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White Sox rookie starter Carlos Rodon pitched well against the Mariners on Saturday. The left-hander went seven solid innings, allowing three runs (one earned) on six hits. He walked four and struck out eight, throwing 66 of his 116 pitches for strikes.

All three runs Rodon allow came in the sixth inning, but a fielding error in the inning cost Rodon two of those runs. 

Rodon did not factor in the final decision, as the White Sox were able to rally back for the 6-3 victory in extra innings.

Athletics starter Sonny Gray put together a very gutsy performance against the Rays on Saturday. The young right-hander went eight innings, allowing three runs on five hits. He walked two and struck out four, but took a no-decision in the 5-4 loss.

All three runs Gray allowed came via the longball on Saturday, as he allowed solo shots to Logan Forsythe, John Jaso and Asdrubal Cabrera. It's the first time in his career that Gray allowed three home runs in a game. 

Gray left the game with a 4-3 lead, but the bullpen coughed up the lead with two runs in the ninth inning, wasting his solid outing. 

Gray is now 3-2 with a 2.13 ERA over his last nine starts.

Twins starter Kyle Gibson had a decent outing against the Orioles on Saturday. The young right-hander allowed two runs on six hits over 5 2/3 innings. He walked two and struck out four, taking a no-decision in the 3-2 victory.

Gibson allowed an early run to score in the second inning, putting the Twins in a 1-0 hole. The Twins came back to tie it in the fifth, but Gibson gave the lead right back in the bottom half. He left the game trailing 2-1, but the Twins had one more rally in them and were able to get Gibson off the hook.

Gibson has struggled lately, going 0-1 with a 6.36 ERA over his past five starts following Saturday's effort.

Yankees pitcher Luis Severino won his first MLB game, in his fourth start, Saturday against Cleveland. 

Severino improved to 1-2 on the year. He matched a career high with six innings, allowing one run on three hits. He walked four, matching his career total entering the game, and struck out six. 

The Yankees will institute a six-man rotation when starting pitcher Michael Pineda comes off the disabled list on Wednesday, the team announced.

The rotation will feature Masahiro Tanaka, Ivan Nova, CC Sabathia, Nathan Eovaldi, rookie Luis Severino and Pineda.

White Sox pitcher Chris Sale struck out 14, giving him 29 in his last two starts. Sale recorded double-digit strikeouts for the 12th time this year.

Sale's win over Seattle on Friday was his third straight and gave him a 12-7 record on the year. He allowed three runs on four hits in seven innings. In his last two starts, he allowed three runs on five hits over 14 innings.

Athletics starter Chris Bassitt was strong in his outing against the Rays on Friday. The right-hander allowed one run on six hits over six innings of work. He was left with the loss, however, as the A's were unable to offer much in run support in the 2-1 loss.

Bassitt has just one win on the season, despite an impressive 2.48 ERA. He has not given up more than three earned runs in any of his 14 outings this season--nine starts

Rays left-hander Drew Smyly blanked the A's in his outing on Friday, but he did not stick around long enough to qualify for the quality start. Smyly tossed 5 2/3 innings, allowing seven hits without issuing a walk in the 2-1 victory.

Smyly (1-2, 3.42 ERA) was making his second start since coming off of a long stay on the disabled list. He fared much better on Friday than he did in his previous start, when he allowed five runs over four innings.

Indians starter Carlos Carrasco earned his first win in the month of August, Friday against the Yankees. 

Carrasco improved to 12-9 with his first win since July 30. He allowed a run in 6 1/3 innings and struck out 11, his most since fanning 13 on July 1. He's gone at least six innings in six of his last seven starts. 

Tigers starter Justin Verlander lost his third straight game to drop to 0-3 in August and 1-6 on the season. 

Verlander allowed just two runs, one earned, over seven innings, but Texas shut out Detroit on Friday, giving Verlander a hard-luck loss. 

Verlander has allowed one earned run on 11 hits in 20 innings over his last three starts. He's 0-2 over that stretch.