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Blach is scheduled to start Tuesday's game against the Dodgers, Nathan Ruiz of The Baltimore Sun reports.

Blach will face a familiar foe in the Dodgers after spending the first few seasons of his career with the Giants. The 28-year-old has struggled with a 10.95 ERA, 2.15 WHIP and 17:16 K:BB this season but pitched well in his last start with two runs allowed over five innings.

Barria will work behind an opener Sunday against the White Sox.

The 23-year-old was originally expected to work as a traditional starter, but he'll instead follow opener Noe Ramirez. Barria has a 6.27 ERA, 1.44 WHIP and 64:22 K:BB through 66 innings this season.

Anderson (3-0) was credited with the win in a victory over the Blue Jays on Saturday, firing a scoreless eighth inning during which he allowed a hit and recorded a strikeout.

Anderson continues to mow through the opposition at a highly efficient clip, with Saturday's 17-pitch effort the latest evidence of such. The right-hander got 14 of those offerings into the strike zone while serving as the setup man behind Oliver Drake, who subsequently recorded his second save. The 29-year-old Anderson has three consecutive scoreless outings and has already amassed five holds along with his three victories since his trade-deadline acquisition from the Marlins.

Lakins struck out three over two scoreless innings to open Saturday's 5-1 loss to the Yankees.

The Red Sox are getting by with three healthy starters and large bullpen cast for the final month of the season. As such, there may be several multi-inning opportunities for Lakins over the final weeks of the season, although his pedestrian strikeout numbers (6.8 K/9) do not suggest much in terms of fantasy value.

Garcia pitched one inning for Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on Saturday, giving up five runs on two hits and four walks.

Garcia tossed only 13 of 33 pitches for strikes and allowed a three-run homer in the 17-2 thrashing. The 20-year-old was moved to the bullpen late in the season in anticipation of a possible September callup to the big club, but the transition has been far from smooth as he has allowed 11 earned runs in 8.2 innings between the regular season and playoffs. Scranton/Wilkes-Barre was eliminated from the postseason with the loss, so Garcia will need to be brought up to the Yankees or sent down to Double-A Trenton if he is given the opportunity to pitch again this season.

Rogers struck out one in a perfect ninth inning to earn the save Saturday versus the Indians.

Rogers needed only 10 pitches to retire the bottom of Cleveland's order. The left-hander has converted 25 of 31 save chances with a 2.45 ERA, 1.03 WHIP and 80:10 K:BB through 62.1 innings.

Robles struck out one in a perfect ninth inning against the White Sox on Saturday en route to his 20th save of the season.

Tasked with protecting a one-run lead, Robles retired Yolmer Sanchez, Ryan Goins and Tim Anderson in order on 17 pitches. The saves have been few and far between lately -- this was just his fourth save in the last six weeks -- but Robles has pitched brilliantly when given the opportunity. He would seem to have locked down the closer job for 2020.

Covey (1-8) allowed seven runs on seven hits and two walks while striking out four over 2.2 innings in a loss to the Angels on Saturday.

Shohei Ohtani touched him up for a homer and Covey has now given up six long balls in his last 13.1 innings at the major-league level. Covey, who got the start Saturday over Ross Detwiler, had had good numbers with Triple-A Charlotte this season (2.82 ERA, 1.33 WHIP), and it makes sense that the White Sox would want to give him one last chance to prove himself. Until he shows something more against top-level hitters, however, Covey can't be considered a viable fantasy option.

Kay struck out eight while allowing two runs on four hits with three walks across 5.2 innings in a no-decision in his MLB debut against the Rays on Saturday.

The former Mets farmhand looked sharp in his first major-league outing, recording nine swinging strikes and 13 called ones. He's always been a strikeout pitcher, but yielding only seven baserunners and two runs is probably as good of a debut as the Blue Jays could have hoped based on his minor-league WHIP and ERA. If he stays in the rotation, he'll face the Yankees next at home Friday.

Hernandez was charged with three runs (one earned) on two hits over 2.2 innings in a no-decision against the Orioles on Saturday. He struck out three batters and walked two.

This was Hernandez's fourth career appearance and first career start. He pitched three times out of the bullpen following his Aug. 20 promotion, allowing one run while fanning five in 5.2 innings. It's been an encouraging start to his major-league career after Hernandez posted an ERA north of 5.00 at Double-A before joining the big club (96 innings). The 23-year-old righty has a good fastball/slider combo and looks like a pitcher to keep an eye on, but Hernandez is not fully stretched out and it's not clear if he will remain in the rotation.