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Bieber (2-0) picked up the win in Friday's 10-0 victory over the Tigers, allowing four hits and a walk over seven scoreless innings while striking out nine.

The rookie was helped out by a couple of double plays behind him, but for the most part Bieber was in complete control, throwing 63 of 97 pitches for strikes and generating 18 swinging strikes. He continues to pull ahead of Adam Plutko in the battle for Cleveland's fifth starter spot, and Bieber will carry a 2.45 ERA into his next outing, currently set for Wednesday in St. Louis.

Bassitt (0-3) took the loss in the second game of Friday's doubleheader against the White Sox, allowing five runs (four earned) on six hits and one walk in 5.1 innings. He struck out four.

Bassitt lived in the strike zone (55 strikes in 78 pitches) but paid for it, revealing that the two-start beginning to his 2018 campaign was a bit of a mirage. Still, as a streaming play, Bassitt still has some cred in deeper leagues and might gain more if he can keep his early control gains going (three walks in 16.1 innings so far). He'll continue to fill the void left by Trevor Cahill (Achilles) however long he's sidelined. Bassitt next figures to start on the road against the Tigers on Wednesday.

Giolito (5-7) earned the win in the second game of Friday's doubleheader against the A's, going seven innings while allowing four runs, seven hits and two walks. He struck out eight.

The strikeout column makes this performance look a bit nicer for fantasy purposes, and Giolito overall was sharper than usual, as he fired 69 strikes in 100 pitches and completed seven innings for the first time this season. The righty has fanned 15 in his last two starts (12.1 innings), but he's faced Detroit and Oakland in those and still allowed nine runs. The 23-year-old still has work to do but might eventually develop into a more valuable fantasy arm as the season wears on. He's expected to toe the rubber next against the Twins on Thursday.

McGuire was promoted from Triple-A Salt Lake on Friday, Maria I. Guardado of MLB.com reports.

The right-hander, who was just acquired by the Halos on June 9, will likely settle into mop-up duty left behind by the demoted Eduardo Paredes. McGuire carries a 6.48 ERA in 8.1 major-league innings this season but showed promise in eight starts for Toronto's Triple-A Buffalo (3.22 ERA, 8.1 K/9, 3.8 BB/9) before swapping organizations.

Turnbull was placed on the 7-day disabled list Friday, Emily Waldon of The Athletic reports.

The organization didn't reveal what type of injury Turnbull is dealing with at this time but he will be eligible to return next Friday. Over 13 starts with Double-A Erie this season, he's logged a 4.24 ERA and 1.35 WHIP.

Perez (elbow) will embark on a minor-league rehab assignment Monday with Low-A Hickory.

As expected, Perez will head down to the minors for action after throwing a pair of live batting practice sessions earlier this week. The left-hander is likely going to require a multi-game rehab assignment so don't expect him to return to the Rangers until the first week in July.

Verlander will start Monday against the Blue Jays, Brian McTaggart of MLB.com reports.

The Astros originally pushed Verlander's start from Monday to Sunday -- flipping rotation spots with Gerrit Cole -- but will instead revert to the original configuration with Cole pitching Sunday. Verlander will match up with Toronto for the series opener Monday.

Cole's next start will come Sunday against the Royals, Brian McTaggart of MLB.com reports.

The Astros originally were going to push Cole's start back a day due to Thursday's off day, but instead will hand him the ball for Sunday's series finale against Kansas City. He swaps with Justin Verlander, who will take the mound Monday against the Blue Jays.

Carrasco (forearm) was throwing from 90 feet Friday, Jordan Bastian of MLB.com reports.

Carrasco is throwing for the first time since landing on the disabled list June 16 with a forearm bruise, and he's currently slated for a bullpen session next week. A timeline for the 31-year-old's return remains unclear at this point, but he seems unlikely to be ready to go when first eligible to return from the 10-day disabled list June 27 against the Cardinals.

Gibson (2-5) took the loss Thursday to the Red Sox, surrendering two runs on 10 hits over six innings. He racked up five strikeouts and issued three walks.

Gibson kept the Twins in the game with his quality start, but a bullpen meltdown from Ryan Pressly and Matt Belisle cemented him as the tough-luck loser. He has lost three of his last four decisions, but Gibson has quietly been very strong over that stretch. Gibson owned a 2.20 ERA with a 0.95 WHIP over his last five starts entering Thursday and also racked up 26 strikeouts over 32.2 innings. He's lined up to make his next start in a much more favorable setting with an outing on the road against the White Sox on tap for Wednesday.