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Walker's injury is not to his Achilles, but rather to a tendon in the arch of his foot, and he hopes to make his next start Sunday against the Red Sox, the Tacoma News Tribune's Bob Dutton reports.

He left Tuesday's game in the fourth inning after suffering the injury, and the fact that the team is hopeful he will not have to be skipped in the rotation is encouraging. It's also encouraging that it was not an Achilles injury. Walker was examined by a specialist at the park Tuesday, and the exact injury is posterior tibial tendinitis. Continue to monitor the situation for updates on his status for Sunday in the coming days.

Odorizzi was ejected from Tuesday's game in the sixth inning for arguing balls and strikes.

He didn't like the ball-four call on his fourth walk of the night, and Odorizzi let umpire Jerry Meals know it. Odorizzi was at 116 pitches, his second-highest total of the season, and was probably done anyway. The right-hander gave up five runs on nine hits while striking out nine over 5.2 innings prior to his ejection.

Walker left Tuesday's game in the fourth inning with an aggravated right Achilles' tendon, Shannon Drayer of 710 ESPN Seattle reports.

The right-hander's velocity dipped into the low-90s in the fourth inning and he was lifted after his 65th pitch of the night. There is no arm or shoulder injury to report, but Walker's status for his next start and the next several turns probably won't be known until he undergoes further testing. Edwin Diaz replaced Walker with one out in the fourth.

Walker left Tuesday's game in the fourth inning with an apparent injury, Ryan Divish of the Seattle Times reports.

It wasn't obvious what was ailing Walker, but his velocity was down some in the fourth inning, and he left with one out in the frame following a brief visit from the trainer. Edwin Diaz took over for Walker on the mound.

Odorizzi, who's not gone more than five innings in six of his 13 starts, is hoping to begin pitching deeper into games by avoiding long innings, the Tampa Bay Times reports. "It's just one inning that's usually causing a lot of high pitches, so if I can get one inning figured out I think everything will line up a whole lot better," Odorizzi, who faces the Mariners [Tuesday], said. "I still feel really good and confident with the stuff I've been putting out there."

The 26-year-old's numbers-- a 3-3 record, 3.47 ERA, and 1.16 WHIP -- are solid overall, but long innings have frequently served to boost his pitch count. Odorizzi needed 41 pitches to escape the second inning against the D-backs in his most recent start, and a four-inning, 97-pitch outing versus the A's on May 13 was derailed early by a Billy Burns 14-pitch at-bat in the opening frame. Despite the struggles, the right-hander is confident he can get things corrected. "Just try to keep getting early outs or if I get two quick ones try to get that third one quick, too, instead of maybe messing around with a few pitches if I'm ahead and then trying to make that perfect pitch once, twice and it's 2-2 and anything kind of goes from there," he said. "Just stay in attack mode."

Stroman (6-2) allowed two runs on six hits and one walk while striking out six over seven innings to earn the win Tuesday against the Phillies.

Stroman was staked to a nine-run lead in the third inning and held the Phillies off the board until the sixth inning before leaving the contest after throwing 100 pitches. This was only his second quality start in his last seven appearances, and his ERA is at 4.76. He'll make his next start Sunday at the Orioles.

Worley was placed on the 15-day DL on Tuesday with a right groin strain.

It's unclear exactly when Worley suffered the injury, but he surrendered a pair of runs on a home run in his last outing Sunday. He remains without a timetable for a return as of now, but Odrisamer Despaigne was recalled from Triple-A Norfolk on Tuesday to take Worley's roster spot in his absence.

Despaigne joined the Orioles on Tuesday from Triple-A Norfolk, Roch Kubatko of MASN reports.

Despaigne will join the Orioles for the first time this season after beginning the year at Triple-A. The right-hander hasn't pitched in nearly a week, so he'll arrive fresh, holding a 1.63 ERA across his last five Norfolk starts. Baltimore is yet to announce a corresponding move but an announcement is expected later in the afternoon.

Musgrove, 23, allowed 18 hits and 10 earned runs in his last two starts combined for Triple-A Fresno.

It had been smooth sailing for Musgrove up until the last two outings, which saw his ERA rise from 2.00 to 4.34 at this level. Still, the sample size is small, and this is likely just a blip on the radar for a prospect that has risen rapidly through the Houston system. Musgrove began the 2015 campaign at Low-A.

Boyd allowed six runs in 4.1 innings in a no-decision Monday against the White Sox. Chicago collected seven hits and two walks while striking out three times.

The six runs allowed were more than he had allowed in his two previous starts combined. For the month he has struck out 11 batters compared to eight walks. Boyd will carry a 4.91 ERA into his start Saturday against the Royals.