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Rays pitchers Jake Odorizzi (oblique) and Andrew Bellatti (shoulder) are scheduled to throw off the mound Saturday and throw full bullpen sessions Monday, according to the Tampa Bay Times. The duo have played catch multiple times this week.

Rangers starter Martin Perez, who is recovering from Tommy John surgery and a minor groin injury he suffered during rehab, is scheduled to throw a bullpen session Friday, per MLB.com. 

If Perez makes it through the session without any issues, he likely will make another rehab start at Double-A Frisco on Monday. 

White Sox rookie starting pitcher Carlos Rodon will start on Saturday against the Rangers, per The Chicago Tribune. 

Rodon is coming off of his worst outing of the season, when he allowed seven earned runs on nine  hits in 3 1/3 innings against the Pirates on June 15.

Rodon (2-1) has allowed nine earned runs and six walks during his last four starts.

Twins starting pitcher Ricky Nolasco will not need ankle surgery, general manager Terry Ryan said Thursday, per MLB.com.

"He's getting fitted for orthotics, and we hope that'll help the cause," Ryan said. "But it's not a surgical deal. But we'll see how he responds to the orthotics and go from there."

Nolasco, who had to cut his bullpen session short Sunday, will resume throwing once he gets his orthotics, according to Ryan. The Twins don't have a timetable for his return.

"He'll do long toss first, but he doesn't have any problems with long toss," Ryan said. "He just needs to build up his arm."

Twins starter Tommy Milone limited the Cardinals to one run on five hits over seven excellent innings on Wednesday. Milone, who picked up his third win of the season, struck out five and did not walk a batter, lowering his ERA to 3.67.

This was Milone's best start of the season. In three starts since returning from the minor leagues, the left-hander has allowed five earned runs over 19 innnigs pitched.

He'll look to keep it rolling in his next start, scheduled for Monday at home against the White Sox.

Mariners pitcher James Paxton will not begin his expected throwing program next week, according to The Tacoma News Tribune. 

Paxton has a strained middle finger and isn't healing as fast as the team had hoped. On the disabled list, Paxton hasn't pitched since May 28. 

Red Sox pitcher Justin Masterson, who is on a rehab assignment with Triple-A Pawtucket, has proven he is ready to return to the roster, manager John Farrell told reporters Wednesday.

However, the team is still determining if Masterson (shoulder) will rejoin the rotation or be placed in a relief role. Farrell said Masterson is open to pitching out of the bullpen.

The right-hander is 2-2 with a 6.37 ERA in seven starts this season. He is 0-2 with a 3.44 ERA in four rehab appearances between Double-A and Triple-A.

Yankees pitcher Nathan Eovaldi had about as poor of a performance as there is in Tuesday night's 12-2 loss to the Marlins. 

Eovaldi couldn't get out of the first inning as he was credited with eight earned runs allowed on nine hits. After loading the bases with one out in the bottom of the first inning, Eovaldi was hit for RBI after RBI. 

The loss drops Eovaldi to 5-2 this year with a 5.12 ERA. 

His next start is scheduled for Sunday against the Tigers. 

White Sox pitcher Jose Quintana received his seventh loss of the season during Tuesday's 3-0 loss to the Pirates.

Quintana allowed three runs on nine hits over six innings of work, which earned him a quality start. He also struck out six and walked one. He surrendered home runs to Sean Rodriguez in the fourth and Francisco Cervelli in the sixth.

Quintana has now received a quality start in each of his last three starts. His next expected start is scheduled for Sunday against the Rangers.

Red Sox starter Wade Miley earned a win over Atlanta on Monday, evening his record at 6-6. 

Miley won for the fifth time in the last seven decisions. He went 6 1/3 innings, allowing two runs on five hits. He walked two and struck out a season-high eight.

"He had great stuff. He kept everything down," Braves manager Fredi Gonzalez said. "We were swinging at fastballs down, he didn’t give us anything to hit. And also that made his change-up, his off-speed, even more effective."

Miley's next start will be Sunday at Kansas City.