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Whitlock allowed one run on three hits and one walk while striking out two over three scoreless innings to earn the save in Thursday's 8-1 win over the Athletics.

Whitlock was stretched out enough to finish the final three innings and claim the first save of his career. He's normally a middle reliever that works multiple innings, but Whitlock has earned the chance to throw high-leverage if needed. As manager Alex Cora continues to search for the right late-game mix -- Darwinzon Hernandez is failing that test right now -- Whitlock could emerge as an important piece in the final third of games.

Lyles will make his next start Monday against the Yankees, Sam Blum of the Dallas Morning News reports.

It's telling that manager Chris Woodward needed to confirm Lyles' status ahead of Monday's start. The right-hander has a 6.63 ERA for the season and a 7.24 ERA in the seven games since he won his first start. Most recently, Lyles walked five batters in a loss to the Giants on Tuesday, but his skipper was encouraged by the final four innings of that start. "The last couple have been important for Jordan just to get back on track," Woodward said. "But if for some reason it didn't work out that way, then yeah, we may have considered doing something." So, it's status quo with Lyles in the rotation for now, but the manager's comments suggest he doesn't have a long leash.

Urquidy (shoulder) underwent an MRI on Thursday, but there is no update on his status, Chandler Rome of the Houston Chronicle reports.

Urquidy was removed from Wednesday's game after 3.2 innings with posterior shoulder discomfort. Manager Dusty Baker did not have results from the MRI but did say the pitcher "felt sore" when he woke up Thursday morning. If the results of the MRI determines a stay on the injured list is necessary, it's unclear how the Astros would cover Urquidy's rotation spot.

Kopech will start the second game of Friday's doubleheader against the Royals, Scott Merkin of MLB.com reports.

White Sox manager Tony La Russa was leaning toward Kopech making the start but wanted to get through the three-game series against Minnesota first, in case he was needed out of the bullpen. This will be Kopech's third start and first since April 25 against the Rangers, when he struck out 10 over 87 pitches and five innings.

Gilbert (0-1) took the 4-2 loss against Cleveland in his major-league debut Thursday, allowing four runs and five hits with five strikeouts in four innings.

It was a mixed bag for Gilbert's first start as the four runs and two home runs weren't optimal, but five strikeouts and zero walks are encouraging for the young starter's potential. More run support can perhaps be expected as Gilbert lines up to potentially face the White Sox in his next start.

Bubic allowed three hits and four walks with six strikeouts over five scoreless innings in Thursday's 4-3 loss to Detroit.

Bubic has worked well in a long-relief role -- he hasn't allowed a run in his last 11.2 innings across three appearances. The southpaw has a 1.42 ERA, 1.18 WHIP and 10:7 K:BB across 12.2 innings overall. Bubic has experience as a starter, but he's walking a few too many batters to be truly dominant. Nonetheless, he could be an option for a spot start should such a situation arise.

Javier took a no-decision during Thursday's win over the Rangers, allowing three runs on four hits and a pair of walks while striking out six over seven innings.

Javier gave up a run over each of his first three innings of work, including a solo homer to Willie Calhoun in the first. From there, the 24-year-old found his groove, blanking the Rangers the rest of the way while throwing 59 of his 99 pitches for strikes in the process. It was a promising bounce-back outing following two labored starts for Javier, during which he gave up a total of eight runs, including three homers. The righty, who has compiled a 3.08 ERA and 0.97 WHIP on the season, lines up to take on the A's in Oakland on Wednesday.

Lynch (0-2) allowed four runs (three earned) on seven hits and no walks while striking out four across 2.2 innings to take the loss Thursday against the Tigers.

Lynch pitched a clean first inning but was roughed up in the second frame for all four of his runs. On the positive side, Lynch didn't surrender a walk or home run for the first time in his three major-league starts. However, things have not gone well early on for Lynch, as he's allowed 14 earned runs across the first eight big-league innings of his career. He lines up to make his next start Wednesday against Milwaukee.

Turnbull (2-2) allowed just one run across 6.1 innings to earn the win Thursday against the Royals. He gave up six hits and a walk while striking out seven.

Turnbull set a new season high in strikeouts and delivered his best all-around start of the year. After a solid 2020 campaign (3.97 ERA across 56.2 innings), the righty is once again posting steady if not spectacular numbers, as he now has a 3.91 ERA and 22 strikeouts across 25.1 innings. He's unlikely to pick up a ton of wins on a struggling Detroit squad, and his strikeout totals don't jump off the page, but Turnbull can be a useful fantasy asset. He lines up to make his next start Tuesday against the Mariners.

Lynn underwent X-rays on his right hand/forearm after Thursday's win over the Twins that came back negative, Scott Merkin of MLB.com reports.

Lynn was hit by a comebacker in the top of the fourth inning Thursday, but he was able to remain in the game. Lynn allowed one unearned run on two hits and three walks while striking out nine in five innings to earn the win over Minnesota. It's unlikely that Lynn will be forced to miss time since he was able to remain in the game and had a clean X-ray, but his status could be worth monitoring in the coming days. Assuming he's able to make his next start, Lynn tentatively lines up to face Minnesota on the road Tuesday.