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Milone has been placed on waivers, the St. Paul Pioneer Press reports.

Milone will be dropped from the 40-man roster and head to Triple-A if he clears waivers. Milone began the season in the rotation, but was moved to the bullpen and still struggled as his ERA rose to 5.79. The Twins will activate Ervin Santana from the DL in Milone's place.

Bassitt (elbow) will undergo Tommy John surgery on Friday and will miss the remainder of the season, Jane Lee of MLB.com reports.

Bassitt ends his season after only appearing in five games, totaling a 6.11 ERA with 23 strikeouts in 28 innings pitched. Jesse Hahn and Sean Manaea figure to replace the 27-year-old in the rotation for the remainder of the season.

Snell (1-3) surrendered only two hits but three earned runs and five walks in Wednesday's 6-0 loss to the Triple-A Indianapolis Indians. He struck out four.

The Rays' phenom continues to experience significant control problems, issuing a season-high five free passes after surrendering three in each of his three previous minor league starts. The untimely hits Wednesday also helped push Snell's ERA over 4.00 for the first time this season, and he's now given up seven earned runs over the last 10.1 innings. The 23-year-old's current 31:15 K:BB ratio makes his sharp major league debut versus the Yankees on April 23 -- when he walked only one batter over five innings -- seem like an outlier at the moment.

Rodriguez (knee) will make one final rehabilitation start Sunday for Triple-A Pawtucket, the Providence Journal reports. The left-hander threw 84 pitches in a rehab start Tuesday and is slated for 100 pitches Sunday.

The planned schedule sets up Rodriguez to rejoin Boston's starting rotation at some point late next week, almost a year to the day he made his big-league debut in 2015. He presumably will replace Henry Owens, who will start Thursday and get one additional start before Rodriguez is ready to return.

Kluber (2-3) looked like his old self Wednesday against the Tigers, tossing a shutout, allowing five hits and two walks while striking out seven.

Kluber turned in a vintage performance Wednesday, creating a wave of groundball outs and sidestepping a handful of jams en route to a 4-0 victory. The righty generated 16 outs via grounders, including a pair of double plays while beating the Tigers for the second time this season. Aside from two bad outings in his first three, Kluber has been his normal self and holds a beautiful 42:7 K:BB through his first six starts (34 innings).

Kluber (2-3) looked like his old self Wednesday against the Tigers, tossing a complete-game shutout, allowing five hits and two walks while striking out seven.

Kluber turned in a vintage performance Wednesday, creating a wave of groundball outs and sidestepping a handful of jams en route to a 4-0 victory. The righty generated 16 outs via grounders, including a pair of double plays while beating the Tigers for the second time this season. Aside from two bad outings in his first three, Kluber has been his normal self and holds a beautiful 42:7 K:BB through his first six starts (34 innings).

Rodon (1-4) took a loss to the visiting Red Sox on Wednesday, allowing three runs on six hits and three walks while striking out six in six innings.

Since winning his second start of the year on April 13, Rodon's gone four consecutive outings without a win (but with three losses) and has seen his ERA explode from 1.38 to 4.36 in that time. This wasn't a bad outing -- the bare minimum to be called a quality start -- but it also represents the latest sign that Rodon hasn't taken a step forward from last season. The 23-year-old southpaw may well grow into an ace one day, but that day isn't here yet.

Smyly allowed two runs on five hits over five innings against the Dodgers on Wednesday, striking out six and walking two while receiving no decision.

This wasn't the lefty's most efficient outing, as Smyly threw 93 pitches and was removed after giving up consecutive hits to open the sixth. Even so, he's allowed two or fewer runs in five consecutive starts and owns a spectacular 47:8 K:BB, making Smyly one of the most valuable fantasy starters around in the early going. Although he may be pitching a bit over his head, there's no doubt that Smyly's arrived as an above-average MLB starter. That said, he's never made more than 25 starts in a season, so the biggest question now is how the 26-year-old's health will hold up over the long haul.

Perez (1-2) pitched five scoreless innings Tuesday against the Blue Jays, allowing four hits and three walks while striking out four. He did not factor in the decision.

Perez has pitched reasonably well through his first six starts of 2016, sporting a respectable 3.60 ERA while making four quality starts. The left-hander has pitched into the seventh inning just once (and, he didn't make it through), due in part to a career-worst 4.6 BB/9. On the bright side, the 25-year-old has shown improvement in his fastball (92.5 mph) and ability to strand runners (75.6 percent). Perez's body of work, both past and present, suggest he's best suited for AL-only leagues.

Severino (0-4) took the loss against the Orioles on Tuesday, allowing four runs (three earned) on five hits while walking two and striking out four over six innings.

The outing was actually one of the young righty's better starts of the season and lowered his ERA, which still sits at an ugly 6.31 through 25.2 innings. A combination of Severino's two errors and Mark Trumbo's pair of homers was enough to keep the 22-year-old winless on the season. Hyped as a potential breakout star, Severino has looked far from that through his first five outings of 2016.