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Cole allowed three runs (one earned) on four hits and struck out 14 over seven innings Friday in a no-decision against the Orioles.

Baltimore got to Cole for two runs in the first inning and another in the third, but he would finish his night with four straight scoreless frames. He fired 80 of 113 pitches for strikes and punched out a season-high 14 batters, though he wouldn't come away with the victory. Despite this, the 28-year-old owns a 3.72 ERA with an eye-popping 130:20 K:BB over 84.2 innings this season.

Lynn gave up two runs on six hits and a walk while striking out eight over six innings in Friday's no-decision against the Athletics.

Lynn got off to a shaky start by surrendering a run in the first inning, but he'd settle down and put up zeros in four of the next five frames to turn in a quality start. While he certainly pitched well enough to win, the Rangers bullpen would give up the lead in the seventh inning. Regardless of the outcome, the 32-year-old right-hander has now delivered six consecutive quality starts and owns a 4.39 ERA with 85 strikeouts across 80 innings this season.

Luzardo (shoulder) pitched two innings in an extended spring game Thursday and will head to High-A Stockton on Tuesday, Martin Gallegos of MLB.com reports.

This is more good news for Luzardo, who's scheduled to toss three innings for the Ports on Tuesday. According to Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle, Oakland's top prospect will continue to be brought back as a starting pitcher, despite posting a 7.31 ERA with an 18:7 K:BB over 16 innings a season ago at Triple-A.

Clevinger (back) allowed four runs on three hits and a pair of walks while striking out four batters in a rehab appearance Thursday for Triple-A Columbus.

Clevinger got up to 98 mph with his fastball, though that might be the only encouraging sign from his performance. Despite the poor outing, he may require just one more rehab appearance (likely with Double-A Akron) before returning to Cleveland.

Eovaldi (elbow) is working through some mechanical issues, Christopher Smith of MassLive.com reports.

Eovaldi has been making the desired physical progress in his return from elbow surgery, but his mechanics reportedly don't feel right. He'll throw a bullpen session over the weekend, at which point the Red Sox will decide the next steps in his recovery.

Rodon (elbow) was transferred to the 60-day injured list Friday.

The transaction makes room on the 40-man roster for Jimmy Cordero, who was claimed off waivers from the Mariners in a corresponding move. It has no effect on Rodon's recovery time, as he isn't expected to return until the middle of next season as he recovers from Tommy John surgery.

Eovaldi's eventual return from late-April elbow surgery will be mapped out by the Red Sox on Friday, Michael Silverman of the Boston Herald reports.

Eovaldi has experienced no setbacks during his recent throwing sessions and is nearing a consistent five-day schedule. "We'll sit down (Friday) and we'll go from there. Most likely he'll go on a rehab assignment, but we don't know when, we have to look at the schedule. It's going to get tricky," manager Alex Cora said. "Have to map it out and see where we fit the guys and how we'll use them, when everybody's together tomorrow, we'll map it out." The Red Sox have a scheduling quirk coming up in late June, when the right-hander is likely to return. Boston will be traveling to the UK at the end of the month and has off days for travel preceding and following the London series against the Yankees.

Berrios (8-2) tossed six innings of one-run ball to earn the win Thursday against Cleveland, allowing two hits with one walk and six strikeouts.

Berrios was outstanding on the night, allowing just three baserunners as he induced 10 groundball outs and threw 69 percent of his pitches for strikes. The only significant damage against him came on a solo home run in the fifth inning, although he enjoyed a lead at the time. Berrios has a 2-0 record to go along with three quality starts over his last three outings and will look to keep it rolling in his next start at home against the Mariners.

Verlander didn't factor into the decision against the Mariners on Thursday, giving up three earned runs on five hits over 6.1 innings, striking out seven and walking none in the Astros' 8-7 extra-innings victory.

The right-hander logged a sixth straight quality start but was forced to settle for a no-decision as the Astros needed 14 innings to finally claim the victory. Verlander is showing no signs of slowing down at age 36, as he's posting his customarily dominant numbers to the tune of a 2.40 ERA, a phenomenal 0.74 WHIP and a 110:19 K:BB over 93.2 innings.

Milone tossed 5.1 innings as the primary pitcher against the Astros on Thursday, giving up one earned run on three hits, striking out one and walking one as the Mariners fell 8-7 in 14 innings. He didn't factor into the decision.

Working behind opener Austin Adams, Milone put in a solid effort, but he inherited a two-run deficit as the Astros jumped on Adams in the first inning. The veteran has pitched well over his four appearances for Seattle so far, as he's now sporting a 3.10 ERA, a 1.08 WHIP and a 20:5 K:BB over 20.1 innings.