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Kikuchi didn't factor into the decision during Saturday's 6-5 victory over the Angels, allowing two runs on nine hits and one walk with four strikeouts in five innings.

Kikuchi was able to keep Los Angeles off the board until the fifth inning, when he put on four runners and let in two runs. The 30-year-old has now failed to surpass 5.1 innings in seven of his nine starts and Saturday's one-walk performance was only his second start eclipsing that threshold. Kikuchi takes a 3.47 ERA and 1.27 WHIP into his next start, scheduled to come next weekend against Minnesota.

Urquidy (4-2) took the loss during Saturday's 6-0 loss to Seattle, allowing six runs (five earned) on 12 hits and two walks with four strikeouts in 4.2 innings.

Urquidy surrendered runs in four of his five innings while putting a season-high 14 runners on base. The poor start comes on the heels of arguably the 26-year-old's best performance, and he's now failed to surpass five innings in six of his nine starts. He'll carry a 4.80 ERA and bottom-five 1.58 WHIP into another start next weekend against Kansas City.

Gilbert (5-2) earned the win during Saturday's 6-0 victory over Houston, allowing four hits with five strikeouts in seven scoreless innings.

Gilbert got better as the game progressed Saturday, putting two Astros on in the first and third innings before retiring the last 10 he faced. The 25-year-old has now gone seven innings in each of his last three starts, though Saturday's game is the first Seattle has won in his last five turns. Gilbert takes a 2.29 ERA and 1.03 WHIP into a scheduled start for next weekend against the Rangers.

Cole allowed a run on two hits and three walks with 10 strikeouts in six innings versus the Rays on Saturday. He did not factor in the decision.

This was Cole's third game with double-digit strikeouts, and also his third start where he's permitted multiple walks. The run he gave up came on a Randy Arozarena single in the sixth inning. Cole has logged quality starts in five of his last six outings. The Yankees' ace has a 3.12 ERA, 1.04 WHIP and 72:15 K:BB across 57.2 innings in 10 starts overall. He owns a 4-1 record and will look to get back in the win column in a home start versus the Tigers next week.

Kluber allowed a run on three hits and struck out five in six innings versus the Yankees on Saturday. He did not factor in the decision.

Kluber alternated effective and short starts during May, ending the month on a high note with one of his best outings of the year. The only run against him came on an Anthony Rizzo sacrifice fly in the first inning. Kluber has a 4.03 ERA, 1.19 WHIP and 42:8 K:BB in 44.2 innings across nine starts this year, but it's a pair of bad games (four runs allowed to the Red Sox on April 22 and eight runs to the Angels on May 10) that have inflated his numbers. He carries a 1-2 record into next week's projected road start versus the Rangers.

Faedo (1-2) allowed two runs on five hits and two walks while striking out two in six innings, but he took the loss Saturday versus the Guardians.

Faedo did well to keep the Guardians fairly quiet early on, but the Tigers' offense didn't give him enough support. The right-hander has yet to give up more than two runs in any of his five appearances this season, and Saturday marked the first time he's completed six innings. He's posted a 3.00 ERA, 1.30 WHIP and 16:8 K:BB across 27 innings. Faedo lines up for a home start versus the high-scoring Twins next week.

Bieber (2-3) allowed one run on eight hits and no walks while striking out five over eight innings to earn the win Saturday versus the Tigers.

This was Bieber's longest start of the season and one of his most efficient as well. Six of his last seven outings have been quality starts. The only run he allowed Saturday came on a Willi Castro sacrifice fly in the seventh inning. Bieber dropped his ERA to 3.19 with a 1.21 WHIP and 51:14 K:BB in 53.2 innings across nine starts this year. He lines up for a road start in Baltimore next week.

Singer (2-0) earned the win Saturday after he pitched 5.2 innings, surrendering three runs on six hits while striking out eight versus the Twins.

Singer gave up a solo homer to Trevor Larnach in the bottom of the second before later surrendering two more runs in the sixth frame, recording two outs in the inning before exiting. He fell one out short of recording his third straight quality start while he gave up his first earned runs since getting recalled from Triple-A Omaha on May 17. Since his call up, Singer has compiled a 1.37 ERA and 0.86 WHIP with 20 strikeouts over 19.2 innings in three starts.

Junk was recalled from Triple-A Salt Lake on Saturday.

Junk made his major-league debut last season, posting a 3.86 ERA in four starts as his 2.8 percent walk rate largely overcame a poor 14.1 percent strikeout rate. He'll get another chance despite his unimpressive 4.94 ERA in five Triple-A starts this season, though he appears to be ticketed for a relief role, as the Angels don't have a gap in the rotation at the moment.

Lyles tossed 4.1 innings, surrendering three runs on nine hits and a walk while striking out three in Saturday's loss to the Red Sox. He did not factor into the decision.

Lyles gave up all three runs in the bottom of the second, most notably surrendering a two-RBI single to Enrique Hernandez. The 10 baserunners he allowed were the second most he's given up this season, falling one short of the 11 that reached against him when he faced the Red Sox on May 1. Lyles had been very productive in May coming into Saturday, posting a quality start in four of his prior five starts and a 3.31 ERA on the month. The rough outing raised his month-long ERA from 3.31 to 3.65 and on the season, he now owns a 4.26 ERA and 1.42 WHIP with 51 strikeouts over 57 innings.