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Clevinger allowed two earned runs on two hits and four walks while striking out nine across seven innings Tuesday against the White Sox. He did not factor into the decision.

Clevinger mowed down White Sox hitters for much of his start thanks to 18 swinging strikes across 109 total pitches. Eloy Jimenez was the only batter able to solve him, driving in both of the runs Clevinger surrendered. He has now allowed two or fewer earned runs in 10 of his 12 starts since the calendar flipped to July. For the season, he owns a 2.71 ERA and 1.04 WHIP with 132 strikeouts across 93 innings. Clevinger will look to continue the excellent results in his next start, currently scheduled for Sunday at Minnesota.

Cease allowed four earned runs on four hits and two walks while striking out 11 across 6.2 innings Tuesday against the Indians. He did not factor into the decision.

Cease dominated the Indians through six innings, punching out nine batters and allowing just two earned runs. However, he returned to the mound in the seventh frame and walked consecutive batters with two outs -- both of which ultimately came around to score. Still, he showcased his electric arsenal in the outing, generating 21 called strikes and 13 swinging strikes across 106 total pitches while also walking only two batters. Despite the encouraging outing, Cease still owns a 6.75 ERA and 1.55 WHIP across 58.2 big-league innings. He'll look to build on this positive effort in his next start, currently scheduled for Sunday against the Angels.

Paxton (12-6) recorded 12 strikeouts and allowed only one hit and one walk over seven shutout innings to earn the win Tuesday against the Rangers.

Paxton reached 12 strikeouts for the third time this season as he never allowed a runner to reach second base Tuesday. The 30-year-old has won seven consecutive decisions and has a 2.98 ERA, 0.95 WHIP and 41:15 K:BB over 42.1 innings in that stretch. Paxton will look to continue the win streak Monday at Boston.

Stephens cleared waivers and was outrighted to Triple-A Columbus on Tuesday.

The 26-year-old has yet to make his big-league debut. He's struggled to a 7.09 ERA in the Indians' and White Sox' minor-league systems this season.

Snell (elbow) will throw another bullpen session Wednesday, Josh Tolentino of The Athletic reports.

Snell appears to still have time to return from late-July arthroscopic elbow surgery before the end of the season. He's thrown two bullpens already and will likely advance to either a live batting practice session or a rehab outing following Wednesday's session.

Gibson (abdomen) said Sunday that he's hopeful that he'll be cleared to pitch again in about a week, Do-Hyoung Park of MLB.com reports.

Gibson was surprisingly placed on the 10-day injured list Sunday when it was revealed he was dealing with ulcerative colitis, a condition that caused him to lose around 10 pounds over the past month and a half. Though Gibson had been able to pitch through the medical issue, the Twins elected to shut him down after he informed the training staff he felt little strength in his legs coming out of his start Aug. 30 in Detroit. Gibson, who has been fluctuating between 195 and 200 pounds since the All-Star break, will use his time on the IL to regain strength and move closer to his ideal weight of 212 pounds. While Gibson is sidelined, Randy Dobnak will get the first crack at replacing him in the rotation when a fifth starter is first needed Tuesday in Boston.

Luzardo will start Game 3 of Triple-A Las Vegas' playoff series against Sacramento, Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

The promising southpaw wrapped up the Aviators' regular season with some momentum, as he mowed down 10 Tacoma Rainiers over six innings Friday. Luzardo still has a chance to log big-league innings this season after Las Vegas' postseason run concludes.

Glasnow (forearm) fired 1.1 scoreless innings in which he allowed two hits and two walks while recording three strikeouts in Triple-A Durham's loss to Gwinnett on Monday.

Glasnow was making his second rehab appearance for the Bulls and stretched his arm out to 33 pitches. Glasnow's forearm seems to be back to full strength, with Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reporting the right-hander's fastball was consistently in the 97-99 mph range. Glasnow is expected to serve as a multi-inning asset at the big-league level for the remainder of the campaign, although whether that work will come as a primary pitcher following an opener or as a traditional starter on an innings limit remains to be seen.

Civale (3-3) got the win against the White Sox on Monday, giving up three runs (one earned) on seven hits over five innings, striking out four and walking three in an 11-3 victory for the Indians.

He missed a quality start by one inning, but it was still another solid stat line for the 24-year-old, as only two of the runs against him were earned thanks to a pair of errors from his defense. Civale has been lights-out in his 41.2 big-league innings so far, posting a 1.94 ERA, 1.03 WHIP and 34:9 K:BB. He'll have a tough matchup for his next start, which is set for a Saturday road bout with the Twins.

Odorizzi surrendered three runs on five hits while striking out seven over five innings Monday against the Tigers.

Odorizzi gave up one run in the first inning on a solo homer, and he allowed two more runs in the fifth, but the Twins would go on to win the contest by a score of 4-3. The 29-year-old has been solid of late, holding the opposition to three or fewer earned runs in each of his last seven starts. Odorizzi owns a 3.61 ERA and 1.23 WHIP with a 152:49 K:BB over 142 innings this season.