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Flexen signed a minor-league contract with the Rockies on Thursday, Thomas Harding of MLB.com reports.

Flexen has posted a 7.71 ERA over 17 appearances (four starts) at the major-league level this season but was a solid arm for the Mariners from 2021-22 while bouncing between the rotation and bullpen. He will report to Triple-A Albuquerque for now but is a good bet to join the Rockies' rotation sooner rather than later.

Brown has a 5.76 ERA, 1.58 WHIP and 74 strikeouts in 50 innings across 12 starts for Triple-A Iowa.

Brown's 15 percent walk rate and 1.6 HR/9 have resulted in ugly numbers despite a 32.7 percent strikeout rate. There have always been control/reliever concerns with Brown, and while he dominated in four Double-A starts to open the year, those concerns appear to be as real as ever for the 23-year-old righty.

Webb will not be among the Giants' starters during their first series of the second half in Pittsburgh, Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area reports.

Webb leads all of baseball in innings pitched, so the team will give him a little extra rest around the All-Star break. Presumably, he'll make his second-half debut early next week in Cincinnati. Ross Stripling and Alex Cobb will get two of the starts this weekend versus the Pirates, with the Giants' third starter not yet determined.

Horton has a 3.89 ERA, 1.09 WHIP and a 28.7 K-BB% in nine starts (39.1 innings) for High-A South Bend.

The No. 7 overall pick in last year's draft, Horton made his first four pro starts at Single-A before quickly getting the bump to High-A in early May. With a slew of promotions and graduations, Horton has a case as one of the top five pitching prospects left in the minors. He has given up five or more earned runs in two of his nine starts at High-A, but he had a dominant seven-start run from May 17 through June 29, logging a 1.76 ERA, 0.88 WHIP and 49 strikeouts in 30.2 innings. Given his age (turns 22 in August) and pedigree, Horton should soon get a promotion to Double-A Tennessee.

Cueto (biceps) was activated from the 60-day injured list Monday, Jordan McPherson of the Miami Herald reports.

Per Craig Mish of the Miami Herald, the Marlins' plan is to use Cueto in relief, at least initially. Given the veteran righty's poor lone start for the Marlins early on this season and his 10.24 ERA in seven rehab outings, it makes sense to deploy Cueto in long relief for now.

Gallen will start for the National League in Tuesday's All-Star Game versus the American League, Jesse Rogers of ESPN.com reports.

It will be Gallen squaring off against Gerrit Cole (at least for the first inning or two) in the Midsummer Classic. Gallen is manager Rob Thomson's pick after he won 11 games while posting a 3.04 ERA, 1.05 WHIP and 125:23 K:BB over 118.1 innings covering 19 starts for the NL West-leading Diamondbacks.

High-A Eugene reinstated Corry (shoulder) from its 7-day injured list Tuesday and assigned him to Single-A San Jose.

Corry made two starts for Eugene in 2022 but has yet to make his 2023 debut for the affiliate after he opened the current campaign on the shelf while finishing up his recovery from the left shoulder surgery he underwent last May. After beginning a rehab assignment in the rookie-level Arizona Complex League on June 5, Corry built up to four innings over the course of four starts before shifting his assignment to San Jose on June 28. Since reporting to the California League, the 24-year-old southpaw has given up eight earned runs on 16 hits and four walks while striking out nine in nine innings over his three starts with San Jose.

Bednar (back) began a rehab assignment in the rookie-level Arizona Complex League on June 7 but hasn't made an appearance for the affiliate since June 22.

Though the Giants haven't provided an explanation behind why Bednar hasn't pitched in two and a half weeks, he presumably experienced some sort of setback while on the assignment. Bednar, who has been on High-A Eugene's 7-day injured list all season due to a reported back issue, made four appearances in the ACL and logged a 4.22 ERA, 1.57 WHIP and 15:7 K:BB across 10.2 innings.

Davies (1-5) allowed three runs on four hits and two walks over 5.1 innings Sunday, striking out six and taking a loss against the Pirates.

Most of the damage against Davies came in the second inning when Ji-Man Choi belted a two-run shot. Davies has fallen to 0-4 over his last six starts while posting a brutal 7.85 ERA during that span. Through 11 outings, the veteran righty has registered a 6.37 ERA alongside a 45:24 K:BB through 53.2 innings.

Hendricks did not factor into the decision Sunday, allowing four runs on 10 hits over 5.2 innings against the Yankees. He struck out five.

Hendricks set season highs in runs allowed (four) and hits (10) in Sunday's start and was pulled from the contest after allowing back-to-back homers to Anthony Volpe and Kyle Higashioka in the fifth frame -- the third and fourth long balls that Hendricks has given up this season. Despite the tough outing, Hendricks owns a strong 3.04 ERA through nine starts (53.1 innings) to go along with a 32:10 K:BB.