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Wells will "be held back a bit" in Monday's start against Seattle, Zachary Silver of MLB.com reports.

Wells threw a season-high 94 pitchers in his prior outing, which came Wednesday against the Nationals. He particularly struggled with his control as he walked four batters across only five innings. As a result, he may be on a pitch count Monday, though no specific plans were revealed. Wells has worked at least five innings in each of his last three starts, though he began the season by completing fewer than five frames in three of his seven appearances.

Whitlock (hip) will face live hitters and go through fielding drills Friday in Chicago, Alex Speier of The Boston Globe reports.

Whitlock resumed facing hitters last week, but he slowed down his recovery process over the weekend since he was still experiencing pain. A better idea of the right-hander's return timetable should be revealed based on how he feels following Friday's throwing sessions.

Gomber will rejoin the Rockies' rotation during their weekend series against the Diamondbacks, Nick Groke of The Athletic reports.

The southpaw lost his spot in Colorado's rotation nearly two weeks ago but will reclaim a starting role after Ryan Feltner was sent down Monday. Gomber has posted a 6.55 ERA and 1.49 WHIP in 67.1 innings over 14 appearances (12 starts) in the majors this year.

Feltner was optioned to Triple-A Albuquerque on Monday.

Feltner struggled over four starts in June, as he posted an 8.64 ERA and 1.56 WHIP in 16.2 innings during that time. He'll attempt to sort things out in the minors, while Austin Gomber is slated to rejoin the Rockies' rotation this week.

The Mets transferred Megill (shoulder) from the 15-day injured list to the 60-day IL on Monday, Tim Healey of Newsday reports.

The transaction confirms that Megill will be sidelined for at least two months due to the strained right shoulder he sustained in his July 16 start against the Brewers. When his diagnosis was first announced, the Mets revealed that Megill would be shut down for four weeks before being re-evaluated, and the club is already bracing for the right-hander to need at least another month of ramp-up time even if he's cleared to resume throwing coming out of the All-Star break. Even though Megill has looked dominant at times when healthy this season, his prolonged absence will make it tough to justify holding him in most redraft leagues.

The Yankees will call up Sears from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre to start Tuesday's game against the Athletics, Bryan Hoch of MLB.com reports.

Although the Yankees' starters are fully healthy, Sears will make a spot start against the Athletics to give the team's other starters an additional day of rest. Over his first three appearances (one start) of the season, the southpaw struck out seven in seven scoreless innings. Sears is likely to be returned to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre following Tuesday's outing.

The Red Sox placed Houck (personal) on the restricted list Monday.

Houck's placement on the list was fully expected, as he was previously inactive for the Red Sox's series in Toronto in late April due to his vaccination status. Since Houck remains unvaccinated two months later, he won't be eligible to cross the Canadian border and will be unavailable for the entire three-game series in Toronto. John Schreiber and Matt Strahm look like the top options to pick up saves before Houck returns to the fold for the Red Sox's three-game series against the Cubs this weekend.

Seabold was recalled from Triple-A Worcester ahead of Monday's game against the Blue Jays.

The 26-year-old will make his season debut as Monday's starter in Toronto after Kutter Crawford was sent down Sunday. Seabold has made 11 starts in Worcester this year and has posted a 2.09 ERA and 1.00 WHIP in 51.2 innings. Whether he makes another return through the rotation following Monday's start likely depends on when Garrett Whitlock (hip) and Nathan Eovaldi (back) are cleared to return.

Ryu (elbow) was transferred to the 60-day injured list Monday.

Ryu's shift to the 60-day IL is simply procedural, as the southpaw underwent Tommy John surgery in mid-June and will be sidelined until at least the second half of the 2023 season. The 35-year-old is entering the final season of his four-year, $80 million contract with Toronto in 2023.

Flaherty was placed on the 15-day injured list with a right shoulder strain Monday.

Flaherty didn't make his season debut until mid-June due to a shoulder injury which first appeared back in mid-March. He made just three short and ineffective starts, posting a 5.63 ERA, 2.12 WHIP and 6:9 K:BB in eight innings, and he'll now head right back to the injured list with renewed shoulder troubles. He'll be eligible to return shortly before the All-Star break, but a minimum-length stay seems unlikely given the way his season has gone thus far.