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Seabold (0-1) allowed seven runs on nine hits and a walk over 4.2 innings Monday, striking out seven and taking a loss against Toronto.

Seabold coughed up three long balls in the rough outing, including two-run homers from Vladimir Guerrero and Matt Chapman in the third and fifth innings, respectively. On a positive note, he struck out seven batters and forced 21 swinging strikes on 86 pitches. The 26-year-old has allowed nine runs through 7.2 innings in his two career MLB appearances. Seabold will likely be sent back to Triple-A Worcester.

Gausman (6-6) yielded four hits and two walks over seven shutout innings Monday, striking out 10 and earning a win over Boston.

Gausman allowed just one extra-base hit -- a double by Rafael Devers that took an odd hop off second base -- and rarely faced much trouble in Monday's dominant performance. It was his first scoreless outing since May 24 and his second of the year with double-digit punchouts. In three starts against the Red Sox this season, Gausman is 2-0 with a terrific 27:2 K:BB while giving up just one run over 21 innings. The 31-year-old will carry a 2.93 ERA into his projected home matchup with the Rays this weekend.

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.

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.

The Red Sox are expected to place Houck on the restricted list prior to Monday's series opener in Toronto, Julian McWilliams of The Boston Globe reports.

Because he remains unvaccinated against COVID-19, Houck won't be eligible to cross the Canadian border and will miss the Red Sox's second series of the season in Toronto after he was previously unavailable for the four-game set at Rogers Centre in late April. While the team is in Canada, Houck will throw a live batting practice session in Boston to stay sharp before he's eligible to rejoin the Red Sox in Chicago for their series with the Cubs that begins Friday. Houck has emerged as Boston's preferred option at closer over the past three weeks, but John Schreiber and Matt Strahm will likely represent the best bets to pick up save chances during the Toronto series.

Valdez is listed as the Astros' starting pitcher for Tuesday's series opener in New York against the Mets, Chandler Rome of the Houston Chronicle reports.

Luis Garcia was initially in line to start the Astros' first game of the week, but he's instead been pushed back two days in the schedule to start the team's standalone game against the Yankees in Houston on Thursday. With Valdez moving up a day in the pitching schedule as a result of the adjustment, he'll now be on tap for a two-start week. His second turn is expected to come Sunday at home against the Angels.