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German (3-0) struck out four in a 4-0 win over the White Sox on Saturday, giving up no hits and no walks over two innings of work.

German was being skipped in the rotation and was therefore available out of the bullpen Saturday. His ERA sits at 1.38 and his WHIP is 0.77 for the season with a 14:7 K:BB over 13 innings, and the 26-year-old will slot back into the rotation Thursday at home against the Royals.

Perez will make his first start of the year Monday against Toronto, Do-Hyoung Park of MLB.com reports.

Perez received a bit of late-round sleeper buzz during draft season due to reports of increased velocity. His velocity has indeed been up two ticks in 8.1 innings of relief work this season, with his fastball averaging 94.7 mph. His strikeout rate has more than doubled (to 26.7 percent), but the same can be said of his walk rate (up to 20.0 percent), leading to an ugly 7.56 ERA. To live up to the modest hype, he'll have to hold onto the velocity gains while showing dramatically better control as a starter.

Miley labored through four innings, allowing three runs on six hits and one walk while striking out two in Friday's 10-6 win over the Mariners.

Miley barely survived the first inning, a 41-pitch odyssey that ended with him ceding one run while stranding the bases loaded. He left the game down 3-0, but Houston's offense took the left-hander off the hook with three home runs, including two grand slams. Miley's next slated to pitch Wednesday on the road in Oakland.

Keller (2-1) picked up the win in Friday's 8-1 victory over Cleveland, giving up one run on three hits and five walks over 6.2 innings while striking out 10.

The right-hander danced in and out of trouble in the third and fifth innings, but both times got Hanley Ramirez to ground into fielder's choices with the bases loaded and two outs after intentionally walking Carlos Santana. Keller is now 4-for-4 in delivering quality starts to begin 2019, and he'll take a 2.45 ERA and 23:13 K:BB through 25.2 innings into his next outing, on the road Wednesday against the White Sox.

Carrasco (1-2) took the loss Friday, coughing up six runs on six hits and a walk while recording only two outs -- one via strikeout -- as Cleveland fell 8-1 to the Royals.

Nothing was working for the right-hander, who didn't even get his first out -- a sacrifice fly by Lucas Duda -- until it was already 4-0. Carrasco allowed the Royals to hit for the cycle in his eight batters, with Alex Gordon's two-run homer being the biggest blow, and the outing sent his ERA soaring to 12.60. Carrasco will start trying to dig himself out of that hole Wednesday in Seattle.

Smyly didn't factor into the decision in Friday's 8-6 loss to the A's, getting charged with four runs on four hits and two walks over five-plus innings while striking out five.

The southpaw looked good through five frames, but Smyly put the first three runners aboard to begin the sixth and had to watch all three come around to score after he got the hook. Even then, he was still in line for his first win of the year, but the Rangers' bullpen continued to implode into the later frames. Smyly will take a 7.15 ERA and 11:7 K:BB through 11.1 innings into his next start, at home against the Angels on Wednesday.

Giolito (2-1) allowed six runs (four earned) on six hits while striking out six and walking four across five-plus innings Friday to pick up the win over the Yankees.

The 24-year-old had allowed five runs and trailed through five innings, but the White Sox offense hit a pair of two-run homers to give Giolito the lead in the sixth. He got the hook after allowing the first two batters to reach in the bottom of the frame, and one inherited runner scored. Giolito now has 18 strikeouts in 16 innings, but he also owns a 6.19 ERA and 1.50 WHIP through three starts. His next outing is expected to come Wednesday against the Royals.

Rodriguez (1-2) picked up the win Friday after allowing two runs on three hits and striking out eight over 6.2 innings against Baltimore.

Rodriguez surrendered a two-run blast in the seventh inning, although it turned out to be one of the few mistakes he made on the night. The 26-year-old struggled through his first two outings of the season (11 runs allowed over eight innings) but managed to return to form in a much-needed win for the Red Sox.

German will have his turn skipped in the Yankees' rotation but will be available out of the bullpen over the weekend, James Wagner of The New York Times reports.

With an off day Thursday and another one coming up Monday, the Yankees don't need all their starters at the moment. German has a 1.64 ERA through two starts so far this season, but he's also walked seven batters in 11 innings.

Cobb said his back is improving but isn't sure he'll be ready to return from the injured list Tuesday, Roch Kubatko of MASN Sports reports.

Manager Brandon Hyde said Wednesday that Cobb should be ready when first eligible next week, but that doesn't appear to be a sure thing. According to Rich Dubroff of BaltimoreBaseball.com, the 31-year-old isn't completely pain free but is hoping to test things out by playing catch Saturday.