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Allard was recalled from Triple-A Round Rock on Monday, Levi Weaver of The Athletic reports.

Allard spent several days with the Rangers prior to being sent down Sunday, but he didn't make any appearances during his stint in the big leagues. He'll rejoin the major-league bullpen after Dane Dunning (ankle) was placed on the 15-day injured list Monday. Over seven relief appearances for the Rangers this year, Allard has posted a 5.06 ERA and 1.06 WHIP in 16 innings.

The Rangers placed Dunning on the 15-day injured list Monday with a right ankle impingement, Kennedi Landry of MLB.com reports.

Left-hander Kolby Allard was summoned from Triple-A Round Rock to join the 26-man active roster as a replacement for Dunning, who presumably picked up the injury at some point during his start Sunday against the Twins. With 17 walks in 30.1 innings over his last six starts, Dunning had been struggling mightily with his control of late, so the time off due to what's believed to be a minor injury could give him the chance to workshop some mechanical tweaks. He won't be eligible for activation from the IL on July 26, meaning he'll miss at least two turns through the rotation even with the All-Star break coming next week.

Mariners manager Scott Servais confirmed that Kirby will be called up from Triple-A Tacoma following the All-Star break to rejoin the big-league rotation, Jen Mueller of Root Sports Northwest reports.

Rather than due to any dissatisfaction with Kirby's performance, the Mariners elected to demote the rookie right-hander over the weekend as a means of keeping his innings in check. According to Servais, Kirby is expected to make an abbreviated start Saturday for Tacoma before making his return to the majors. The Mariners estimate that the decision to demote Kirby at this point in the calendar will save about 10 innings off his season total for 2022. Between stops with the Mariners and Double-A Arkansas this season, Kirby has thus far covered 89 frames.

Bradish (shoulder) struck out five over three perfect innings Saturday in his first rehab start for Double-A Bowie.

He pumped in 28 of his 36 pitches for strikes and looked dominant while facing hitters for the first time since landing on the injured list, as the Orioles felt comfortable having him bypass throwing a live batting practice session before he reported to Bowie. Bradish is expected to make at least one rehab start this week for Bowie or Triple-A Norfolk before coming off the 15-day injured list and slotting back into the Baltimore rotation following the All-Star break.

Megill said he plans to throw a baseball Friday for the first time since being shut down June 17 with a strained right shoulder, Tim Healey of Newsday reports.

Megill was moved to the 60-day injured list June 27, so he won't be eligible to return until mid-August even if he encounters no setbacks as he initiates his throwing program shortly before the All-Star break. According to Healey, Megill acknowledged that the uptick in velocity he's shown in 2022 compared to his rookie season has likely contributed to him landing on the IL on two occasions due to arm-related issues, so the 26-year-old may look to scale back the number of max-effort pitches he throws upon returning and instead keep his fastball more consistently around the 94-to-96 mile-per-hour range.

Senzatela (shoulder) is scheduled to make a rehab start with Triple-A Albuquerque on Tuesday, Thomas Harding of MLB.com reports.

Senzatela is expected to work about five innings or 75 pitches. Assuming things go to plan, he is projected to return to the rotation Sunday against the Pirates -- the last game prior to the All-Star break. Prior to being placed on the injured list, Senzatela had maintained a 4.95 ERA, 1.80 WHIP and 34:15 K:BB across 60 innings on the season.

Sanchez (shoulder) is expected to face hitters this week for the first time since March 2021, Christina De Nicola of MLB.com reports.

The 24-year-old continues to take small steps forward in his recovery from 2021 shoulder surgery. Sanchez recently began throwing his slider again and tossed a 30-pitch bullpen session Saturday, but his fastball only reached 91 mph -- a far cry from the triple digits he flashed prior to his injury. "From our perspective, he's not having any issues with the shoulder," general manager Kim Ng said. "This is just a natural progression for him, so there's going to be some rust, of course. He'll still work all that out." On the bright side, Sanchez says he feels healthy, and while he's been frustrated with the pace of his recovery, he doesn't appear to be holding back on the mound and pitching like he's afraid of getting hurt again. "His work ethic has been great. We're excited. I know he feels great and he wants to be out there. It's just continuing his progression and being on him -- and I think his work ethic, right now, is he's ready to go," added Hector Crespo, the Marlins' director of Minor League operations. Without any further setbacks, Sanchez could compete for a spot in the Marlins' rotation next spring.

Lynch (finger) was activated from the 15-day injured list and is expected to start Game 2 of Monday's doubleheader versus the Tigers.

Lynch will make his return to the big leagues Monday after he missed over two weeks while nursing a blister on his throwing hand. The left-hander isn't expected to be on a pitch limit and he'll take on the Tigers for the first time this season. Prior to being placed on the IL, Lynch had produced a 1.86 ERA with 15 strikeouts over 9.2 frames in his last two starts.

Alexander is listed as the Brewers' scheduled starting pitcher for Tuesday's game in Minnesota, Curt Hogg of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports.

Alexander will be making his second straight turn through the rotation and his seventh start with the big club overall, despite being tagged for seven runs (six earned) across 5.1 innings his last time out July 5 against the Cubs. With Adrian Houser (elbow) on the shelf through the All-Star break, Alexander tentatively lines up for two starts this week, with his second outing set to come Sunday in San Francisco.

Peralta (lat) threw a bullpen session Friday and told Sophia Minnaert of Bally Sports Wisconsin that he felt good following the workout.

Peralta said he will throw one more bullpen session during the upcoming week before likely graduating to throwing live batting practice, if all goes well. After that, Peralta could head out on a rehab assignment at some point during the upcoming All-Star break, and he'll likely need at least two or three outings to get stretched back out for starting duty because he's been sidelined since late May with a strained right shoulder. Peralta is seemingly tracking toward an early-August return from the 60-day injured list.