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Lyles was scratched from his scheduled start against the Rays on Sunday for undisclosed reasons, Nathan Ruiz of The Baltimore Sun reports.

It's unclear if Lyles is dealing with some sort of an injury, but he won't be available for his start Sunday. Austin Voth will take the mound in his place versus Tampa Bay.

Irvin (2-4) took the loss Saturday, allowing a run on three hits while striking out six and walking two across 6.1 innings.

Irvin was pulled after allowing a Michael Taylor triple in the seventh inning. Taylor came around to score off Oakland reliever Domingo Acevedo thanks to a Ryan O'Hearn double, leaving Irvin with the earned run and the loss. The lefty pitched well enough to earn his fifth quality start of the year and bounced back well after allowing four earned runs in his last game. Irvin will take a 3.14 ERA into his next appearance.

Keller (2-8) earned a seven-inning win Saturday against the Athletics, allowing no runs on one hit while striking out six and walking three.

Keller was lights out Saturday, allowing only one hit across seven frames. He threw 57 of 97 pitches for strikes and picked up a season-high six strikeouts in the game. It was the righty's second win of the year and his first since May 3, which was also a shutout. Keller will take a 4.30 ERA into his next outing.

Quantrill (4-4) took the loss against the Dodgers on Saturday, allowing five runs on 10 hits and one walk while striking out four over five innings.

Quantrill came into the contest having logged five consecutive quality starts, but he couldn't keep that streak going Saturday. Among the season-high 10 hits he surrendered, five went for extra bases. Quantrill also had his stretch of three straight wins snapped as his overall record moved to 4-4. After posting a 2.89 ERA in 149.2 innings last season, Quantrill's mark stands at 3.77 through 71.2 frames in 2022.

Crawford (1-2) was tagged with the loss against St. Louis on Saturday, allowing four runs on six hits while striking out three over four innings.

Crawford fell behind early in the contest, giving up a two-run homer to Nolan Arenado in the first inning. He was tagged with an additional run in each of the second and fourth frames before departing. The right-hander tied a season-worst mark by giving up four runs, though his other such appearance was in a 1.2-inning relief outing April 18. This was Crawford's second start of the campaign, and he could be heading back to the bullpen with Garrett Whitlock (hip) and Nathan Eovaldi (back) each nearing a return from the injured list.

Milone (0-1) took the loss during Saturday's 3-0 defeat at the hands of the Angels in Game 2 of Saturday's doubleheader, allowing one run on two hits with two strikeouts in four innings.

Making his first start in over a year, Milone followed opener Penn Murfee and shut down a potent Angels offense aside from a Mike Trout solo shot in the third inning that ended up doing the 35-year-old in. The lefty navigated four successful innings on just 56 pitches and retired every batter except Trout. Milone will likely return to the minors, though the solid outing could lead to additional future opportunities.

Suarez didn't factor into the decision during Saturday's 3-0 shutout of Seattle in Game 2 of a doubleheader, allowing four hits and three walks with seven strikeouts in 4.1 scoreless innings.

Suarez was called up to start the second game of Saturday's doubleheader and stranded the bases loaded in the first inning but progressed well until the fifth when he was pulled with one out and two on. The seven whiffs mark a season-high for the 24-year-old and he lowered his ERA to an even 5.00 with the successful outing, though it's unclear if he'll stick with the team.

Greinke (elbow) allowed three runs on six hits and a walk with four strikeouts in seven innings in a rehab start for Triple-A Omaha on Saturday.

Greinke threw 51 of his 70 pitches for strikes, building up from the 49 pitches he threw in his first rehab outing. He wasn't as dominant this time around, but there's still not much more for the veteran right-hander to prove. He'll likely be checked out by the Royals' training staff in the coming days, but if he gets the all-clear, he should be an option to rejoin the major-league rotation during next weekend's series versus the Athletics.

Flexen allowed two runs on six hits and two walks with five strikeouts in 5.1 innings in the first game of Saturday's doubleheader versus the Angels. He did not factor in the decision.

Flexen hasn't allowed more than three runs in any of his last five starts, but he's gone 1-2 in that span. He's also kept the ball in the yard in four of those five games. The right-hander hasn't done anything particularly remarkable this year with a 4.23 ERA, 1.42 WHIP and 52:25 K:BB through 72.1 innings, and he'll carry a 2-8 record into next week's projected road rematch with the Angels.

Sandoval allowed a run on four hits and two walks with five strikeouts in six innings, taking a no-decision in the first game of Saturday's doubleheader versus the Mariners.

Sandoval limited the damage to a Dylan Moore solo home run in the third inning, but Archie Bradley couldn't maintain the lead in the seventh. While Sandoval was denied the win for a fourth straight start, he's shown consistent improvement since a dud May 29 versus the Blue Jays. He's allowed five runs and 16 hits in 16.2 innings across his last three starts. The southpaw has a 2.70 ERA, 1.32 WHIP and 59:28 K:BB in 60 innings across 11 outings, and he's projected to make his next start in a home rematch with the Mariners next weekend.