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Sale (shoulder) will throw his first bullpen session Tuesday, Ian Browne of MLB.com reports.

This will mark his first time throwing off a mound since he got injured June 1. Sale has been throwing off flat ground every other day and is tracking toward a possible return in early August.

Whitlock (elbow) hasn't yet resumed throwing, Pete Abraham of The Boston Globe reports.

Whitlock landed on the injured list July 4 with a bone bruise in his right elbow. He's slated for bullpen sessions Monday and Tuesday, after which a clearer picture regarding his return timeline should emerge.

Kelly (calf) will throw a 75-pitch simulated game Saturday, Jody Jackson of Bally Sports Arizona reports.

The 34-year-old righty has been on the shelf since late June with right calf inflammation and will seemingly skip a rehab assignment on his way back to Arizona's rotation. If everything goes well during Kelly's sim game, he could rejoin the rotation as soon as July 20 in Atlanta.

Allen is expected to be called up from Triple-A Columbus to start Tuesday against the Pirates, Mandy Bell of MLB.com reports.

With Shane Bieber (forearm) likely joining Cal Quantrill and Triston McKenzie on the injured list, Allen should have a secure rotation spot for the foreseeable future. The young southpaw had a 4.76 ERA, 1.68 WHIP and 20 strikeouts in 22.2 innings over his five most recent MLB starts.

Senzatala (elbow) will undergo Tommy John surgery, Patrick Lyons of TheDNVR.com reports.

He landed on the injured list May 12 with a sprained UCL. Senzatela will finish the year with a 4.70 ERA and 1.17 WHIP across 7.2 innings over just two starts. The 28-year-old righty will likely be held out until at least late 2024.

Bieber is getting an MRI on his forearm and will not make a start this turn through the rotation, Mandy Bell of MLB.com reports.

This is ominous news, as Bieber had been tentatively scheduled to start Monday but can now be considered out indefinitely. Manager Terry Francona said Bieber's forearm has been irritable the last few weeks and he has struggled to bounce back from his last three or four starts, which is why his pitch count has been lower. Logan Allen will start Tuesday in Pittsburgh and the plan is to do a bullpen game Monday.

Ragans will be called up from Triple-A Omaha to start the second game of Saturday's doubleheader against the Rays.

Ragans holds a 4.19 ERA and 1.29 WHIP through five starts in Triple-A, and Saturday will mark his first start in the majors this season. He made 17 appearances out of the bullpen with Texas, putting up a 5.92 ERA and 1.40 WHIP through 24.1 frames. Ragans has only made four appearances of two innings or more in the majors this season, so he'll likely be relieved relatively quickly Saturday.

The Rockies placed Freeland on the 15-day injured list Friday with a right shoulder subluxation.

The move is retroactive to Tuesday, meaning Freeland will be eligible to return July 26. There's no timeline in place for the southpaw's return, but he said that his current status is the "best case scenario" as he won't require surgery, per Patrick Lyons of TheDNVR.com. Tommy Doyle was selected from Triple-A Albuquerque in a corresponding move, but it's not clear who will take Freeland's spot in the rotation.

Peterson will be shifted to the bullpen, Will Sammon of The Athletic reports.

With the return of Jose Quintana from the 60-day injured list, Peterson will lose his spot in the rotation and be pushed into a multi-inning relief role. The 27-year-old southpaw has been hit around consistently this season and holds a 6.46 ERA and 1.64 WHIP through 54.1 frames across 11 starts.

Montgomery (hamstring) will start Tuesday's game against the Marlins at Busch Stadium, Jeff Jones of the Belleville News-Democrat reports.

The Cardinals will have a bullpen game Monday to buy Montgomery as much time as possible after he exited his most recent start July 7 with a minor hamstring injury. He had a rough start to the season, but the veteran southpaw has a 1.48 ERA, 0.91 WHIP and 41 strikeouts in 42.2 innings over his last seven starts.