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The Athletics will likely be sellers at the trading deadline, but pitcher Sonny Gray does not believe he will be included among those shipped elsewhere.

"I don't think I am going to get traded," he told WEEI.

Gray is not eligible for free agency until 2020 and is currrently under a club-friendly contract that pays him $515,000 this season. But the Athletics are nine games under .500 and will have inquiries about the 25-year-old Gray who is 10-3 and leads the American League with a 2.04 ERA.

The Rangers have announced that left-hander Martin Perez, who has been sidelined for 14 months following Tommy John surgery, is scheduled to make his 2015 debut Friday in Houston.

Perez struggled in six minor league appearances, allowing 34 hits in 25 2/3 innings and compiling a 4.56 ERA. But he only walked three.

His return to the rotation means Colby Lewis will start Saturday and Yovani Gallardo on Sunday.

Astros ace Dallas Keuchel was named the starter in Tuesday's All-Star Game by American League manager Ned Yost on Monday, cementing the young left-hander's status as one of the game's best pitchers. 

During the first half of the season, Keuchel went 11-4 with a 2.23 ERA in 19 starts for Houston, which sat atop the AL West for most of the year. Keuchel has three complete games, two shutouts and 114 strikeouts. 

Keuchel becomes the first Astros pitcher to start an All-Star contest since Roger Clemens in 2004. 

One day after his manager expressed his concern about pitching in the All-Star Game due to his heavy workload, White Sox starter Chris Sale will pitch on Tuesday, per the Chicago Tribune. 

White Sox skipper Robin Ventura said "it would be nice" for Sale to rest, but Royals manager Ned Yost, the AL boss, spoke with Ventura and worked out a plan for Sale to throw. 

"I'm going to pitch him," Yost said during a radio interview. "I've talked to Robin. We're OK. He's definitely going to pitch in the game."

Sale is 8-4 with a 2.72 ERA and will be taking part in his fourth All-Star contest. 

Rangers pitcher Martin Perez surrendered five runs on 12 hits over six innings of work during his final rehab start Sunday. He also struck out four and did not walk a batter. 

Perez has been rehabbing from Tommy John surgery. He is expected to be activated after the All-Star break.

Angels pitcher Andrew Heaney received his third win of the season during Sunday's 10-3 win over the Mariners.

"I needed to make some good pitches," Heaney said. "I did at some points, and I felt like throughout the day when I really needed a punchout or to make a good pitch, I could do it."

Heaney did not surrender a run on five hits over seven innings of work. He also struck out six and walked one. He is now 3-0 with a 1.32 ERA.

"Any time a young player comes up and does well, you earn either more at-bats if you're swinging well or more innings if you're pitching well," manager Mike Scioscia said, per MLB.com. "There's no doubt that Andrew's thrown the ball at a level that we need and hopefully he'll keep it up."

After receiving a no-decision in his first start of the season, Heaney has now won his last three starts. He has earned a quality start in all four of his starts this season.

Mariners pitcher Taijuan Walker struggled throughout his start Sunday against the Angels.

Walker allowed seven runs (six earned) on seven hits over five innings of work. He also struck out seven and he did not walk a batter. He received his seventh loss of the season for his effort and his ERA is now 4.84.

After winning five starts in a row, Walker has now given up a total of 13 runs over his last two starts.

Astros pitcher Collin McHugh will open the second half of the season Friday against the Rangers, reports MLB.com.

Right-hander Scott Feldman will be activated from the disabled list to start Saturday's contest with pitcher Dallas Keuchel a likely candidate to start Sunday.

Red Sox starting pitcher Wade Miley was rocked during his start against the Yankees on Sunday.

Miley allowed six runs on seven hits through 5 1/3 innings before being pulled from the game. He gave up three runs in the sixth inning alone, prompting his removal from the game in favor of Tommy Layne.

Miley dropped to 8-8 on the season with the loss, and his ERA ballooned to 4.80 for the year.

Yankees starting pitcher Nathan Eovaldi was solid during his outing against the Red Sox on Sunday.

Eovaldi tossed five innings, gave up seven hits and three runs, but did manage to strike out four batters while picking up his ninth win of the season.

Eovaldi (9-2) has a 4.50 ERA in 98 innings of work this season.