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Wacha struck out four batters on the night and didn’t allow a base on balls. He shut the Yankees out through the first five innings, but showed some cracks in the armor in the sixth inning as he issued two straight two-out walks to load the bases. That forced manager Matt Quatraro to turn to his bullpen — who would allow all three of the inherited runners to score. Wacha got nine swings and misses on 80 pitches on the night, posting a CSW of 29 percent. Now 0-3 on the season, Wacha will try once again to earn his first victory as he brings a 4.35 ERA, 1.31 WHIP and a 15/10 K/BB ratio (20 2/3 innings) into Sunday’s matchup against the Tigers in Motown.

Gausman gave up five hits, walked none and struck out five. All four Orioles runs came against Gausman in the fifth inning. He allowed a home run to Colton Cowser before Jackson Holliday tripled and Blaze Alexander knocked him in with a double. Then Taylor Ward hit a two-run homer. Gausman has a 3.60 ERA. He’s lined up to face the Yankees at home on Saturday.

Skubal allowed just two hits on the afternoon and didn’t walk a batter. He needed just 54 pitches (44 strikes) to navigate his five frames, with his fastball touching as high as 99 mph. Expect him to make his highly anticipated return to the Tigers’ rotation next weekend.

Allen suffered the injury while running to first base. He’ll head for additional testing to determine the severity of the issue. Look for the Astros to provide an update on his status as soon as more information is available.

With Jack Kochanowicz (elbow) landing on the injured list on Sunday, Aldegheri will have another chance to pitch out of the Angels’ bullpen. The 24-year-old left-hander holds a 2.45 ERA, 1.36 WHIP and a 7/5 K/BB ratio over 11 innings in three appearances with the Angels this season.

Kochanowicz suffered the injury during Saturday’s disastrous outing against the Dodgers where he gave up seven runs (six earned) in just 1/3 of an inning. No word yet on how long he’ll be shelved for. Sam Aldegheri was recalled from Triple-A Salt Lake in a corresponding move on Sunday.

Vargas is still feeling the effects of his collision with Max Muncy on Thursday evening. He has appeared as a defensive replacement over the weekend, so he appears to be nearing a return to the lineup. LuJames Groover will start in his place at first base and bat eighth for the Diamondbacks against Cade Cavalli and the Nationals on Sunday.

Grissom was a late scratch from Friday’s lineup due to tightness in his left side and now he winds up missing the entire weekend series against the Dodgers. It sounds like he has shown improvement and will be able to avoid a trip to the injured list, but if this lingers into the start of next week, the Angels may be forced to make a move.

Scherzer threw 3 2/3 innings in a minor league rehab start at Triple-A Buffalo on Friday and completed a bullpen session on Sunday morning without any issues. With Scherzer and Dylan Cease both likely to return to the rotation during the upcoming week, the Jays will have some decisions to make on how to structure their rotation going forward.

It’s a planned day off for both Betts and Andy Pages, so no need for fantasy managers to worry here. Miguel Rojas will start in his place at shortstop and will bat eighth against Angels’ right-hander Jose Soriano.