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Sale (13-2) allowed two runs on five hits and two walks while striking out seven over eight innings to earn the win Sunday against the Blue Jays.

Sale gave up a pair of solo homers while the offense backed him up with five runs of support to help him nail down his 13th win. After struggling a bit in his first two start this month, he now has fired three straight quality starts to move his ERA to 2.79. He'll make his next start Saturday at Houston.

Verlander (7-6) got hammered Sunday, allowing eight runs on nine hits (including four home runs) and two walks while striking out five over 4.2 innings in a loss to the Indians.

He held Cleveland off the board his first time through the order, but then gave up a couple runs in the fourth inning and all four homers in the fifth before getting chased. It's actually the first time Verlander has allowed that many homers in a game (forget about a single inning) since September 2007. He'll try to get back on track Saturday in Tampa.

Eovaldi (6-5) couldn't keep the ball in the yard Sunday, giving up five runs on six hits (including four homers) and three walks over six innings in a loss to the Twins. He struck out four.

That puts a brutal June in the books for Eovaldi, who served up 10 homers across five starts and 26 innings to come away with a 8.65 ERA and weak 17:9 K:BB on the month. He'll be in a decent spot to begin July with a better result, though, as he takes the mound in San Diego on Friday.

Ramirez was claimed off waivers by the Angels on Sunday.

Ramirez turned in a scoreless inning Friday against the Padres, but that's a rarity for him this season, as the right-hander sports a 6.40 ERA and has been charged with three blown saves. Even though he couldn't make it in the Reds' dreadful bullpen, the Angels must have seen something they liked about the reliever, as they'll add the 27-year-old to serve in middle relief.

Worley (groin) said that he feels that he'll be ready to come off the DL on Tuesday, Roch Kubatko of MASN Sports reports.

Worley was roughed up for a run on five hits over 1.2 innings during a rehab outing with Double-A Bowie on Saturday, but he said he felt great during the session and was pleased with his velocity and command, which carries more importance than his actual results. Assuming the Orioles feel as comfortable with Worley's health as the pitcher does, he should reclaim a long-relief role upon his activation.

Kluber will have his next start pushed back to Tuesday against the Braves, Paul Hoynes of the Cleveland Plain Dealer reports.

Kluber was originally scheduled to pitch the series opener Monday, but the Indians are building in an extra day of rest for him after he covered all nine innings in a shutout of the Rays last Tuesday, during which he threw 115 pitches. The decision shouldn't really change Kluber's fantasy outlook, as he'll still be in line for a two-start week, though the latter of those two turns comes against a surging Jays lineup.

Carrasco threw a complete-game, four-hit shutout in Saturday's 6-0 victory over the Tigers, surrendering only one walk and striking out seven.

The talented righty has certainly endured his share of ups and downs this season, but Saturday's effort was a reminder of how dominant he can still be. Carrasco fired 82 of 117 pitches across the strike zone, and also induced 15 swinging strikes. The 29-year-old now has three straight quality starts and has his ERA back down to a solid 2.73 after a couple of difficult outings earlier in June. He'll try to extend his stellar stretch Thursday versus the Blue Jays.

Gausman (1-5) struck out seven and gave up just four hits over 7.2 scoreless innings in a 5-0 victory over the Rays in the matinee game of Saturday's doubleheader.

The 25-year-old right-hander finally got into the win column with one of his best performances of the season. He threw 75 of 113 pitches for strikes, notched first-pitch strikes on 15 of 27 batters and induced 12 swinging strikes overall. The 25-year-old will look to keep the positive momentum going next Friday versus the Mariners.

Odorizzi (3-3) took a no-decision, allowing five runs on eight hits over six innings, including three homers in a loss to the Orioles on Saturday night. He also struck out one and walked one.

Tampa Bay spotted Odorizzi a four-run lead, but he left with just a one-run cushion after six. When Odorizzi has run into trouble this season, it's usually been because of homers. Since May 13, he's allowed 12 bombs in 48.2 innings, giving him a 2.22 HR/9 rate over the last nine starts. The good news is despite the high amount of home runs, Odorizzi has a respectable 3.93 ERA, 1.22 WHIP and 83 strikeouts in 89.1 innings. His next start will be Thursday against Detroit.

Alvarez (shoulder) will not throw for three weeks, Joe Stiglich of CSN California reports.

The right-hander visited Dr. James Andrews a couple times this week following another setback with his injured shoulder last weekend. Fortunately, there was no recommendation for another surgery, but Alvarez did receive a PRP injection and will need a few weeks to let the treatment take effect. A return before the end of July would seem unlikely.