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Yankees manager Aaron Boone said Gil will likely be called from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre to start Wednesday's game against the Blue Jays in New York, Lindsey Adler of The Athletic reports.

Nestor Cortes had been lined to start Wednesday's game, but Boone didn't suggest that Cortes nor any other member of the rotation would be replaced to make room for Gil. Instead, look for the Yankees to deploy a six-man rotation for at least this week, affording an additional day of rest for each member of the starting staff amid a heavy schedule of games. With another solid outing Wednesday, Gil could make a case for a more permanent stay with the big club, either as a starter or a high-leverage reliever. Over his first three big-league starts, Gil didn't allow a run over 15.2 innings while posting an 18:7 K:BB.

Urena (3-8) earned the win Sunday against Cincinnati after tossing 2.2 scoreless innings, allowing five hits and striking out one.

Urena registered his third win of the season and while he piggybacked Casey Mize's start effectively, this wasn't a quiet outing as the boxscore suggested -- he routinely allowed baserunners and was far from dominant. Either way, this was a step in the right direction for Urena, who has been pitching poorly during most of the year. He has tossed three scoreless outings over his last four appearances, but he still owns a below-average 5.95 ERA across 87.2 innings through 20 appearances (18 starts).

Mize didn't factor into the decision Sunday against Cincinnati after tossing three scoreless innings, fanning two.

Mize hadn't tossed such a short outing since July 2, when he also hurled three innings against the White Sox -- though in that game he gave up two earned runs on four hits and a walk while fanning two. Mize has allowed two or fewer runs in three of his last four appearances and while he has struggled to pitch deep into games, at least he's limiting the damage. He owns a 3.95 ERA across six appearances (27.1 innings) since the beginning of August.

Crawford (0-1) was tagged with the loss Sunday against Cleveland after allowing five runs on five hits and two walks while fanning two across two innings.

Crawford only lasted two innings and looked overmatched in his big-league debut, though considering he had posted a 5.52 ERA and 39:8 K:BB in 29.1 innings (six games) for Triple-A Worcester this season, the struggles at the highest level aren't all that surprising. He's not expected to remain in the rotation for an extended period of time, especially considering how shaky he looked in his MLB debut.

Bassitt (face) has been examined by multiple doctors back in Oakland during the Athletics' current road trip and his condition will be reevaluated Monday, the team's official site reports.

Manager Bob Melvin indicated he's received reports Bassitt is progressing well from the surgery he underwent Aug. 24 to repair displaced and fractured bones on the right side of his face stemming from a line drive off the bat of the White Sox's Brian Goodwin. The right-hander has apparently been making such good progress that the possibility of a regular-season return remains in play, and as such, Bassitt's potential timeline to begin a throwing program could be one of the components of the evaluation.

Garcia gained velocity on all five of his pitches during Sunday's outing against the Padres, Chandler Rome of the Houston Chronicle reports.

Garcia's four-seam fastball averaged 94.5 mph Sunday, slightly more than the 93.3 mph average for the season. The cutter, which averaged 86 mph all year, was up to 88.5 on Sunday. He's thrown a career-high 134 innings this season, 25.1 innings more than his previous high in 2019. The 24-year-old right-hander, who never pitched above A-ball prior to 2020, keeps chugging along. In addition to maintaining or increasing velocity, the rookie showed composure Sunday, not letting the Padres' three-run first inning get to him. He yielded just three baserunners following that first frame. The Astros will continue to limit his pitches per outing, capping him at about 80, which routinely limits Garcia to fewer than six innings in his starts.

Junk (0-1) allowed five runs (one earned) on six hits and one walk while striking out two across 3.2 innings, taking the loss to the Rangers on Sunday.

Junk surrendered a pair of home runs to DJ Peters. He struggled to get through the fourth inning, but the four runs in that frame came after a throwing error by Luis Rengifo and didn't count toward Junk's ERA. The 25-year-old isn't not a highly coveted prospect and shouldn't be on most radars for now.

Flexen didn't factor into the decision in Sunday's 10-4 extra-innings win over Arizona, allowing three runs on four hits and two walks with four strikeouts in six innings.

Flexen was rolling through five innings but permitted three runs on three hits in the sixth to fall behind 3-2. Seattle eventually knotted the score and went on to win in extras while Flexen posted his fourth quality start in five turns. The 27-year-old has now allowed no more than three runs in any of his last seven starts and has a 2.93 ERA in the span.

Heaney (8-9) allowed four runs on four hits in one-third of an inning to take the loss Sunday versus Baltimore.

The southpaw was responsible for all four runs Baltimore hung on the board in the seventh inning. Heaney has made two appearances since shifting to a relief role, allowing six runs in 2.1 innings. He's also struggled as a starter this year, with a 5.81 ERA, 1.30 WHIP and 142:40 K:BB across 122.1 innings between the Yankees and Angels. Until he can get things sorted out, he'll likely be limited to low-leverage work in the bullpen, although he could make a spot start if the Yankees' rotation gets thin.

Kluber allowed two runs on four hits and three walks with five strikeouts in 3.2 innings in a no-decision versus Baltimore on Sunday.

The right-hander surrendered a solo home run to Austin Hays in the second inning and a sacrifice fly to Jorge Mateo in the fourth to account for the runs. Kluber threw 46 of 78 pitches for strikes in his second start back from a shoulder strain. The right-hander has walked five in 7.2 innings since he returned, showing a lack of control likely due to his extended absence. He has a 3.69 ERA, 1.28 WHIP and 66:28 K:BB across 61 innings overall. Kluber lines up for a road start versus the Mets in next weekend's Subway Series, but he's yet to handle a full starter's workload, and it's unclear how deep he'll be able to pitch in his next turn.