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McKenzie pitched 5.2 innings, surrendering one run on four hits and two walks while striking out four in the Game 1 victory over the White Sox in Saturday's doubleheader. He did not factor into the decision.

McKenzie fired three perfect innings to open Saturday's contest before running into trouble in the fourth frame. He allowed three singles and walked a batter in the inning, but he was able to limit the damage to just one run when he got Seby Zavala to strike out with the bases loaded to end the frame. McKenzie was later removed in sixth after registering two outs. Over his last four outings, the right-hander has allowed one run over 26.2 innings, striking out 27 batters over that stretch. The hot streak has McKenzie's season ERA down to 3.11 over 107 frames in 18 appearances (17 starts).

Lorenzen (shoulder) recently had a setback in his recovery and has been scratched from his rehab start at Double-A Rocket City, Rhett Bollinger of MLB.com reports.

Lorenzen's rehab start likely would have been one of the final steps in his recovery process, but he'll now rest for a few days before restarting his throwing program. It seems likely that the right-hander's setback will force him to stay on the injured list until sometime in August.

Peralta (lat) will begin his rehab assignment Sunday, Curt Hogg of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports.

There hasn't been a setback, per Hogg, the Brewers just got their days mixed up when announcing that Peralta's rehab assignment would begin Saturday. It's unclear how many rehab starts Peralta will need, but he is tracking toward a mid-to-late August return if he avoids setbacks.

Manning (shoulder) will make at least one more rehab start for Triple-A Toledo on Wednesday, Jason Beck of MLB.com reports.

He threw 70 pitches over 4.1 innings Friday in a rehab start. All told, Manning has given up four earned runs on eight hits and two walks while striking out four over 6.1 innings through two rehab appearances. The Tigers certainly have room for him in the rotation, but it seems like they want to give him one more tuneup before he gets activated from the 60-day injured list.

Faedo will likely require hip surgery and is done for the season, Chris McCosky of The Detroit News reports.

Hip surgery is no small feat for a starting pitcher, so it's unclear if he will be fully recovered in time for spring training, assuming he does end up getting an operation. Faedo finished with a 5.53 ERA, 1.64 WHIP and 44:25 K:BB in 53.2 innings (12 starts) for the Tigers.

Schmidt was recalled from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on Saturday.

Schmidt will presumably join the bullpen as a multi-inning reliever in the short term. Domingo German didn't fare well in his season debut Thursday against the Astros, so it's possible Schmidt could get spot starts going forward. Schmidt has a 4.15 ERA, 1.40 WHIP and 25 strikeouts in 17.1 innings at Triple-A and has a 3.00 ERA, 1.17 WHIP and 21 strikeouts in 24 innings in the majors.

Rodriguez (personal) has been in contact with the Tigers recently and has begun to ramp back up, Chris McCosky of The Detroit News reports.

Rodriguez left the team due to a personal matter in mid-June and wasn't in touch with the team for several weeks, but the Tigers hope that he'll be able to return to game action sometime in late August. The southpaw will presumably require several weeks to ramp back up following his layoff, and it wouldn't be surprising to see him head out on a minor-league rehab assignment sometime next month.

Ashby signed a five-year, $20.5 million contract with Milwaukee on Saturday that includes incentives and club options for 2028 and 2029.

Much like the extension Freddy Peralta signed a couple years ago, this contract will provide Ashby some financial certainty and it presumably has team-friendly terms if Ashby pitches to his potential. The electric southpaw has had some high points and some struggles this season, but he is well rested after the break and is scheduled to start Monday at home against the Rockies.

Hill (knee) will throw a bullpen session Sunday and could begin a rehab assignment soon, Jen McCaffrey of The Athletic reports.

Hill threw a three-inning simulated game Friday and will throw off a mound two days later. If the left-hander is able to begin a rehab assignment this week, he'll likely be in the mix to rejoin the Red Sox sometime in early August.

Bello is starting Sunday's game against the Blue Jays, Jen McCaffrey of The Athletic reports.

Manager Alex Cora indicated Friday that there was a "good chance" that Bello would start Sunday's series finale against Toronto, and the right-hander will officially make his third major-league start. The right-hander has posted a 10.13 ERA and 2.38 WHIP in eight innings over two starts for the Red Sox this year.