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Seabold was placed on the 15-day injured list Saturday with a right forearm extensor strain.

Seabold left his spot start Friday against the Yankees with the injury, which turned out to be serious enough to send him to the injured list. He'll be out until after the All-Star break at a minimum, with a longer absence seemingly quite possible.

Montas (shoulder) played catch Saturday, Matt Kawahara of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

Montas underwent an MRI on Tuesday that revealed no structural damage to his right shoulder, and he'll remain on the active roster rather than being placed on the injured list. It's not yet clear when he'll be able to return, but manager Mark Kotsay hopes that the right-hander will be able to make a start prior to the All-Star break.

German (shoulder) had his rehab assignment transferred to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on Saturday.

German has made three rehab starts over the last few weeks and has posted a 0.87 ERA and 0.48 WHIP in 10.1 innings with Double-A Somerset during that time. He'll start for Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on Saturday, and it's possible that he'll be activated after one or two more appearances in the minors.

Lynch (finger) is expected to be reinstated from the injured list to start one of the two games during Monday's doubleheader against the Tigers, Alec Lewis of The Athletic reports.

Lynch began a rehab assignment at Triple-A Omaha on Wednesday and allowed two runs on five hits and three walks while striking out two in three innings. The southpaw has been on the IL since June 22 but should be able to return after spending just over the minimum of 15 days on the shelf.

Martin is expected to start in one of the two games during Tuesday's doubleheader against the Guardians, James Fegan of The Athletic reports.

Martin was sent to Triple-A Charlotte on June 22 and has posted a 2.84 ERA and 0.87 WHIP in 12.2 innings over three minor-league appearances since then. The right-hander last pitched Wednesday, so he should be fully rested if he's ultimately called up to start during Tuesday's twin bill.

McCullers (forearm) threw all of his pitches and sat between 92 and 93 mph with his fastball in a live batting practice session Friday, Sonja Chen of MLB.com reports.

McCullers continues to ramp up his activity and is expected to throw a few more live batting practice sessions before advancing to simulated games and ultimately a rehab assignment. With several steps still needed prior to his activation, McCullers is expected to be activated at some point in August.

Manning (biceps/shoulder) will begin a rehab assignment at Triple-A Toledo next week, Joey Pollizze of MLB.com reports.

Manning resumed mound work last weekend, and he threw an up-down bullpen session Friday. The right-hander will likely require several rehab appearances since he's been on the injured list for two and a half months, but it's possible that he'll be cleared to rejoin the Tigers sometime in late July or early August.

Flexen is scheduled to make his next start Tuesday in Washington against the Nationals rather than in Sunday's series finale with the Blue Jays in Seattle, Daniel Kramer of MLB.com reports.

After getting the Independence Day start against the Padres, Flexen appeared primed for a two-start week, but the Mariners instead used Wednesday's off day to reorder their rotation. Logan Gilbert, who started in Tuesday's 6-2 win over San Diego, will instead get the two-start week while he takes the hill Sunday on his normal four days' rest.

Whitlock (hip) allowed two runs on six hits and struck out three over two innings for Triple-A Worcester on Friday. The right-hander made his first rehab appearance after hitting the injured list June 10.

Whitlock threw 26 strikes among 34 pitches over the fifth and six innings and wasn't hit particularly hard, per Katie Morrison of MassLive.com; however, Scranton/Wilkes-Barre batters were able to bunch hits together. "They jumped him, really," WooSox manager Chad Tracy said. "That happens in rehab appearances, they know guys are trying to get back on their feet, so they kind of jumped him. Couple soft hits, there were a couple squared up." Most of the damage came in the fifth when both runs scored on four hits; the sixth was cleaner but the RailRaiders managed another two hits. Whitlock is rehabbing for a return to Boston as a multi-inning reliever.

Cortes didn't factor into the decision in Friday's 12-5 win over the Red Sox, giving up four runs on eight hits and two walks over 3.2 innings. He struck out four.

The southpaw got staked to a 4-0 lead before he even stepped on the mound, but Cortes had his own struggles and couldn't stick around long enough to capitalize on the run support. His early season magic appears to have worn off, as the 27-year-old has failed to last longer than five innings in four of his last last six starts, stumbling to a 5.34 ERA over that stretch thanks to a 2.8 HR/9 despite an otherwise solid 1.36 WHIP and 27:7 K:BB through 28.2 innings.