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Carrasco was diagnosed with a right forearm bruise and is heading to the hospital to undergo X-rays, Ryan Lewis of the Akron Beacon Journal reports.

Carrasco was hit by a line drive off the bat of Joe Mauer in the second inning Saturday, subsequently exiting the game. The severity of the injury will hopefully be clarified by the X-rays, and the 31-year-old's availability for his next scheduled start -- Friday against the Tigers -- remains up in the air.

Carrasco was removed from Saturday's game against the Twins after getting hit in the arm by a line drive, Mike Berardino of the St. Paul Pioneer Press reports.

The severity of the injury isn't yet clear, but he was down on one knee for some time before exiting with a trainer. His next start, expected to come Friday against the Tigers, could be in doubt.

Kluber (10-4) took the loss Friday, allowing four runs on four hits and a walk over five innings while striking out three as Cleveland fell 6-3 to the Twins.

Klubot looked downright human in this one, walking his first batter in over a month, allowing multiple homers for the first time in seven starts and turning in his shortest outing of the season. He only threw 65 pitches, so expect the right-hander to be fresh and focused when he next takes the mound Wednesday at home against the White Sox.

Kopech allowed five runs on two hits and a season-high eight walks for Triple-A Charlotte on Thursday.

Kopech threw just 35 of his 86 pitches for strikes and hit two batters in another reminder that the right-hander is not quite ready for the majors. "I'm sure the coaching staff down there is trying to help him through this particular difficulty, so to speak. But it's not unusual. It's not abnormal. It happens to guys, and hopefully he'll be back on track and continue to show some of the things we all expect he's going to become, which is a pretty talented and effective pitcher," manager Rick Renteria told Tom Musick of the Chicago Sun-Times. Kopech has walked 33 batters over his last 35 innings (8.5 BB/9).

Gibson gave up just one run over seven innings with four walks and three strikeouts to improve to 2-4 in Friday's win over Cleveland.

Gibson outdueled Corey Kluber in a surprise win. Gibson continues to be an unexpected success story this season as he lowered his ERA to 3.27. He's taken a significant leap in his strikeout rate to 8.8 K/9 after failing to get above 7.0 K/9 in his first five major-league seasons.

Morton (8-1) struck out nine and walked four in a win over the Royals on Friday, allowing three runs on four hits in six innings.

Morton gave up a two-run double to Mike Moustakas in the third and later walked Moustakas with the bases loaded in the fifth. The walks were again a problem for Morton (he walked six in 3.2 innings in his previous start), but he was still able to come away with the win thanks to an Evan Gattis grand slam. The right-hander holds a 2.94 ERA and 1.14 WHIP along with an excellent 105:33 K:BB in 82.2 innings. His next matchup will be against the Rays in a start at home.

Paxton lasted just 2.1 innings in a no-decision against the Red Sox on Friday, giving up six runs (five earned) on six hits, striking out four and walking one before the Mariners rallied for a 7-6 victory over Boston.

The big left-hander has been performing like an ace this season, but he didn't have it in this contest, with most of the damage against him coming courtesy of the three-run homer he served up to Boston shortstop Xander Bogaerts. Paxton is still having a great year, with a 3.44 ERA, a 1.06 WHIP and 115 strikeouts over 91.2 innings, so this should be considered a bump in the road for the time being. He'll look to right the ship in a tough matchup against the Yankees on the road next Thursday.

Eovaldi (1-2) took the loss Friday, giving up five runs on eight hits and a walk over 7.1 innings while striking out five as the Rays fell 5-0 to the Yankees.

The right-hander kept things close until the eighth inning, when he loaded the bases with one out before getting the hook and watching Jonny Venters serve up a bases-clearing double to Gary Sanchez. Eovaldi has a 4.63 ERA through three starts, a figure he'll have a tough time improving upon in his next outing Wednesday in Houston.

Gausman (3-6) struck out seven but took the loss Friday, allowing two runs on five hits and three walks over 5.2 innings as the Orioles fell 2-0 to the Marlins.

The right-hander fell one out shy of his eighth quality start of the season, throwing 71 of 107 pitches for strikes, but another feeble effort from the O's offense kept Gausman out of the win column. He'll face a tougher test in his next outing Wednesday on the road against the Nationals.

Bassitt (0-2) got the loss against the Angels on Friday, giving up six runs (two earned) on seven hits over four innings, striking out three and walking one as Oakland eventually fell 8-4.

Bassitt had a great outing in first go-around in the rotation with Trevor Cahill (Achilles) on the 10-day disabled list, giving up just one earned over seven innings, but he couldn't follow that up with a similar effort in his second attempt. He hurt his own cause in this contest, committing one of Oakland's two errors that led to the Angels plating six runs, only two of which were earned. Bassitt will probably continue to occupy a rotation spot while Cahill is out, but his career ERA of 4.00 through 150.2 innings suggests his current mark of 2.45 stands to rise as he throws more innings.