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Heaney allowed five hits and a walk over five scoreless innings in a no-decision Wednesday against Pittsburgh. He struck out eight.

It was a strong rebound effort from Heaney after the southpaw surrendered seven earned runs over nine innings in his previous two starts. However, Heaney failed to come away with a win, as the Rangers couldn't get a run across until the bottom of the ninth. Overall, Heaney's 4-13 on the year with a 4.04 ERA, 1.24 WHIP and 131:36 K:BB across 129.1 innings. He'll look to build on Wednesday's outing in his next start, which projects as an enticing road matchup against the White Sox.

Verlander (3-3) took the loss Wednesday against the Red Sox, allowing two runs on four hits and a walk over five innings. He struck out six.

Verlander looked a little rusty early in his first start since June 9, allowing a run in both of the first two innings. However, the 41-year-old Verlander would rebound to blank the Red Sox over his final three frames, retiring 10 straight batters to finish his outing before departing having thrown 76 pitches. Verlander now sports a 3.92 ERA across 62 innings this year with a 1.19 WHIP and 57:18 K:BB. He's currently in line for a tough road matchup with the Phillies in his next start early next week.

Criswell didn't factor into the decision Wednesday against the Astros, allowing one run on four hits and a walk over 4.2 innings. He struck out four.

Criswell was sharp Wednesday, blanking Houston over 3.2 innings after Alex Bregman led off the first with a home run. However, the right-hander came an out shy of qualifying for a win, as he was pulled in the fifth after throwing 80 pitches. Still, it's an encouraging bounce-back effort from Criswell, who gave up six runs in just 3.1 innings in his last outing against Baltimore. Overall, he's 5-4 on the year with a 1.34 WHIP and 61:22 K:BB across 79.2 innings. It's worth monitoring to see if Criswell will be allowed to work deeper into his next start, currently scheduled for next week at home versus Toronto.

The Angels selected Cueto's contract from Triple-A Salt Lake on Wednesday.

Cueto owns a 3.09 ERA and 1.39 WHIP across 23.1 innings with Salt Lake since signing a minor-league deal with the Angels in July. However, he accumulated a 6.02 ERA over 52.1 frames during his time with the Marlins last year and will be making his season debut Wednesday against a high-scoring Royals offense. Hans Crouse was optioned to Triple-A in order to clear space on the active roster.

Irvin didn't factor into the decision in Wednesday's 4-3 loss to the Mets, allowing two runs on five hits and two walks over 4.1 innings. He struck out two.

Making his first appearance in the majors since July 29, Irvin didn't necessarily pitch poorly, allowing just a home run to Francisco Lindor in the third inning before New York scraped across a second run in the fifth. Irvin was ultimately removed in the fifth inning after throwing 83 pitches. Overall, the left-hander is 6-5 on the season with a 4.82 ERA, 1.41 WHIP and 68:23 K:BB across 99 innings. While Irvin may head back to Triple-A, he will likely be needed again down the stretch as the Orioles deal with numerous injuries in their rotation.

Manager Aaron Boone said Wednesday that Gil's lower-back strain is considered minor, and the Yankees are hopeful that he can return from the 15-day injured list when first eligible Sept. 5, Bryan Hoch of MLB.com reports.

Gil tweaked his back during his start Tuesday against the Guardians and landed on the IL a day later. Boone is optimistic that Gil will be able to continue throwing throughout his stint on the IL, which would improve the right-hander's odds of making it back in the minimum 15 days. Boone added that he foresees Gil returning as a member of the rotation rather than the bullpen.

The Guardians recalled Cantillo from Triple-A Columbus in advance of his start Wednesday against the Yankees.

The lefty will pick up his fourth career MLB start after yielding nine earned runs on 15 hits and six walks while striking out nine over 13 innings across his first three outings with the big club. Following Wednesday's game, Cantillo could stick around with the Guardians to make another start during Monday's doubleheader with the Royals, but he could be optioned back to Triple-A after that if Alex Cobb (fingernail) is able to return from the 15-day injured list later on in the week.

White Sox interim manager Grady Sizemore said Wednesday that Crochet will be on a workload limit in each of his starts for the rest of the season "that will probably slowly decrease as we get closer to the finish line," Daryl Van Schouwen of the Chicago Sun-Times reports.

Crochet hasn't thrown more than four innings in any start since the beginning of July and has a high pitch count of 77 across his last six outings. While the White Sox seemingly aren't planning to completely shut him down at any point, the severely curtailed workload leaves Crochet unusable in most fantasy leagues. Managers in the majority of redraft leagues should feel comfortable cutting the lefty loose, if they haven't already.

The Yankees recalled Warren from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on Wednesday.

He's taking the roster spot vacated by Luis Gil (back), who was placed on the 15-day injured list. Warren also seems likely to replace Gil in the rotation, although it's unclear when he might make a start. The rookie right-hander has not pitched since being optioned last Thursday, so he should be available to start at any time. Warren holds an 8.59 ERA and 17:5 K:BB over 14.2 innings covering three starts for the Yankees this season.

The Yankees placed Gil on the 15-day injured list Wednesday with a lower-back strain.

Gil missed most of the past two seasons while recovering from Tommy John surgery, but he had enjoyed good health thus far in 2024 until he was lifted from his start Tuesday against the Guardians due to the back issue. Will Warren was recalled from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes Barre in a corresponding move and could step in as the Yankees' new No. 5 starter in place of Gil, who may be a drop candidate in redraft leagues since he won't be eligible to return from the IL until Sept. 5. The Yankees and fantasy managers alike have already gotten far more than they likely expected from Gil, who had generated a 3.30 ERA, 1.20 WHIP and 144 strikeouts over 124.2 innings through his first 24 starts of the season.