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Valdez (8-3) earned the victory Tuesday against the Mets, striking out five in eight shutout innings while allowing six hits and two walks.

In a typical outing for Valdez, the lefty retired 12 batters on groundballs and induced two double plays. It was the 12th straight time he's tossed at least six innings in a start. For the month of June, the 28-year-old compiled a 2.81 ERA and 31:11 K:BB in 32 innings.

Seabold could make another spot start Sunday against the Blue Jays, Alex Speier of The Boston Globe reports.

Seabold was rocked for seven runs by the Blue Jays on Monday, but the Red Sox want to give Michael Wacha an extra day before his next start, and Seabold is the most obvious choice to get the ball. He will have been optioned for just five days at that point, so the Red Sox may have to place someone on the injured list in order to activate him.

Glasnow (elbow) threw a bullpen session Tuesday, his first since undergoing Tommy John surgery last August, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

Glasnow's ability to get back on a mound represents an important milestone in his recovery from elbow surgery, but he'll still face an uphill battle to make a return from the 60-day injured list in 2022. Slowly but steadily, he'll likely increase the intensity and frequency of his bullpen sessions before advancing to the next stage of his rehab program: facing live hitters.

Whitlock (hip) will likely need a rehab assignment following Friday's throwing session, Alex Speier of The Boston Globe reports.

He will face live hitters and go through fielding drills Friday, but Speier estimates Whitlock will still require a rehab assignment after that. Assuming he goes out on a rehab assignment after this weekend, Whitlock could return to make one or two starts before the All-Star break.

Seabold was optioned to Triple-A Worcester on Tuesday, Chris Cotillo of MassLive.com reports.

Seabold gave up seven runs on nine hits and a walk in 4.2 innings Monday against the Blue Jays. He will rejoin the Triple-A rotation to serve as organizational depth. Seabold has a 2.09 ERA, 0.99 WHIP and 51 strikeouts in 51.2 innings across 11 appearances with Worcester.

Sears was recalled from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre prior to his start Tuesday against the A's.

The Yankees haven't needed to use more than five starters for most of the season, so Sears has largely pitched at Triple-A, where he has a 2.25 ERA, 0.71 WHIP and 33:6 K:BB in 28 innings over his last six starts. He also struck out five over five scoreless innings en route to a win in his lone MLB start this season, so there's reason to deploy him in this nice matchup in a spot start against Oakland.

Kirby (2-3) took the loss against Baltimore on Monday, allowing seven runs on nine hits and one walk while striking out two over four innings.

Of the nine hits Kirby surrendered in the contest, six went for extra bases -- including four that left the yard. The rookie wasn't able to keep the Orioles off the scoreboard in any frame, and he needed 95 pitches to get through four innings. The performance was a big letdown after Kirby had tossed four quality starts over his previous five appearances. The four homers and seven runs were both season-worst marks for the right-hander, and his ERA shot up to 4.08 as a result of the rough night.

Wells (6-4) earned the win over Seattle on Monday, allowing one run on one hit and no walks while striking out three batters over five innings.

Wells had a perfect game going in the fifth inning before Cal Raleigh broke it up with a solo home run with two outs in that frame. The right-handed hurler got one more out, then called it a night after 63 pitches. That held true to the report that Wells would be on a limited pitch count for the contest after he tossed a season-high 94 pitches his last time out. In contrast to that previous appearance, Wells demonstrated excellent control Monday, throwing 41 of 63 pitches for strikes and avoiding issuing any walks for the first time in six starts. He's won each of his past five decisions, registering a 1.97 ERA, 0.88 WHIP and 18:10 K:BB over 32 innings covering six starts during that span.

Bubic (1-5) took the loss Monday as the Royals were downed 10-4 by the Rangers, surrendering seven runs (five earned) on nine hits and three walks over 4.2 innings. He struck out two.

The southpaw tossed 53 of 87 pitches in a shaky performance, and while Bubic didn't get much help from his defense, one of Kansas City's two errors on the night was his own. The 24-year-old has a 7.65 ERA, 1.91 WHIP and 31:23 K:BB through 37.2 innings as a starter this season, and he could lose his rotation spot once Daniel Lynch (finger) is ready to return.

McKenzie (4-6) took the loss in Monday's 11-1 rout at the hands of the Twins, coughing up seven runs on eight hits and a walk over six innings. He struck out seven.

For the second straight start, Minnesota had McKenzie's number, as half of the hits off the right-hander Monday went for extra bases, including homers by Gary Sanchez and Nick Gordon. Through three outings against the Twins this season, McKenzie has an 8.31 ERA and 3.6 HR/9; against the rest of the league, he sports a 2.86 ERA and 1.3 HR/9.