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Scherzer gave up five hits, walked one and struck out two. He was coming off his best start of 2026 and maybe the last few years when he struck out 10 and shut the Mariners out for seven innings. Scherzer has completed at least five innings in six of his last seven starts after failing to complete four innings in five of his first seven starts this year. He has a 6.03 ERA on the season, but a 3.79 ERA and 30 strikeouts in 38 innings over seven starts since the beginning of August. Scherzer is lined up to face the Orioles at home next week.

Story knocked a base hit and scored a run in the sixth inning, then singled and scored again in the seventh. He later added a third late hit with a base knock in the ninth for his first three-hit game of the season. The 33-year-old shortstop is hitting .237/.269/.342 with three homers, 19 runs scored, 23 RBI, and four steals across 201 plate appearances.

The nine days’ rest did Gray well on Saturday as he dominated the Orioles over seven shutout innings on his way to a win. He scattered just three hits and issued three walks while collecting seven strikeouts. The 36-year-old right-hander ends the day with a 2.69 ERA, 1.16 WHIP, and a 135/40 K/BB ratio across 150 2/3 innings. He’s currently lined up for a start against the Royals in Boston on Friday.

Bassitt stranded the bases loaded in the first inning. He then settled in for four more scoreless innings, limiting Boston to two more baserunners before he ran into trouble in the sixth. Bassitt loaded the bases and gave up a two-run single with two outs. That would end his day at 91 pitches. One inherited runner would come in to score. The 37-year-old right-hander will take a 4.96 ERA, 1.58 WHIP, and a 61/33 K/BB ratio across 85 1/3 innings into a start against the Blue Jays in Toronto on Friday.

Aranda went hitless in his first three at-bats before knocking a base hit and scoring a run in the eighth. He then came through in a big spot for the Rays, taking Jacob Latz deep for a three-run blast in the tenth inning to take the lead. It was Aranda’s fifth home run in the second half, four of them coming in his last 11 games. The 28-year-old first baseman is up to 19 with 85 RBI while hitting .278/.361/.429 across 601 plate appearances.

Caminero put the Rays on the board early, taking Jacob deGrom deep for a solo homer in the first inning. He later added a base hit in the eighth. The 23-year-old slugger is hitting .281/.365/.532 with 38 home runs, 87 runs scored, and 91 RBI across 620 plate appearances.

Pederson gave the Rangers their only run through seven innings against Drew Rasmussen, taking him deep for a solo homer in the sixth inning. He was later lifted in the eighth inning for a pinch-hitter against a left-handed reliever. The 34-year-old slugger is up to 25 homers while hitting .235/.328/.485 across 416 plate appearances.

With Bryan Baker unavailable with an illness on Saturday, Wells got the call to pitch the ninth in a tie game against the Rangers. He worked around a fielding error to hold Texas off the board and take the game to extras. After Tampa Bay took a three-run lead, he closed out the game with a pair of strikeouts to fall in line for the win.

Rasmussen was outstanding on Saturday, limiting the Rangers to just one run over seven frames. The one run came on a solo homer by Joc Pederson in the sixth inning. He gave up just two other hits and did not walk a batter while striking out seven. The bullpen would cost him the win in the eighth inning. The 31-year-old right-hander ends the day with a 2.88 ERA, 0.91 WHIP, and a 156/27 K/BB ratio across 153 1/3 innings. Rasmussen will take on the Astros in Tampa Bay on Friday.