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Garcia (3-1) earned the win and struck out nine in five scoreless innings Thursday, allowing five hits and two walks in a 5-0 victory in Minnesota.

Garcia allowed at least one baserunner in each inning but held the Twins scoreless in large part due to his nine punchouts. Even though it was his second-shortest start of the season, his 95 pitches thrown were a season-high. The 25-year-old has recorded exactly nine strikeouts and two walks in consecutive games and has a 37:9 K:BB for the season. Through six starts he has an excellent 2.94 ERA and 0.95 WHIP.

Javier will start Saturday against the Nationals, Brian McTaggart of MLB.com reports.

Javier followed Jake Odorizzi in his last outing, throwing three scoreless innings Sunday against the Tigers. Javier will have the chance to start in a traditional role Saturday, with Odorizzi likely pushed back a few days. Across 21.2 innings this season, Javier has maintained a 0.83 ERA, 0.78 WHIP and 25:6 K:BB while working as both a starter and multi-inning reliever.

Urquidy allowed one run on three hits across three innings during Wednesday's 11-3 win over the Twins. He struck out three and walked zero.

Urquidy allowed doubles to Max Kepler and Jorge Polanco during the first inning, resulting in his only earned run. However, the right-hander's outing was cut short when the contest was suspended due to inclement weather at the end of the third inning. Urquidy's next start is tentatively scheduled for Tuesday's matchup in Boston.

Paddack (elbow) was transferred to the 60-day injured list Thursday, Do-Hyoung Park of MLB.com reports.

While the Twins haven't yet revealed whether Paddack will require elbow surgery, he'll be unable to return to game action until at least mid-July. The right-hander posted a 4.03 ERA and 1.21 WHIP in 22.1 innings over his first five starts with the Twins but will be forced to miss significant time. Chris Archer and Josh Winder have been filling in as starters recently as the Twins' rotation deals with several injuries.

The Rangers optioned Allard to Triple-A Round Rock on Thursday, Levi Weaver of The Athletic reports.

The Rangers will swap Allard out of their bullpen for a fresh arm in Josh Sborz, who was called up from Round Rock in advance of Thursday's game against the Royals. Allard covered three innings out of the bullpen in Wednesday's 8-2 loss, giving up one run on two hits and a walk while striking out one.

Bubic was optioned to Triple-A Omaha on Thursday, Alec Lewis of The Athletic reports.

Bubic lost his place in the rotation last week after posting an awful 13.14 ERA and 8:11 K:BB through his first five starts. He moved to the bullpen but made just one appearance there before losing his spot on the active roster entirely. Jon Heasley, who will start Thursday against the Rangers, was recalled to take his place on the big-league roster.

Gil was recalled as expected ahead of his scheduled start Thursday against the White Sox.

Gil made six major-league starts in his debut season last year, cruising to a 3.07 ERA despite a 14.7 percent walk rate, as his 29.5 percent strikeout rate proved to be enough to overcome his poor control. Things haven't gone his way through five starts for Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre this season, as he owns a 9.53 ERA and has walked a nearly identical 14.5 percent of opposing batters, but the Yankees evidently have enough faith to give him another shot.

Bradley has a 2.57 ERA, 0.79 WHIP and 31:4 K:BB across six starts for Double-A Montgomery this season.

He's allowed just a single hit in each of his last two outings, and Bradley has given up one or zero runs in five of his starts. The 21-year-old righty is nearly four years younger than the average Double-A player, which makes this level of dominance that much more impressive. While his strikeout rate isn't quite as high as it was last season, he's also clipped his walk rate in half, posting a stingy 1.3 BB/9 so far this year. It's not clear what the Rays' plans are for Bradley, but he's starting to get close to the majors. If he doesn't make it there this year, he'll certainly be in the conversation early next season.

The Tigers are expected to recall Faedo from Triple-A Toledo to start Monday against the Rays, Evan Woodbery of MLive.com reports.

After being designated as the 27th man for Tuesday's doubleheader with the Athletics, Faedo was the obvious choice to move off the 26-man active roster after the twin bill was completed. Before heading back to the minors, however, Faedo delivered another promising five-inning effort, allowing just two runs and striking out seven in a loss. With all of Matt Manning (shoulder), Casey Mize (elbow) and Tyler Alexander (elbow) still on the injured list, Faedo should be on track to make a third straight turn through the big-league rotation. Detroit will need to place another player on an injured or inactive list by Monday in order to make room on the active roster for Faedo's return.

Irvin (shoulder) will throw a bullpen session Friday, Matt Kawahara of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

Irvin successfully threw off flat ground Wednesday, and he's been cleared to resume mound work to close out the week. The southpaw has been on the injured list with shoulder tendonitis since May 5, but it's possible he'll be able to return to game action when he's first eligible next week.