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Severino (elbow) will throw a simulated game Thursday, Meredith Marakovits of YES Network reports.

Severino was initially slated to resume his rehab assignment Thursday, but the game was up in the air due to a rainy forecast. The simulated game should allow the right-hander to pitch in a more controlled setting, and it will mark his fourth live session since mid-June. Assuming all goes well Thursday, Severino's next appearance could be in a rehab game.

Cortes said he expects to be capped around 60 pitches in his start Wednesday against the Rays, Lindsey Adler of The Athletic reports.

Since being reinstated from the COVID-19 injured list Friday, Cortes has been available out of the bullpen only in an emergency, as New York has been preparing for him to step into the rotation as its new fifth starter in place of Asher Wojciechowski, who was designated for assignment last week and later released. Because of the time he missed coming out of the All-Star break due to his positive COVID-19 test, Cortes isn't fully stretched out for a traditional start, so the Yankees will act conservatively with his workload Wednesday. How Cortes fares against the Rays along with what additions the Yankees make prior to Friday's trade deadline will likely determine whether the lefty picks up additional starts beyond Wednesday.

McClanahan (4-4) took the loss Tuesday as the Rays were downed 4-3 by the Yankees, giving up three runs on nine hits and three walks over six innings. He struck out six.

The rookie wasn't especially sharp, tossing 60 of 89 pitches for strikes, but he pitched well enough to earn his third quality start of the season -- all of which have come in his last six outings. With the Rays letting McClanahan work a bit deeper into games, he's posted a solid 3.34 ERA, 1.21 WHIP and 38:12 K:BB through 32.1 innings over that stretch.

Montgomery (4-5) picked up the win Tuesday, allowing five hits and three walks over five scoreless innings in a 4-3 victory over the Rays. He struck out five.

The southpaw collected his first win since June 2 (coincidentally also against Tampa Bay) with a sharp effort as he tossed 65 of 102 pitches for strikes. Montgomery has a 14.2-inning scoreless streak going, lowering his ERA on the season to 3.78 with a 1.19 WHIP and 110:34 K:BB through 109.2 frames.

Flexen (9-5) lost Tuesday's game 8-6 at the hands of the Astros, allowing seven runs on nine hits with three strikeouts in four innings.

Flexen surrendered a Yordan Alvarez three-run homer in the first, then allowed four more runs on five hits in the fourth to snap his streak of starts with three runs or fewer permitted at eight. It's the 27-year-old righty's second straight loss, though he sports a solid though 3.81 ERA to go with a mediocre 1.25 WHIP and low 5.7 K/9.

Suarez (4-4) took the loss against Colorado on Tuesday, pitching 3.1 innings and allowing eight runs (four earned) on six hits and two walks while striking out four.

The left-hander's outing got off a to a poor start when a pair of Angels errors in the first inning led to two Rockies runs. He gave up a solo homer in the third frame before another error catalyzed two more Colorado scores. Suarez couldn't blame his defense in the fourth inning, when he allowed three of the four batters he faced to reach base, and all three came around to score. Suarez has now surrendered four earned runs in consecutive contests, somewhat souring a three-game stretch from June 28 to July 11 during which he yielded four total runs over 13.1 innings. He's tentatively lined up to start next Monday's game at Texas.

Watkins (2-1) allowed four runs on nine hits and a walk with one strikeout in four innings, taking the loss versus Miami on Tuesday.

Watkins had put in strong efforts through his first three major-league starts, but he ran into trouble versus Miami on Tuesday. He allowed a three-run blast to Sandy Leon in the second inning and an RBI single to Starling Marte in the fourth. Watkins was likely pitching a little better than expected as a 28-year-old rookie. He projects to make his next start this weekend versus Detroit.

Quantrill allowed a run on four hits and a walk while striking out five in six innings in a no-decision versus St. Louis on Tuesday.

For the third straight start, Quantrill was able to limit the opposition to one run. The right-hander has settled into a nice groove since the All-Star break as he's been needed to address an injury-riddled Cleveland rotation. For the year, he owns a 3.66 ERA, 1.31 WHIP and 55:26 K:BB through 78.2 innings. He'll take a 2-2 record into his next start, tentatively set for this weekend versus the White Sox.

McCullers (8-2) won Tuesday's 8-6 victory against Seattle, allowing four runs on six hits and three walks with eight strikeouts in six innings.

McCullers served up a Kyle Seager first-inning home run and a bases-loaded single to Jarred Kelenic in the sixth to account for all four runs surrendered. He permitted a combined seven of his nine baserunners in the first and sixth innings. The start marks consecutive outings of four earned runs allowed, though the 27-year-old has now struck out at least eight in five consecutive starts after recording only three such starts in his first 12 turns.

Kaprielian (5-4) lost Tuesday's 7-4 defeat at the hands of the Padres, allowing six runs on seven hits and a walk with six strikeouts in 4.1 innings.

Kaprielian was staked to a 3-0 lead after the top of the third but surrendered a two-run Fernando Tatis home run in the bottom of the inning, then allowed four of the first five Padres to reach base in the fifth and was removed. Yusmeiro Petit entered and immediately served up a three-run home run to Manny Machado with two of the runs charged to Kaprielian. This was the 27-year-old's worst start by far as his ERA jumped from 2.65 all the way to 3.24.