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Milone (3-8) took the loss as the primary pitcher against the Yankees on Monday, giving up five earned runs on eight hits over five innings, striking out one and walking two as the Mariners fell 5-4.

Following up opener Matt Wisler, Milone posted a dud stat line in this contest, as he gave up a home run to Gleyber Torres on the first pitch he threw and yielded two more long balls to Mike Ford before exiting the contest after five innings and 79 pitches. The 32-year-old has now given up 16 earned runs over his last four appearances, leaving him with an uninspiring 5.08 ERA and 1.20 WHIP in 18 games for the season.

Montgomery (shoulder) will make his next rehab start for Double-A Trenton, Bryan Hoch of MLB.com reports.

Montgomery fared well in his last minor-league outing with High-A Tampa on Sunday, tossing two perfect innings. The Yankees have yet to disclose when he'll pitch next, though skipper Aaron Boone did state that he's optimistic about the southpaw's chances of returning from the injured list sometime in September, likely in a bullpen role.

Dunning (elbow) has started light throwing out to 45 feet, Scott Merkin of MLB.com reports.

Dunning, who underwent Tommy John elbow surgery in March, will continue light throwing for the next two months. The right-hander is hoping to be throwing bullpen sessions by the time spring training arrives in 2020.

Severino (lat) could begin a rehab assignment on Sunday, Pete Caldera of The Bergen Record reports.

Severino has been cleared to face live hitters as of Thursday, and the Yankees are expected to send him out on a rehab stint within the next week. If all goes according to plan, he'll be activated from the 60-day injured list around mid-September.

Carrasco (illness) will make another rehab appearance with Triple-A Columbus on Wednesday, Zack Meisel of The Athletic reports.

Carrasco has made three rehab appearances with Columbus and Double-A Akron over the past week, allowing one run while racking up six strikeouts in 3.2 innings. Barring setbacks, it sounds like the right-hander is tracking towards joining the Indians' bullpen at the start of September.

Manager Brandon Hyde said Sunday that he's hopeful Means (personal) will be reinstated from the Family Medical Emergency List and slot back into the Baltimore rotation at some point during the club's series in Kansas City this weekend, Nathan Ruiz of The Baltimore Sun reports.

Hyde noted that the Orioles will give Means as much time as he needs to tend to the family matter, but the fact that the All-Star lefty is headed to his home state of Kansas will at least limit his potential burden from a travel standpoint if he wishes to rejoin the club later in the week. He'll be able to spend between three and seven days away from the team before the Orioles would have to activate him.

Manager Ned Yost said that Keller will be capped at 100 pitches in his start Monday against the Athletics and any additional turns that follow this season, Jeffrey Flanagan of MLB.com reports.

Since Keller just turned 24 years old in July, the Royals' decision to act conservatively with his usage isn't too surprising, especially since the 46-85 club having little incentive to overextend the righty at this stage of the season. Keller has cleared 100 pitches in 17 of his 27 outings this season and has covered at least six innings in eight consecutive turns, so the workload restriction could be most punitive to him in leagues that count quality starts as a category.

Clevinger is listed as the Indians' scheduled starter for Thursday's game against the Tigers.

Clevinger was initially lined up to pitch Friday's series opener versus the Rays, but the Tribe will use Monday's off day to reorder their rotation and keep the righty on his normal four-day rest schedule. With a 3.00 ERA and 113 strikeouts in 78 innings this season, Clevinger has already established himself as a must-start option in nearly every format, but he'll be even more appealing than usual in shallower leagues with tougher weekly lineup decisions due to his matchup versus one of the majors' weakest offenses.

Luzardo fired 4.2 scoreless innings for Triple-A Las Vegas in a win over Tacoma on Sunday, allowing three hits, three walks and uncorking a wild pitch while striking out four.

It was the second straight encouraging outing of 4.2 innings in length for Luzardo following his activation from the injured list. The promising southpaw stretched out to 84 pitches, building his arm up for a likely big-league stint this September once rosters expand.

German (17-3) held the Dodgers to one run on five hits in six innings to take the win Sunday. He struck out five and walked two.

German served up a home run to Joc Pederson on his first pitch of the game but kept Los Angeles at bay thereafter, scattering three doubles and a single while holding the Dodgers hitless with runners in scoring position. He leads the majors with 17 wins and has yet to tally more than one loss in any month this season. The 27-year-old will carry a 4.03 ERA, 1.14 WHIP and 136:30 K:BB across 127.1 innings into a home matchup with Oakland on Saturday.