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Avila (5-4) took the loss against Colorado on Saturday, allowing six runs on four hits and three walks while striking out two batters over 2.2 innings.

Avila kept the Rockies out of the scoring column for two frames, but he was knocked around in the bottom of the third. In that inning, Colorado pounced for six runs on five hits and three walks while Avila was on the mound, with the biggest blow being a Hunter Goodman three-run homer. Avila logged his shortest start since a disastrous outing against Houston on June 12 when he gave up eight runs over two-thirds of an inning. Between that start and Saturday's, the right-hander had posted a tolerable 3.82 ERA over seven appearances, but he also had a shaky 1.36 WHIP and 31:17 K:BB during that span. He'll carry an overall 5.53 ERA into his next start, which is tentatively slated to be a home tilt against the Cubs.

Feltner (4-5) tossed six innings in a win over Kansas City on Saturday, allowing four runs on eight hits and one walk while striking out three batters.

Feltner fell behind 4-0 through the top of the third inning, but he settled down from there and didn't give up another run over the remainder of his outing. The Rockies' offense stormed to life with 12 runs of support to help the right-hander end a three-game losing streak. Feltner got just five whiffs and three punchouts Saturday, and he hasn't fanned more than four batters in any of his past four starts, so he's not exactly overwhelming hitters. Still, he's locked into a rotation spot and lines up to make his next start on the road in St. Louis.

Yamamoto (11-7) allowed three runs on four hits and a walk while striking out three over eight innings to take the loss versus the Red Sox on Saturday.

Yamamoto has gone seven or more innings in three of his five starts since the beginning of July. He had a little early trouble in this one, giving up solo home runs to Ceddanne Rafaela in the first and third innings before the Red Sox scraped together the decisive run in the eighth. Yamamoto continues to be a workhorse for the Dodgers with a 2.76 ERA, 0.88 WHIP and 121:29 K:BB through 133.2 innings over 20 starts, though he has already given up a career-high 15 homers this year. Yamamoto's next start is projected to be on the road in Arizona.

Tolle allowed two runs on nine hits and two walks while striking out seven over six innings to take a no-decision versus the Dodgers on Saturday.

Tolle put in a decent performance despite allowing 11 baserunners, as he was able to limit the damage to Teoscar Hernandez's two-run home run in the second inning. This is the fourth time in his last five starts during which Tolle has held an opponent to two or fewer runs. The southpaw is at a 3.30 ERA, 1.15 WHIP and 110:29 K:BB over 101 innings through 18 starts this season. He's logged a total of 116 innings between the majors and Triple-A, already well past the 98 innings he pitched in 2025 across all levels, so workload management may be a factor later in the campaign. He is lined up for a home start versus the Athletics in his next outing.

The Tigers acquired Smith, River Ryan and Zyhir Hope from the Dodgers on Saturday in exchange for Tarik Skubal, Jeff Passan of ESPN.com reports.

Smith was a third-round selection of the Dodgers in the 2023 First-Year Player Draft. He's spent the majority of the 2026 season with Single-A Ontario but was promoted to High-A Great Lakes on July 21 and has a 4.36 ERA, 1.24 WHIP and 113:30 K:BB over 74.1 innings across the two minor-league levels.

Perez (7-6) earned the win over Washington on Saturday, allowing one hit and walking two batters while striking out six over seven scoreless innings.

Perez was originally slated to pitch Sunday, but he was moved up a day after Reynaldo Lopez was scratched due to a knee injury he suffered while warming up. The last-minute adjustment didn't phase Perez at all, as he no-hit the Nationals until there were two outs in the seventh inning. The left-hander needed just 78 pitches to complete seven frames in his longest outing of the campaign. With Lopez expected to go on the injured list, per Chad Bishop of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Perez's importance to the rotation becomes even more emphatic. The veteran hurler holds a 3.24 ERA, 1.17 WHIP and 75:39 K:BB over 97.1 innings spanning 21 games (17 starts).

Drake did not factor into the decision in Saturday's 12-8 win over the Guardians, allowing two runs on five hits and one walk with six strikeouts over four innings.

Drake was burned by a two-run homer in the first inning but labored overall, needing 94 pitches to complete just four frames. In three outings since debuting July 21, the 26-year-old southpaw has posted a 4.85 ERA, 1.46 WHIP and 12:5 K:BB across 13 innings. He covered five frames in his debut but has failed to do so in his past two starts. Drake lines up for a home matchup with the Padres next week.

The Tigers acquired Ryan (hamstring), Zyhir Hope and Brady Smith from the Dodgers on Saturday in exchange for Tarik Skubal, Jeff Passan of ESPN.com reports.

The Tigers are acquiring a significant prospect haul in order to send their southpaw ace to the two-time defending World Series champions. Ryan made his major-league debut for the Dodgers in 2024 but didn't pitch at all in 2025 while recovering from Tommy John surgery. He's spent the entire 2026 campaign in Triple-A, where he's posted a 4.46 ERA and 1.30 WHIP across 36.1 innings in between multiple IL stints due to hamstring issues. The right-hander last pitched June 17, and while there's no clear date for his return, he could get plugged right into Detroit's big-league rotation once he's healthy.

Messick did not factor into the decision in Saturday's 12-8 loss to the Diamondbacks, allowing two runs (one earned) on six hits and one walk with six strikeouts over 4.1 innings.

Messick didn't allow a run until the fifth inning, but he mostly labored and departed at 91 pitches without completing the frame. Remarkably, it marked the first time in 22 turns that the southpaw was unable to complete five innings, though he still extended his streak of starts yielding exactly one earned run to five straight. He'll take a 2.57 ERA, 1.06 WHIP and 128:37 K:BB across 129.2 frames this season into a road matchup with the White Sox next weekend.

The Dodgers acquired Skubal from the Tigers on Saturday in exchange for outfielder Zyhir Hope and right-handers River Ryan (hamstring) and Brady Smith, Jeff Passan of ESPN.com reports.

Skubal, the biggest domino to fall ahead of Monday's deadline, will head west to the two-time defending World Series champions and form a lethal one-two punch with Yoshinobu Yamamoto atop the rotation. The acquisition of Skubal will give the Dodgers some more stability to the pitching staff while the rotation navigates the absences of Blake Snell (elbow) and Tyler Glasnow (back) along with Shohei Ohtani, who is working solely as a designated hitter while tending to a lingering knee issue. The two-time American League Cy Young Award winner turned in a 2.79 ERA, 0.91 WHIP and 116:14 K:BB over 96.2 innings this season for Detroit.