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The Yankees placed Weathers on the 15-day injured list Sunday due to a left forearm flexor strain.

While the Yankees haven't laid out a recovery timeline or treatment plan for Weathers, the southpaw said that initial tests showed that his UCL is intact, and he's optimistic that he'll be able to pitch again this season, per Brendan Kuty of The Athletic. Weathers dealt with a similar injury last season with the Marlins and missed around a month, so it's reasonable to expect him to miss more than the minimum 15 days this time around. His move to IL should extend Will Warren's time in the rotation, which had previously been expected to come to an end once Max Fried (elbow) returned from the IL.

Valdez is slated to make his next start Monday versus the Rays in Detroit, Chris McCosky of The Detroit News reports.

After earning a win this past Monday in Pittsburgh, Valdez appeared on track to receive his second start of the week Sunday in Kansas City. Instead, the Tigers will build in an extra day of rest for the veteran southpaw and the other members of the rotation by calling up Andrew Sears from Triple-A Toledo to pitch in bulk relief Sunday. Valdez will now line up for a double dip during the upcoming week, with his second start projected to fall Aug. 30 versus the Dodgers at Comerica Park.

Sears will be called up from Triple-A Toledo and will pitch in bulk relief behind opener Jacob Waguespack during Sunday's game against the Royals, Chris McCosky of The Detroit News reports.

The 23-year-old has worked across four minor-league levels this season and has posted a 2.16 ERA, 1.03 WHIP and 67:20 K:BB across 58.1 innings. Sears saw the bulk of his action at the Double-A level but covered 9.2 scoreless frames in his two outings for Toledo after being promoted in early August.

Wilkinson is slated to start Sunday's game against the Red Sox in Boston.

Wilkinson will be making his second appearance after tossing two scoreless innings as a starter in his MLB debut Wednesday in Cleveland. Since he'll be taking the hill on just three days' rest, Wilkinson is likely to be deployed as more of an opener Sunday, even though he had gotten fully stretched out at Triple-A Sacramento prior to his call-up earlier in the week. The Giants are likely to treat the series finale at Fenway Park as a bullpen game and will lean on a number of relievers to cover the remaining innings once Wilkinson exits.

Williamson (shoulder) allowed one run on four hits and four walks while striking out five over four innings for Triple-A Louisville on Saturday.

It was Williamson's fifth rehab appearance and fourth with the Bats. He faced adversity throughout his four innings Saturday but managed to limit the damage. The left-hander upped his pitch count to 75 (41 strikes), which indicates a return to the majors could be on the horizon.

Kremer allowed two runs on three hits and three walks while striking out five over 5.1 innings in a no-decision versus the Padres on Saturday.

Kremer has allowed just eight runs over 22.2 innings across four starts since he was traded to Minnesota from Baltimore. He likely deserved a better fate for his efforts Saturday, but the Twins' bullpen went into meltdown mode in the seventh and eighth innings. Kremer is at a 5.22 ERA, 1.18 WHIP and 58:19 K:BB through 58.2 innings over 11 starts this season, but he's looked good with his new team. He's lined up to make his next start at home versus the White Sox.

Soroka (8-4) allowed six runs on six hits, three walks and a hit batsman while striking out three over 3.1 innings, taking the loss Saturday versus the Reds.

This was Soroka's worst start in three outings since he returned from a strained glute. He didn't give up a home run, but the Reds' top half of the order was able to collect two doubles and a triple off of him. Soroka is now at a 3.40 ERA, 1.16 WHIP and 91:24 K:BB through 95.1 innings over 18 starts this season. This was just the fourth time he's allowed four or more runs, so consider it a blip on the radar. Soroka has a good chance to bounce back since his next start is projected to come in San Francisco.

Lowder (5-8) allowed four runs (three earned) on six hits and a walk while striking out one over six innings to earn the win over the Diamondbacks on Saturday.

Lowder has allowed eight runs (seven earned) over his last 12.2 innings after giving up a total of eight runs across the four starts (22.1 frames) before that. He was tagged for a pair of home runs Saturday, marking the first time he's given up multiple homers since June 24 versus the Brewers. Lowder has a 5.13 ERA, 1.47 WHIP and 83:43 K:BB through 107 innings over 23 games (20 starts) this season. He'll look to build off this win when he makes his next start on the road versus the Cubs.

Sandoval allowed two runs on five hits and two walks while striking out six over 5.2 innings in a no-decision versus the Giants on Saturday.

Sandoval allowed solo shots to Willy Adames and Andrew Knizner to account for the two runs on his line. While it was a third straight outing without a win for Sandoval, this was an improvement after he got tagged for seven runs over four innings in his last appearance. The southpaw has a 4.54 ERA, 1.76 WHIP and 41:18 K:BB through 39.2 innings over eight starts this season. His next start is projected to be on the road versus the Yankees.

Hughes (0-5) picked up the loss after allowing three runs on four hits and two walks Saturday against the Guardians. He struck out two.

Hughes has yet to record a win this season through nine appearances after picking up his fifth loss Saturday, and he hasn't topped three strikeouts over his last three starts. However, the 25-year-old made just one key mistake in this one, allowing a three-run homer to Jo Adell in the fourth. On the year, Hughes owns a 6.54 ERA, 1.36 WHIP and 35:15 K:BB over 42.2 innings. The right-hander is slated to make his next start Thursday against the Nationals.