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Clevinger (elbow) will undergo disc replacement surgery on his neck Aug. 1 and miss the remainder of the 2024 season, Scott Merkin of MLB.com reports.

Clevinger paused his rehab assignment temporarily in June while recovering from elbow inflammation due to neck pain and logged two starts before being pulled off his assignment again July 23. After being returned, further testing revealed that the neck issue would require surgery. The 33-year-old will finish the 2024 season having made merely four MLB starts, logging a 6.75 ERA and 1.94 WHIP in 16 innings. It's unclear if Clevinger's recovery will linger into spring training.

Mize (hamstring) threw his bullpen session Saturday and did not suffer any setbacks, Jason Beck of MLB.com reports.

Beck notes that Mize threw about 20-to-25 pitches, and the right-hander said after Saturday's session that he will throw another bullpen session next week. Mize has been on the injured list since July 3 due to a strained left hamstring. He was 2-6 across his 16 starts with a 4.23 ERA, 1.45 WHIP and 58:21 K:BB over 78.2 innings prior to his injury.

The White Sox recalled Martin from Triple-A Charlotte on Saturday.

Southpaw Sammy Peralta was optioned to Charlotte. Martin started the season on the 60-day injured list as he worked his way back from May 2023 Tommy John surgery. Martin threw four scoreless innings in his last rehab start July 20, allowing two hits and three walks while striking out four. Martin will likely work out the White Sox's bullpen as he eases back into major-league action, though he could fill in as a spot starter in the second half of the regular season.

Pepiot told reporters Saturday that he spent 60 hours in the hospital to treat an infection in his right knee due to a bug bite, Ryan Bass of Bally Sports Sun reports.

Pepiot was placed on the 15-day injured list Sunday due to a right knee infection, though the details of that injury didn't surface until Saturday. He told reporters that the bug bite caused his knee to swell up "like the size of a softball... I couldn't put any weight on my leg." Pepiot is slated to throw up to 25 pitches off the mound Saturday, and how his knee reacts after the session will determine whether the 26-year-old right-hander will need to go on a rehab assignment. Pepiot holds a 6-5 record over his 17 starts this season with a 3.92 ERA, 1.08 WHIP and 94:31 K:BB across 87.1 innings.

Manager Kevin Cash said Saturday that Springs (elbow) will likely be activated off the 60-day injured list to start Tuesday against the Marlins, Ryan Bass of Bally Sports Sun reports.

Springs made his last rehab outing with Triple-A Durham on Thursday, when he allowed three runs on four hits and one walk while striking out four across five innings. Tuesday's outing against Miami will be Springs' first major-league outing since he underwent Tommy John surgery in April of 2023.

Manager Bruce Bochy said Saturday that deGrom (elbow) will travel with the Rangers to St. Louis and throw two bullpen sessions before facing hitters, Shawn McFarland of The Dallas Morning News reports.

DeGrom continues to work his way through his rehab program from Tommy John surgery in June of 2023. He has steadily increased his pitch count and velocity with each bullpen session, and he appears to be closer to going out on a rehab assignment.

Thorpe (3-2) took the loss Friday, surrendering eight runs on six hits -- including three home runs -- and two walks in only two-thirds of an inning as the White Sox were routed 10-0 by the Mariners. He struck out one.

The rookie right-hander's eighth career start was an absolute disaster, as Seattle batted around in the first inning and launched back-to-back-to-back homers off Thorpe to chase him from the game. The brutal performance sent his ERA soaring from 3.03 to 4.81, and it snapped his streak of five straight quality starts. Thorpe will try to shake it off and get back on track in his next outing, which lines up to come at home next week against the Royals.

Kirby (8-7) picked up the win in Friday's 10-0 rout of the White Sox, scattering six hits and a walk over seven scoreless innings. He struck out seven.

Seattle's offense staked Kirby to an 8-0 lead before he even took the mound for the bottom of the first inning, but the right-hander didn't take it easy on the opposition. Chicago never got a runner past second base against Kirby as he fired 60 of his 88 pitches for strikes before exiting. He's been incredibly consistent for the M's -- he hasn't given up more than three runs in an outing since May 24, and he's lasted at least six innings in nine straight starts, posting a 1.73 ERA, 0.89 WHIP and 55:7 K:BB in 57.1 innings over that stretch. Kirby is scheduled to make his next trip to the mound on the road next week in Boston.

Valdez (9-5) picked up the win Friday, allowing four hits and two walks over 6.1 scoreless innings in a 5-0 victory over the Dodgers. He struck out 10.

The 10 strikeouts tied his season high, a mark he set in his final outing before the All-Star break, while the quality start was his 11th of the campaign. Valdez has been locked in since the beginning of June, giving up three runs or fewer in nine of his last 10 starts while posting a 2.73 ERA, 1.20 WHIP and 60:23 K:BB in 62.2 innings. He lines up to make his next trip to the mound at home next weekend against a Rays squad that could be seriously depleted after the trade deadline.

Estes came on in relief in Friday's 5-4 win over the Angels, collecting a hold while allowing two hits and two walks over 2.2 scoreless innings. He didn't strike out a batter.

After making each of his previous 13 appearances with the Athletics this season as a starter, Estes worked out of the bullpen for the first time with Oakland bringing Paul Blackburn (foot) back from the injured list Friday. Since Blackburn was making his first start with the big club in more than two months, he was limited to five innings and 72 pitches in his return, prompting the Athletics to turn to Estes in relief on his normal four days' rest. The Athletics cleared up their logjam in the rotation to some degree by optioning Hogan Harris to Triple-A Las Vegas on Friday, but Estes could still end up sticking in the bullpen if Oakland elects to proceed with Osvaldo Bido as its fifth starter.