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Houck will remain in the Red Sox rotation and make his next start Wednesday against the Blue Jays in Boston, Steve Hewitt of the Boston Herald reports.

At least for one more week, manager Alex Cora will stick with a six-man rotation that includes the rookie, who returned from Triple-A Pawtucket to make his third start of the season July 22. Though a mid-game rain shower resulted in Houck getting pulled after 4.2 innings, he kept the Yankees bats quiet during his time on the mound, allowing just one unearned run on two hits and two walks while striking out eight. Over 18 frames with the big club on the season, Houck owns a 2.50 ERA (1.98 FIP) and an impressive 22.6 K-BB%. The 25-year-old may have a tough time continuing to produce at that level, but even if some regression sets in, he could be an upgrade over Garrett Richards and Martin Perez at the back end of Boston's rotation.

Manning is scheduled to start Monday's game against the Twins in Minnesota, Evan Petzold of the Detroit Free Press reports.

With Jose Urena (groin) recently joining Spencer Turnbull (elbow), Matthew Boyd (triceps) and Julio Teheran (shoulder) on the injured list, Manning and Tyler Alexander should have a decent amount of leash on back-end rotation spots for Detroit. After being called up from Triple-A Toledo last week when the Tigers required a fifth starter for the first time in the second half, Manning delivered the best start of his young career. He limited the Rangers to two runs (one earned) while striking out four across six innings en route to capturing his second win.

Javier struck out two over two scoreless innings and picked up a hold in Sunday's 3-1 win over Texas.

Relievers don't face more stressful situations than Javier did Sunday, entering with none out and the bases loaded in the seventh inning. He then fanned Eli White and induced an inning-ending double-play grounder by Isiah Kiner-Falefa. Javier worked an uneventful eighth inning to earn his fifth hold. The 24-year-old right-hander, who began the season in the rotation, is setting into a multi-inning bullpen role. Over 13 relief outings, he's posted a 2.25 ERA with 37 strikeouts and 15 walks in 28 innings.

Lynn (10-3) allowed one run on six hits and struck out six over six innings to earn the win over the Brewers on Sunday.

Lynn not only kept Milwaukee in check, he also plated the winning run with a two-run single in the second inning. The right-hander lowered his ERA to a miniscule 1.91 and is 3-0 with a 1.44 ERA in four July starts. With no off-days this week, Lynn lines up to pitch Friday at home against Cleveland.

Greinke (10-3) allowed one earned run on five hits and two walks while striking out four across six innings, earning the win over the Rangers on Sunday.

Greinke's only damage against him came from Eli White's sixth-inning solo home run. He continued his streak of allowing three or less runs over his last seven starts. The 37-year-old has a 3.48 ERA and a 1.12 WHIP across 126.2 innings. His next start is scheduled for Saturday in San Francisco.

Detmers made his first start for Triple-A Salt Lake on Saturday, throwing six scoreless innings during which he struck out nine batters.

The move up to the highest level of the minors didn't phase the left-hander, as he blanked Las Vegas across six frames while allowing only three hits. Detmers' nine punchouts upped his season total to 106, second only to Yankees prospect Glenn Otto across the minors. Detmers has enjoyed an impressive July, posting a 1.42 ERA and 30:4 K:BB over 19 frames.

Bubic is scheduled to make his next start Wednesday against the White Sox, Anne Rogers of MLB.com reports.

Bubic re-entered the rotation last week after Danny Duffy (forearm) and Brady Singer (shoulder) were placed on the injured list, and he capitalized on the opportunity. He worked six solid innings against Detroit, giving up a run on six hits and two walks en route to capturing his third win of the season. Neither Duffy nor Singer is due back this week, so Bubic will pick up a second straight turn through the rotation.

Ober allowed two earned runs on three hits and one walk while striking out four across 5.1 innings in the loss to the Angels on Sunday. He did not factor into the decision.

Ober surrendered a fifth-inning home run to Max Stassi to tie the game. He was relieved with one out in the sixth inning. It was his longest start of the season. The 25-year-old has a 5.19 ERA and a 1.27 WHIP over 43.1 innings. His next start is scheduled for Saturday in St. Louis.

Irvin (7-9) was tagged with the loss Sunday against the Mariners after allowing four runs on five hits and a walk while fanning three across four innings.

Irvin was coming off an excellent outing in which he tossed seven scoreless innings earlier this week, but he couldn't build off that performance and delivered his shortest appearance of the campaign. He also ended a streak of five straight starts allowing three or fewer runs.

Gonzales (3-5) earned the win Sunday against the Athletics after allowing two runs on five hits and two walks while fanning four across 5.2 innings.

Gonzales ended just one out away from recording his fourth quality start of the season, but he did just enough to earn his third win of the year. He now has two wins in a row and clinched back-to-back victories for the first time in 2021 while also allowing exactly two runs in each start. He's scheduled to pitch again during the road series against the Rangers later this week.