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Giles hasn't given up a run since June 18, spanning 10.1 innings.

The 25-year-old struggled to start the season, posting a 9.00 ERA in April. Now owning a 4.08 ERA, he has continuously improved as the season has progressed, compiling a 2.31 ERA in June and a scoreless July.

Moore is one of several Rays players drawing strong trade interest around the majors, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

The 27-year-old southpaw has put together five consecutive quality starts and brings the allure of a solid lefty arm that is typically coveted by contending teams down the stretch and in the postseason. Moore has hit his stride over the last eight starts, lowering his ERA from 5.56 to 4.31 over that stretch. He's only generated a 4-3 record during that span, but has notably only received a combined five runs of support over the trio of defeats.

Pomeranz had a better curveball in this second start for the Red Sox, Ryan Hannable of WEEI.com reports. "I had a good curveball tonight," Pomeranz said. "I was locating my fastball a lot better. I was in a lot better counts all night and really, one bad pitch that hurt us."

Pomeranz finished with 99 pitches, 64 for strikes and registered 14 swings-and-misses, 11 with the curve. For the left-hander, who lasted just three-plus innings in his Boston debut last week, it was a much better performance, but there was one fastball that missed location and Jose Iglesias made him pay for it. He'll look to build off this outing when he takes the mound Saturday on the road against the Angels.

Kelly allowed a run on two hits in one inning of relief in Monday night's 4-2 loss to Detroit. He didn't walk nor strike out a batter.

Kelly was called up from Triple-A Pawtucket over the weekend to bring his flame-throwing arm out of the Boston bullpen. He touched 100 mph on 11 of his 21 pitches in his first relief appearance this season. Unfortunately, if your fastball is missing location in the majors, velocity doesn't mean much. "A lot of power, a lot of velocity, (but) some inconsistent command to get behind in the count 2-1 to Upton," manager John Farrell told MassLive.com. "He left a fastball out on the plate and (Upton) was able to drive it the other way." Kelly will continue to work in a relief role for Boston and will get more opportunities to harness his arsenal and succeed in the pen.

The Yankees and Cubs are nearing a deal that would send Chapman to Chicago, Joel Sherman of the New York Post reports.

As currently constructed, Chapman would be the only Yankee making the move to the north side of Chicago, while the Yankees would then take the next few days to see if they're able to make up ground in the American League playoff race before going all-in as sellers (or buyers) at the non-waiver trade deadline. Gleyber Torres is believed to be the top prospect involved as part of the package heading to the Bronx, but the full details of the trade will surface after the terms are finalized, perhaps later Monday.

Burdi is currently doing rehabilitation work in Fort Myers, Fla., and the Twins hope he can begin a throwing program soon, but he may not pitch again this season, the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports.

Burdi tried to pitch through a bone bruise near his elbow before being shut down after just three innings in April. It sounds like throwing in a fall league could be a possibility.

Kimbrel threw a successful 20-pitch bullpen Monday, Pete Abraham of the Boston Globe reports.

Kimbrel was placed on the disabled list on July 9, with a timetable of a 3-to-6 weeks. It looks like he's currently on the front side of that timetable, with a return of next week looking more likely. Kimbrel will need to have another strong session or two before going on a rehab assignment.

Norris (oblique) will make at least one more rehab start before returning to the Tigers, Evan Woodbery of MLive.com reports.

While Norris hasn't experienced a setback, he was shelled in his last outing Saturday, allowing five earned runs and three walks in 4.2 innings of work at Triple-A Toledo. It appears as though the Tigers weren't satisfied with that performance, so he'll take the hill again later in the week before the team makes a call on his status.

Mengden allowed four runs on seven hits and three walks with five strikeouts over 4.2 innings in a no-decision Monday against the Rangers.

Mengden has now failed to complete five innings in three of his past four starts. His ERA has jumped from 3.48 to 5.73 over this rough stretch, in which he has allowed 19 runs in just 17.2 innings. He owns a brutal 18:13 K:BB in that stretch, and he needs to rein in his control if he wants any chance of turning things around.

Santiago (9-4) allowed two runs on five hits and four walks with five strikeouts over 5.1 innings in a win Monday over the Royals.

Santiago's winning streak is now extended to five games, dating back to July 2. After allowing 17 home runs in his first 16 starts, he has allowed just two in this stretch. If he can continue to keep the ball in the yard, he can enjoy a measure of success, but his career suggests this won't last. He owned a 1.3 HR/9 in 643 career innings entering Monday's start -- for context, of the 1,955 pitchers all-time to record at least 600 innings, only 80 have had a worse home run rate.