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Athletics starting pitcher Jason Hammel and Diamondbacks starting pitcher Wade Miley were placed on revocable trade waivers Monday, according to FOX Sports. Miley is not expected to be traded, but most MLB players end up on revocable waivers at some point in August.

The Mariners have made a change to their rotation plans in order to have Felix Hernandez, Chris Young and Hisashi Iwakuma pitch in a series against Toronto next week, according to The News Tribune.

The rotation this week will feature Hernandez and Young in a two-game series against Atlanta, which starts Tuesday. It will then be Roenis Elias, Iwakuma and James Paxton to open a series against the White Sox, which starts Thursday.

Seattle is pushing back Hernandez to Monday and that leaves an open date Sunday. The News Tribune suggests Taijuan Walker and Erasmo Ramirez are the top two candidates to be recalled to make that start. Walker is slated to pitch Monday for Triple-A Tacoma.

Blue Jays pitcher Marcus Stroman took a loss Sunday, giving up five earned runs on seven hits and one walk in three-plus innings and striking out one in his team's 6-1 defeat against the Astros.

Stroman (7-3) gave up a two-run single with the bases loaded in the third inning before giving up four straight hits to open the fourth and getting pulled from the game. He had allowed just one earned run on 11 hits and four walks in 21 innings over his three previous starts. Stroman owns a 3.49 ERA, 1.16 WHIP and 68:18 K:BB ratio in 77 1/3 innings. He's slated to take on the Tigers Saturday.

White Sox Jose Quintana wasn't a factor in the decision Sunday after giving up just one unearned run on five hits and two walks in five innings and striking out five in his team's 16-3 loss to the Twins.

Quintana was the only White Sox pitcher to not allow an earned run in the blowout loss, as five relievers combined to allow 15 earned runs. The White Sox starter hasn't given up more than three earned runs in any of his last nine starts, but he has just one win and five no-decisions in his last six games. Quintana owns a 3.04 ERA and 125:42 K:BB ratio in 142 1/3 innings. He's scheduled to face the Mariners Friday.

Twins pitcher Kyle Gibson earned his 10th win Sunday, giving up three earned runs on six hits in seven innings and striking out six in his team's 16-3 victory over the White Sox.

Gibson (10-8) gave up all three runs in the fourth inning, with two coming on a home run, but his team was able to regain the lead in the sixth inning before exploding in a nine-run eighth. He owns a 3.93 ERA and 67:32 K:BB ratio in 121 1/3 innings. Gibson is scheduled to face the A's Saturday.

Rays pitcher Jake Odorizzi took a loss Sunday, giving up five earned runs on eight hits and three walks in just three innings and striking out one in his team's 7-5 defeat against the Angels.

Odorizzi (7-9) let the first seven runners of the game reach base safely and ended up surrendering all five of his runs before the top of the first inning was over. He hadn't surrendered more than three runs in a game since his first start of June. Odorizzi owns a 4.09 ERA and 130:45 K:BB ratio in 116 2/3 innings. He's scheduled to face the Cubs Saturday.

Rangers pitcher Yu Darvish didn't factor into Sunday's decision, giving up one earned run on four hits and two walks in seven innings and striking out eight in his team's 4-3, 12-inning loss to the Indians.

Darvish looked in line for a win with the Rangers up 3-1 in the bottom of the ninth before the Indians pushed across two runs and sent the game into extra innings. He hasn't allowed more than two earned runs in any of his four post-break outings. Darvish owns a 2.82 ERA and 175:45 K:BB ratio in 140 1/3 innings. He's set to face the Astros Saturday.

Mariners pitcher James Paxton was unable to factor into the decision in his first start back from the disabled list on Saturday against the Orioles in Baltimore.

Paxton worked past a minor injury scare when he was struck in the back of his right leg by a Caleb Joseph liner in the second inning. He brushed it off and remained in the game. The right-hander was charged with two runs on four hits and three walks while striking out five over 4 1/3 innings of a 6-3 victory.

Paxton owns a 2.76 ERA and a 0.92 WHIP over three starts (16 1/3 innings). His next start will come Friday at home against the White Sox.

Mariners pitcher James Paxton was officially activated from the 15-day disabled list Saturday, ahead of his scheduled start against the Orioles.

Paxton has been out since April 8 due to a late injury, but got through his rehab assignment without issue and will step into the rotation moving forward.  

One-time Tigers ace Justin Verlander can now be considered their third starter at best, but he was encouraged by his start Friday night in Colorado. It marked just the second time in 23 outings this season in which he pitched at least eight innings. It also provided his fourth win in last six starts.

"I think pitching is constant tinkering," he told MLive.com. "You're always working on things. This year I made more drastic adjustments than I would have liked but I feel like I'm heading in the right direction. ... I felt lke my breaking ball was better (Friday night). I felt like the slider, when it was right, was really good. I threw a few really good ones later in the game that had a lot of late, sharp bite to them."

Verlander walked none in the defeat of the Rockies after yielding six walks in 13 2/3 innings in his last two starts combined. He has six quality starts in his last eight outings.