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The Tigers selected Lewicki's contract from Triple-A Toledo on Sunday.

Detroit will bring Lewicki aboard a day in advance of his scheduled start Monday against the Royals, which will mark his MLB debut. With the Tigers having traded away Justin Verlander to the Astros and Michael Fulmer (elbow) potentially being shut down for the season, Lewicki looks like a decent bet to see additional starts beyond Sunday. However, fantasy owners in most mixed formats will probably want to see how the 25-year-old performs in his first taste of the big leagues before scooping him up off the waiver wire. After opening the season with Double-A Erie, Lewicki earned a promotion to Toledo in August and was quite impressive in his five starts with the affiliate, delivering a 2.10 ERA, 1.17 WHIP and 33:7 K:BB over 30 frames.

Rodon lasted just four innings Saturday against the Rays, although he allowed just one run on two hits and three walks while striking out four. He didn't factor into the decision.

The young southpaw didn't give up much to the Rays' offense, but his outing was cut short given that he required 69 pitches (41 strikes) just to get through the four frames. Despite a hiccup in his last start, Rodon has been excellent lately, producing a 3.00 ERA with a 45:13 K:BB in his past seven starts. He'll make his next start in the team's upcoming series with the Indians.

Miley (8-11) was tagged with the loss Saturday against the Blue Jays after allowing two runs on four hits and two walks in six innings of work. He also struck out six.

The southpaw was humming along before giving up a solo home run to Kevin Pillar in the fifth, but he wound up producing a solid outing despite landing in the loss column. Since the start of August, Miley has been one of the better starters for the Orioles, producing a 2.67 ERA and 32 strikeouts in six starts. He'll look to continue this good stretch of starts when he takes the hill Saturday in Cleveland.

Kluber (14-4) shined Saturday against the Tigers, allowing just one run on eight hits while striking out seven in eight innings of work en route to the victory.

This marked the second consecutive outing in which the Klubot went eight innings and the seventh start in a row with three or fewer runs allowed. The only blemish on the evening was an RBI single in the seventh inning, but everything else about his evening was fairly low stress. Kluber's ERA now sits at a stellar 2.56 mark, a figure he'll look to improve further in his next start Thursday against the White Sox.

Snell, who allowed just one unearned run on six hits and a walk over 6.2 innings while picking up his third win Friday versus the White Sox, is 3-0 with a 1.91 ERA over 33 innings in his five starts since being recalled from Triple-A Durham on Aug. 8.

The promising lefty's impressive body of work since his promotion also includes a .193 BAA, 0.97 WHIP and .251 wOBA allowed. However, one of the most important metrics is Snell's 2.5 BB/9, which, while still in need of improvement, reflects significant progress from the 5.1 figure he'd generated in 72.1 innings before his current big-league stint. Snell's control has been the biggest hindrance to him developing consistency against major-league hitters, but he's certainly providing reason for cautious optimism at the moment.

Nolasco gave up three runs on five hits and three walks while striking out six over 5.2 innings in a no-decision against the Rangers on Saturday.

It wouldn't be a Nolasco start with at least one homer allowed -- Carlos Gomez touched him up, Nolasco's 33rd allowed this season (second most in baseball). Nolasco's ERA has hovered around 5.00 for most of the year and the underlying numbers don't offer much hope for improvement over the season's final month. He lines up to face the Mariners his next time out.

Gibson (9-10) earned the win over the Royals on Saturday, allowing five hits over six scoreless innings. He struck out five and did not issue a walk.

While the offensive explosion was the story of the night for Minnesota in a 17-0 rout, Gibson was very good in his own right. Gibson has earned wins in three straight starts and has posted a 20:2 K:BB in that stretch, but those performances have come against some of the coldest offenses in the American League (White Sox, Blue Jays and Royals). That said, he does get the Royals again his next time out.

Stroman has been diagnosed with a right elbow contusion, Gregor Chisholm of MLB.com reports.

X-rays were negative, which is great news as it looked like a potentially serious injury when it first happened. The ball that struck Stroman was clocked at 107.5 mph off the bat of Mark Trumbo, and Stroman was writhing in pain on the ground immediately following the incident. His status for his next start may not be determined until early next week.

Stroman left Saturday's game after being struck in the arm by a line drive.

Stroman went down in a heap after being struck by a ball off the bat of Mark Trumbo, and he seemed to be clutching his right arm. He struck out three of the first six batters he faced before Trumbo stepped to the plate.

Asher was recalled from Triple-A Norfolk on Saturday.

He has a 5.28 ERA in 58 innings in the majors this year, primarily as a low-leverage reliever. Look for him to serve as a mop-up man in September.