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Scott has allowed three runs on seven hits and six walks across 10.1 innings in his last 10 appearances.

In that span, the left-hander has struck out 13 batters. While Scott continues to have a troubling 6.6 BB/9 for the year, he's done better recently at run prevention. He owns a 2.70 ERA, 1.39 WHIP and 52:27 K:BB across 36.2 innings overall while earning 12 holds in 41 appearances.

Rijo (forearm) has been activated from the 7-day injured list at High-A Cedar Rapids.

He's expected to start Sunday's game for Cedar Rapids. Rijo has made just one appearance this season for Cedar Rapids, throwing a scoreless inning with one strikeout. He began the season on the temporary inactive list before being reinstated June 10 and then was hurt after his first outing June 13.

Jimenez (3-1) picked up the win over the Tigers in the second game of Saturday's twin bill, allowing an unearned run on one hit while striking out two over two innings.

Jimenez pitched a scoreless seventh but was a bit wild the following frame in extras. He started off by hitting Nelson Cruz and eventually allowed the Twins to take the lead on a wild pitch. Fortunately for him, the Tigers were able to walk it off in the bottom half, which awarded him his third win of the year and his first since June 14. The 26-year-old has had his share of struggles this season with a 7.54 ERA, 1.72 WHIP and a 28:21 K:BB over 22.2 innings.

Alexander didn't factor into the decision in the Tigers' 5-4 win over the Twins in the second game of Saturday's doubleheader after giving up two runs across 3.1 innings. He scattered four hits and walked none while striking out one.

Alexander picked up his third start of the season for the pitching-thin Tigers, who added Game 1 starter Jose Urena (groin) to the injured list Saturday. With Urena, Spencer Turnbull (forearm), Matthew Boyd (triceps) and Julio Teheran (shoulder) all facing uncertain return timelines, Alexander should have a good chance at making multiple turns through the rotation, especially after a decent showing versus Minnesota. Since he's mostly been working in a relief role this season, Alexander was capped at 48 pitches Saturday, but he could push up to the 60-to-70 range in his next outing.

Rogers (2-4) was hit with the loss in the second game of Saturday's doubleheader against the Tigers after allowing two runs (one earned) on two hits while striking out two over two-thirds of an inning.

Rogers entered in the eighth to try and preserve a one-run lead but was unable to do so. Both outs he recorded came via strikeout, but two singles in the inning were enough to bring in two runs as the Tigers were able to celebrate a walk-off win. It's the second consecutive blown save for Rogers, both coming against the Tigers. The 30-year-old southpaw now owns a 3.52 ERA, 1.15 WHIP and 56:8 K:BB over 38.1 innings. He may be starting to lose his grip as a potential save candidate with back-to-back uninspiring performances.

Lopez allowed four runs on seven hits and one walk across 4.2 innings of a no-decision Saturday against the Royals. He had four strikeouts.

Lopez took an 8-1 lead into the fifth running when he finally ran into trouble, giving up three hits, a sacrifice fly, a walk and a wild pitch before giving way to the bullpen with two outs. Lopez, who is winless in his last seven starts (0-6), owns a 6.04 ERA and 1.63 WHIP in 89.1 innings this season while opponents are hitting .299 off him. The 28-year-old is scheduled to face the Nationals at home next week.

Munoz (elbow) threw off a mound Saturday.

Munoz had his rehab process from Tommy John surgery paused in March because of a setback. The right-hander appears to have made substantial progress since, however, as he's reached the important milestone of throwing a bullpen session. It's still not entirely clear if Munoz could become an option to join the Mariners' bullpen during the season's final months, but that will likely depend on how he progresses in the coming weeks.

Karinchak allowed a run on two hits and a walk in one inning, earning the save in Saturday's 3-2 win over Oakland.

Karinchak put the first two batters aboard and allowed a run on a sacrifice fly, but he was able to get out of trouble in the end. Emmanuel Clase pitched a clean inning for a hold in Saturday's contest. With both of Cleveland's top ninth-inning options a little shaky lately, manager Terry Francona will have to pick and choose based on matchups. Karinchak still has a 2.61 ERA, 1.04 WHIP and 68:23 K:BB across 41.1 innings this year, to go with 10 saves, nine holds and two blown saves.

Soto tossed a perfect seventh inning to earn the save in the first game of Saturday's doubleheader against the Twins.

Soto was charged with a blown save Sunday during his final appearance prior to the All-Star break, but he began the second half of the year on a high note with his eighth save of the season. The southpaw didn't strike out any batters during his perfect inning, but he's now posted a 2.92 ERA and 1.35 WHIP in 37 innings across 39 appearances in 2021.

Norris (1-3) struck out two in two perfect innings to earn the win in the first game of Saturday's doubleheader against the Twins.

Norris entered Saturday's matinee after Jose Urena exited with groin tightness, and he held the Twins without a baserunner in the fourth and fifth innings. The left-hander had posted a 10.61 ERA and 2.46 WHIP in 9.1 innings across his 11 appearances leading up to the All-Star break, but he was effective in his first appearance of the second half and earned his first win of the 2021 campaign.