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Jobe (2-3) allowed three runs on four hits across six innings to take the loss in Saturday's 3-1 defeat to the White Sox. He walked one and struck out nine.

After registering a career-high eight strikeouts in his last outing, Jobe wasted little time setting a new high-water mark. The young righty simply didn't receive enough run support and was outdueled by Chicago's Sean Burke, but it was still another promising outing. Jobe has mostly looked good since making his season debut in August following about a year on the shelf due to Tommy John surgery, and he now has a 3.98 ERA, 1.20 WHIP and 43 strikeouts across 40.2 innings this season. The 24-year-old is scheduled to make one more 2026 start against the Pirates, and then he'll turn his attention toward 2027, which could be a breakout campaign now that Jobe is fully healthy and starting to figure things out at the MLB level.

The Rockies optioned Hughes to Triple-A Albuquerque on Saturday.

Hughes turned in a no-decision against the Mariners on Friday, allowing three runs on five hits and one walk while striking out six over 4.2 innings. He now appears set to finish the year in the minors, unless the Rockies need him as an injury replacement during the final week. Hughes has gone 0-8 with a 6.33 ERA in 64 innings with Colorado this season, though a 4.03 FIP is more encouraging.

The Rockies reinstated Quintana (elbow) from the 60-day injured list ahead of his scheduled start Saturday against the Mariners.

Quintana will return for his first big-league appearance since May 24 after recovering from a sprained left elbow. The veteran southpaw made nine starts for Colorado before going down, posting a 2-3 record with a 5.27 ERA, 1.51 WHIP and 20:17 K:BB over 41 innings. He allowed three runs on five hits with one strikeout over 2.1 frames in a rehab appearance with Triple-A Albuquerque last Sunday.

Yesavage (knee) is scheduled to be reinstated from the 15-day injured list to start Monday's game against the Orioles, Arden Zwelling of Sportsnet.ca reports.

Yesavage has been out since August after undergoing surgery to repair a torn meniscus in his right knee, and although he made just one rehab appearance at Triple-A Buffalo that lasted two-thirds of an inning, he's been cleared to help the Jays cross the finish line of the 2026 season. His first start back isn't expected to last very long, however, as the Blue Jays are hoping to get roughly three innings out of him (45-to-50 pitches) before handing the ball to Spencer Miles. Yesavage will then be tentatively lined up to make one final start next weekend against the Reds, during which he could have a larger workload.

The Reds optioned Aguiar to Triple-A Louisville on Saturday.

Aguiar gave up two earned runs in three innings in his season debut after being called up from Triple-A on Friday. He'll now head back to Louisville in favor of Zach McCambley in an effort to keep Cincinnati's bullpen stocked with fresh arms.

The Orioles optioned Povich to Triple-A Norfolk on Saturday, Jake Rill of MLB.com reports.

After giving up three earned runs in just 3.2 innings during his start against the Brewers on Friday, Povich will be sent back down to Triple-A to make room for Felix Bautista (shoulder), who returned from the 60-day IL on Saturday. Unless Povich returns to Baltimore as an injury replacement, he will finish the 2026 campaign with a 4.38 ERA, 1.49 WHIP and 28:15 K:BB across 37 MLB innings.

Povich didn't factor into the decision in Friday's 6-5 extra-inning loss to the Brewers, giving up three runs on five hits and two walks over 3.2 innings. He struck out three.

All three runs came on a Jackson Chourio homer in the second inning, but Pete Alonso tied it up with his own long ball in the next frame, and Povich avoided any other damage over 71 pitches (41 strikes). The southpaw has bounced between the big-league and Triple-A rotations all season, and over eight outings (seven starts) for Baltimore he's managed a 4.38 ERA, 1.49 WHIP and 28:15 K:BB in 37 innings. Povich will likely get one more start in the majors before the end of the regular season as the O's fight to stay in the wild-card race, and he's scheduled for a home outing next week against one of the teams currently ahead of them, the Blue Jays.

May didn't factor into the decision Friday, coughing up three runs on six hits and a walk over 2.1 innings in the Brewers' 6-5 extra-inning win over the Orioles. He struck out four.

With Milwaukee trying to fend off the Dodgers for the National League's best record, May wasn't given a chance to work through a rough third inning -- after serving up a three-run homer to Pete Alonso, the right-hander then loaded the bases before being lifted after 70 pitches (44 strikes). Fortunately for his ERA. Shane Drohan worked out of the jam to keep the game tied at 3-3. It's the third time in his last four starts that May has failed to complete five innings, a stretch in which he's stumbled to a 4.96 ERA, 1.47 WHIP and 19:5 K:BB over 16.1 innings, and he isn't making much of a case to be part of the postseason rotation. He'll look to finish the regular season on a high note, as he lines up to take the mound on the road next week in Philadelphia.

Skenes didn't factor into the decision in Friday's 8-5 win over the Royals, giving up five runs on six hits and a walk over six innings. He struck out seven.

The 24-year-old righty had trouble keeping the ball in the yard, serving up solo shots to Vinnie Pasquantino in the first inning and Michael Massey in the fourth, but it was a three-run third that accounted for most of the damage against Skenes. The would-be ace has unexpectedly crashed back to earth in 2026, and he's been tagged for five runs in four of his last 10 starts, limping to a 4.96 ERA, 1.33 WHIP and 54:21 K:BB over 52.2 innings during that stretch. Skenes will try to head into the offseason with some momentum when he makes his final start of the year at home next week against the Cardinals.

Dobnak didn't factor into the decision in Friday's 8-5 loss to the Pirates, giving up four runs on seven hits and two walks over 3.2 innings. He struck out one.

The right-hander needed 74 pitches (46 strikes) to record 11 outs in his shortest outing of the season. Dobnak appears to be running out of steam, and over his last five starts he's stumbled to a 5.60 ERA, 1.21 WHIP and 19:5 K:BB through 27.1 innings while serving up five homers, including a two-run shot by Brandon Lowe on Friday. Dobnak will look to wrap up his campaign in style, as he's set to face the White Sox at home next week.