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Montas (1-1) earned the win in Monday's 11-1 victory over the Mariners. He tossed seven innings of one-run ball, giving up four hits and four walks while striking out nine.

Montas delivered his best outing of the season by a wide margin, as he notched his first quality start of the campaign while recording a season-high nine strikeouts. He will carry a 2.25 ERA and 1.31 WHIP into his next start, scheduled for Aug. 8 at home against the Astros.

Rodon (shoulder) will be reevaluated Tuesday, Daryl Van Schouwen of the Chicago Sun-Times reports.

Rodon's velocity dropped below 90 mph in the second inning of his start against the Brewers on Monday, but he managed to surrender only one run in two innings. Van Schouwen mentions Ross Detwiler as a potential replacement for Rodon if he ends up hitting the injured list. Rodon's initial diagnosis was left shoulder soreness.

Hill was placed on the 10-day injured list Monday with shoulder fatigue, Betsy Helfand of the St. Paul Pioneer Press reports.

He will be able to return early next week. Manager Rocco Baldelli said that because the roster size drops from 30 to 28 players soon, the team wanted to make this move now to maintain its pitching depth, Aaron Gleeman of The Athletic reports. He will continue to throw while on the IL, but he would not have been ready to make a start during this weekend's series in Kansas City. With Jake Odorizzi (back) joining the rotation this weekend, he can slot in for Hill's turn and Lewis Thorpe could conceivably make one more start before potentially being replaced by Hill next week.

Cole (3-0) gave up one earned run on five hits and one walk while striking out four in six innings Monday against the Phillies. He picked up the win.

There was a lengthy rain delay after Cole had finished six innings, and he did not get sent out for the seventh. He threw 91 pitches and 58 for strikes. Cole didn't have his best command in this one, but he was still in control throughout. His next start will come this weekend against the Rays.

Rodon left Monday's start against the Brewers with left shoulder soreness and will be reevaluated Tuesday.

His fastball velocity fluctuated from the low-90s in the first inning to the mid-80s on his final pitches in the second inning. Despite the troubling downturn in velocity, Rodon only allowed one run on three hits and zero walks while striking out one across two frames. Given his prior history of arm injuries, Rodon should be considered doubtful for his next start.

Rodon was pulled from Monday's start against the Brewers after giving up one run on three hits and zero walks while striking out one in two innings. His fastball velocity was dipping into the 80s in the second inning after sitting in the low-to-mid-90s in his last exhibition game, James Fegan of The Athletic reports.

He only threw 26 pitches (22 strikes), so if Rodon were fully healthy, he probably would have remained in the game. His velocity in the final inning suggests he is not 100 percent, but there has not been any report from the team regarding an injury.

Groome will throw in a simulated game at the Red Sox's alternate training site Tuesday, Jen McCaffrey of The Athletic reports.

He has thrown a couple bullpen sessions, but this will be his first time facing live hitters at Pawtucket. The Red Sox will need to add Groome to the 40-man roster this offseason in order to protect him from the Rule 5 draft, so this will give him an opportunity to show the new front office what they have in him. The 21-year-old lefty hasn't pitched against full-season hitters since 2017 and underwent Tommy John surgery in May of 2018.

Bradish was added to the Orioles' player pool Monday, Roch Kubatko of MASNSports.com reports.

Bradish came over from the Angels in the Dylan Bundy trade back in December. The 23-year-old is unlikely to be anything but organizational depth this season, as he only has one year of professional experience under his belt and spent the entirety of last season at the High-A level.

Odorizzi (back) looked good after throwing Monday and is expected to start sometime during the Twins' weekend series in Kansas City, Do-Hyoung Park of MLB.com reports.

Odorizzi has been dealing with upper-back stiffness since mid-July, causing him to miss the early part of the season. He won't miss much more time, though it's not yet clear what kind of workload he'll be ready to handle in his first start of the year.

Hill is battling both fatigue and mid-back soreness, which explains why he won't start any of the Twins' next four games, Do-Hyoung Park of MLB.com reports.

Hill will get an extended rest following his first start of the season, which should help the frequently-injured veteran stay healthy down the stretch after he spent much of the year recovering from elbow surgery. It's certainly positive news that he isn't dealing with any arm-related issues, and the back and fatigue problems don't appear to be particularly worrisome, as he was able to play catch Monday. It remains unclear when he'll next take the mound, however.