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Clevinger will move to the bullpen Tuesday, Jordan Bastian of MLB.com reports.

Despite earning his first major league win Saturday, Clevinger becomes the casualty as Danny Salazar (elbow) returns to the rotation Thursday. The rookie has a an unimpressive 6.35 ERA and 19:15 K:BB over five starts for Cleveland this season. Nonetheless, the organization has high hopes for Clevinger, so he'll continue to gain MLB experience as a middle reliever.

Paxton (elbow) is still experiencing forearm tightness and will not start Tuesday's game against the Angels, Ryan Divish of the Seattle Times reports.

Seattle has said that a DL stint is possible for Paxton; however, it would be made retroactive to when he last pitched, making him eligible to return Aug. 22. Before being injured, Paxton had been putting together a respectable season, posting a 3.53 ERA and 1.32 WHIP. Ariel Miranda will start in his place Tuesday.

Nuno has allowed two runs over 12 innings and sports a 10:1 K:BB since July 1.

The 29-year-old southpaw has had a great first year out of the pen, posting a 2.86 ERA. His numbers would be even shinier if not for a nightmarish month of June (6.28 ERA, 1.81 WHIP); in no other month of this season has Nuno posted an ERA higher than 2.57 or a WHIP higher than 1.00.

Ramirez has surrendered six runs on eight hits with just two strikeouts over 6.2 innings during August.

Ramirez had been a revelation since being claimed off waivers from the Reds on June 26. He posted a 1.20 ERA in July and started to see regular work in close games. Since the turn of the month, though, Ramirez has an 8.10 ERA and a 1.35 WHIP.

Sale allowed five runs on eight hits over 6.2 innings Sunday against the Marlins to take his sixth loss of the season.

He struck out seven for the second consecutive start, but suffered from a series of defensive miscues (including a few of his own. The five runs were Sale's most allowed in a start since the All-Star break, and he is now 0-4 since the beginning of July. Still, the ace lefty's season numbers aren't far off his sparkling career averages.

Stroman (9-5) gave up two runs (one earned) on five hits over 6.1 innings while striking out eight in Sunday's win over the Astros.

Since the start of July, Stroman has kicked things into another gear, posting a 3.33 ERA and 55:7 K:BB in 52.1 innings over eight starts. Home runs remain a bit of an issue as he has a 1.4 HR/9 over that stretch, but as long as he keeps attacking the strike zone better results should come. His next start will come Sunday in Cleveland.

Odorizzi (7-5) allowed three runs on five hits and a walk over six innings while striking out six to pick up the win Sunday in a 12-3 rout of the Yankees.

The runs all scored on homers by Aaron Judge and Gary Sanchez, but when you get that kind of run support you can afford to leave a couple of balls over the heart of the plate. Odorizzi's now won four straight decisions over six starts with a 1.66 ERA and 33:7 K:BB in 38 innings over that stretch, a stellar run that he'll try to keep going at home Saturday against the Rangers.

Miley was hit hard in Sunday's loss to the Giants, allowing six runs on eight hits and two walks across just 4.1 innings. He struck out one batter.

Miley allowed three runs over the first four innings, and he was chased from the game after allowing four men to reach with one out in the fifth, three of whom later came around to score. The results have been poor for Miley over three starts for his new club, as he has a 7.04 ERA, a 1.76 WHIP and an uninspiring 8:5 K:BB ratio since being acquired. He will look to stop the bleeding Saturday against the Astros.

Albers cleared waivers and was optioned to Triple-A Rochester on Sunday, Mike Berardino of the St. Paul Pioneer Press reports.

Albers made one appearance with the Twins, giving up three runs on 11 hits and a walk over six innings in relief duty back on Aug. 11. The 30-year-old will stick with the organization as rotation depth at Triple-A.

Meyer (shoulder) tossed a scoreless inning for the Angels' rookie-level club Friday.

It marked Meyer's debut with the Angels organization after he was acquired from the Twins on Aug. 1. The former top prospect has been sidelined for over three months with shoulder fatigue, but it looks like he's only a couple weeks away from making his debut with Triple-A Salt Lake. Once he proves himself in the minors, he could be a candidate to join the Angels as a September call-up.