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Severino (elbow/groin) is still waiting on a second opinion on his right shoulder but will not throw for the remainder of the week, Brendan Kuty of The Newark Star-Ledger reports.

Severino suffered a setback in his recovery from Tommy John surgery last week and was scratched from a scheduled rehab start after his shoulder didn't feel right. He underwent an MRI, which the Yankees sent out for a second opinion Monday. That opinion is expected to come in the next day or two, at which point Severino's next steps should become clearer.

The Yankees recalled Gil from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre ahead of Tuesday's doubleheader against the Red Sox, designing him as their 27th man.

Jordan Montgomery (illness) was reinstated from the COVID-19 injured list and will start the front end of the doubleheader, while Gil picks up his third big-league start in the nightcap. The 23-year-old right-hander has been brilliant through his first two MLB starts, striking out 14 over 11 scoreless innings while permitting six hits and three walks. Though Gil has made a compelling case for a permanent stay in the rotation, the Yankees may not have room for him on the big-league roster beyond Tuesday now that Montgomery and Gerrit Cole have made it back from the COVID-19 IL. The Yankees are expected to get further reinforcements by late August or early September, when both Domingo German (shoulder) and Corey Kluber (shoulder) should return from the IL.

The Yankees reinstated Montgomery (illness) from the COVID-19 injured list ahead of his scheduled start in the first game of Tuesday's doubleheader with the Red Sox.

Just as manager Aaron Boone said would be the case, Montgomery will slot back into the rotation this week after spending the past 13 days on the IL following his positive COVID-19 test. With catcher Gary Sanchez (illness) also activated ahead of the twin bill, the worst of the Yankees' minor outbreak of positive cases appears to be over, as Anthony Rizzo and Clay Holmes (illness) are the only players still residing on the COVID-19 IL. Montgomery's workload Tuesday could be restricted more than normal coming off the two-week layoff, but he should still line up for two starts this week. His second turn is expected to come Sunday versus the Twins in New York.

Montas (9-9) took the loss Monday, allowing three runs on eight hits and three walks over five innings as the A's fell 5-2 to the White Sox. He struck out six.

He wasn't at his best and needed 99 pitches (60 strikes) to record 15 outs, but Montas also didn't get much run support. The outing snapped a string of six straight quality starts for the right-hander, and since the beginning of July, Montas boasts a 2.79 ERA, 1.16 WHIP and 60:15 K:BB through 48.1 innings.

Garrett (1-2) took the loss Monday as the Marlins were routed 12-2 by Atlanta, giving up three runs on three hits and six walks over three-plus innings. He struck out two.

The 24-year-old southpaw got staked to an early 2-1 lead but his inability to get the ball over the plate quickly led to disaster, as Garrett managed to toss only 39 of 77 pitches for strikes before getting the hook. Trevor Rogers (personal) remains without a timeline to return to the Marlins and Pablo Lopez (shoulder) is only throwing bullpen sessions, but Garrett's 5.03 ERA, 1.82 WHIP and 32:20 K:BB through 34 innings aren't making a strong case for him to stay in the rotation much longer.

Toussaint (2-2) picked up the win in Monday's 12-2 rout of the Marlins, allowing two runs on three hits and two walks over 6.1 innings. He struck out seven.

Both runs came on early solo shots by Jazz Chisholm and Isan Diaz, but Toussaint steadied the ship before Atlanta seized control of the game with a seven-run fourth inning. The quality start was the third in six outings for the right-hander since he joined the rotation after the All-Star break, and Toussaint will carry a 4.01 ERA, 1.10 WHIP and 35:11 K:BB through 33.2 innings into his next start.

Keuchel (8-6) allowed two runs on five hits and two walks while striking out two over five innings to grab the win over Oakland on Monday.

Keuchel survived a rocky second inning in which he allowed a home run, two walks and hit a batter, then watched the bullpen nail down the win with four scoreless innings. The left-hander had thrown just 79 pitches, but manager Tony La Russa, perhaps mindful of Keuchel's 11.77 ERA in the sixth inning, had Michael Kopech, Craig Kimbrel and Liam Hendriks finish up. The win was Keuchel's first in six starts since returning from the All-Star break. He'll lug a 5.13 second-half ERA into his next start, presumed to be Saturday on the road against the Rays.

Hill went 3.2 innings in Monday's 7-5 loss to the Giants, allowing two runs on six hits with two strikeouts. He didn't factor into the decision.

Hill faced just 10 batters through the game's first three innings but permitted five hits and two runs in the fourth before being lifted. Major League Baseball's oldest player has not permitted more than four runs in any of his five appearances with New York, though he's also failed to surpass five innings in any of those and owns a 4.98 ERA across 21.2 innings with the Mets.

Gausman (12-5) earned the win in Monday's 7-5 victory over the Mets, allowing three runs on five hits and two walks with seven strikeouts in five innings.

Gausman got the win Monday despite not having his typical dominant stuff, allowing all three New York runs on three baserunners in the fifth inning. The first-time All-Star has rebounded from a poor July with three straight wins to open August, fanning 20 in 16 innings with only five runs allowed.

Odorizzi allowed four runs on eight hits and two walks over 5.1 innings in Monday's loss to Kansas City. He struck out two and did not factor in the decision.

Odorizzi gave up three runs through the first three innings Monday, including two RBI base hits by Ryan O'Hearn. His night was over after Hunter Dozier took him deep for a solo shot in the sixth. He's given up at least three runs in five of his last six outings, bumping his season ERA up to 4.74 through 74 innings. Odorizzi is lined up to face the Mariners at home this weekend.