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Buehler struck out four and walked two. He struck out the side in the first and looked to be in control, but began coming apart in the third, prompting manager Craig Stammen to pull him. Buehler had pitched five or more innings in each of his past five starts, and he wasn’t happy to exit this one. He draws a difficult matchup at Coors Field in his next start.

Buehler struck out six, walked two and allowed just three hits in a solid start for the right-hander. The only blemish in turns of run-prevention was a solo homer from Ben Rice in the third inning. After a less-than-spectacular first half of the year, Buehler has appeared to figure it out, and his 4.56 ERA isn’t indicative of how he’s pitched the last few months. He gets the Nationals at home next week.

Buehler surrendered a run to the Rays in the first inning on a double and a base hit. Jonathan Aranda then took him deep for a solo homer in the third inning. He later opened the sixth by giving up a solo homer to Junior Caminero. That would do it for Buehler at 71 pitches. He struck out three. The 32-year-old right-hander will take a 4.66 ERA, 1.36 WHIP, and a 111/49 K/BB ratio across 131 1/3 innings into a start against the Yankees in San Diego next weekend.

Buehler has now gone three-straight outings with six innings, and appears to be getting hot at the right time. The right-hander allowed just a solo homer to Brooks Lee, and outside of that was outstanding while limiting Minnesota to four hits and whiffing four without issuing a walk. Because Buehler no longer has elite stuff there’s as much risk as there is reward when being used, but it wouldn’t be crazy to ride the hot hand when he faces the Rays in Tampa Bay next weekend.

Buehler has completed six innings in back-to-back starts for the first time this year. This goes as his first loss since July 6, but he did his job while allowing just two hits and two walks. Buehler is due to face the Twins on Sunday. Joe Musgrove should be back after that, leaving the Padres with a decision to make on who to bounce from the rotation. Buehler probably has an edge over Randy Vásquez at this point.

Handed a big early lead, Buehler completed six innings for the first time since June 3 and the fourth time in 24 starts the season. He improved to 7-5 with a 4.88 ERA and a 100/47 K/BB in 114 1/3 innings. He’s slated to take on the Mets on Monday.

The Padres wouldn’t let Buehler try for a win at 76 pitches and with a 3-1 lead after four. They improved to a pretty remarkable 16-7 in his starts, even though Buehler himself is just 6-5 with a poor 5.07 ERA. Buehler will face the Brewers next.

Buehler was shaky throughout the outing, and he allowed eight hits and two walks with just one strikeout. The former Dodger ace was awful in July with a 9.82 ERA, and August isn’t off to much better of a start. He’ll get a chance to get going again versus the Diamondbacks on Thursday, but fantasy managers should look elsewhere for a streaming option for that contest.

Buehler gave up four hits, walked two and struck out seven. He allowed two runs in the second inning with the unearned run coming after Liam Hicks stole third base and scored on a throwing error by Luis Campusano. In the third inning, Buehler allowed a solo home run to Kyle Stowers, but otherwise kept the Marlins off the scoreboard. He has a 5.13 ERA. Buehler is lined up to face the Giants at home next weekend.

Buehler allowed just two hits, which allowed him to work around five walks. He’s issued 17 free passes over 22 innings in his last five starts, three of which were rather ugly. Still, even though he has a 5.23 ERA and isn’t pitching very deep into games, the Padres are an impressive 13-7 in his starts this season. He’s due to face the Marlins on Sunday.