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Rogers will get some time to recover and work on things out of the spotlight after struggling to a bloated 4.75 ERA. 1.45 WHIP and 27/10 K/BB ratio across 30 1/3 innings through six starts to open the season. He was scheduled to start against the Yankees on Saturday. The 28-year-old southpaw’s ugly first month is a tough development for the Orioles, and fantasy managers, after he looked like a certified ace with a 1.81 ERA (3.40 xERA), 0.90 WHIP and 103/29 K/BB ratio over 109 2/3 innings last year. He can be dropped in shallow mixed leagues, but the chance that he makes some adjustments that lead to immediate improvement make him worth hanging onto in deeper fantasy formats.

McLean allowed just three hard-hit balls in his first scoreless start of the year. He’s previously allowed only one run five times, including 13 days ago against the Reds when the lone run he gave up was unearned. This makes him 5-5 with a 3.78 ERA ahead of next start Monday in Atlanta.

Williams hasn’t had a ton of save chances — tonight’s was his first in 12 days and fourth in June — but he’s gone over two months with blowing one. Luis Urías singled but was the only Blue Jays to reach in the ninth tonight.

This is the fifth time Gausman has allowed exactly one run this year, but he’s won just one of those starts. He’s definitely had his share of bad outings, too, which is why his ERA is sitting at 4.19, but the Jays just aren’t giving him any margin for error. He’ll face the Giants next.

Alvarez collected three hits against the Twins on Tuesday, but none bigger than his blast in the fourth inning. With the bases loaded and two outs, he took Joe Ryan deep for a grand slam to highlight a six-run inning for Houston. The 29-year-old slugger is up to 26 homers, 59 runs scored, and 60 RBI while slashing .314/.428/.618 across 374 plate appearances.

Clemens knocked a base hit and scored a run in the first inning, then singled and scored again in the fifth, crossing home for two of the team’s four runs. The versatile 30-year-old is hitting .241/.305/.467 with 13 homers, 37 runs scored, 35 RBI, and six steals across 287 plate appearances.

Hader was summoned in the ninth inning to close out the game with a two-run lead against the Twins. He struck out two batters in a clean frame, shutting the door on Minnesota for his eighth save on eight tries this season. He’s allowed just one run with a 21/5 K/BB ratio across 13 innings.

Burrows struggled out of the gate, loading the bases in the first inning on two walks and a hit. A hit batter drove in a run, followed by a base hit to score two more before Burrows could get out of the inning. He settled in for three more scoreless innings before giving up a fourth run on a pair of two-out hits in the fifth. Burrow’s day would be done after five. He struck out three. The 26-year-old right-hander will take a 5.58 ERA, 1.51 WHIP, and a 72/33 K/BB ratio across 90 1/3 innings into a road start against the Nationals next Tuesday.

Ryan held the Astros scoreless through three innings before Houston tagged him for six runs in the fourth, including a grand slam by Yordan Alvarez. Ryan would finish the fourth inning and not return for the fifth, ending his day at 91 pitches with five strikeouts. He’s now allowed ten runs over his last two starts and will look to bounce back when he takes a 3.61 ERA, 1.08 WHIP, and a 113/22 K/BB ratio across 97 1/3 innings into a start against the Guardians in Minnesota next Tuesday.

Kahnle was charged with four runs during his lone inning of work on Tuesday against the Nationals, leaving him with an inflated 8.00 ERA across nine innings since joining Boston’s relief mix back on June 4. It’ll be Alec Gamboa coming up to take his roster spot ahead of Wednesday afternoon’s contest, according to MassLive.com’s Chris Cotillo.

Vilade’s sixth homer of the season was a solo shot off Noah Cameron in the third inning; one of two homers the Rays hit in the frame off Cameron. The former second-round selection has been an impressive reclamation product for Tampa Bay, and he’s clobbered left-handed pitching as the latest platoon bat for a team that deploys them more than anyone. Vilade also drew a walk, and it improves his slash to a very solid .278/.343/.484.