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White Sox pitcher John Danks, who had his scheduled start rained out on Saturday, will return to the rotation for Friday's game, per ESPN.

The shuffling of the rotation means that rookie Carlos Rodon will be skipped for the week. Rodon is expected to return to the rotation after the July 4 weekend. 

Tigers manager Brad Ausmus said Sunday he has penciled in pitcher Justin Verlander for Tuesday's start against the Pirates, reports the Detroit Free Press.

Verlander recently returned from the disabled list, but he experienced a back issue during a recent start, which caused him to push his next start back.

Rangers left-hander Martin Perez, who is recovering from Tommy John surgery, made another rehab start for Triple-A Round Rock on Saturday. Perez went four innings, allowing one run on three hits. He struck out two and did not walk a batter, throwing 37 of his 51 pitches for strikes.

This was the longest Perez has gone in his three rehab outings thus far, and he has given up exactly one run in all three. The team has not provided an updated timetable for his return to the big league club.

Red Sox starter Wade Miley matched a season high with eight strikeouts, but he suffered the loss, Saturday against Tampa. 

Miley's record dropped to 7-7 as he snapped a personal two-game winning streak. After four scoreless innings on Saturday, he surrendered a two-run home run in the fifth for the only damage of the day. 

"I thought Wade pitched very well," Red Sox manager John Farrell said, per MLB.com. "You know, he gets in a 1-2 count to Elmore that the slider doesn't get to the intended spot for the two-run homer. But even when he had men on, he made big pitches."

Miley allowed five hits and walked two over 6 1/3 innings. 

Twins right-hander Kyle Gibson continued a remarkably consistent, if unspectacular, run Saturday in Milwaukee. His last four starts have proven nearly identical.

There was one difference against the Brewers. This time he won.

Gibson allowed two runs on six hits in 6 2/3 innings with one walk and three strikeouts. He pitched either five or six innings in his previous three outings and surrendered between 2-4 runs.

His latest start was marred only by RBI singles from Adam Lind in the fourth inning and Ryan Braun in the seventh that knocked him out of the game. His first win since May 24 raised his record to 5-6.

Gibson induced 12 ground balls that produced 13 outs. That proved encouraging.

"That's his game," Paul Molitor told MLB.com. "We talked before the game about being more aggressive. He gets a lot of ground balls with his downward movement, especially with his sinker."

Rays pitcher Jake Odorizzi threw a 51-pitch live batting practice session on Saturday. Afterward, Odorizzi said the BP went "really good" and he was pain free, per the Tampa Bay Times.

Odorizzi will make a rehab start at Class A Charlotte on Thursday. He's hopeful he'll only need the one appearance before he's ready to return to the Rays' rotation.

Mariners pitcher Taijuan Walker earned his fourth win in as many starts and won for the fifth time in the last six, Friday against the Angels.

Walker allowed one run on seven hits over seven innings and didn't walk a batter. He's allowed zero or one run in four of the last six starts and evened his record at 6-6. 

Yankees starter Nathan Eovaldi won his second straight decision and fourth in his last five, Friday over Houston. 

Eovaldi improved to 7-2, allowing two runs on five hits over six innings. He struck out six, matching his highest total since April 15. 

It was a homecoming for Eovaldi, who grew up about 30 miles away. "It was big. I had a lot of friends and family here tonight," Eovaldi said. "It was just a big game. A lot of emotions. [I was] just trying not to let them get the best of me, and go out there and locate my pitches." he said. 

White Sox starter Jose Quintana gave up a career-high 11 hits over six innings. He surrendered just  three runs, however, and escaped with a no-decision on Friday. 

Quintana received run support, a rarity for him this season. The Sox hit three home runs and scored four runs, the most they've given Quintana since May 13. 

"They have a pretty good lineup, and they are hot. They've had a lot of hits," Quintana said. "But I tried to get my outs. Try to get the game close, but that happens and come back tomorrow."

Indians starter Corey Kluber struck out 10 over seven innings but settled for a no-decision against Baltimore on Friday. 

Kluber allowed three runs on seven hits. He had his 16th game with 10 or more strikeouts since the start of 2014, which ties Chris Sale for the most in MLB over that span. 

"I don't really care about the numbers other than our team's win-loss record," Kluber said.

Kluber will finish a winless month of June. He hasn't won since May 28, going 0-4 in five starts since.