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Milone (4-9) pitched five scoreless innings Wednesday against the Pirates, giving up two hits and zero walks while striking out one and picking up the win.

As planned, he came in as the primary pitcher after Justin Dunn opened the game with two scoreless frames for Seattle. While this seems like a reasonable way to deploy Milone, this was his first win since Aug. 20. If this arrangement continues, Milone could work as the primary pitcher twice next week (home against the Astros and A's).

Civale allowed one earned run on four hits and a walk while striking out four across 7.2 innings Wednesday against the Tigers. He did not factor into the decision.

Civale allowed his lone run in the third inning, but he otherwise held the Tigers lineup in check. He generated only five swinging strikes, yet he took advantage of the positive matchup by generating 17 called strikes and beginning 20 of the 27 batters he faced with a strike. Civale has allowed two earned runs or fewer in all nine of his starts with the big-league club, though Wednesday's outing marked his longest effort with the Indians. With the team having a day off Monday, Civale's next start is projected for Wednesday at the White Sox.

Allard (4-1) gave up two runs on four hits and four walks while striking out two through five innings to take the loss against the Astros on Wednesday.

A 2:4 K:BB does not jump off the page, but Allard fired four scoreless innings before giving up a two-run home run in his final frame. The 22-year-old has a 4.25 ERA with 32 strikeouts through eight starts this season. Allard is scheduled to make his next start Tuesday against the Red Sox at Globe Life Park in Arlington.

Cole (18-5) gave up two runs on six hits and one walk while striking out 10 through eight innings to earn the win over the Rangers on Wednesday.

Cole had 18 swinging strikes and 19 called strikes in the dominant outing. The 29-year-old recorded his 300th strikeout of the season in the appearance, making him the second fastest to that mark. To put perspective on how good Cole has been this season, he is only the 18th pitcher since 1900 to have a season with 300 strikeouts. Cole has a 2.56 ERA with a 12.6 K/9 in 200.1 innings this season. Cole is scheduled to make his next start Tuesday against the Mariners at T-Mobile Park.

Turnbull pitched five innings of one-run ball but did not factor into the decision in Wednesday's game against Cleveland. He allowed six hits while striking out eight.

Turnbull was effective, but Cleveland starter Aaron Civale held the Tigers in check as well and kept Turnbull from picking up his fourth win of the year. It was an encouraging outing for the righty, who had allowed at least four earned runs in each of his previous five starts. He also struck out exactly eight batters for the second straight time. Turnbull will look to build on this effort in his next turn through the rotation, which is scheduled for Tuesday against a tough Twins lineup.

Bassitt has moved to the bullpen for the rest of the season, Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

Blake Treinen was shut down with a stress reaction in his back, which is part of the reason the A's wanted to add Bassitt to the bullpen mix. The A's still have five starting pitchers plus Jesus Luzardo, so it was a luxury they could afford. Bassitt could log a win or two down the stretch, as he should pitch in the middle innings of close games.

Sale (elbow) is expected to resume throwing early in the offseason, Bill Koch of The Providence Journal reports.

A shaky season saw Sale record a 4.40 ERA before being shut down for elbow inflammation in mid-August, though that number came with a 3.39 FIP, a 2.94 xFIP and a 35.6 percent strikeout rate. If he is indeed able to resume throwing early in the offseason, that would seem to bode well for his readiness for the start of the 2020 campaign.

Odorizzi is slated to start Wednesday's game against the White Sox.

Odorizzi returns to the mound on his standard four days rest, despite covering only two innings in his last appearance Friday against the Indians before thunderstorms in Cleveland resulted in the game's postponement. Since being blown up for a season-high nine runs July 24 versus the Yankees, Odorizzi has rebounded impressively. He's posted a 3.05 ERA and 54:15 K:BB in 44.1 innings over his last eight starts, racking up three more wins along the way.

Civale is scheduled to start Wednesday's game against the Tigers.

Civale is technically returning to the mound on his normal four days' rest, even though the three innings he covered Friday against the Twins won't count on his season ledger after the game was postponed. After Wednesday's outing, Civale will tentatively line up for two starts in the season's final week, though it's possible manager Terry Francona uses the Sept. 23 off day to bump ace Mike Clevinger ahead of the rookie in the pitching order.

Manager Ron Gardenhire said Boyd (personal) is penciled in to start Sunday's game against the White Sox, Chris McCosky of The Detroit News reports.

Boyd left the team Monday to tend to a family issue in Seattle, forcing Detroit to break in reliever Zac Reininger as a spot starter for Tuesday's bullpen game against Cleveland. Though he remains away from the team, the southpaw apparently intends to return to Detroit at some point over the weekend, leaving him on track to make his next turn through the rotation. After a banner first half, Boyd has stumbled as the season nears the finish line, posting a 6.81 ERA and 1.43 WHIP over his last seven starts.