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Rooker went 2-for-5 with a home run, a double and four RBI in Saturday's 11-3 win over the Orioles.

Rooker put the Athletics ahead with a three-run homer in the third inning before adding an RBI double in the fifth. The 30-year-old is 9-for-33 through eight August contests, tallying four extra-base hits, eight RBI, five runs scored and a rare stolen base in that span. For the season, he's slashing .274/.346/.500 with 24 homers, 70 RBI, 73 runs scored and five steals across 518 plate appearances.

Perkins (1-2) earned the win against the Orioles on Saturday, allowing one run on three hits and one walk with five strikeouts over six innings.

Perkins allowed a three-run homer in the first inning but rebounded with five scoreless frames to earn his first career win. The 25-year-old also logged his first major-league quality start, bouncing back after surrendering four runs over three innings in his rotation debut Sunday. He'll carry a 4.08 ERA, 1.05 WHIP and 28:11 K:BB across 28.2 innings into a home matchup with the Angels next weekend.

Estevez collected the save in Saturday's 2-0 win over the Twins, striking out two batters in a perfect ninth inning.

Estevez was able to protect the Royals' two-run lead in the ninth and finished by striking out Austin Martin. It was Estevez's first save since July 29 against Atlanta, and his 29 saves on the year (in 35 chances) are second most in the majors behind Robert Suarez (32). Estevez has a 2.54 ERA, 1.13 WHIP and 42:17 K:BB across 39.2 innings this season.

Cameron (6-5) earned the win against the Twins on Saturday, allowing six hits and two walks while striking out four across 5.2 scoreless innings.

Cameron kept the Twins off the board despite allowing at least two baserunners in three of the six innings he pitched in, and he was one out away from logging his eighth quality start of the season. It was the third time in his last five starts that Cameron hasn't yielded a run, and he now sports a 2.52 ERA, 1.03 WHIP and 76:26 K:BB across 93 innings this season. He's earned the win in three of his last four outings, and he'll aim for his seventh victory of the season against the White Sox at home next weekend.

Young (0-6) took the loss against the Athletics on Saturday, allowing six runs on six hits and two walks with two strikeouts over three innings.

Five of the six runs Young surrendered came via the long ball, and he was pulled after just 74 pitches in his shortest outing of the season. Coming off back-to-back starts in which he allowed only two earned runs combined, the 26-year-old has still failed to complete five innings in eight of 10 outings this year. He'll take a 6.70 ERA, 1.74 WHIP and 40:20 K:BB across 44.1 innings into a road matchup with Houston next week.

Taylor went 2-for-3 with a solo homer in Saturday's 3-1 loss to the Guardians.

Taylor supplied the White Sox's lone run with a blast to left-center field off Joey Cantillo in the second inning. Taylor is up to eight home runs on the season, three of which have come over his last four games, and he has gone 6-for-15 (.400) over that span.

Burke (4-9) took the loss in Saturday's game against the Guardians, allowing two runs on five hits and three walks while striking out seven across 3.1 innings.

Burke's outing was highlighted by him striking out the side in the second inning, but he ran up his pitch count to 88 (55 strikes) despite not making it out of the fourth and wasn't able to get enough run support to avoid the loss. Burke has struck out at least five batters in eight of his last nine starts, and over that span he has a 3.53 ERA and 1.43 WHIP across 43.1 innings. He'll look to get back into the win column in his next start, which is lined up for next weekend on the road against Kansas City.

Kayfus went 1-for-3 with a walk, a solo home run and an additional run scored in Saturday's 3-1 win over the White Sox.

Kayfus extended the Guardians' lead to two runs in the sixth with a solo blast off Bryan Hudson. It was Kayfus' first major-league home run and fourth extra-base hit since being promoted from Triple-A Columbus on Aug. 2. He has gone 7-for-21 (.333) with five RBI and five runs through the first seven games of his major-league career.

Smith recorded the save in Saturday's 3-1 win over the White Sox, striking out two batters in a perfect ninth inning.

Smith was brought out for the ninth to protect the Guardians' two-run lead. He made his save look effortless, tossing just 10 pitches (eight strikes) before finishing things out by getting Lenyn Sosa to strike out swinging. Smith has logged two saves over his last three outings and has a 2.75 ERA, 1.13 WHIP and 73:18 K:BB across 52.1 innings this season.

Cantillo (3-2) earned the win against the White Sox on Saturday, allowing one run on four hits and two walks while striking out three across 5.2 innings.

His three punchouts were his lowest since joining the Guardians rotation, but it was a strong outing from Cantillo, with his lone blemish coming in the second inning on a Michael Taylor solo homer. It was the second game in a row in which Cantillo pitched into the sixth inning, and in his seven games as a starter he has a 4.36 ERA, 1.42 WHIP and 39:18 K:BB across 33 innings. He's slated to make his next start against Atlanta at home next weekend.