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The Phillies optioned Allard to Triple-A Lehigh Valley on Friday, Corey Seidman of NBC Sports Philadelphia reports.

Allard made two starts and one bulk relief appearance, posting a 3.46 ERA and 8:2 K:BB over 13 innings. With Taijuan Walker (finger) poised to return next week, Allard wasn't going to be needed as a rotation fill-in anymore.

Ober (12-5) earned the win in the first game of Friday's doubleheader with the Guardians, allowing two hits and two walks over six scoreless innings. He struck out nine.

It's the ninth straight quality start for Ober, who's posted a stellar 1.76 ERA in that span (61.1 innings) while logging eight or more strikeouts in six of those outings. The 29-year-old Ober's ERA is down to 3.52 on the year with a 0.97 WHIP and 137:31 K:BB across 128 innings. He'll look to keep rolling in his next start, currently scheduled for next week at home against the Royals.

The Red Sox placed Criswell on the COVID-19 injured list Friday.

Criswell will be sidelined for at least seven days due to the sickness. He was slated to start Saturday's game against the Astros, but the Red Sox will now have to look elsewhere and could turn the contest into a bullpen game. Since moving to the bullpen July 28, Criswell has made four appearances, allowing three runs over 6.2 innings. Brad Keller was recalled from Triple-A Worcester in a corresponding move.

The Red Sox placed Bello on the paternity list Friday, but he will return in time for his scheduled start Monday against Texas, Alex Speier of The Boston Globe reports.

Bello will spend his weekend away from the team for personal reasons, but the expectation is he'll be back for Monday's start. In his last six outings, Bello has a 2-0 record, though he's logged a 5.08 ERA with 38 strikeouts over 33.2 innings. Cam Booser will temporarily join the 26-man roster and supply the bullpen with an additional arm.

Twins president of baseball operations Derek Falvey said Friday that Paddack (forearm) could begin a throwing program soon, Do-Hyoung Park of MLB.com reports.

Paddack has been out since July 14 due to a right forearm strain. It's going to take him a little while to get built back up, so a return before the end of August doesn't seem likely. However, Falvey expressed optimism that Paddack would be able to rejoin the Twins' rotation before the end of the season.

Twins president of baseball operations Derek Falvey said Friday that Matthews is "certainly a name we're talking about" when considering options for the major-league rotation, Bobby Nightengale of the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports.

The Twins have lost Joe Ryan to a Grade 2 right teres major strain, and Chris Paddack (forearm) isn't expected back any time soon. Louie Varland is probably ahead of Matthews in the pecking order for the fifth spot in the Twins' rotation right now, but the club will need a spot starter Tuesday versus the Royals and Matthews looks like a possibility to take the ball that day. The 24-year-old began the season at High-A Cedar Rapids but is now at Triple-A St. Paul, having collecting a 2.60 ERA and 114:7 K:BB over 97 innings covering three stops.

The Marlins claimed Curry off waivers from the Guardians on Friday.

Curry holds a 4.53 ERA and 85:41 K:BB in 129 innings over the last three seasons while operating in a swingman role for Cleveland. It appears he will report to Triple-A Jacksonville for now, but the righty may well get another shot at the big leagues before long given the state of the Marlins' rotation.

The Padres optioned Vasquez to Triple-A El Paso on Friday, Kevin Acee of The San Diego Union-Tribune reports.

Vasquez started Thursday's game against the Pirates, and although he's been a decent arm in the back end of the Padres' rotation, he'll exit the 26-man roster to give the team additional bullpen help in the form of Jhony Brito. Even if San Diego didn't require another bullpen arm, Vasquez was at risk of losing his starting spot due to Joe Musgrove (elbow) returning next week.

The Marlins designated Anderson for assignment Friday.

The move will clear a spot on the 40-man roster for Xzavion Curry, who was claimed off waivers. Anderson has been torched for 19 runs (15 earned) over 14 innings at the big-league level this season between stints with the Rangers and Marlins. He seems likely to clear waivers.

Gordon is scheduled to start Friday's game against Atlanta at Coors FIeld.

He'll be making his second straight turn through the Colorado rotation, and Gordon looks like he'll be sticking around for the foreseeable future with Ryan Feltner (shoulder) going on the injured list Thursday and German Marquez (elbow) having been ruled out for the season. Over his first four big-league outings, Gordon has gone 0-3 with a 6.75 ERA, 1.36 WHIP and 16:3 K:BB in 21.1 innings.