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Oaks was recalled ahead of Wednesday's start against the Indians.

Oaks will take the mound for his second start and fourth appearance of the year with the Royals. Across 9.2 innings with the team, he's logged a 7.45 ERA and 2.17 WHIP, though he's fared well at the Triple-A level (2.00 ERA over 13 starts). He will have a tough assignment against the Indians' offense.

Bundy (ankle) will take the mound against Minnesota on Friday, Jon Meoli of the Baltimore Sun reports.

Bundy was able to complete another bullpen session Tuesday after initially landing on the disabled list June 26 with an ankle injury. Since he didn't experience any ill effects, manager Buck Showalter confirmed that Bundy will be a go for Friday's outing. Across 16 starts this season, Bundy has posted a 3.75 ERA and 1.21 WHIP.

Luzardo currently has a scoreless streak of 15.1 innings that encompasses his last four starts at Double-A Midland, Mike Rosenbaum of MLB.com reports.

The 20-year-old southpaw generated five innings of one-hit ball in his most recent start against Springfield on Tuesday, retiring the final 11 batters he faced in the process. Luzardo was recently named an All-Star in the Texas League for his impressive work since his April 24 promotion. He has a 2.81 ERA and 64:14 K:BB over 57.2 innings for the Rockhounds.

McGuire was called back up from Triple-A Salt Lake on Wednesday, Fabian Ardaya of The Athletic reports.

Jeff Fletcher of the Southern California News Group reported that the Angels' starter for Thursday's game is now TBA, which could imply that Tyler Skaggs -- who was scheduled to take the mound -- will no longer be able to pitch. If that's the case, McGuire will likely rejoin the rotation after making a spot start against the Orioles on Sunday.

Nuno was placed on the 10-day disabled list with a right hamstring strain prior to Wednesday's game, Marc Topkin of The Tampa Bay Times reports.

Nuno suffered the injury during Tuesday's 16-inning win, as a pinch runner took his place following the pitcher's second base hit of the game in Miami. In addition to his exploits at the plate, Nuno was solid on the mound, tossing two clean innings in relief to pick up his third win of the season. Assuming Nuno's injury doesn't prove to be too severe, expect him to return shortly after the All-Star break. Over nine appearances with the Rays this season, Nuno has logged a 1.50 ERA and 0.96 WHIP over 24 frames.

Keuchel (5-8) allowed two runs on five hits and one walk while striking out seven over seven innings in Tuesday's 5-3 win over Texas.

Keuchel's batterymate, Max Stassi, left the game in the first inning after getting hit by a pitch on the hand, so it was up to backup Tim Federowicz, recently called up to replace the injured Brian McCann (knee), to guide the left-hander through the 102-degree temperatures in Arlington. And the duo handled it with aplomb. Keuchel struck out six of the first seven batters he faced, didn't allow a hit until the third inning and lasted seven innings for the first time since May 13, which was also the last time he gave up fewer than five hits. The bearded lefty will look to make it four quality starts in five games when he faces the White Sox at home Sunday.

Bassitt struck out six and walked three in 4.2 innings against the Padres on Tuesday, allowing two runs on seven hits in a no-decision.

Bassitt gave up just one extra-base hit in the start -- a double by Wil Myers -- and needed 88 pitches (58 strikes) to get through 4.2 innings. In five starts this year Bassitt has a 3.00 ERA and 1.33 WHIP, and has thrown two quality starts. There are several A's starting pitchers that might be coming off the disabled list soon (Daniel Mengden, Brett Anderson and Daniel Gosset) so it remains to be seen what Bassitt's role will be in the second half.

Bieber (4-0) allowed four runs on nine hits in a win over the Royals on Tuesday, striking out two and walking one in six innings.

Bieber gave up four runs early -- a two-run homer by Lucas Duda in the first inning and a couple RBI base hits in the second inning -- but settled down the rest of the way. The young righty had allowed no more than one run in his previous three starts, and was coming off two consecutive quality starts. He's sporting a 2.97 ERA with a 29:5 K:BB in 30.1 innings this season. Bieber will next take on the Reds in a start at home.

Heaney (4-6) allowed three runs on five hits and two walks while striking out 10 over seven innings in a loss to the Mariners on Tuesday.

The Angels couldn't muster much of anything against Wade LeBlanc and company and thus Heaney was stuck with another loss, but this was an encouraging bounce-back performance after his three-homer blowup against Boston last week. Heaney induced 18 swinging strikes on 106 pitches and matched his season high in strikeouts. He had managed more than five strikeouts just once in his previous seven starts coming into Tuesday. The lefty is tentatively lined up to start Sunday's series finale against the Dodgers.

Giolito gave up seven earned runs on eight hits and three walks while striking out three over five innings Tuesday against the Reds. He did not factor in the decision.

Things are not getting any better for Giolito. His ERA was 6.91 on May 13 and his ERA is now 6.93 on July 3. It would not be surprising if he were sent to Triple-A in the near future to try to regain some confidence.