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Walker (neck) threw off flat ground Sunday and is scheduled for a light bullpen session Monday, Bob Dutton of the Tacoma News Tribune reports.

Walker left his previous start Friday after just two innings due to neck spasms, yet he relayed that he felt "better" Sunday. If his health improves enough to complete his between-starts session, he would seemingly be on pace for his next nod Wednesday versus the Rays.

Quintana twirled seven innings of one-run ball Sunday, giving up six hits and one walk to go with five strikeouts during a 3-1 win against the Twins. In the aftermath of the game, though, he relayed that he dealt with a finger cramp, Scot Gregor of of the Daily Herald reports.

The performance whittled down Quintana's ERA on the season to 1.38, which he's supplemented with a 5-1 record, 0.99 WHIP, and 42:9 K:BB in 45.2 innings through seven starts. While the injury scare isn't expected to affect his next nod Saturday against the Yankees in New York, it'll be something to keep in eye on as the game approaches.

Perez allowed two runs on two hits and five walks while striking out seven over six innings, but received no decision Sunday against the Tigers.

Perez left the contest with a two-run deficit, but the Rangers offense came alive after his departure to take him off the hook for a potential loss. He's now allowed two or fewer earned runs in each of his last three starts, and he has a 3.51 ERA to go along with 1.34 WHIP. He'll make his next start Saturday against the Blue Jays.

Verlander allowed no runs on three hits and two walks while striking out nine over seven innings, but received no decision Sunday against the Rangers.

Verlander left with a two-run lead, but the bullpen fell apart after his departure to cost him a potential victory. This was only the second time in his seven starts that he's held an opponent to fewer than three runs, and his ERA is now at 5.40. He'll make his next start Friday at the Orioles.

McCullers (shoulder) could be activated from the disabled list within the next few days and make a start during the Astros' four-game series with the Red Sox next weekend, Jake Kaplan of the Houston Chronicle reports.

McCullers looked excellent during his second minor-league rehab start at Triple-A Fresno on Saturday, tossing five shutout innings while striking out seven batters. In light of that encouraging performance, it doesn't appear the Astros plan to have McCullers make any more rehab starts. He's scheduled to play catch Sunday and throw a bullpen session Monday, and if all checks out well, an activation may be on the horizon.

Darvish (elbow) will make his next rehab start Thursday with Triple-A Round Rock, Jeff Wilson of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram reports.

Darvish looked sharp in his first rehab start Friday with Round Rock and second overall during his comeback from Tommy John surgery, tossing three innings and striking out three while giving up one run on two hits and a walk. He should work deeper into the game during his second outing with Round Rock and could be activated from the 15-day DL soon thereafter.

Odorizzi (0-1) allowed two runs on five hits, struck out four and walked one in a no-decision against the Angels on Saturday.

He retired 12 of the first 14 hitters in the game. The Angels scored their two runs against Odorizzi in the fifth, but the Rays tied the score in the top of the sixth. Since allowing five runs against the Red Sox on April 21, Odorizzi has yielded four runs in the last 18 innings, yet he hasn't received a decision since April 10. He will try to win his first game of the year Friday against the Athletics.

Keuchel allowed two runs on eight hits and one walk while striking out eight over seven innings, but received no decision Saturday against the Mariners.

Keuchel gave up a pair of solo homers, but didn't give up a run after the third inning, in a game the Astros would go on to lose. After getting rocked for 16 runs in his previous 16.1 innings of work, his solid outing moved his ERA down to 4.70. He'll make his next start Thursday at the Red Sox.

Hill (4-3) allowed just one run on two hits, struck out five and walked three over 5.2 innings to beat the Orioles on Saturday.

He worked around a double in the first, and then Baltimore didn't have another base runner reach second until the sixth inning. Hill left with two runners aboard, but reliever Ryan Dull stranded the bases loaded after he walked a batter. Hill has allowed two or fewer runs in four straight outings, and he has a 11.5 K/9 in 37.2 innings this season. Hill's next scheduled start is Wednesday against Boston.

Sale (7-0) allowed two runs on three hits and one walk while striking out nine over seven innings to earn the win Saturday against the Twins.

Sale allowed a pair of first-inning runs before completely shutting down the Twins while the White Sox offense broke out late in the contest to ensure the victory. He's now held opponents to one or fewer runs in each of his last five outings to lower his ERA to 1.79 while his WHIP stands at 0.77. He'll make his next start Friday at the Yankees.