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Mize (elbow) began a throwing program Monday, Evan Woodbery of MLive.com reports.

Mize has been sidelined nearly two weeks by a medial elbow sprain, and his return to throwing is a significant step in his recovery. The 24-year-old will need to build his arm back up after the brief shutdown, so he's unlikely to be back from the injured list for at least a couple weeks.

The Phillies optioned Falter to Triple-A Lehigh Valley on Tuesday.

Falter's one-inning appearance in Monday's 8-2 win over the Rockies was his first in nine days, so the Phillies may want to see him get more regular work in the minors. Before getting the call from the bullpen Monday, Falter had covered at least two innings in each of his other three relief outings, so he could be moved back into the rotation at Triple-A.

Snell (groin) is scheduled to make a minor-league rehab appearance with High-A Fort Wayne on Thursday.

Snell tossed 38 pitches in a simulated game Saturday, per AJ Cassavell of MLB.com, and he appears to have come out of that session without experiencing any setbacks. The southpaw hasn't pitched in a game since spring training, as he landed on the injured list in mid-April due to left adductor tightness. Should Snell's rehab appearance Thursday go well, he could make his season debut with San Diego sometime in early May.

Ryu (forearm) threw a bullpen session Tuesday, Scott Mitchell of TSN.ca reports.

Ryu continues to work his way back from left forearm inflammation, an issue which was originally expected to cost him just two or three starts. He's already missed two turns in the rotation and will miss at least one more, as he's still expected to advance to live batting practice at some point this week before returning to game action.

Kent (hamstring) was activated from the 7-day IL before Tuesday's game for Double-A Frisco and immediately returned to the rotation. He gave up three runs with three strikeouts and one walk over 2.2 innings.

Kent has given up six runs in 6.2 innings in two starts for Frisco. He missed one start with a hamstring injury.

Valdez allowed one run (none earned) on four hits and two walks while striking out five across six innings Monday against the Rangers. He did not factor into the decision.

Valdez was regularly in danger in the latter half of his start, as he allowed multiple hitters to reach base in each of his final three frames. However, he induced 10 groundball outs to work around the traffic on the basepaths and turn in an effective outing. Though Valdez has maintained a 3.15 ERA across 20 innings to begin the season, he has now walked multiple batters in each of his last three starts -- something he will need to improve upon to remain effective.

Mikolas didn't factor into the decision in Monday's 5-2 loss to the Mets, giving up four hits and a walk over seven scoreless innings. He struck out five.

The right-hander baffled New York hitters and generated plenty of weak contact, tossing 63 of 95 pitches for strikes before hitting the showers in line for his second win of the season. Unfortunately, Giovanny Gallegos blew his first save of the season in the ninth. Mikolas appears to have re-discovered his 2018 form, posting a 1.21 ERA, 0.94 WHIP and 18:4 K:BB through 22.1 innings, and the key to his success so far has been the fact that he has yet to serve up a homer after giving up 33 of them (1.30 HR/9) over his last two seasons.

Berrios didn't factor into the decision in Monday's 6-2 win over the Red Sox, allowing two runs on five hits and a walk over seven-plus innings. He struck out four.

The former Twin delivered his second straight quality start on 89 pitches (60 strikes), but Berrios nearly came away with his second win of the year as well -- he blanked Boston for seven innings before giving up back-to-back singles to begin the eighth, then had to watch Adam Cimber let both inherited runners come around to score, tying the game at 2-2. Berrios' ratios haven't quite dug their way out of the hole he created Opening Day, but over his last three outings he has a 3.00 ERA, 1.33 WHIP and 15:5 K:BB through 18 innings.

Eovaldi didn't factor into the decision in Monday's 6-2 loss to the Blue Jays, allowing two runs on five hits over seven innings. He struck out five without walking a batter.

The right-hander tossed an efficient 72 pitches (56 strikes) before exiting, but Eovaldi served up solo homers to Lourdes Gurriel and Matt Chapman and was headed for his first loss of the season until the Red Sox tied it up in the eighth inning. Eovaldi will carry a 3.32 ERA, 1.11 WHIP and sharp 24:3 K:BB through 21.2 innings into his next outing, but he's already given up seven long balls on the season.

Kelly (1-1) was charged with the loss against the Dodgers on Monday, allowing three runs on seven hits and two walks while striking out four over six innings.

The right-hander held the Dodgers' potent offense mostly at bay to notch his second straight quality start, but he was outdueled by Walker Buehler -- who threw his first career shutout -- and Kelly was saddled with his first loss. Kelly wasn't as sharp as in his previous start, when he allowed just one run over six frames, but he impressively recovered from a rough first inning during which the Dodgers produced two runs. Kelly still has a standout 1.69 ERA on this season, and he'll likely make his next start in St. Louis this weekend.