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Santiago is tentatively scheduled to start Wednesday, Daryl Van Schouwen of the Chicago Sun-Times reports.

Manager Rick Renteria has held off on announcing a starter -- he was presumably waiting to see how his bullpen got used Monday. Santiago pitched in the ninth inning Monday, using just four pitches to get two outs.

Covey tossed six scoreless innings Monday in a no-decision against the Indians, allowing six hits with one walk and seven strikeouts.

Covey matched opposing starter Corey Kluber through six innings, scattering baserunners and making timely pitches to keep the visitors off the board. He induced eight groundball outs and matched his second-highest strikeout total of the season. Covey has been outstanding over his last two appearances, tossing 12 scoreless innings while striking out 12 and delivering a pair of quality starts. He still owns a disappointing 5.06 ERA for the season, but he'll look to finish on a high note this weekend against the Twins.

Yarbrough (15-6) allowed three runs on five hits and two walks across five innings Monday to take the loss against the Yankees. He struck out three.

Yarbrough entered in the fourth inning and got into trouble in the fifth, allowing two runs on two hits, a walk and a passed ball. He settled down after that, though an RBI double from Aaron Judge widened the gap in the seventh and the Yanks' bullpen closed it out from there. Yarbrough has fallen on hard times of late, allowing 10 earned runs across 14.2 innings over his last four appearances. He could see one more extended outing before the end of the regular season.

Mengden allowed three earned runs on four hits and one walk while striking out five across 5.1 innings Monday against the Mariners. He did not factor into the decision.

He has pitched primarily as the long-man in bullpen games for the Athletics of late, though he earned the start on Monday. It remains to be seen how he'll be used in the final series of the season, but could start Sunday against the Angels in the final game of the regular season. He now carries a 4.05 ERA and 1.12 WHIP across 115.2 innings.

Tate was shut down with shoulder soreness Monday, Rich Dubroff of BaltimoreBaseball.com reports.

Tate had been throwing at the Orioles' complex in Sarasota but now appears to be done for the season. It's unclear if the injury is serious enough to have any effect on his readiness for next season's spring training.

Royals manager Ned Yost said Monday that Lopez would likely be shut down for the final week of the 2018 season, Jeffrey Flanagan of MLB.com reports.

The report doesn't specify why Lopez will be unavailable, but it's likely just a matter of the Royals not wanting to overwork the right-hander after he suffered a rib contusion when he ran into teammate Hunter Dozier in his Sept. 14 outing. Lopez was able to make his subsequent turn through the rotation Thursday against the Tigers, but was lit up for seven runs on eight hits over one inning before getting pulled. While it appears Lopez's season will end on a sour note, he flashed some potential during his brief run in the Kansas City rotation, highlighted by a perfect-game bid Sept. 8 against the Twins that was broken up in the top of the ninth inning. The 25-year-old should be given every opportunity next spring to claim a full-time starting role with the big club.

Mengden is slated to start Monday's game against the Mariners, Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

Mengden has been working out of the bullpen behind opener Liam Hendriks of late, but he'll reclaim a rotation spot for the start of the Athletics' penultimate series of the season. The 25-year-old, who owns a 4.00 ERA and 1.12 WHIP with 67 strikeouts through 110.1 frames in 2018, could make another start in the regular-season finale Sept. 30 against the Angels.

Norris pitched five innings of one-run ball but took a no-decision in Sunday's 3-2 loss to the Royals. He allowed six hits and two walks, while striking out three.

Norris allowed plenty of baserunners in his five innings of work, but he mostly pitched well, though he received just one run of support while he was in the game. The damage came on an Adalberto Mondesi solo home run in the first inning. Norris is slated to make his final start of the season on Saturday against the Brewers, and he'll look to build on this encouraging effort.

Borucki (4-5) took the loss Sunday, allowing two runs on three hits and four walks while striking out seven over seven innings.

Borucki was solid once again, limiting the opposition to two runs or fewer for his fourth straight start. He was nicked for RBI doubles in the fourth and sixth innings, which were enough to saddle him with the defeat. The 24-year-old has a 3.76 ERA and 1.31 WHIP for the season and lines up to face these same Rays on the road in his final start of 2018.

Yarbrough will throw most of the innings in Monday's game against the Yankees, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

Diego Castillo will start the game before ceding to Yarbrough after an innings or two. Yarbrough has allowed seven runs in 9.2 innings over his last three appearances but has a respectable 3.38 ERA in 139.1 innings on the season -- along with a whopping 15 wins, the biggest fallout of this new role.