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Cobb left Sunday's start against the Yankees after only four pitches due to a blister, Roch Kubatko of MASN Sports reports.

Cobb has been dealing with the blister for most of September, and the issue resurfaced before he could get through a single batter Sunday. The 30-year-old's regular season seems likely to be over with only a week to go.

Paxton (illness) threw a 40-pitch bullpen session Friday and proclaimed himself "ready to go" for a possible start Monday against the Athletics, Greg Johns of MLB.com reports.

The left-hander actually finished the bullpen session in the rain and said he felt fine in the aftermath Saturday. Manager Scott Servais mentioned Paxton relayed to him he'd gotten a bit fatigued toward the end of his workload but that he didn't feel it would hinder him from taking the hill against Oakland on Monday.

Cobb (finger) will start Sunday's game against the Yankees.

Cobb will return to the hill for the first time in nearly two weeks after a recurrence of a blister caused him to miss two turns through the rotation. Before experiencing the setback, Cobb had emerged as the Orioles' most dependable starting pitcher, submitting a 2.40 ERA and 1.09 WHIP in 48.2 innings over his previous eight starts.

Clevinger didn't factor into the decision during Saturday's 5-4 extra-innings win over the Red Sox, allowing two runs on three hits and five walks over five innings while striking out six.

The right-hander wasn't at his sharpest, as his control issues caused his streak of quality starts to be snapped at six, but Clevinger still gave up three runs or less for the 12th consecutive start since the All-Star break. He now has a 2.40 ERA, 1.08 WHIP and 84:27 K:BB in 71.1 second-half innings. Clevinger will make one more start in the regular season when he takes the mound Friday in Kansas City.

Giolito (10-12) allowed five runs on seven hits and three walks while striking out five over 6.2 innings, taking the loss to the Cubs on Saturday.

Giolito probably deserved a better fate, but left fielder Ryan LaMarre misjudged a liner that helped extend the Cubs' three-run fifth inning. The 24-year-old right-hander has gone five starts without a win, giving up 20 runs, 27 hits, 11 walks and four home runs over 27.1 innings. His final start of the season is expected to be part of a doubleheader Friday against the Twins.

Verlander allowed one hit and struck out 11 over six innings in a no-decision Saturday against the Angels.

Verlander was victimized by the bullpen, which turned a 1-0 eighth-inning lead into a 5-1 deficit, before Houston's bats stormed back to score nine runs in the bottom of the inning. Verlander lowered his ERA to a sparkling 2.60 and posted double-digit strikeouts for a third straight start. He'll get one more outing before the end of the regular season Thursday on the road in Baltimore.

Glasnow (2-7) took the loss to the Blue Jays on Saturday despite giving up three runs in six innings. He allowed six hits (including a home run) and two walks while striking out six.

Glasnow gave up all three runs in the fourth inning on Rowdy Tellez's two-run homer and Reese McGuire's run-scoring double. The tall righty notched his fourth quality start in five outings but is now 1-5 in his last six decisions. As the Rays' already faint playoff hopes fade, Glasnow likely will make his final start of the season Thursday against the Yankees, which doesn't make him alluring to those chasing streamers.

Gonzales (13-9) allowed one hit and one walk while striking out three across six scoreless innings to earn the win Saturday against the Rangers.

Gonzales didn't allow a runner to pass first base throughout his six innings of work, and he turned in his sixth scoreless start of the season. He needed just 78 pitches to record the 18 outs but was limited due to workload concerns. Prior to this season, Gonzales had not surpassed 40 innings at the major-league level, but he has turned in a respectable 4.12 ERA and 1.24 WHIP across 161.2 innings in a breakout campaign.

Lynn didn't factor into the decision Saturday, giving up two runs (one earned) in five innings. He allowed seven hits and two walks while striking out four during the Yankees' eventual win over the Orioles.

Lynn has worked either five or six innings and given up two or fewer runs in each of his last three starts. He's doing just enough to eat innings at the back of a Yankees rotation with questionable depth. Despite his 4.80 ERA and 4.39 BB/9 on the season, he's struck out 9.20 batters per nine frames in 153.2 innings, which has kept him in the streamer conversation during the waning weeks of fantasy play. He'll face a tougher test than Baltimore in his next scheduled outing Thursday against the surging Rays.

Perez will draw the start Sunday against the Mariners.

Perez was moved to the bullpen at the end of August, but he'll get a spot start to close out the Rangers' weekend series. As a result, Adrian Sampson's outing will be pushed to Monday against the Angels.