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Clevinger allowed just one unearned run on three hits and two walks while striking out seven Giants over six innings in a no-decision Tuesday.

Clevinger hasn't allowed more than two runs in six straight starts, and he's now logged four consecutive quality outings. Dating back to June 17, the right-hander owns a 1.36 ERA with 35 strikeouts while holding opponents to a measly .161/.277/.259 slash line over 33 innings. Clevinger is scheduled to make his next start Tuesday against the Angels.

Keuchel (neck) will make another rehab appearance Saturday, Brian McTaggart of MLB.com reports.

It hasn't been determined where Keuchel will be making his next rehab appearance, but the southpaw could be nearing the end of his lengthy recovery. He tossed three innings with Double-A Corpus Christi on Monday, and threw a bullpen session Wednesday in order to keep his active prior to his upcoming start. Keuchel will likely throw a little bit more than he did during Monday's start for whichever one of Houston's affiliates he winds up playing with.

Berrios (9-3) tallied his ninth victory of the season Wednesday, allowing just one run on six hits and a pair of walks in 6.2 innings pitched. He also struck out five.

The young starter had a relatively stress-free outing, although he did load the bases in the second inning due to a pair of walks. He also beaned a couple Yankees, but beyond that he pounded the zone, finding the strike zone with 65 of his 108 pitches. After struggling in his past few starts, Berrios' ERA now sits at a solid 3.50 mark and he's nearly striking out one batter per inning on the season. He'll look to maintain this strong showing in his upcoming start Monday against the white-hot Dodgers.

Kluber could make his next start Sunday against the Blue Jays depending on the neck discomfort that has been plaguing him in recent days, MLB.com's Jordan Bastian reports.

While Kluber deals with a stiff neck, the Indians chose to skip his scheduled start for Friday's game and bump Trevor Bauer and Danny Salazar (shoulder) up a day. Kluber should be considered day-to-day, with the club releasing more information on his availability over the next couple days. In the event that Kluber is unable to make Sunday's start, Josh Tomlin would pick up the slack for the series finale.

Snell didn't factor into the decision in Tuesday's 4-3 win over the Athletics and allowed three earned runs on three hits, three walks and a wild pitch over four innings while recording six strikeouts.

The six whiffs were certainly encouraging, but Snell's usual demons also made an appearance. He struggled with his control, issuing multiple free passes for the 10th time in 11 starts this season, and he prompted yet another early exit by working up to 85 pitches in just four frames. Snell had pointed to Tuesday's start as an opportunity to finally go at least six full innings for the first time this season, but it actually ended up being his shortest outing of 2017. The young left-hander will look to bounce back in his next start, which is likely to come against the Orioles on Monday.

Musgrove will move from the starting rotation to the bullpen to make room for Collin McHugh (elbow), Jake Kaplan of the Houston Chronicle reports.

The Astros announced McHugh is ready to make his season debut Saturday, meaning someone had to be booted from the rotation. Musgrove will provide length out of the bullpen and be on hand as a fill-in starter if needed.

Keuchel (neck) will throw a bullpen session Wednesday, Hunter Atkins and Jake Kaplan of the Houston Chronicle report.

After Keuchel throws Wednesday, the Astros will evaluate the left-hander and determine the date of his next rehabilitation start. He tossed three innings in his first rehab start and will require at least one more outing in the minor leagues.

Boyd (3-5) gave up three runs on seven hits and a walk while striking out three in Tuesday's win over Kansas City.

This marks his first victory since the middle of April and his ERA is still 5.58, which should give you an idea of Boyd's fantasy value at this point. His terrific minor-league track record suggests that Boyd may turn the corner one day, but there's been no sign of him carrying that success forward into the big leagues so far.

Bundy (9-8) tossed six innings of one-run ball during Tuesday's win over the Rangers, allowing four hits and one walk with four strikeouts.

Bundy allowed a leadoff home run to Shin-Soo Choo, but he settled down in short order and only allowed four baserunners over six full frames thereafter. He owed much of his success on the night to his location, which included first-pitch strikes to 17 of 23 batters while 68 percent of his pitches found the strike zone. There were concerns that Bundy's substandard performance leading up to the All-Star break was partially due to a lack of endurance, but a 12-day break seemed to freshen him up and he will look to build on this outing Sunday against the Astros.

Eovaldi (elbow) threw off a full mound Tuesday, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

Tuesday's session marks the first time that Eovaldi has tossed off a full mound since undergoing Tommy John surgery in August 2016. He's making steady progress and will look to enter the 2018 season at full health.