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Woodruff (hand) is listed as Milwaukee's probable starter for Tuesday's game at Tampa Bay, Will Sammon of The Athletic reports.

The 29-year-old declared himself ready to return after throwing 74 pitches over five innings during a minor-league rehab start Thursday, and he'll pitch Tuesday to remain on a five-day schedule. Woodruff is likely to face some minor workload limitations after being sidelined for the past month, but he should have a decent chance of pitching deep enough to qualify for a potential victory.

Espino (knee) resumed a throwing program Sunday, Zack Meisel of The Athletic reports.

The Guardians will likely proceed cautiously with their star pitching prospect after he initially went on Double-A Akron's 7-day injured list in early May with patellar tendinitis in his right knee. He posted a 2.45 ERA, 0.72 WHIP and 35:4 K:BB across 18.1 innings prior to landing on the IL. In addition to the knee injury, Mandy Bell of MLB.com notes that Espino experienced right shoulder pain during his absence. The 21-year-old is likely weeks away from rejoining the Akron rotation.

Bradish (shoulder) said he expects he'll be ready to return from 15-day injured list when first eligible, Roch Kubatko of MASNSports.com reports.

Manager Brandon Hyde echoed the sentiment, suggesting that Bradish may exceed the 15-day minimum but shouldn't be out too much beyond that, Kubatko adds. Bradish will likely resume throwing in the near future, and if his absence is indeed a short one, he may be able to forgo a minor-league rehab stint.

Seabold will be activated off the taxi squad Monday in Toronto, Brian Dulik of the Associated Press reports.

Seabold is traveling with the Red Sox and will join the active roster for the three-game series in Canada. Tanner Houck, who is unvaccinated for COVID-19, is not allowed to enter the country. Seabold, who made one start for Boston in 2021, could make a start during the Toronto series. Red Sox manager Alex Cora told Henry Palattella of MLB.com that he has not decided whether he'll start or pitch in relief.

Sale (rib cage) allowed three hits and no walks while striking out six over 2.2 scoreless innings in a rehab start for the Florida Complex League Red Sox on Saturday, Christopher Smith of MassLive.com reports.

Sale built up innings during his second FCL start after throwing one frame last Monday. The fastball was between 92 and 96 mph. Next up for the left-hander is a bullpen session in Florida followed by a third rehab start at Double-A Portland, according to Red Sox manager Alex Cora. If he remains on a five-day schedule, Sale would start for the Sea Dogs on Thursday. A fourth rehab start could come at Triple-A Worcester, which is at home the following week.

Rogers did not factor into the decision Saturday against the Mets, allowing three runs on seven hits while striking out five and walking one over 4.1 innings.

Rogers gave up three runs across 4.1 innings, but he escaped without being tagged with the loss after leaving the game tied at three. The lefty threw 56 of 86 pitches for strikes in the game. Rogers has now failed to reach five innings in three of five June games. He will take a 5.86 ERA into his next appearance.

Bassitt (6-5) earned the win against the Marlins on Saturday, allowing three runs on six hits while striking out five and walking none over seven innings.

Bassitt threw 62 of 90 pitches for strikes in Saturday's game. He allowed three runs thanks to home runs from Jesus Sanchez and Bryan De La Cruz. The righty now has three quality starts in a row after a rough outing against the Padres. Even though he gave up three runs, Bassitt lowered his ERA to 4.01 on the season.

Burnes (6-4) earned the win against Toronto on Saturday, allowing three runs on five hits while striking out nine and walking two over 7.2 innings.

Burnes allowed three runs Saturday, just his fourth time in 15 games this season he has allowed at least three earned runs. The nine strikeouts were his third-highest single-game total of the year. The righty threw 64 of 105 pitches for strikes in the outing and picked up his 11th quality start. Burnes will take a 2.41 ERA into his next appearance.

Angels interim manager Phil Nevin said Suarez will be called up from Triple-A Salt Lake to start Sunday's game against the Mariners in Anaheim, Jeff Fletcher of The Orange County Register reports.

Suarez was optioned to Triple-A last Sunday, one day after he struck out seven over 4.1 scoreless frames while starting one half of a doubleheader with the Mariners. He'll get another crack against Seattle this weekend, this time taking on the club at home. With the Angels sending the struggling Reid Detmers back to Triple-A earlier this week, Suarez could be in line for a more permanent stay in the big-league rotation.

Kikuchi (2-4) took the loss to the Brewers on Saturday, allowing five runs on six hits while striking out five and walking one over two innings.

Kikuchi gave up five runs, two of which were earned, to the Brewers. He threw 43 of 69 pitches for strikes across just two frames. Kikuchi has not reached five innings pitched in a game since May 25 and has met that mark in only five of 14 games this season. The lefty allowed at least two earned runs for the 11th time this season and will take a 5.08 ERA into his next appearance.