MLB Player News

Sandoval will be called up from Triple-A Salt Lake to start Monday at Cincinnati, Jeff Fletcher of The Orange County Register reports.

Sandoval was scratched from Saturday's start for Salt Lake and will instead make his way to the majors for his big-league debut. The 22-year-old was promoted to Triple-A in early May but has struggled in the Pacific Coast League with a 6.41 ERA, 1.98 WHIP and 66:35 K:BB through 60.1 innings.

Lynch (arm) returned from his rehab assignment Saturday but will head to Low-Burlington for now, Jeffrey Flanagan of MLB.com reports.

Lynch spent most of the season with High-A Wilmington, posting a 3.09 ERA in 11 starts before landing on the injured list with a sore arm in early June. He'll presumably be back at that level soon but will drop down to Low-A for now.

Heaney (shoulder) could return to the big-league rotation after throwing a 60-pitch sim game Monday, Jeff Fletcher of The Orange County Register reports.

We may not get confirmation on when he will return before lineups lock next week, but a return Saturday or Sunday in Boston seems like a distinct possibility. Heaney has a 5.09 ERA, 1.37 WHIP and 54:19 K:BB in 46 innings this season. His 33.1 percent groundball rate, 9.6 percent walk rate and 1.76 HR/9 are all notably worse than his career norms.

Kluber (forearm) will begin a minor-league rehab assignment Thursday, Zack Meisel of The Athletic reports.

He was apparently sitting around 88-89 mph with his fastball in a 35-pitch sim game Saturday, Ryan Lewis of the Akron Beacon Journal reports. It is unclear where he will begin his assignment, but he is on track to return to the big-league rotation in late August or early September.

Kluber (forearm) successfully threw a 35-pitch simulated game Saturday, Ryan Lewis of the Akron Beacon Journal reports.

Kluber threw all of his pitches against Double-A hitters and felt well afterwards, admitting that he's passed the point of feeling hesitant when throwing. The 33-year-old is nearing a rehab assignment that would put him on pace to rejoin the Cleveland rotation later this month.

Means (biceps strain) will start Wednesday against the Yankees, Joe Trezza of MLB.com reports.

He logged a 4.23 ERA, 1.13 WHIP and 19 strikeouts in 27.1 innings over his five starts prior to landing on the injured list. The Yankees rank 12th in the majors with a 101 wRC+ against left-handed pitchers.

German (14-2) earned the win versus Boston on Saturday, tossing seven innings and giving up two runs on five hits and no walks while striking out seven.

German was backed by heavy offensive support but gave the Yankees a strong outing nonetheless. The right-hander was nicked for solo homers by Andrew Benintendi in the second inning and Jackie Bradley Jr. in the fifth but is now one of four pitchers tied for the major-league lead with 14 victories. He'll carry a 3.98 ERA, 1.09 WHIP and 114:24 K:BB over 104 innings into his next start Thursday in Toronto.

Sale (5-11) allowed eight runs on nine hits and no walks while striking out four across 3.2 innings to take the loss Saturday against the Yankees.

Sale looked good in the first three innings, allowing only a leadoff homer to D.J. LeMahieu. However, the Yankees reached him for seven runs on seven hits in the fourth, including LeMahieu's second homer. While he has a disappointing 4.68 ERA, the left-hander has still generated 193 strikeouts and holds a 1.14 WHIP across 132.2 innings. Sale will draw his next start Thursday at home against the Angels.

Manoah tossed three scoreless innings in his first two appearances for short-season Vancouver, striking out five and walking one.

As they did two years ago with Nate Pearson, the Jays are giving Manoah an easy transition to pro ball, and the 21-year-old college product predictably seems to be too much for Northwest League hitters to handle. The 11th overall pick in this year's draft may not be really tested until next season, and the development of his changeup to complement a plus fastball/slider combo and the refinement of his command and control will be the keys to his long-term potential.

Perez didn't factor into the decision in Friday's 11-9 win over the Royals, giving up five runs on seven hits -- including three home runs -- over five innings while striking out three.

Fortunately for the southpaw, all three Kansas City homers were solo shots, and Perez actually left the game in line for his ninth win before the Royals tied it up in the sixth inning. He'll take a 4.58 ERA and 100:46 K:BB through 116 innings into his next start Wednesday, at home against Atlanta.