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Boyd (0-3) allowed three earned runs on four hits and two walks while striking out nine across four innings to take the loss Monday against the White Sox.

Boyd started the game in abysmal fashion, surrendering back-to-back home runs to Tim Anderson and Yoan Moncada. After allowing another home run to Anderson in the second inning, Boyd did settle in to retire the final seven batters he faced. On a positive note, Boyd also racked up 16 swinging strikes on 90 total pitches to put together his best strikeout performance of the season. However, to be effective, he has to find a way to keep in the yard as he has now allowed 3.1 HR/9, which has led to a horrific 9.64 ERA across 23.1 innings. He'll look to turn things around in his next start, currently projected to come Saturday at Cleveland.

Bielak (3-0) gave up a run on a hit and four walks and struck out four over six innings in Monday's 2-1 win over the Rockies.

The only hit Bielak gave up was a solo home run to Trevor Story in the third inning. Monday marked Bielak's first win as a starter -- his previous two victories came in relief efforts. The 24-year-old has a 1.69 ERA, 1.13 WHIP and 15 strikeouts in 21.1 innings across five total appearances this season. His next turn in the rotation is Saturday in San Diego.

Bubic (0-3) allowed two earned runs on four hits and four walks while striking out four across 4.1 innings to take the loss Monday against the Twins.

Bubic was fairly effective through three innings, holding the Twins scoreless while allowing only two singles and a walk. However, he allowed a solo home run to lead off the fourth frame and subsequently walked two batters and surrendered a single to account for his two earned runs. Due to relatively poor starts in consecutive outings, Bubic's ERA has risen to 5.12, though he has managed to punch out 19 batters across 19.1 innings in his rookie season. He won't get a reprieve in his next start -- he is currently projected to face the Twins again on Sunday.

Perez (2-3) took the loss after allowing three runs on two hits and three walks while striking out one over three innings Monday against the Yankees.

Perez struggled with his command in this one, surrendering more walks than hits. He gave up all three runs in the second frame, one on an RBI double, and the other two on a two-run homer by Luke Voit. After five starts this season, Perez sits with a 4.07 ERA and 1.27 WHIP with a 17:14 K:BB over 24.1 frames.

Montgomery allowed one run on three hits and struck out four over 3.2 innings Monday against the Red Sox. He didn't factor into the decision.

Montgomery was gifted an early 3-0 lead, though he failed to last five innings and qualify for the victory. He surrendered his lone run in the top of the fourth on an RBI single to left center. The 27-year-old lefty has now started three games this season, accruing a 5.17 ERA and 1.15 WHIP with a 10:3 K:BB over 15.2 frames.

General manager Al Avila said Manning needs to continue developing his command, control and make mechanical tweaks at the Tigers' alternate training site, Evan Petzold of the Detroit Free Press reports. "It's a little bit longer with him now," Avila said Monday.

Casey Mize and Tarik Skubal got the call Monday, but Manning was surprisingly not brought up alongside the Tigers' other top pitching prospects. Avila expressed optimism that Manning and other prospects wouldn't be too far behind the ones called up early this week, but the fact that we know Mize and Skubal are up and confirmed as starters makes them preferable adds in redraft leagues over Manning.

Skubal isn't expected to throw more than 50 pitches in his season debut Tuesday against the White Sox, Evan Woodbery of MLive.com reports.

Skubal has been built up to roughly that number of pitches during his work at the Tigers' secondary site. While an approximately three-inning start isn't all that enticing for fantasy owners, Skubal has a chance to produce strong results on a per-inning basis if his 48.2 percent strikeout rate in nine starts at Double-A Erie last season is any indication. That's of course not a ton of experience in the upper minors, however, and he'll be skipping Triple-A entirely, so there's no guarantee he has immediate success at the big-league level. Detroit is expected to wait until Tuesday to formally add Skubal to its 40-man roster and 28-man active roster.

White Sox general manager Rick Hahn strongly hinted that Dunning will likely be called up from the team's alternate training site to start Wednesday's game against the Tigers, James Fegan of The Athletic reports. "We'll probably have a pretty good pitching matchup between some young guys," Hahn said of Wednesday's game.

Detroit has already confirmed that one of its top pitching prospects in Casey Mize will take the hill Wednesday for his MLB debut, and on the White Sox side, Dunning best fits the bill of the "young guy" Hahn is referring to. Since Carlos Rodon (shoulder) was placed on the injured list Aug. 4, the White Sox have used Matt Foster as the opener for two bullpen games when the fifth starter's turn has come up, but Dunning looks like he could get a real chance to stake his claim to a rotation spot. Though Dunning is healthy after missing the entire 2019 season while recovering from Tommy John surgery, expect the White Sox to put a cap on his pitch count Wednesday, assuming he ends up receiving the starting nod.

Bundy will switch turns in the rotation with Griffin Canning, pushing Bundy's next start to Tuesday against the Giants, Mike DiGiovanna of the Los Angeles Times reports.

Bundy has shouldered a heavy workload this season, averaging over seven innings per start, so the Angels will push him back in order to give him extra rest. The right-hander last pitched Aug. 11, thus he will have enjoyed a full week off when he toes the mound against San Francisco on Tuesday afternoon. Bundy has been among baseball's best pitchers so far this season, registering a 1.57 ERA, 0.63 WHIP and 35:3 K:BB over 28.2 innings.

Canning will flip-flop in the rotation with Dylan Bundy and start Monday's game against San Francisco, Mike DiGiovanna of the Los Angeles Times reports.

Bundy has been pitching ahead of Canning in the rotation, but they will reverse that order this week in order to get Bundy extra rest. The Angels had an off day Thursday, so the switch means that Canning will still be starting on regular rest. The right-hander has an 0-3 record through four starts this season, posting a 4.42 ERA, 1.58 WHIP and 18:10 K:BB in 18.1 innings.