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Cole (10-3) allowed two earned runs on four hits and two walks while striking out eight across 6.2 innings to take the loss Monday against the Mariners.

Cole carried a no-hitter through 5.2 innings but allowed three consecutive hits in the sixth inning, which accounted for both of his earned runs. Despite an impressive effort on nearly every account, he was outdueled by James Paxton and was dealt only his third loss of the season. That falls in line with his season-long performance, as he ranks among the top-10 in the American League in WHIP (0.98), ERA (2.55), and strikeouts (194).

Mejia will get the start for Wednesday's game against Cleveland, Paul Hoynes of Cleveland.com reports.

After Lance Lynn was dealt to the Yankees, Mejia will slot into the rotation, as the Twins are in need of a fifth starter. He's made three appearances in the big leagues this season (two starts), posting a 3.65 ERA and 1.62 WHIP with eight strikeouts over 12.1 innings. He'll face a challenging Indians' lineup in his next outing.

According to Jon Heyman of FancredSports.com, Lynn could join the Yankees' bullpen initially following Monday's trade from Minnesota.

The Yankees acquired Lynn in exchange for Tyler Austin and Luis Rijo. It seems inevitable that Lynn will make some starts for New York, but he may have to bide his time in the bullpen for now. Lynn posted a 5.10 ERA in 20 starts for the Twins this season, up from 3.43 last year, with a jump in walks (5.5 BB/9) and opponents' hard-hit rate being big factors in his struggles.

Lynn was dealt from the Twins to the Yankees on Monday in exchange for Tyler Austin and Luis Rijo, Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic reports.

New York addressed one of their weaknesses as a team by adding a veteran right-hander to its starting rotation. Lynn has struggled at times in 2018, accruing a 5.10 ERA and 1.63 WHIP with 100:62 K:BB over 102.1 innings, but perhaps a trade to a contending team will rejuvenate the 31-year-old. He figures to slot in near the back end of the starting rotation.

Montas was sent down to Triple-A Nashville on Monday, Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

Oakland will roll with a four-man rotation with a slew of off days coming up, so Montas was returned to the minor leagues following a start in Colorado on Sunday. The club will require a fifth starter versus Seattle on Aug. 14, but it remains to be seen whether Andrew Triggs (forearm) or Paul Blackburn (elbow) will be ready to come off the DL. In the meantime, Montas will continue starting at the Triple-A level.

Paxton (back) was reinstated from the 10-day disabled list ahead of Monday's start against Houston.

As expected, Paxton will take the hill against the Astros after being sidelined for a few weeks with lower-back stiffness. Across 20 starts this year, he's accumulated a 3.70 ERA and 1.09 WHIP with a staggering 11.7 K/9.

Rodriguez (ankle) has been cleared to increase activities but has not yet been cleared to resume mound work, Pete Abraham of The Boston Globe reports.

Rodriguez continues to make progress after suffering ligament damage in his right ankle in mid-July. He remains a few weeks from returning, however. Whether or not he'll need a rehab assignment once he resumes throwing will likely depend on how long his absence ends up being.

Gonzales (12-5) earned the win against the Angels on Sunday, giving up two earned runs on seven hits over six innings, striking out seven and walking two in Seattle's 8-5 victory.

Gonzales just continues to churn out superb stat lines, as he's gone 5-0 over his last five games, all of which have been quality starts. Impressively, he has issued just 25 walks and struck out 111 in 125.2 innings this year. He'll take a 3.37 ERA and a 1.16 WHIP into his next start against the Blue Jays on Friday.

Nuno (hamstring) is set to begin a minor-league rehab assignment with High-A Charlotte on Tuesday, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

Nuno has increased his activity this past week, working up to a Saturday bullpen session after playing catch from 90 feet Thursday. It appears he emerged setback-free from throwing off a mound, leading to the confirmation of his rehab assignment. It's unknown whether Nuno will complete all his rehab work with the Stone Crabs, or whether the Rays will have him face a higher caliber of competition at Double-A Montgomery or Triple-A Durham as well before activation.

Kluber (13-6) surrendered one run on five hits and one walk while fanning five over 7.1 innings Sunday against Detroit as he secured the victory.

Kluber gave up a single run in the first inning on a groundout to shortstop, but he cruised through the remainder of his outing. He managed to rebound after being tagged with the loss in both of his previous two starts (nine runs across 11.1 frames), and the 32-year-old owns a 2.79 ERA and 0.94 WHIP with 139 punchouts through 145 innings in 2018.