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Twins pitcher Ricky Nolasco is now wearing a walking boot on his injured ankle, reports MLB.com. Nolasco recently underwent ankle surgery and he remains without a timetable for his return.

The Indians are willing to listen to offers for pitcher Carlos Carrasco, sources told Yahoo Sports.

Carrasco is 10-7 with a 3.94 ERA in 19 starts this season. He signed a four-year, $22 million contract extension this spring.

Despite producing a quality start in Wednesday's start, Athletics pitcher Sonny Gray received a no-decision during the 4-3 win over the Blue Jays.

Gray allowed two runs on nine hits over seven innings of work. He also struck out three and walked two while giving up a solo home run to Danny Valencia. Gray was in line to get the win, but Tyler Clippard failed to convert the save.

Gray is now winless in his last two starts. He has earned a quality start in four of his last five outings.

The Astros will open their three-game series at Kansas City on Friday with pitcher Scott Feldman on the mound, reports the Houston Chronicle.

Feldman will be followed by Dallas Keuchel on Saturday and Vincent Velasquez on Sunday.

"We are going to mix and match over the next couple of weeks," manager A.J. Hinch said. "Right now, I think everyone is going to get an extra day with the off day. We can reset it and give some of our younger pitchers another day. Right now the Kansas City series is set."

Rangers southpaw Martin Perez wasn't exactly lights-out Wednesday in Colorado, but he certainly appeared destined for his first victory since after recovering from Tommy John surgery. Then his bullpen blew it.

Perez allowed three earned runs on six hits in six innings with four walks and two strikeouts. He has issued six free passes in 12 innings over two starts.

He nearly let a 5-0 lead to slip away against the Rockies. A Nick Hundley single in the second inning began to taint his performance before three singles and an error in the fourth cut his lead to 5-4. He retired the last seven batters he faced.

Rays right-hander Jake Odorizzi still hasn't recorded a quality start since May 25, but his performance Wednesday in Philadelphia represented a small step forward.

Odorizzi allowed two runs on five hits in in five innings with two walks and five strikeouts. The effort took the bad taste out of his mouth after after a pounding Friday in Toronto.

He retired 10 of the last 11 batters he faced in the no-decision. Odorizzi settled down after allowing the first three to reach. A double play scored one and single tallied another, but he shut the Phillies out thereafter.

Odorizzi has given up 17 walks in his last 38 1/3 innings pitched, which partially explains his inability to get through the necessary six to secure a quality start.

Twins pitcher Kyle Gibson dropped to 8-7 with a loss to the Angels on Tuesday. 

Gibson saw his four-start winning streak snapped. He gave up six runs on 10 hits, both season highs, over six innings. 

White Sox left-hander Carlos Rodon was hit hard on Tuesday, as he was shelled for seven runs on seven hits over four innings against the Cardinals.

Rodon walked three and struck out six, but suffered his third loss of the season. The big blow against Rodon was a grand slam by Matt Holliday in the fourth inning, which put the Cardinals up 7-0 at the time. The White Sox would go on to lose 8-5.

Rodon (3-3, 4.48 ERA) took a step backward from his last start, when he threw six scoreless innings against the Cubs. The rookie left-hander has a 5.54 ERA over his last five starts.

Mariners starter Taijuan Walker gave up six runs, five earned, in 4 1/3 innings but escaped with a no-decision against Detroit on Tuesday. 

Walker allowed seven hits, including two home runs. He's given up 16 earned runs in his last three starts but has only picked up one loss over that stretch. 

Rays pitcher Drew Smyly reported feeling well after throwing 41 pitches in a simulated game Tuesday, reports MLB.com.

"Really good session [for Smyly]," Rays manager Kevin Cash said. "He threw 20 pitches. Sat down, threw 21 pitches. All the reports on all the pitches, the stuff, the locations have been very positive."

Smyly is dealing with a shoulder injury and is expected back in early August.