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Crawford was recalled from Triple-A Worcester and will start Sunday's game against the Mariners, Pete Abraham of The Boston Globe reports.

He most recently gave up three earned runs while striking out four over 3.1 innings at Triple-A on June 5. Crawford hasn't gone more than four innings in any outing in the majors or minors this season, so this should essentially amount to a bullpen game for Boston.

Martin was optioned to Triple-A Charlotte on Sunday.

He has done a serviceable job filling in for injured starters, logging a 4.11 ERA, 1.17 WHIP and 14 strikeouts in 15.1 innings across three starts. Perhaps most impressively, Martin has gone at least five innings in all three starts. He could be back up the next time Chicago needs a spot starter.

Rodriguez (ribs) is dealing with a personal issue, and the Tigers will provide an update in a couple days, Cody Stavenhagen of The Athletic reports.

All we know at this point is that Rodriguez will not be an option to start early next week. The last report was that Rodriguez would likely get another rehab start before joining the big-league rotation, but this personal issue could push back that timetable.

Gausman (5-5) took the loss against the Tigers on Saturday, allowing two runs (one earned) on six hits while striking out four and walking three over six innings.

Gausman pitched well enough to earn the win Saturday, picking up a quality start, but did not get enough run support from his offense and ended up with the loss. The righty allowed more than one walk in a game for just the second time this season. Gausman allowed just one earned run in the game and lowered his ERA to 2.67. The veteran has been dominant for the Jays this season despite recording as many wins as losses.

Montas (3-6) earned a six-inning win against the Guardians on Saturday, allowing five runs on eight hits while striking out two and walking one.

This was not a great performance for Montas, but thanks to an offensive outburst from Oakland in the seventh inning, he was able to pick up a win. The righty has pitched well this season, but he has been limited to just three wins largely due to lackluster run support. This was his first win since mid-April despite giving up more than two earned runs for just the second time since the start of May. Montas will take a 3.40 ERA into his next appearance.

Kershaw (4-1) took the loss against San Francisco on Saturday, allowing two runs on three hits and two walks while striking out four batters over four innings.

Kershaw was expected to be capped at 70 pitches in his first major-league start in over a month, and that proved to be accurate as the left-harder finished with 71 pitches over four frames. He wasn't as sharp as he had been prior to hitting the injured list, as this was only the second time this season that he's given up more than one run or issued multiple walks. Kershaw was nonetheless able to limit the damage against him to a pair of second-inning runs, and he'll likely be allowed to raise his pitch count in his next start.

Corbin (3-8) picked up the win in Saturday's 8-6 victory over the Brewers, giving up four runs on seven hits and two walks over six-plus innings. He struck out two.

The veteran southpaw got plenty of run support and took an 8-1 lead into the seventh inning before hitting the wall and costing himself his fifth quality start of the season by allowing four straight hits, including two doubles and a homer. Corbin has won three of his last four outings, but his 6.65 ERA, 1.73 WHIP and 55:26 K:BB through 66.1 innings on the year remain grim reminders of the fantasy risk he poses despite his recent success.

Montgomery (2-1) earned the win over the Cubs on Saturday, pitching seven scoreless innings and allowing five hits while striking out five.

The Yankees offense had little trouble putting runs on the board against Cubs rookie Matt Swarmer, allowing Montgomery to cruise to a stress-free win. He didn't allow any extra-base hits in the contest and prevented any Chicago players from reaching third base. The southpaw has pitched well all season but began the campaign without a win through nine outings. However, he's now picked up a pair of victories over his past three starts, posting a 1.33 ERA, 0.79 WHIP and 14:2 K:BB over 20.1 innings during that span.

Wheeler (5-3) went six innings against Arizona on Saturday, allowing no runs on two hits while striking out eight to earn the win.

Wheeler earned his fifth straight quality start Saturday, which also resulted in his second win in a row and his fifth of the season. The veteran had a slow start to the year and saw his ERA balloon to 5.79 by the end of April. Since then, the righty has dropped his ERA to 2.84 after allowing just eight earned runs in his last 44.2 innings.

Lauer (5-2) took the loss Saturday, surrendering eight runs on seven hits -- including three home runs -- and four walks over five innings as the Brewers were downed 8-6 by the Nationals. He struck out two.

The Nats hung a pair of four-spots on Lauer, including a fifth inning in which the southpaw served up back-to-back-to-back homers to Juan Soto, Nelson Cruz and Josh Bell. This was by far Lauer's worst performance of the year, as he hadn't allowed more than four runs in any prior outing, but his early season success appears to have faded. He's walked multiple batters in four straight starts, posting a 13:13 K:BB in 20 innings over that stretch to go along with a 5.85 ERA and 1.75 WHIP.