's loss to the Orioles, and it's possible that his injury contributed to his struggles. Whether he's forced to spend more than the minimum of 10 days on the injured list remains to be seen, but right-hander Travis Lakins was recalled in a corresponding move.

Uceta was optioned to Triple-A Oklahoma City on Monday.

Uceta hasn't shown much to get excited about in limited big-league action this season. After allowing five runs while recording five outs Sunday against the Diamondbacks, he now owns a 6.28 ERA in 14.1 innings on the year. Outfielder Zach Reks was called up in a corresponding move.