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Castillo pitched six innings against the Angels on Monday, allowing two runs on six hits and one walk while striking out nine batters. He did not factor in the decision.

Castillo and opposing starter Shohei Ohtani dueled to a dead heat over six frames, with both pitchers allowing two runs and Castillo finishing with one more strikeout than Ohtani. The bullpens ended up being the difference in the contest, as Seattle produced four runs to the Angels' zero over the final three innings. Castillo finished with his second straight no-decision but was nonetheless impressive, racking up 16 swinging strikes. The nine punchouts were his most in four games as a Mariner, and he's given up only eight runs across 27.2 frames since moving to the American League.

Kaprielian (3-7) took the loss Monday, allowing two runs on six hits and two walks over 5.1 innings against the Rangers. He struck out five.

The Oakland righty was effective for most of the night, but Marcus Semien tagged him for a solo home run in the third, then Leody Taveras knocked a triple and came around to score on a Bubba Thompson single in the sixth. Kaprielian has now thrown at least five innings in 10 straight starts but has recorded only three quality starts in that span. He will carry a 4.33 ERA and 1.33 WHIP into his next start.

Urquidy did not factor into the decision Monday, allowing one run on six hits and zero walks over 7.2 innings in a 4-2 loss against the White Sox. He struck out four.

After getting through seven scoreless innings, it looked like Urquidy would make it eight with two outs to start the inning. However, with his pitch count creeping toward 100 on the night, skipper Dusty Baker decided to pull the 27-year-old after AJ Pollock reached on an infield single. Rafael Montero proceeded to let Pollock and three other runners score, costing Urquidy a possible win as Johnny Cueto and Liam Hendriks held the Astros to just two runs. Urquidy will carry a 3.69 ERA and 1.14 WHIP over 127 innings into his next start.

Cueto (5-5) earned the win Monday, allowing two runs on six hits and one walk over eight innings against Houston. He struck out three.

The veteran righty held the Astros in check Monday to earn his fifth win of the season and ninth straight quality start. His 2.78 ERA this season has been a welcome surprise for Chicago as, if it holds, it will be the first time that he has finished a season with an ERA below 4.00 in a full season since 2016. Cueto will look to keep things rolling in his next scheduled start against Cleveland this weekend.

The Rangers will select Arihara's contract from Triple-A Round Rock and have him start Tuesday's game against the Athletics, Kennedi Landry of MLB.com reports.

Arihara has appeared in 18 games (14 starts) this season at Round Rock, pitching to a 4.88 ERA, 1.32 WHIP and 63:18 K:BB over 72 innings. The move has yet to be made official, as Texas still needs to clear a spot on the 40-man roster prior to Tuesday's contest to facilitate Arihara's promotion. Arihara will be stepping into the rotation spot that became open when Spencer Howard (shoulder) landed on the injured list last week.

Cole (9-5) allowed one run on five hits and two walks over six innings Monday, striking out six and taking a loss against the Rays.

Cole worked through three scoreless frames before yielding a run in the fourth. Unfortunately for him, the Yankees were shut out, so he was tagged with a loss. Since his last win July 17, Cole is 0-3 with a 4.35 ERA over his last five starts. With Monday's outing, he lowered his season ERA to 3.30 alongside a 184:35 K:BB across 144.1 frames. Cole is projected to start at home against the Blue Jays this weekend.

Bubic (2-7) took the loss Monday, allowing four runs on 10 hits and three walks over 5.2 innings against Minnesota. He struck out seven.

Minnesota had little trouble getting to Bubic on Monday as he failed to record a clean inning all night. The effort breaks a five-start stretch in which Bubic maintained a 2.27 ERA and 1.04 WHIP and notched four quality starts. He will try to get back on track in his next scheduled start this weekend in Tampa Bay.

Ryan (9-5) earned the win Monday, allowing two runs on six hits and two walks over 5.1 innings in a 4-2 win over Kansas City. He struck out six.

Ryan was tagged for a two-run home run in the first inning off the bat of Vinnie Pasquantino but held the Royals scoreless the rest of his outing. While he recorded over a strikeout per inning with just 80 pitches through 5.1 innings, he failed to reach six innings for the seventh straight start. The 26-year-old has posted a 5.15 ERA since the beginning of July, so it seems the Twins are more actively managing his workload to help get his numbers back in line with the start of the season.

Civale allowed one run on three hits and one walk while striking out 10 across six innings in Game 1 of Monday's doubleheader against the Tigers. He didn't factor into the decision.

Civale struck out a season-high 10 batters in his quality start, with his lone run surrendered coming in the first inning on a groundout. Following Civale's latest outing, he's allowed just four runs and struck out 21 over his last four appearances (18 innings). Despite this, his last win dates back to May 20 against Detroit.

Velasquez (finger) was reinstated from the 15-day injured list Monday.

Velasquez sustained a finger injury in early July but spent the last two weeks on a rehab assignment at Triple-A Charlotte and posted a 4.76 ERA and 1.59 WHIP in 5.2 innings over four appearances. While he's worked as a starter and reliever in the majors this year, he'll pitch out of the bullpen now that he's healthy.