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Keuchel allowed three runs on six hits and three walks over 6.1 innings with five strikeout in a no-decision Tuesday against the White Sox.

Keuchel picked up a quality start and has two in his past three starts. But still, Keuchel just doesn't have the dominant stuff he featured in last year's Cy Young campaign. Tuesday's start marked the sixth time Keuchel has allowed at least three runs in nine starts; in 33 starts last year, he allowed three runs or more just 11 times. It looks like the league has adjusted, but Keuchel was too good last year not to give him a chance to adjust back in turn.

Stroman (4-1) allowed seven runs on 13 hits and two walks with two strikeouts in 5.2 innings in a loss Tuesday against Tampa Bay.

Stroman's nine-game winning streak finally ended, thanks to five extra-base hits by the Rays (four doubles and a triple). The Rays were hitting an American League worst .228 entering this game and hitters had just a .220 average against Stroman entering this game. The blowup raised Stroman's ERA to 4.23. He has four starts of at least seven innings and two earned runs allowed or fewer in nine appearances this year, but he just hasn't found the consistency yet.

Miley (4-2) threw six shutout innings and allowed just two hits and three walks with a strikeout in Tuesday's win over Baltimore.

Miley now has three quality starts in his past four appearances after allowing 18 runs in 23 innings (7.04 ERA) in his first four. Miley owns a strong 35:12 K:BB and can be forgiven for pitching to contact in Monday's game, as the Mariners gave him 10 runs of support. Miley is nearly recovered from the slow start, as Tuesday's effort lowered his ERA to 4.32.

Rodriguez (knee) is expected to rest a few days and then throw a bullpen session Friday, Mass Live reports.

Rodriguez acknowledged that he's still not feeling fully confident in the stability of the knee, which may have contributed to the reported loss of fastball velocity. Manager John Farrell said the Red Sox "fully expect" Rodriguez will pitch in the majors, but it's unknown how long it will take to get past the soreness or establish stability in the knee. As for his rehab clock, Rodriguez has 11 days left on that. If he's forced to sit out and rest for seven days or longer, they can restart the 30-day rehab clock. Rodriguez's condition allows Farrell to kick the decision about Clay Buchholz's spot in the rotation down the road a bit.

Meyer (shoulder) played catch Monday and is slated to throw again later in the week, LaVelle Neal of the Star Tribune reports.

Meyer was optioned to Triple-A Rochester earlier in May and it has since been reported that he's dealing with some right shoulder fatigue. While it's encouraging that he was able to throw Monday, it's worth noting that he did so off of flat ground and has not yet been cleared to throw off a mound. Meyer is set to throw again later in the week, at which point it should become apparent whether he can progress to throwing bullpen sessions.

Darvish (elbow) is expected to make one more rehab start before rejoining the Rangers' rotation, Fort Worth Star-Telegram reports.

The right-hander made his fourth rehab start for Double-A Frisco on Tuesday, allowing three hits and one walk while striking out six over five innings (68 pitches). He typically sat in the 93-95 mph range with his fastball, but got at high as 97 mph. The tentative target date for his return to the majors is May 27, and he'd have to agree to extend his rehab assignment much beyond that with the 30-day limit expiring on June 1.

Rodriguez (knee) will not make his next scheduled rehab start Thursday, Rob Bradford of WEEI reports.

Rodriguez's lingering knee issues have flared up this week and he will not be able to take the hill for his next scheduled outing. He put together a solid performance in his most recent outing on Saturday, allowing two earned runs over 5.2 innings of work, but his velocity was still reportedly sitting in the low 90s. Manager John Farrell told reporters Tuesday that Rodriguez is still dealing with lingering soreness in his knee, so it's unclear how long he'll be shut down until he can make another rehab appearance.

Clevinger will be recalled to make his first major league start Wednesday against the Reds, Nick Camino of WTAM 1100 reports.

The 25-year-old right-hander has been nothing short of solid since joining the Indians' organization. He moved up to Triple-A this season after dominating at Double-A Akron in 2015 (2.73 ERA, 1.057 WHIP) and he's been able to maintain his effectiveness, working a 5-0 record with a 3.03 ERA at Columbus in 2016. Clevinger will be making his big league debut Wednesday against a Reds lineup that has the 10th-highest strikeout rate in the major leagues at 22.0 percent.

Berrios was optioned to Triple-A Rochester on Tuesday, Rhett Bollinger of MLB.com reports.

The 22-year-old's first run in the Twins' rotation came to an end Tuesday following his disastrous outing Monday in which he allowed seven earned runs and walked four batters over just 0.2 innings against the Tigers. Still, Berrios has a ton of upside and figures to be back up with the Twins before the end of the season. He will need to work on his command while at Triple-A, however, as he surrendered 12 walks in just 15.0 innings of work with the Twins during his four-game stint. The Twins recalled Taylor Rogers in a corresponding move Tuesday.

Berrios couldn't get out of the first inning Monday in a no-decision against the Tigers, as he got just two outs before allowing seven runs on three hits and four walks.

The Twins managed to score eight runs to take Berrios off the hook, but he just couldn't find the strike zone. Berrios threw just 18 strikes out of his 39 pitches to sink his start in the harbor. Berrios had walked eight batters in just 14.1 innings entering this start and clearly has to tighten up his control before he can live up to the hype in Minnesota's rotation.