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McCullers (1-0) earned the win against Oakland on Saturday, allowing no runs on two hits while striking out five and walking four across six innings.

McCullers showed a little rust in his season debut after returning from the IL, but he still managed to pitch well enough to win. He threw 47 of 81 pitches for strikes and walked four batters but also allowed only two hits and struck out five. The outing resulted in a quality start for the righty.

Ashcraft (5-3) took the loss against the Cubs on Saturday, allowing four runs (three earned) on six hits while striking out four and walking three over 6.1 innings.

Ashcraft threw 65 of 102 pitches for strikes in Saturday's contest, and he struggled to keep runners of the basepaths, resulting in three earned runs across 6.1 frames. The righty has allowed four or more hits in all but one of his 15 games this season, resulting in 92 hits across 86.1 innings to go along with 56 strikeouts. Despite the three-run outing, Ashcraft picked up a quality start, his second of the month and his eighth of the season. He will take a 3.96 ERA into his next outing.

McClanahan (11-5) earned the win against the Orioles on Saturday, allowing two runs on seven hits while striking out four and walking three over six innings.

McClanahan was not his sharpest Saturday, but he pitched well enough to earn the win, throwing 65 of 100 pitches for strikes across six frames. In his previous two outings, McClanahan allowed nine runs in 10.2 innings, breaking a 13-game quality start streak, but he got back on track Saturday against a surging Baltimore offense. The three walks in the game tied a single-game season high for the young lefty, who is starting to show some signs of regression after finishing July with a 2.07 ERA. In two August appearances, McClanahan's ERA has been driven up to 2.28.

Gonzales gave up five earned runs on nine hits and no walks while striking out two over five innings in a 7-4 loss to the Rangers on Saturday. He did not factor into the decision.

The Rangers lineup got to Gonzales in the fourth inning with a barrage of hits to put four runs on the board. Corey Seager followed it up with a solo shot the next inning. Gonzales simply doesn't have the stuff to give major-league hitters much strikeout trouble, and he only managed six swinging strikes on 72 pitches. The soft-throwing lefty saw his WHIP jump to 1.42 with the performance and has a K/BB of 1.9 on the season. He is tentatively expected to make his next start in a favorable matchup at Oakland.

Dunning gave up three earned runs on five hits and three walks while striking out five over 4.1 innings in a 7-4 win over the Mariners on Saturday. He did not factor into the decision.

Control has been a problem all season long for Dunning. He allowed Julio Rodriguez to score from third in the first inning on a wild pitch with the bases loaded to open the scoring. Dunning also issued three free passes as he labored through his 22nd start of the year. The 27-year-old right-hander needed 101 pitches to get through just 4.1 innings. Dunning has a 2.2 K/BB to go along with 4.12 ERA in 118 innings pitched this season. He is tentatively expected to make his next start in a favorable matchup at home against the Athletics.

Montas gave up two earned runs on five hits and two walks while striking out four over five innings in a 3-2 win over the Red Sox on Saturday. He did not factor into the decision.

Montas bounced back from a rough Yankees debut his last time out with five effective innings of work. The damage came in the fourth inning, when he hit Jarren Duran with the bases loaded on an errant cutter inside before giving up a sacrifice fly. Montas threw only 78 pitches and remains on a pitch count as he builds up his workload after recently dealing with right shoulder inflammation. Montas will carry a 3.59 ERA into his next start, which is tentatively expected to be at home against the Blue Jays.

Crawford gave up two earned runs on two hits and four walks while striking out five over six innings in a 3-2 loss to the Yankees on Saturday. He did not factor into the decision.

Crawford struggled with his control, issuing four free passes, but he allowed only six baserunners in total on 94 pitches over six innings of work. The damage came on a two-run home run off the bat of Isiah Kiner-Falefa. It was a good bounce-back performance for Crawford against a tough lineup after he was torched for five runs his last time out against the Royals. The 26-year-old rookie has a K:BB of 65:23 in 64.2 innings pitched and is tentatively expected to make his next start at Baltimore.

Nola (8-9) gave up one earned run on four hits and a walk while striking out eight over eight innings to take the loss in a 1-0 defeat to the Mets on Saturday.

Nola performed very well in Saturday night's pitching duel with Jacob deGrom, but he was saddled with the tough loss despite giving up only one run over eight dominant innings. The only damage came on a Pete Alonso RBI single in the first to score Starling Marte, who had stolen second and advanced to third on a throwing error by the catcher. Nola is in the midst of his best season since 2018 and boasts a superb WHIP of 0.93 while striking out over a batter per inning. He is expected to make his next start in a rematch at home against the Mets.

DeGrom (2-0) gave up two hits and no walks while striking out 10 over six shutout innings to earn the win in a 1-0 victory over the Phillies on Saturday.

DeGrom was his usual dominant self in Saturday night's pitching duel against Aaron Nola. He racked up the 10 strikeouts on 19 swinging strikes by peppering the zone with his hard fastball and mixing in a heavy dose of his nasty slider. The scoreless appearance drops his ERA to 1.62 over three starts during this injury-shortened season. The 34-year-old right-hander now has 28 strikeouts in 16.2 innings pitched and has walked only one batter. It is worth seeing if he can continue to increase his workload from the 76 pitches he threw against the Phillies. He is tentatively expected to make his next start at Atlanta.

Keller (6-13) took the loss against the Dodgers on Saturday, allowing eight runs on nine hits and three walks while striking out three batters over three innings.

Mookie Betts led off the game by tagging Keller for a homer, and that proved to be an omen of things to come. The right-hander gave up four more runs in the frame and served up an additional long ball in each of the second and third innings before mercifully being replaced. By the time he departed, Keller had given up eight runs -- the second time in his past three starts that he's surrendered that amount. He's lost four of his past five outings, posting an 8.76 ERA and 2.07 WHIP across 24.2 innings during that stretch.