Two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova, who has won 27 singles title on the WTA Tour, is writing a column for the BBC Sport website during the championships at the All England Club.

The 29-year-old Czech, who has not played since pulling out of the French Open in May with an arm injury, faces Tunisian Ons Jabeur in the first round on Tuesday.

I had some doubts about whether I would play at Wimbledon but my arm is better, which is great.

The tear in my forearm has been an unusual injury - nobody knows how it is going to be and how much time I will need to be ready again.

I had a few MRI scans during the period when I couldn't hit and it didn't show that it's 100% ready but sometimes in our life, nothing is really ready!

I only held a racquet again a few days ago after hurting it the day before my match five weeks ago at the French Open. Before that I couldn't do anything for a couple of weeks and was glad to just do something simple like holding a drink in that hand.

I'm happy that I hit on Saturday and I have no pain. That is really important.

After so many problems I've been through in my life already, which have been well documented, I think I feel my body more and I'm not as risky a person as I was probably before.

I do have my age as well, so sometimes I have to really think about it. But of course, if I do have pain in my arm I won't play. So far it's OK - there's a few more days so anything can happen.

'It took me a while to get over Australian Open defeat'

Reaching the final at this year's Australian Open in January was a huge result for me. I had a great two weeks in Melbourne.

But losing in the final was so painful. It took me a while to get over it but it was a big motivation to continue the work I had been doing before and how I was getting ready for matches. And I still have that motivation.

Unfortunately I missed the French Open but life is continuing and I am still going to try my best and be prepared for everything.

Winning a Grand Slam or becoming world number one are pretty connected with each other. If you win a Grand Slam, you have a big chance to be world number one.

It would be great if it happened that way for me. Of course, I'm missing the world number one ranking in my career but on the other hand I always was focusing on the tournaments and on the results, especially in the Grand Slams.

'I love Wimbledon'

In the past I did used to come here and do things like looking for my name on the winners' board but after so many years on the tour, it's a little bit more familiar.

Of course I love it here, I love this club, I love playing on the grass - it's always very special for me.

When I was growing up in the Czech Republic we played on clay in the summer but in the winter we played indoors where the surface was so fast. I think that's where I have got the game for grass because it was pretty low and pretty fast. So I always played the fast game and not really the clay game.

I do have Wimbledon twice already so it would be great to win another one but Wimbledon is the most famous one. If I win another Grand Slam, it doesn't matter which one.

My expectations here are not really high but maybe this can help me relax more on court. But also, I know from the past that sometimes I don't need to have hit for that many hours to be ready.

Petra Kvitova was speaking to BBC Sport's Sonia Oxley

UNION, Ky. — Jonathan Davenport posted a flag-to-flag victory in Saturday night’s 33rd annual Ralph Latham Memorial at Florence Speedway.

Davenport held off a furious late-race challenge from Jimmy Owens for a $12,000 payday. Davenport’s triumph marked his eighth Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series win of the season.

Davenport and Owens ran first and second the entire 50 laps, battling nose-to-tail in the early stages of the race. Hudson O’Neal; the defending race winner; and Josh Richards exchanged the third spot on several occasions in the final laps before O’Neal edged out Richards. Mike Marlar rounded of the top five finishers in a race that went the entire distance without a caution flag.

Davenport earned his second-career Ralph Latham Memorial win and was very pleased in Lucas Oil Victory Lane.

“I had a good spot to watch the race last night at Tazewell,” Davenport said. “I think we had a car that could’ve won last night. We started in the back and I went too hard too early. I thought the rain was right on us. I wasn’t going to give this one away. After they watered the track tonight, I had no idea where to go. I knew Jimmy [Owens] was under me and I wanted to give him some room.”

Owens was coming off of a fifth-place finish at Tazewell and hounded Davenport for the entire race.

“I didn’t expect it to go caution free,” Owens said. “We have a lot of professional drivers out here and everybody did a great job. I was needing some oxygen there about half-way through. I was pounding on that cushion and that just wasn’t for me. It was a rough night at Tazewell last night. The crew busted their tails to get this thing ready for tonight.”

O’Neal charged from 11th to pick up the third spot.

“I wasn’t hoping for a caution I was praying for one. We needed one there. We got behind early tonight. We were pretty good in the heat race. We drove up through there in the feature and I can’t complain a bit, we have had a really good weekend. I know we have wins but we have been missing that consistency. This is a race track we have been waiting all year to come to. I can’t wait to come back here in August.”

The finish:

Jonathan Davenport, Jimmy Owens, Hudson O’Neal, Josh Richards, Mike Marlar, Tyler Erb, Kent Robinson, Kody Evans, Earl Pearson Jr., Tim McCreadie, Nick Hoffman, Dale McDowell, Michael Norris, Devin Moran, Darrell Lanigan, Kyle Strickler, Kyle Bronson, Stormy Scott, Shanon Buckingham, Billy Moyer Jr., Gregg Satterlee, Trevor Landrum, Boom Briggs, David Douglas, Scott James.

JOLIET, Ill. — Kyle Larson was disqualified while leading Saturday night’s Ollie’s Bargain Outlet All Star Circuit of Champions presented by Mobil 1/IRA Outlaw Sprint Series feature at the Dirt Oval at Route 66 and Aaron Reutzel drove from the fifth row to a $5,000 payday.

Ruetzel romped through the field after rebuilding a destroyed race car as the result of a flip during the dash.

With the help of an array of sprint car teams scattered throughout the pit area, Reutzel and the familiar Baughman-Reutzel Motorsports, No. 87 entry made the main event call.

The victory not only bumped Retuzel’s 2019 All Star Circuit of Champions win total to four, leading all competitors this season, but the win also bumped Reutzel back on top of the All Star standings, now with a two point lead over Dale Blaney.

Blaney finished second on Saturday night at Route 66, followed by Paul McMahan, Cory Eliason, and multi-time IRA champion, Bill Balog.

“What an effort by this team. I really can’t say enough about these guys. We weren’t sure what to do, but we ended up fixing the car that we flipped. Actually, if it wasn’t for everyone else jumping in to help us, I’m not sure we would have been able to get back out there without having to go to a back-up car. Being able to start ninth rather than 24th made all the difference,” Reutzel said. “A big thanks to the entire Rudeen Racing team, Brian and Stacy Kemenah, Paul McMahan, Mike McGhee and his guys, Thomas Meseraull; they all helped us get things back together. What a group of guys out here traveling with the All Stars this year. They all jump in and help each other.”

Larson, who started from the pole position on Saturday night before leading the first 13 circuits, was eventually disqualified during a red flag break on lap 14. A work area violation forced the disqualification, as one of Larson’s crew members left the designated work area to speak with Larson.

Larson won the USAC midget feature later in the program.

Regardless of Larson’s speed and eventual disqualification, Reutzel was a sure-fire favorite, as the defending All Star champion climbed ahead from ninth to fifth in just four circuits. By lap seven, Reutzel was third, charging his way around Paul Nienhiser and Parker Price-Miller as the trio battled in traffic.

A caution on lap 13 allowed Reutzel the opportunity to drive by Paul McMahan for second. Although the opportunity prevailed, action was soon halted yet again, this time for a red flag incident on lap 14. Larson’s aforementioned disqualification occurred at that time.

Although two additional red-flag incidents would halt action on lap 22, and again on lap 30 – setting up a green-white-checkered finish – it was all Reutzel, pulling away every time to a commanding advantage.

“I felt like I was catching Kyle [Larson]. I’m not sure what kind of a pace he was keeping because I know when I got the lead, I slowed my pace down,” Aaron Reutzel continued. “I think I was just as good as Kyle was during that first half. I know we are tired of getting beat by him, and he doesn’t like to lose races. I’m sure it would have been a great race with us two up front.”

The finish:

Feature (30 Laps): 1. 87-Aaron Reutzel [9]; 2. 11-Dale Blaney [10]; 3. 13-Paul McMahan [2]; 4. 26-Cory Eliason [11]; 5. 17B-Bill Balog [6]; 6. 70-Brock Zearfoss [5]; 7. W20-Greg Wilson [13]; 8. 99-Skylar Gee [8]; 9. 73AF-Joey Moughan [12]; 10. O7-Gerard McIntyre [21]; 11. 70X-Justin Peck [23]; 12. 65-Jordan Goldesberry [17]; 13. 9X-Paul Nienhiser [3]; 14. 9K-Kyle Schuett [18]; 15. 2W-Scotty Neitzel [24]; 16. 43-Jereme Schroeder [19]; 17. 23-Russel Borland [14]; 18. 71P-Parker Price-Miller [4]; 19. 64-Scotty Thiel [15]; 20. 57-Kyle Larson [1]; 21. 28-Brian Paulus [7]; 22. 5J-Jeremy Schultz [22]; 23. 40-George Hobaugh [16]; 24. 73-Ben Schmidt [20] Lap Leaders: Kyle Larson (1-13), Aaron Reutzel (14-30)

JOLIET,Ill. — Kyle Larson had a special motivation starting Saturday night’s USAC NOS Energy Drink National Midget Summer Slash feature at the Dirt Oval at Route 66 and it showed.

Larson had been disqualified from the Ollie’s Bargain Outlet All Star Circuit of Champions sprint car feature earlier in the night for having a crew member outside of the designated work area during a red flag.

Larson started his Keith Kunz No. 97 sixth in the midget main event after setting the fast qualifying time.

Larson just missed the lead by a wheel at the line on both laps one and two as he rolled the bottom and series Rookie Jesse Colwell ripped the top.  Colwell hung tough, but on the third lap, Larson set up Colwell for a slider, clearing him in turn two to capture the lead.

From there, Larson set off toward a half-straightaway lead that was deleted on lap 10 when USAC Triple Crown champ J.J. Yeley snagged the turn four curb, sending him into a violent crash down the front straightaway.  Yeley spiraled three times through the air before landing and flipping once more, coming to a rest just shy of the flag stand.

The common assumption was Larson was in a zone of his own.  However, following the lap-11 restart, defending series champ Logan Seavey, who started 12th, was on the prowl, melting Larson’s advantage down to two car lengths by lap 13.  Seavey pasted himself to Larson’s trail and, on lap 15, dove to the bottom of turn one, sliding up to the top in turn two to snare the lead.

“I felt like I was running good laps,” Larson recalled.  “Then, Logan threw a slider on me.  I guess I was running 90 percent.  I was like, ‘crap, I got to step it up,’ and that’s when I started making mistakes.”

There was no mistake on the following lap on behalf of Larson.  Seavey, though, bobbled atop the turn four cushion on lap 16, allowing Larson to get a run on the bottom, which he used to slide Seavey back into turn one to regain the advantage up front.

On a lap-24 restart following a Cole Bodine turn-three spin, Seavey’s pursuit of Larson fell apart just as it resumed.  Seavey snagged that same turn four curb that had bitten others throughout the night, riding like a bucking bronco for a moment before continuing on.  That allowed Larson to break away and series point leader Tyler Courtney to capitalize with a slider of his own in turn two for second.

The curb was definitely something that had weighed on Larson’s mind during the feature.  But he found a countering measure in the second half that kept his mind slightly at ease.

“I was just so scared of the curb off of four,” Larson said.  “It was really tall. These midgets, when they hit it, it’s difficult to be consistent. There in the last half, I just started following it around and it was definitely a lot easier to run, and I could have more straightaway speed.”

However, the deck was reshuffled when third-running Seavey spun in turn two with less than two laps remaining that set up a green-white-checkered finish.  Larson was perfection as soon as the green dropped, riding the rim over the final two laps to take a 0.775-second win over Courtney, Tanner Carrick, Chris Windom and Kevin Thomas, Jr.

The win was the first of the season for Larson, who had made two previous starts during the recent Indiana Midget Week” It was also the 16th victory of his USAC NOS Energy Drink National Midget career, equaling him with Rico Abreu, George Amick, Billy Cantrell, Lee Kunzman, Bobby Olivero and Henry Pens for 39th all-time.

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MOST, Czech Republic – Lasse Soerensen fended off Giorgio Maggi to win Sunday’s NASCAR Whelen Euro Series ELITE 2 event at Autodrom Most.

The two battled for the lead for 14 laps, with Soerensen emerging as the victor.

Soerensen started from second and took over the lead in the first corner of the race. The Dexwet-df1 Racing driver survived pressure from Maggi during the entire race, but kept him at bay to take his fourth win of the season.

In his first six NASCAR Whelen Euro Series starts, the Soerensen always finished in the top-three. With Sunday’s win, Soerensen climbed up to third in the overall standings and reduced his gap from Maggi to 33 points.

“It was a really tough race, but I had a good start and I was able to overtake Giorgio on the outside of turn one,” said Soerensen. “It seemed that I was faster in the first one and a half sectors and he was better on the rest of the track. We had an almost identical pace. I think I had him under control, I’m happy for the whole team and my sponsors back home.”

Maggi, who started from the pole, spent the entire race on Soerensen’s rear bumper. After winning the inaugural ELITE 2 race at the Autodrom Most Saturday, Maggi ended up second Sunday to increase his championship lead to 16 points on Vittorio Ghirelli, who got a one championship point penalty for not giving back a position after a turn one shortcut.

“It’s great to expand the championship lead,” said Maggi. “The start was okay, but Lasse was able to overtake me. I tried a few times to make a move in turn one. He blocked very well, so there was nothing I could do. I tried to force him into a mistake but he was very consistent. In the end I’m happy with the second place. I’m looking forward to Venray as I have some experience there. It’s something new for me and I’m very excited.”

PK Carsport driver Ghirelli ended up third under the checkered flag.  Nicholas Risitano finished fourth and American Myatt Snider gained six positions on track to complete the top-five.

Ian Eric Waden won the battle in the Legend Trophy class by finishing 12th ahead of Michael Bleekemolen and Mirco Schultis, who closed the top-three in the classification for drivers 40 and over. Arianna Casoli won the Lady Trophy by securing a 17th-place finish.

United States international Weston McKennie has signed an extended contract with Bundesliga side Schalke.

Earlier this year, reports linked the Texas-born midfielder with a move to Liverpool.

?? He's here to stay ?✍️@WMckennie has signed a contract extension until 2024! ?⚒️⚪ pic.twitter.com/HUL6TErIn8

— FC Schalke 04 (@s04_en) June 30, 2019

But on Sunday Schalke announced that the 20-year-old, who turned professional at FC Dallas before making the switch to Germany in 2016, had extended his contract until 2024.

"The decision was very easy for me, because I've constantly been able to enjoy the unbelievable support of our fans," McKennie was quoted as saying on Schalke's website.

"The board have likewise always stood behind me. I'm looking forward to what the future holds."

McKennie is in America, playing for the national team in the Gold Cup. They take on Curacao in the quarterfinals.

Manchester United are ready to make Marcus Rashford one of their highest paid players after a breakthrough in contract talks, sources have told ESPN FC.

Rashford is close to signing a new five-year deal, with the terms of the agreement set to reflect his importance at Old Trafford.

Sources have told ESPN FC that Rashford's new wage will not match Alexis Sanchez's £391,000-a-week deal but will see him earn around £200,000 a week.

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United have been aware of interest in the England international from clubs including Barcelona, Real Madrid and Manchester City, but there is growing confidence they have done enough to tie the 21-year-old down to a fresh contract.

An academy graduate who has been at the club since the age of seven, Rashford is central to manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's vision for the future.

Another former academy star, Jesse Lingard, has been pencilled in for the next round of contract renewals, although formal talks have not yet started.

Rashford is still on the terms agreed after his breakthrough season under Louis van Gaal in 2016. He has scored 45 goals in 170 appearances since making his senior debut in February that year, winning 32 England caps.

Months of negotiations could conclude soon, with an announcement before the start of the season in August.

It is a boost for Solskjaer, who has made Rashford one of his key players since taking over from Jose Mourinho in December.

That has seen Romelu Lukaku fall down the pecking order, and sources have told ESPN FC that Lukaku would be open to working with Antonio Conte at Inter Milan if a fee can be agreed. United are holding out for £80 million.

Meanwhile, former United striker Wayne Rooney, now at D.C. United, praised Van Gaal for his approach at Old Trafford.

"Van Gaal is by far the best coach I have worked with," said Rooney, who has revealed he plans to go into management when his playing career ends.

"His tactical skills, his way of preparing and his attention to the finest of details I found amazing. I admired that in him. I had never looked at stuff like that before."

The Zimbabwe women team have pulled out of their tour of Ireland, citing funding and logistical issues. They were due to arrive in Ireland on Sunday ahead of a one-day and T20 series double-header with the men's side, who are already in Ireland, but did not travel. The ongoing impasse between Zimbabwe's Sports and Recreation Commission (ZSRC) and the suspended Zimbabwe Cricket board appears to be the cause of the cancellation.

"We received correspondence late this afternoon from Zimbabwe Cricket in which we were informed that due to a funding issue, Zimbabwe Cricket will not be sending their women's team to Ireland," Cricket Ireland (CI) chief executive Warren Deutrom said in a statement.

"With the team due to arrive on Sunday, there is clearly no time to find an alternative and, after urgent consultation with the ICC to seek clarification, we regret to confirm the women's tour has been cancelled. This will not, however, impact upon the men's tour which will proceed as scheduled," Deutrom added.

The T20 part of the series was supposed to have provided vital preparation for the upcoming ICC Women's T20 World Cup Qualifier, for both Ireland and Zimbabwe, and CI have been left scrambling for an alternative. "We will look into alternative arrangements so our senior women's team will not be completely disadvantaged by these disappointing circumstances," Deutrom said.

The cancellation of the women's tour is yet another chapter of the turmoil that has engulfed Zimbabwean cricket since the SRC, who are the governing body of all sporting associations in Zimbabwe, suspended the Tavengwa Mukuhlani-led ZC board and installed an interim committee in their place.

The SRC has alleged that the suspended officials have sought to intimidate the remaining ZC staff into vacating their roles, and ZC's offices have been virtually empty over the past week.

While the SRC claim to be acting in the best interests of cricket in the country, the suspension and subsequent power struggle are threatening to completely disrupt the sport and Zimbabwe are in danger of losing their ICC membership. Both the former and current ZC leadership are understood to be in contact with the ICC, who are yet to comment on the matter.

"It is not without coincidence that staff continue not to return to work despite clear messages from both the SRC and the interim committee that they should do so," SRC board chairman Gerald Mlotshwa said earlier this week. "The absence from work on Monday has severely compromised the ladies (team) preparations for their tour of Ireland.

"There continues to be a clear and deliberate effort to sabotage Zimbabwe Cricket by some of the suspended ZC officials. A formal police report has now been made regarding these shenanigans. It appears that every effort is being made to frustrate an inquiry into the financial affairs of Zimbabwe Cricket, key amongst these issues being the assessment of a debit of some US$2.8 million on ZC's account with a local banking institution with historical ties to it.

"The police have been alerted to this issue as well, as it is clear that no co-operation will be forthcoming from those with knowledge of the details and reasons for this historical debit," said Mlotshwa.

Softer than marshmallow, slower than a tortoise, Sri Lanka's middle order has had a poor tournament. Across five team innings, Sri Lanka have five half-centuries, but two each are from openers Dimuth Karunaratne and Kusal Perera. Nos. 4-7, in 20 combined innings, have contributed only one fifty: Angelo Mathews' unbeaten 85 against England.

Worse even than that output, has been their rate of scoring. Between Mathews, Kusal Mendis, Dhananjaya de Silva and Jeevan Mendis, the best tournament strike rate belongs to Kusal Mendis, who has gone at 63.52. Jeevan, meanwhile, has struck at 37.25.

Against South Africa, several batsmen in the middle order attempted to hit out, but were not only unsuccessful in their attempts to raise the strike rate, they also frequently lost wickets playing big shots. So modest is their collective form, captain Karunaratne admitted, that like the turtles on their eco-friendly team shirts, some Sri Lanka batsmen have retreated into shells.

"Our middle order han't scored a lot of runs, and they don't have that confidence," he said. "If you don't have runs behind you, there's always a doubt in your mind as to whether you're going to get out when you go for a big shot. It's important to get settled before you go for those shots. What South Africa did in the last game was keep those fielders up. When we tried to hit out, it didn't work - we lost wickets in a row.

"We have to know how to handle those situations and how to escape from those traps. I haven't told everyone that same advice, but we are trying to work with some players on getting out of situations like that. In a big tournament like this, when you have a must-win match on the line, maybe it's better to have a more positive mindset."

The top three - meanwhile - consisting of Karunaratne, Kusal Perera and Avishka Fernando - have largely been able to find runs somewhere. Karunaratne has accumulated, while Kusal Perera and Fernando have been aggressive, often piercing gaps in the infield, or hitting aerial boundaries. Their contributions have not been enough to get Sri Lanka to even a single score in excess of 250, however - their 247 against Australia, in pursuit of 335 having been their highest total.

"We know that we weren't able to make a score in excess of 250 - that's the biggest factor in our team performance so far in the tournament," Karunaratne said. "If two or three batsmen get set, then we can definitely get to 250. It's very difficult when you only make 200, 220 to tell the bowlers to then take the opposition wickets. We need to take responsibility as a batting unit and make a big score."

Before the defeat to South Africa, Sri Lanka had the chance to make it to 12 points with three consecutive victories, but with a ceiling of 10 points now, several other results must go their way if they are to make it through. If England win at Edgbaston, Sri Lanka's window shuts completely.

"Now we have to wait for other results," he said. "We're not a side who should be in this position. We have talent, and skill to compete with anyone. But we only performed in certain games. It's our bowlers who mainly performed as well. Our batting line up hasn't fired altogether yet."

BALTIMORE -- Manager Brandon Hyde says his young Baltimore Orioles are a fun team to watch, regardless of how much they've been struggling.

The Orioles certainly put on a show the past two nights against the Cleveland Indians.

Andrew Cashner threw seven innings of three-hit ball, Renato Nunez had two of Baltimore's four home runs and the Orioles clinched their first series win since April with their second consecutive 13-0 victory over Cleveland on Saturday.

The Orioles became the first team in major league history to record back-to-back shutouts while scoring at least 13 runs in each game, according to Elias Sports Bureau.

"To win a series obviously feels great," Hyde said. "I just want our guys to play well. I'm concerned about how we play. I'm concerned about how we play the game, and just the last two games we played really good baseball. It began with our starting pitching."

Anthony Santander etched his way into Camden Yards' history when he hit the 100th home run, and 45th by an Oriole, to land on Eutaw Street since the stadium opened in 1992.

"It's an honor to hit the 100th home run onto Eutaw Street. It's just unbelievable," Santander said through a translator. "Hopefully tomorrow we can sweep them."

Chance Sisco also homered for Baltimore, which entered the series with the worst record in the majors. The Orioles will go for their first three-game sweep of the season Sunday.

Cashner (8-3) was scratched moments before the scheduled 4:05 p.m. first pitch as thunderstorms passed through the area. When the start of the game was announced for 5:10 p.m., Cashner was reinserted into the lineup.

He finished with six strikeouts and just one walk and has won four of his past five decisions.

"It was kind of a cluster, but thank God the weather came when it did," Cashner said.

The Orioles earned back-to-back shutouts for the first time since September 2016 against the Yankees.

Trey Mancini had three hits and drove in three runs for the Orioles, who had not won a series since April 22-24 against the White Sox. Baltimore had lost its previous 18 series.

"They hit better than us. They played better than us. They pitched better than us. They managed better than us," Indians manager Terry Francona said. "This game will make you laugh sometimes and it will make you shake your head. Sometimes it will make you cry."

Nunez tied a career high with four RBIs.

Baltimore took a 1-0 lead in the second on a double by Hanser Alberto off Indians rookie Zach Plesac.

Cashner retired 11 consecutive batters before allowing a bloop single to Carlos Santana.

The Orioles broke open the game with six runs in the fourth. Santander started the rally with a 410-foot solo homer. Jonathan Villar and Mancini later added back-to-back RBI doubles. Nunez ended Plesac's afternoon with a solo shot to center.

Plesac had his shortest start over seven outings this season, allowing seven runs and seven hits with four strikeouts and three walks over 3⅔ innings.

Mancini had another two-run single in the fifth that provided a 9-0 margin. Sisco added a two-run home run off A.J. Cole in the sixth. Sisco hit the 99th ball to land on Eutaw Street the previous night.

Nunez got his 17th homer of the season off Mike Freeman.

Baltimore won consecutive games for the first time since May 4-6. The Indians have been shut out seven times this year.

TRAINER'S ROOM

Indians: 3B Jose Ramirez will be activated off the paternity list for Sunday's game. "He will be ready to play," Francona said. ... RHP Danny Salazar (right shoulder) will throw 30 to 35 pitches in a simulated game Sunday in Arizona. Salazar has not pitched at the major league level since 2017 after undergoing arthroscopic surgery. ... RHP Jefry Rodriguez (right shoulder strain) was held back from the team's eight-game road trip.

UP NEXT

Indians: Shane Bieber (6-3, 3.83 ERA) earned his first career shutout May 19 against the Orioles, allowing five hits with 15 strikeouts.

Orioles: Gabriel Ynoa (0-5, 6.75 ERA) has given up 13 runs in his past two starts (7⅔ innings).

Information from The Associated Press was used in this report.