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Twins starting pitcher Tommy Milone will start Saturday's game against Kansas City, the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports.

Milone gets the start over Phil Hughes, who is recovering from an illness. Milone had a strong return to the rotation Monday by allowing two runs on four hits over 5 2/3 innings in a win over Cleveland.

Rays starter Drew Smyly allowed just one run on three hits and three walks while striking out eight over six innings in a win over Miami on Wednesday.

A shoulder injury cost Smyly more than half of the season, but he finishes the year having allowed five or fewer hits in five of his six September starts while posting a 45:13 K:BB over his last 36 innings. He went 5-1 after his mid-August return, and seems destined to be a Fantasy darling again next spring given his age (26) and strikeout upside.

Tigers starting pitcher Matt Boyd was roughed up Wednesday by a strong Texas lineup. He allowed seven hits, including three home runs, and gave up six runs in just 2 2/3 innings of work.

This was the 16th time this season the young hurler has failed to make it to the fourth inning -- that's tied for most in all of major league baseball. Gulp. He's a fly-ball guy and he serves up a lot of taters, especially when his fastball starts to flatten out and he leaves his change-up high in the zone. Maybe he just got hit hard, but there's also a school of thought that his upside as a number three starter might be hard to attain.

Red Sox starting pitcher Wade Miley gave up four runs on nine hits and four walks in five innings against the Yankees on Wednesday. He struck out three.

The lefty was long gone by the time this game was decided in 11 innings. Miley appropriately ended yet another unimpressive campaign by giving up at least four runs for the 13th time in 32 outings. He also failed to reach the 200-inning mark after doing so in the last two seasons despite pitching at least six innings in 10 straight outings prior to Wednesday's game.

Twins pitcher Kyle Gibson (11-11) whiffed nine batters over six shutout innings Wednesday in a win over Cleveland. He allowed four hits and two walks.

He still puts too many men on base and doesn't generally strike out enough, but this has been something of a breakout season for Gibson. The Twins have four games left, so it's not impossible that he draws another start on the season's last day if a playoff berth is on the line, but it seems more likely that Gibson's regular season is over.

If so, he'll wrap it up with a 3.84 ERA, 1.29 WHIP and 145:65 K:BB over 194 2/3 innings -- not spectacular numbers by any stretch, but still those of a relatively stable mid-rotation starter.

Astros pitcher Dallas Keuchel's will have his next scheduled start bumped up to Friday, Evan Drellich of the Houston Chronicle reports.

Keuchel prefers to keep his regular routine, and manager A.J. Hinch will honor his ace's request. As a corresponding result, Colin McHugh will get pushed back to Saturday.

Mariners pitcher James Paxton (finger) will not start Wednesday against the Astros. He has been shut down for the remainder of the season.

Manager Lloyd McClendon said Tuesday that Paxton was 'highly unlikely' to toe the rubber Wednesday, and sure enough, the team will be forced to turn elsewhere for the series finale against Houston.

Tony Zych has been tabbed for the start Wednesday, while Paxton will be given time to rest the finger before pitching in the Arizona Fall League.

Marlins pitcher Jared Cosart (arm) will make his return to the mound Wednesday against the Rays, Joe Frisaro of MLB.com reports.

Cosart exited his last start early due to a forearm conclusion, but given the minor nature of the injury, it's not surprising he'll make his next scheduled start. He'll be opposed by the Rays and Drew Smyly, looking for just his third win of the 2015 campaign in 12 starts with the Marlins.

Red Sox pitcher Craig Breslow will start Saturday against Cleveland, the Boston Globe reports. He will step in for Eduardo Rodriguez, who was shut down after his outing Monday, having reached his innings limit.

This will be the second of two bullpen starts for Boston, which had Breslow make his first career start last Saturday. He pitched four innings then, but it is hoped the left-hander can complete five this time around.

Mariners starting pitcher Vidal Nuno allowed three runs on six hits over five innings in a no-decision Tuesday against the Astros. He struck out five and didn't walk a batter.

As has been the case all year for Nuno, he pitched well other than allowing a home run. The blast was his 14th allowed in just nine starts, and his 1.52 HR/9 is the main thing keeping Nuno from turning into a quality pitcher. He has been good enough when keeping the ball in the yard to still own a 3.80 ERA, but time is running out for him to prove he can fix this problem.