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Means (shoulder) was activated off the 10-day injured list Tuesday ahead of his scheduled start against the Rays.

Means was brilliant in his first eight starts, cruising to a 1.21 ERA and 0.71 WHIP and recording a no-hitter against the Mariners. He struggled to a 5.21 ERA over his next four starts, then hit the injured list with a shoulder strain in early June. He's ready to go again following a trio of rehab outings, but he might not be able to pitch very deep into Tuesday's contest, as none of those rehab appearances lasted longer than three innings. Ryan McKenna was optioned in a corresponding move.

Turnbull (forearm) will undergo Tommy John surgery and miss the remainder of 2021, Evan Petzold of the Detroit Free Press reports.

The righty's injury was initially diagnosed as a forearm strain, but it turned out to be a torn UCL. Turnbull was enjoying a career-best campaign before going on the IL, starting nine games and posting a 2.88 ERA in 50 innings. He also threw a no-hitter, of course. Turnbull's 2022 season is in doubt as well, with the best-case scenario having him back with the Tigers late in the year. Once healthy, the 28-year-old figures to rejoin Casey Mize, Tarik Skubal and Matt Manning as the foundation of Detroit's promising young rotation.

Rasmussen fired two scoreless innings in a loss to the Orioles on Monday, allowing a walk and recording two strikeouts.

The right-hander has now worked three straight two-inning assignments, and he's logged that workload in four of his last five trips to the mound overall. Rasmussen is building back some trust after stumbles in consecutive outings June 30 and July 5, as he's bounced back to allow just a single earned run with a 7:1 K:BB over six innings in his last three appearances.

The Royals placed Singer on the 10-day injured list Tuesday due to right shoulder fatigue, Joel Goldberg of Bally Sports Kansas City reports.

Singer's move to the IL comes just a few days after he was lit up for seven runs over two innings en route to taking a loss to the Orioles. The young righty hasn't won any of his last eight starts and has posted a 5.24 ERA and 1.78 WHIP over that span. In addition to Singer, the Royals also placed another rotation member, Danny Duffy (elbow), on the 10-day IL ahead of Tuesday's game against the Brewers. Due to a pair of off days this week, the Royals could elect to get by with a four-man rotation for the time being, with long reliever Kris Bubic presumably moving from the bullpen to pick up a start this weekend against the Tigers.

Irvin (7-9) hurled seven scoreless innings in Monday's win over the Angels, allowing seven hits and a walk while striking out three.

Irvin scattered seven hits while only needing 84 pitches to get through seven frames in what was one of his more impressive outings of the year. The 27-year-old has two shutout performances of seven innings or more over his last four outings -- just the latest in what's been a strong first season with the Athletics. He's lowered his ERA to 3.42 to go along with a 1.18 WHIP and 81:20 K:BB over 113 innings. Irvin is tentatively lined up for a meeting against the Mariners over the weekend.

Watkins (2-0) picked up the win Monday, allowing one run on four hits and two walks over six innings in a 6-1 victory. He struck out seven.

It's the first quality start of the 28-year-old's young MLB career, but Watkins has been impressive ever since getting promoted at the beginning of July. Through four outings and 16.1 innings, he sports a 1.65 ERA, 1.16 WHIP and 13:8 K:BB, and the O's have little to lose by locking him into a rotation spot for the rest of the season.

Greinke (9-3) allowed two runs on five hits and a walk over 5.1 innings Monday, striking out four and earning a win over Cleveland.

Greinke worked through three scoreless frames before serving up a solo shot to Franmil Reyes in the fourth. He was then charged with a second run after he was removed in the sixth. He earned his first win since June 22 and has given up three or fewer runs in each of his last six starts. He's now sporting a 3.58 ERA with an 89:24 K:BB through 120.2 innings. Greinke is lined up to face the Rangers at home this weekend.

Stripling picked up the loss after allowing six runs on four hits and two walks across 0.1 innings Monday against the Red Sox.

Stripling gave up two home runs in the first inning, including a grand slam, and he only recorded one out before his skipper mercifully removed him from the game. He's been hurt by the long ball of late, surrendering at least one home run in each of his last seven outings (10 in total). Stripling now owns a 5.04 ERA and 1.31 WHIP with a 78:25 K:BB across 75 frames in 2021.

Gibson (6-2) took the loss after allowing eight runs on 10 hits and two walks while striking out two across five innings Monday against Detroit.

Gibson made it through the first two innings of his outing unscathed, but he surrendered two runs in the third, four in the fifth and two in the sixth before being removed. He's been knocked around over his last two starts, giving up 13 runs across 11.1 innings. Despite this, he's posted a 2.86 ERA, 1.13 WHIP and a 90:33 K:BB across 107 frames in 2021.

Berrios (7-4) allowed five runs on four hits and a walk over six innings during a loss to the White Sox in Game 2 of Monday's doubleheader. He struck out eight and was handed the loss.

Berrios had allowed two runs through six innings on a pair of solo homers by Jose Abreu and Yoan Moncada. He then coughed up a three-run, walkoff shot to Gavin Sheets without recording an out in the seventh. After winning five consecutive decisions from May 2 through June 12, the 27-year-old righty is 0-2 over his last six outings with a 4.10 ERA and 41:12 K:BB during that span. Berrios will carry a 3.69 ERA into this weekend's projected start at home against the Angels.