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Giolito (12-5) picked up the win in Monday's 7-4 victory over the Tigers, giving up three runs on eight hits and two walks over six innings while striking out eight.

The right-hander now has four quality starts in his last five trips to the mound and 12 on the season, as Giolito continues to emerge as the ace of the White Sox staff. He'll carry a 3.44 ERA and 158:47 K:BB through 130.2 innings into his next outing Sunday, at home against the A's.

Civale (1-1) took the loss Monday as Cleveland fell 1-0 to the Rangers, allowing one run on three hits and a walk over six innings while striking out seven.

The right-hander was outstanding in his return to the majors, but Mike Minor was just a little bit stingier for Texas. Civale now has quality starts in both of his outings this season for Cleveland, and his stay in the majors figures to be a lengthier one this time around. He'll next take the mound Saturday in Minnesota.

Morton (12-4) gave up two runs on seven hits and no walks while striking out nine through seven innings to take the loss against the Blue Jays on Monday.

Morton delivered another quality performance, but he was tagged with the hard-luck loss. This was an encouraging performance because the right-hander has a 4.85 ERA and a 26:6 K:BB in his last four starts. The 35-year-old is having an impressive season overall, posting a 2.77 ERA with 174 strikeouts. Morton will make his next start Saturday against the Mariners at T-Mobile Park.

Carrasco (illness) will throw a pair of bullpen sessions this week, Ryan Lewis of the Akron Beacon Journal reports.

Carrasco has been out since late May while battling leukemia. It remains unclear whether or not he'll be able to return to the mound at some point this season, but he's been continuing his throwing program as if that remains a possibility.

Severino (lat) is expected to throw of a mound Friday, Lindsey Adler of The Athletic reports.

Severino has been ramping up his throwing program and will have one more long toss session prior getting back on a mound Friday. He'll still have time to return, likely in a bullpen role, at least initially, as long as his recovery continues without further setbacks.

Sandoval had his contract purchased from Triple-A Salt Lake ahead of his scheduled outing Monday against the Reds.

As expected, Sandoval is slated to make his major-league debut as the primary pitcher behind opener Taylor Cole on Monday. The 22-year-old southpaw owns a 6.41 ERA, 1.97 WHIP and 66:35 K:BB in 15 starts (60.1 innings) with Salt Lake this season. Luke Bard (triceps) was placed on the 10-day IL, while Felix Pena (knee) was transferred to the 60-day IL in a pair of corresponding roster moves.

Heaney (shoulder) felt good following a simulated game Monday and expects to return this weekend in Boston, Maria Torres of the Los Angeles Times reports.

Heaney hasn't pitched since mid-July due to shoulder inflammation. The Angels have yet to provide an exact return date, but it sounds as though he'll be back without requiring a rehab start.

Glasnow (forearm) played catch from 60 feet Monday, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

Glasnow has been out of action with a forearm strain since mid-May and hadn't thrown in any capacity since suffering a setback in late June. He still has time to pitch again this season, possibly in a bullpen role, though even a minor setback at this point could result in him being shut down for the season.

Turnbull (back) was reinstated from the 10-day injured list ahead of his scheduled start Monday against the White Sox.

Turnbull recorded a solid 3.65 ERA in 19 starts prior to landing on the injured list in late July with a back strain. Both his 20.5 percent strikeout rate and his 8.9 percent walk rate are slightly worse than average, hinting at some possible regression, but neither number is particularly poor. According to Evan Woodbery of MLive.com, the Tigers will ease the right-hander back into action, limiting him to around 70 pitches Monday. Jordan Zimmermann (neck) landed on the 10-day injured list in a corresponding move.

Chirinos was placed on the 10-day injured list with right middle finger inflammation Monday, Juan Toribio of MLB.com reports.

Chirinos won't throw for two weeks, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports, leaving him unlikely to return before the start of September. It's a tough blow for a team that is already missing Blake Snell (elbow) and Tyler Glasnow (forearm). Trevor Richards, acquired in a deadline-day trade from Miami, is a possible candidate to take his place in the rotation.