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Cortes (shoulder) was "totally pain free" during his 20-pitch simulated game Sunday and is scheduled for another session Thursday, Erik Boland of Newsday reports.

It was the left-hander's first time facing live batters since he landed on the shelf with a shoulder strain in early June, and he should continue building up his workload Thursday. Cortes won't be eligible to be activated until early August since he was recently transferred to the 60-day IL, but he wasn't a likely bet to return much before that regardless since he'll require a multi-outing rehab assignment in the minors.

The Orioles promoted McDermott from Double-A Bowie to Triple-A Norfolk on Sunday, Steve Melewski of MASNSports.com reports.

Coming out of the upcoming All-Star break, McDermott will be debuting with the Orioles' top affiliate after an impressive 14-start run at Double-A to begin the 2023 campaign. Over 68.1 innings with Bowie, McDermott submitted a 3.56 ERA, 1.26 WHIP and 88:44 K:BB.

Gray (4-3) took the loss Saturday, allowing six runs on six hits and three walks over six innings against the Orioles. He struck out five.

Gray got shelled for a season-high six runs in the second inning after allowing three consecutive singles to open the frame, followed by back-to-back walks. He actually went on to retire 10 consecutive batters from the third inning on, but the damage had already been done, and the right-hander took his third loss of the season. Gray has not won a start since April 30 against the Royals and has now issued three walks in each of his last two outings.

Heaney (5-6) took the loss Saturday as the Rangers fell 8-3 to the Nationals, coughing up eight runs (seven earned) on eight hits -- including three home runs -- and a walk over three innings. He struck out four.

The veteran southpaw had been away from the team for a few days this week while on paternity leave, and his focus may have been elsewhere in his return to the mound -- the Nats jumped on Heaney for four runs in the first inning alone, with Jeimer Candelario and Joey Meneses both taking him deep before he could escape the frame. Heaney's inability to keep the ball in the park is nothing new, though. He's served up eight homers in 31 innings since the beginning of June, leading to a 6.39 ERA over that stretch, and he has a 1.78 HR/9 on the year.

Wells (7-4) earned the win Saturday, allowing two runs on six hits and two walks over six innings against the Twins. He struck out four.

Wells held the Twins to one run over the first five innings, which came across following a wild pitch from the right-hander. He would later allow a second run on a Donovan Solano double in the sixth before striking out the next two batters to end the inning and eventually earned his seventh win of the season. Wells has now allowed exactly two earned runs in seven consecutive starts and has gone six innings in three straight.

Gausman (7-5) took the loss Saturday, allowing two runs on five hits and two walks over six innings against the Tigers. He struck out seven.

Gausman allowed three consecutive hits with one out in the first, which led to the only two runs of the game. The right-hander was basically lights-out aside from the opening frame, however, and allowed only three more baserunners from the second inning on before being relieved by Nate Pearson in the seventh. Gausman has recorded at least seven strikeouts in each of his last three starts, though he's now lost his last two decisions (spanning three starts) after previously winning five straight.

Manning (3-1) earned the win Saturday, striking out five while issuing three walks over 6.2 scoreless innings against the Blue Jays. He did not allow any hits.

It wasn't the start that Manning was looking for, as the right-hander hit Bo Bichette with a pitch to open the game before issuing a walk to Brandon Belt in the following at-bat. However, the 25-year-old managed to get out of the inning unscathed and went on to retire 18 of the next 19 batters he faced while not allowing a hit. The Tigers' bullpen would take over with two outs in the seventh to complete the no-hitter over Toronto, marking Detroit's first combined no-hitter in team history. Manning recorded a season-high five strikeouts on the afternoon, and it was his first start this season in which he didn't allow at least two runs.

Cole (9-2) earned the win Saturday, allowing three runs on five hits and one walk over 7.1 innings against the Cubs. He struck out five.

Cole limited the Cubs to one run, which came on a groundout by Nico Hoerner in the top of the third to score Miles Mastrobuoni, over the first seven innings.. The right-hander then went on to retire the next 10 batters he faced before surrendering a two-run shot to Mike Tauchman in the eighth. Cole has now gone at least six innings in five of his last six starts, though he's allowed at least two runs in three straight.

Bradley (5-5) took the loss against Atlanta on Saturday, allowing four runs on five hits and two walks while striking out four batters over five innings.

Bradley made it through three perfect frames before surrendering four runs -- three of which came on a Sean Murphy homer -- in the fourth. Though he was able to complete another scoreless inning, the rough fourth was enough to send Bradley to his fifth loss. The rookie right-hander has hit a rough patch to close out the first half of the season, posting an 11.68 ERA, 2.11 WHIP and 9:4 K:BB across 12.1 frames over his past three starts. Bradley began his big-league career in fine fashion, but his recent struggles have him sitting on a poor 5.43 ERA and 1.39 WHIP over 61.1 frames heading into the All-Star break.

Detmers (2-6) allowed seven runs on six hits and a walk while striking out four over 3.1 innings to take the loss Saturday versus the Dodgers.

Detmers had allowed just five runs over his previous 31.2 innings, but the Dodgers' lineup tagged him for three solo home runs and made the most with the rest of their baserunners to end the southpaw's hot stretch. It was a sour ending to the first half for Detmers, who has a 4.31 ERA, 1.28 WHIP and 107:32 K:BB through 85.2 innings across 16 starts. He's projected for a challenging first matchup out of the All-Star break -- he'll either take the mound versus the Astros or the Yankees, though either potential outcome would be at home in Anaheim.