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Valdez is scheduled to make another start Saturday against the Blue Jays.

Valdez was called up from Triple-A Round Rock last week as a replacement in the rotation for the injured Aaron Sanchez (pectoral) and pitched well enough in his start against the Angels to earn a second turn. While he earned a win after allowing only one run over six innings, Valdez showed shaky control, walking five batters and plunking another two. Getting support from one of baseball's top offenses will help Valdez's cause moving forward, but he'll need to scale back the free passes to find consistent success in the majors and avoid doing damage to his fantasy managers' ratios.

Suarez is listed as the Angels' probable starter for Friday's game against the Red Sox.

With a 6.67 ERA and 1.71 WHIP through his first 13 outings (12 starts) with the Angels this season, the 21-year-old lefty doesn't look to be big-league-ready at this point. Suarez will get at least one more turn through the rotation nonetheless, as the Angels are lacking in alternative options after Griffin Canning (elbow) and Felix Pena (knee) were both shut down for the season earlier this month. In his first start after being called up from Triple-A Salt Lake last weekend, Suarez lasted only 4.2 innings while giving up three runs on seven hits and two walks to take a loss against the Astros.

Glasnow (forearm) will make a rehab appearance at Triple-A Durham on Friday, Josh Tolentino of The Athletic reports.

Glasnow was originally scheduled to make his first rehab appearance with High-A Charlotte, but weather prompted the Rays to move him to Durham, where he'll pitch one inning (or 20 pitches). The right-hander is scheduled to make another two or three appearances in the minors following Friday's before hopefully rejoining the Rays. Once healthy, Glasnow is expected to be deployed as a starter, though seeing as he won't have enough time to build up to a normal starter's workload, he'll likely be in store for abbreviated outings on days he pitches.

Baz received an invite to the Arizona Fall League on Wednesday, Juan Toribio of MLB.com reports.

Baz earned his AZL spot by virtue of a rock-solid season at Low-A Bowling Green, one in which he generated a 3-2 record, 2.87 ERA and 1.26 WHIP while recording 78 strikeouts across 75.1 innings. The 20-year-old arrived in the Rays organization in the Chris Archer trade with the Pirates last season that also yielded Tampa both Tyler Glasnow (forearm) and Austin Meadows.

Dunn is a strong candidate to be called up from Double-A Arkansas sometime in September after rosters expand in September and the Travelers' postseason run concludes, Greg Johns of MLB.com reports.

Arkansas begins a best-of-five playoff series Wednesday and could remain alive all the way through Sept. 15 if it reaches the championship round. Therefore, while an exact arrival date for Dunn would be impossible to pin down at the moment, he is pegged as a highly likely callup, especially since the Mariners would need to add him to the 40-man roster this winter anyhow in order to protect him from the Rule 5 draft. Dunn's first full season at the Double-A level has produced encouraging results, as he owns an 8-5 record, 3.55 ERA, 1.19 WHIP and 153 strikeouts over 126.2 innings.

Odorizzi (14-6) picked up the win Wednesday, allowing two runs on five hits and two walks over six innings while striking out eight in an 8-2 victory over the White Sox.

It's only his second quality start of the second half, as Odorizzi has stumbled to a 4.28 ERA, 1.47 WHIP and 49:19 K:BB through 48.1 innings over nine starts since the All-Star break. The right-hander will try to stay on track in his next outing Monday in Detroit.

Cole allowed four runs on six hits and one walk while striking out 14 over 6.2 innings for a no-decision against the Rays on Wednesday.

The offense bailed out Cole, who departed with the Astros down by a run. This was the 15th time in 27 starts the right-hander has recorded double-digit strikeouts, establishing a new franchise record and putting him atop the league in that category with 252. Cole will next start Monday on the road in Milwaukee.

Sandoval gave up one hit and three walks while striking out nine through five scoreless innings in a no-decision against the Rangers on Wednesday.

Sandoval came out dealing, registering 20 swinging strikes in his 84 pitches. Sandoval was removed before facing the lineup for a third time despite his success and will likely be used in a similar fashion going forward. The 22-year-old has a 5.24 ERA with a 1.48 WHIP through five appearances. Sandoval is scheduled to make his next start Tuesday against the Athletics at RingCentral Coliseum.

Rodriguez (16-5) earned the win over the Rockies on Wednesday, allowing three runs on nine hits and three walks while striking out five over five innings.

Although Rodriguez allowed nine hits, the southpaw prevented major contact and did not surrender any home runs for the third straight game, which is especially impressive at Coors Field. After tossing 14.2 scoreless innings in his last two starts, Rodriguez blanked the Rockies until the fourth frame when he loaded the bases and allowed Garret Hampson to reach on an RBI infield single. The 26-year-old began to unravel in the fifth, but he held Colorado to a pair of runs to limit the damage. Rodriguez, whose 16 wins tie Justin Verlander for second best among all major-league pitchers, now sports a 3.97 ERA, 1.36 WHIP and 160:62 K:BB. He'll look for his fourth straight victory against the Twins on Tuesday.

Civale (2-3) picked up the win Wednesday, allowing two runs on six hits over seven innings while striking out five as Cleveland downed the Tigers, 4-2.

The right-hander hasn't given up more than two earned runs in any of his six trips to the mound in the majors this season, but this outing was his longest to date. Civale will take a 1.96 ERA and 30:6 K:BB through 36.2 innings into his next start Monday, at home against the White Sox.