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Twins starter Tommy Milone was roughed up a bit in his outing against the Rays on Thursday. The left-hander allowed five runs (four earned) on eight hits over 5 1/3 innings, as the Twins lost by a score of 5-4. 

Milone (6-4, 3.86 ERA) got off to a bad start, as he allowed the Rays to score twice in the first inning, including a solo home run by Logan Forsythe.

The Twins rallied to take a 4-2 lead over the next few innings. But Milone gave up another run in the fifth and two more in the sixth.

Milone last pitched on Sunday, working the 12th inning and picking up his first-career save in a 4-3 win over the Orioles. In three starts since returning from the disabled list, Milone is 1-1 with a 4.93 ERA

A few weeks is going to have to be better than nothing for Blue Jays pitcher Marcus Stroman in 2015. A torn ACL has prevented him from gracing a big league mound all season, but he is at least scheduled to begin a rehab assignment for Class A Lansing on Sept. 2.

Stroman will throw about 40 pitches in a simulated game Friday. He will then throw around 55 for Lansing and 70-75 for Triple-A Buffalo in his next start.

The 24-year-old right-hander is being stretched out, but is more likely to join the bullpen when he returns to Toronto, according to mlb.com. General manager Alex Anthopoulos explained that reasoning.

"It's always easier to shorten somebody up, so at any point in time, if we say, 'He has that one outing and we want to put him in the bullpen as a two-inning guy, we can do that," Anthopoulos said. "Right now he's being stretched out to start because at least it gives us more options, more flexibility."

Justin Verlander came oh-so-close to registering the third no-hitter of his stellar career Wednesday, as the Tigers starter allowed a ninth-inning double for his only hit in a complete-game, shutout win over the Angels.

Verlander was in command most of the night, striking out nine and walking two. Facing the Angels' Chris Iannetta to lead off the ninth, Verlander gave up a lined shot that just landed fair down the left-field line, kicking up the chalk as it hit the ground. 

Verlander then retired the Angels in order to earn just his second victory of the season. He had lost three of his last four starts, although over his last three starts had given up just one earned run. 

Mariners manager Lloyd McClendon announced left-hander Roenis Elias will make the start on Thursday against the White Sox. Elias will start in place of Vidal Nuno, who will be moved to the bullpen for the time being.

Elias has made 14 appearances for the Mariners this season, with 13 starts. His last start with Seattle came back on July 2; he was sent to Triple-A following that outing.

Nuno started on Saturday against the same White Sox, and he pitched well, allowing one run over 6 2/3 innings. McClendon did not say when Nuno would make his next start.

Indians starter Carlos Carrasco has been placed on the 15-day disabled list due to a shoulder injury. Carrasco had an MRI on Tuesday which came back clean, but he was still scratched from his start on Wednesday. He received a cortisone shot in his shoulder, and will rest for a few days, though he is expected to return after the minimum 15 days.

"Watching him throw his bullpen yesterday, he's OK, he's just a little bit stiff after," Indians manager Terry Francona said before Tuesday's game, per MLB.com. "I was glad they did the MRI. Sometimes when you give MRIs to pitchers, you have to be careful because anybody that's thrown a baseball can have something wrong in there. But his was very clean. We were thrilled."

In 2015, Carrasco is 12-9 with a 3.53 ERA.

Carrasco's move to the DL opens up a roster spot for Cody Anderson, who will return from the DL to start on Wednesday. 

White Sox starter Jose Quintana posted a quality start on Tuesday, but didn't last long enough to factor in the decision in the 5-4 victory over the Red Sox. Quintana allowed four runs (three earned) on seven hits over six innings. He struck out six and did not issue a walk, throwing 65 of his 99 pitches for strikes.

Quintana actually left the game with the White Sox trailing 4-2. But the White Sox were able to put together a three-run rally in the bottom of the seventh, en route to the win. 

The left-hander has been rather consistent lately, going 2-1 with a 3.89 ERA over his last six starts.

After a pair of impressive outings, Red Sox starter Wade Miley reverted back to his earlier struggles in his latest start. On Tuesday against the White Sox, Miley allowed five runs on 13 hits over 6 2/3 innings. He walked one and struck out three in the 5-4 loss.

Miley (10-10, 4.51 ERA) allowed a run in the second inning, but the Red Sox took a 2-1 lead in the third. Miley allowed the White Sox to tie the game in the fourth.

Boston was able to grab a two-run lead in the sixth, but Miley allowed three more runs in the seventh, and the Red Sox were out of rallies. 

Miley has been able to go deep into games, as he has gone at least six innings in seven of his last eight starts. But he has allowed five or more runs three times in those eight outings.

Astros starter Dallas Keuchel put his road woes behind him, has he dazzled in Yankee Stadium on Tuesday night. The left-hander fired seven scoreless innings, allowing three hits and no walks while striking out nine. His fine effort was backed by plenty of offensive support, as the Astros pounded the Yankees 15-1.

Keuchel (15-6, 2.28) was superb, keeping a quality offense down all night. Coming into the game, the Cy Young Award candidate had been 3-6 with a 3.65 ERA on the road this year. 

Indians pitcher Carlos Carrasco will miss his next scheduled start on Wednesday against the Brewers. Carrasco is dealing with a shoulder injury, which will force him to be skipped, according to Cleveland.com.

Cody Anderson is expected to come off of the disabled list and start in place of Carrasco. Carrasco's next start would be scheduled for Tuesday in Toronto, though his status for that is still up in the air.

The good news Monday night for Yankees starter Nathan Eovaldi is that his fastball was clocked at up to 102 mph.

The better news is that he pitched shutout ball for eight innings against a tough Houston lineup.

The bad news is that his teammates couldn't score a run until the bottom of the ninth, leaving him with a no-decision.

Eovaldi allowed just four hits with three walks and seven strikeouts. Only one runner reached third against him as he improved his ERA on the year to 4.00.

He has allowed more than three earned runs only once since June 16.