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Oakland recalled Medina from Triple-A Las Vegas on Tuesday.

Medina will be brought up to make a start against the Angels on Wednesday. The right-hander forged a 3.86 ERA with an 11:8 K:BB and 1.39 WHIP over his 9.1 innings with Las Vegas in three appearances. Medina has shown the potential to miss bats in the minors, but he'll be a risky streaming option in his MLB debut.

Kaprielian was optioned to Triple-A Las Vegas on Tuesday.

Kaprielian has struggled mightily for the Athletics to begin the 2023 campaign while allowing 23 runs in 16 innings to register a 12.94 ERA with an unhealthy 18:14 K:BB in his six appearances. He'll head down to the Pacific Coast League to hopefully work out the kinks. Luis Medina has been recalled from Las Vegas to take his place on the roster.

McCullers (forearm) threw 20-to-30 pitches from the front of the bullpen mound at Tropicana Field on Tuesday, Brian Murphy of MLB.com reports.

Assuming he bounces back from the workout with no issues, McCullers might be ready for a normal bullpen session the next time he's scheduled to throw. The veteran right-hander has been brought along slowly since his nagging forearm issue flared up on him again back in mid-February. He'll need multiple rehab starts before rejoining the Houston rotation, so McCullers is still several weeks away from being activated from the 15-day injured list.

Chirinos is expected to get a look in the Rays' rotation following the demotion of Taj Bradley, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

Chirinos has pitched well in relief, tossing 9.1 scoreless innings with a 5:2 K:BB. It's not clear when Chirinos might make a start, but all three of his relief appearances have been lengthy so it shouldn't be a major transition. The right-hander was a successful starter for Tampa Bay in prior seasons before multiple arm injuries.

The Rays optioned Bradley to Triple-A Durham on Tuesday, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

Topkin notes that a major reason for the move is to transition Bradley to a traditional five-day schedule as opposed to the six-day schedule he's been working on. The Rays are expected to replace Bradley in the rotation with Yonny Chirinos and/or Josh Fleming. Bradley is still likely to be a major part of the Tampa Bay pitching staff this season, though as a result of the demotion, it's possible that Tyler Glasnow (oblique) beats him back to the big-league rotation.

Gilbert's next start will be pushed back a day, and he's now in line to take the hill Wednesday in Philadelphia, Ryan Divish of The Seattle Times reports.

Seattle has decided to flip Gilbert and Marco Gonzales, who will move up a day to start Tuesday. Gilbert will now go more than a week between starts after he allowed four runs over six frames against Milwaukee last Tuesday.

Gonzales will move up a day to start for the Mariners on Tuesday in Philadelphia, Ryan Divish of The Seattle Times reports.

The Mariners have decided to flip-flop Gonzales and Logan Gilbert, who will now go Wednesday. Gonzales -- who will be pitching on an extra day of rest Tuesday -- is coming off his strongest start so far this season, having struck out nine while limiting the Brewers to two runs over six innings Wednesday.

Bibee was scratched from his scheduled start with Triple-A Columbus on Tuesday and instead could be called up to make his MLB debut with the Guardians on Wednesday versus the Rockies, Joe Noga of The Cleveland Plain Dealer reports.

Bibee has posted a 1.76 ERA and 19:8 K:BB over 15.1 innings through his first three starts for Columbus. The move to Triple-A hasn't fazed Bibee, who broke out in 2022 while logging a 2.17 ERA and 167:27 K:BB across 132.2 frames between High-A Lake County and Double-A Akron. The Guardians will likely wait and see how Tuesday's game plays out before deciding on a starter for Wednesday, but if Bibee does in fact get the nod, he could make for a solid streaming option in a favorable matchup at Progressive Field. If Bibee starts and pitches well Wednesday, he could have a chance to stick around in the rotation on a more permanent basis.

Lynn (0-3) took the loss Monday, allowing four runs on five hits and three walks over five innings against Toronto. He struck out four.

Lynn posted three scoreless frames before getting into trouble in the fourth. After retiring the first two batters in the frame, the veteran right-hander allowed five straight baserunners to reach, including a three-run homer by Cavan Biggio that gave the Blue Jays a 4-2 lead. Lynn has allowed multiple runs in each of his five starts this season and has gotten through six innings just once. He currently has a 7.52 ERA and a 1.78 WHIP, but his 32:13 K:BB through 26.1 innings is somewhat encouraging.

Eovaldi did not factor into the decision Monday, allowing four runs (three earned) on six hits and one walk over six innings during a 7-6 loss the Reds. He struck out seven.

The Reds took a 1-0 lead in the first inning on a throwing error from Josh Jung, but the Rangers responded with five unanswered runs before Eovaldi was tagged for three earned runs in the third. The right-hander was able to get through three more innings and was in line for the win until Cincinnati made a late-inning comeback. Eovaldi has gotten through six innings in three consecutive starts and currently holds a 5.20 ERA and a 1.41 WHIP with a 31:5 K:BB across his first five outings (27.2 innings).