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Whitley (shoulder) is expected to resume mound work within the next couple weeks, Brian McTaggart of MLB.com reports.

Whitley was placed on the minor-league injured list in late May with right shoulder fatigue and has been rehabbing at the Astros' spring training facility in Florida. The 21-year-old is expected to return to minor-league games around the third week of July, assuming he avoids any setbacks.

Means (shoulder) is throwing a bullpen session Tuesday and remains on track to come off the injured list and start this weekend against Cleveland, Roch Kubatko of MASN Sports reports.

He will be eligible to be activated to start any of the three weekend games against the Indians, but it is unclear which game will be his. Among all Orioles pitchers with at least 20 innings, Means is the leader in ERA (2.67), WHIP (1.15) and fWAR (1.5). His 20.3 percent strikeout rate is below average for a starting pitcher in today's game, so it's possible some serious regression will be in store over the rest of the season.

Eovaldi (elbow) was transferred to the 60-day injured list Tuesday.

The move clears a spot on the 40-man roster for the Red Sox to reinstate Steven Wright from his suspension. It has no effect on Eovaldi's return timeline, as he's already been out for over 60 days. He's still working his way cautiously through his rehab program, with no clear target date for his return.

Keller struck out four and gave up three hits through three scoreless innings in a no-decision against the Indians.

Keller was pitching well but had his day cut short by a rain delay that lasted over two hours. The right-hander has a 3-9 record with a 4.32 ERA through 17 starts this season. Keller will make his next start Sunday against the Blue Jays at the Rogers Centre.

Luzardo (shoulder), who recorded five strikeouts and allowed two earned runs on five hits, two walks and a wild pitch over 3.1 innings in Triple-A Las Vegas' loss to Sacramento on Saturday, could make his major-league debut immediately after the All-Star break, Martin Gallegos of MLB.com reports.

Gallegos reports Luzardo hit 99 mph in Saturday's start, an outing in which he worked up to 61 pitches. The left-hander is slated to log five innings and 75-80 pitches in his next start with the Aviators against Fresno on Thursday. He could then reach the 100-pitch threshold manager Bob Melvin previously emphasized Luzardo would need to hit as a requisite for a promotion in his July 2 Triple-A start, leaving him poised for a big-league debut immediately after the All-Star break. Gallegos separately notes Luzardo is also a candidate to eventually fill Frankie Montas' (suspension) spot in the rotation while the right-hander serves out his 80-game ban.

Rodriguez yielded five runs on six hits and two walks in 6.1 innings Monday, striking out four batters and taking the no-decision in the win over the White Sox.

Rodriguez got in trouble early, surrendering a two-run shot to Yoan Moncada in the second inning. He later gave up another long ball to Jose Abreu. The 26-year-old lefty has given up four or more runs three times in his last four outings and his season ERA sits at a subpar 4.87. He'll take the mound in Toronto next Tuesday looking to move to 9-4.

Giolito yielded three runs on six hits and four walks across 5.2 innings Monday, striking out seven and taking a no-decision in the loss to Boston.

Giolito looked solid through the first four innings, issuing just one walk and allowing three hits, including a solo homer to Jackie Bradley Jr. Between the fifth and sixth frames, he'd give up three hits and three walks, with a bases-loaded, two-out walk to Michael Chavis ending his evening. The 24-year-old righty has been pretty successful this season with his command after leading the AL with 90 walks in 2018. However, he's walked 11 batters over his last three outings and his ERA has jumped from 2.28 to 2.87 during that span. Gioltio will get another tough matchup at home Sunday against Minnesota.

Glasnow (forearm) suffered a setback and will be shut down for three weeks, Josh Tolentino of The Athletic reports.

Glasnow apparently felt some discomfort while throwing in Oakland over the weekend, and a subsequent MRI revealed right flexor inflammation. This is a tough blow for the right-hander, who was originally hoping to be back around the All-Star break. Glasnow will be reevaluated in three weeks, at which point a new timetable for his return will hopefully emerge.

Civale was optioned to Triple-A Columbus on Monday, Tom Withers of the Associated Press reports.

Civale threw six shutout innings in his big-league debut Saturday against the Tigers, but there's no room for him to stick in the rotation for now with Mike Clevinger returning from an ankle injury on Friday. His strong showing should put him first in line the next time Cleveland needs a spot starter, however. Jon Edwards was recalled in a corresponding move.

Clevinger (ankle) will return from the injured list to start Friday against Baltimore, Chris Assenheimer of the Elyria Chronicle-Telegram reports.

Clevinger sprained his ankle in his first start back from the 60-day injured list last Monday. He threw a bullpen session Monday which went well, so he'll wind up missing just a single start.