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Rodriguez (15-5) earned the win Friday after holding the Padres scoreless across seven innings. He gave up five hits and a walk while striking out six.

Rodriguez delivered another stellar performance, holding his opponent scoreless for the second straight start after blanking the Orioles across 7.1 innings last time out. The 26-year-old southpaw is now 7-1 in his last nine appearances as he continues to lead the Red Sox starters in both wins (15) and ERA (3.92). Rodriguez will gear up for a tough road matchup against the Rockies on Wednesday.

Kluber underwent additional tests on his strained oblique Friday, Ryan Lewis of the Akron Beacon Journal reports.

Additional testing is generally a cause for concern, but in this case, the Indians are apparently trying to see if they can move up Kluber's target return date. The right-hander's status will be updated further once the results of Friday's exam are released.

Carrasco (illness) is schedule to throw around two innings in his next rehab appearance Sunday, Zack Meisel of The Athletic reports.

Carrasco threw one inning and 1.2 innings, respectively, in his first and second rehab appearances, and it appears he will extend out even a little further his next time out. He will also see a bump in competition, as he will pitch for Triple-A Columbus on Sunday after beginning his rehab stint with Double-A Akron. It's not exactly clear how many more minor-league games Carrasco will appear in before he is deemed ready to return, but according to the report, "a couple more" are scheduled for next week. Carrasco is on track to return in a relief role, so it's possible he will be ready to resume pitching for the Indians if he makes it through the next week without issue.

Suarez was officially recalled from Triple-A Salt Lake on Friday and will start against the Astros.

As expected, the lefty was summoned to the big leagues to take the place of Griffin Canning (elbow) in the starting rotation. Suarez owns an unimpressive 6.75 ERA and 1.69 WHIP with a 53:22 K:BB over 53.1 innings this season in the majors.

Farrell (jaw) was activated off the 60-day injured list Friday.

Farrell has yet to pitch in the majors this season after suffering a broken jaw when he was hit by a line drive in spring training, but he's now primed to make his season debut. The 28-year-old had a 5.17 ERA, 1.47 WHIP and 39:16 K:BB over 31.1 innings with the Cubs in 2018.

Javier was promoted to Triple-A Round Rock on Friday.

A 22-year-old righty, Javier has really impressive minor-league numbers, but his future role is still up in the air. He has a 1.75 ERA, 0.98 WHIP and 154 strikeouts in 102.2 innings across stops at High-A and Double-A, but he also has 55 walks and has averaged less than five innings per appearance. He certainly has a future in the big leagues, but shaky command/control could force him to the bullpen.

Kopech (elbow) will have a normal offseason and will enter spring training with no restrictions, Daryl Van Schouwen of the Chicago Sun-Times reports.

The right-hander will be 18 months removed from Tommy John surgery by next spring. Kopech will finish up a throwing program over the next several weeks before beginning what is expected to be a routine offseason.

Cole (15-5) earned the win Thursday after holding the Tigers scoreless while striking out 12 over seven innings. He allowed two hits and one walk.

Despite missing more than two weeks with hamstring soreness, the right-hander's velocity hit 99 mph in the first inning and stayed high all night. Cole's strikeout of Jake Rogers in the sixth inning -- his 10th of the game -- matched a franchise record of 14 games in one season with 10 strikeouts or more. The 28-year-old now owns a ridiculous 2.75 ERA, 0.95 WHIP and 238:40 K:BB, and he falls just one strikeout behind teammate Justin Verlander. Cole is scheduled to take the hill again on Wednesday against Tampa Bay.

Civale (1-3) allowed two earned runs, four hits and no walks while striking out three across 5.2 innings to take the loss Thursday against the Mets.

Civale had his start cut short by a lengthy rain delay, denying him the chance for a quality start. His only real trouble came in the fourth frame, when he allowed back-to-back doubles that resulted in both of his earned runs crossing the plate. He's made a strong impression in his first five career starts, working 29.2 innings and allowing just six earned runs while racking up 25 strikeouts. He'll look to keep things going in his next outing, currently scheduled for Wednesday at Detroit.

Boyd has been reinstated from the paternity list and will start Sunday's game against Minnesota, Anthony Fenech of the Detroit Free Press reports.

Boyd was initially on track to take the hill Friday night, but after he was placed on the paternity list Tuesday, the Tigers elected to reconfigure their pitching rotation. The southpaw owns a 4.24 ERA and 1.16 WHIP with a 201:37 K:BB over 153 innings this season for Detroit.