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Brown did not factor into the decision in a win over the Royals on Thursday, allowing two unearned runs on two hits and two walks over 6.2 innings. He struck out four.

Brown was efficient, tossing 60 of 97 pitches for strikes and allowing just one man to reach second base through the first six innings. The right-hander then ran into some trouble in the seventh after a fielding error from Jeremy Pena. Brown was relieved by Bryan Abreu, who would let three runs come across for Kansas City. The outing marked Brown's third consecutive quality start and his fifth straight outing in which he's allowed two or fewer runs. He's issued exactly two walks in each of his last six starts but hasn't paid for it, posting a 2.21 ERA, 1.04 WHIP and 37:12 K:BB in 36.2 innings over that stretch.

Singer did not factor into the decision in a loss to the Astros on Thursday, allowing two runs on five hits and one walk over six innings while striking out six.

Singer got off to a strong start, allowing just one hit over the first four innings while striking out five of the first 13 batters he faced. The Astros would finally get to him for two runs in the fifth, however, after the right-hander surrendered an infield single to Jeremy Pena with one out, followed by back-to-back doubles from Jon Singleton and Jason Heyward. Singer wouldn't get the win, but he was able to log his second quality start this month while posting at least six strikeouts for the fourth time in his last five outings. He'll look for better results in September after finishing the month of August with a 1-3 record and a 5.53 ERA.

Clement went 2-for-4 with an RBI double and a stolen base in Thursday's win over Boston.

Clement went hitless in his first two at-bats before driving home Addison Barger with a double in the top of the sixth innings to extend Toronto's lead to two runs. The shortstop would later add a single before stealing his 10th base of the season, giving him his seventh multi-hit performances this month. Clement has now driven in nine runs over his last 10 games, though he's batting just .216 (8-for-37) over that stretch.

Green pitched a scoreless ninth inning to pick up the save over the Red Sox on Thursday.

Green entered the contest with a two-run lead in the bottom of the ninth and retired the first two batters before hitting Mickey Gasper with a pitch to put the tying run on first. However, the right-hander was able to get Tyler O'Neill to ground out for the final out of the contest to secure his 16th save of the campaign and eighth this month. Green is still perfect in save opportunities this season and hasn't allowed an earned run since Aug. 12 against the Angels, a span of six appearances.

Crawford (8-12) took the loss against the Blue Jays on Thursday, allowing two runs on six hits and two walks over 6.2 innings while striking out three.

The right-hander got knocked around a bit in the third inning when he allowed a leadoff double to Brian Serven to open the frame, followed by an RBI double off the bat of Vladimir Guerrero. Crawford would allow just one more run on the night, which came on a two-bagger from Ernie Clement in the sixth, while inducing 12 whiffs overall in the contest. Crawford has been tagged with the loss in each of his last three starts and he's given up multiple runs in eight straight. He'll wrap up the month of August with a 6.32 ERA over 31.1 innings to go along with a 22:11 K:BB.

Francis (8-3) picked up the win over the Red Sox on Thursday, allowing one hit and zero walks over seven shutout innings while striking out five.

Francis had a no-hitter going into the sixth inning when he gave up a single to Nick Sogard with one out in the frame. The right-hander would then retire the final five batters he faced in the contest before being relieved by Genesis Cabrera to open the eighth. Francis took a no-hitter into the ninth in his previous start, and he's now hurled at least seven innings of one-run ball in each of his last four outings, recording the win in all of them with a robust 32:3 K:BB.

Pasquantino underwent X-rays on his hand following Thursday's game against the Astros, Jaylon T. Thompson of The Kansas City Star reports.

Pasquantino was forced to exit the game after a collision at first base. Manager Matt Quatraro did not yet have the results of the X-rays to provide a potential timeline for Pasquantino's return.

Pasquantino was forced to exit Thursday's game against the Astros after being involved in a collision at first base, Joel Goldberg of Bally Sports Kansas City reports.

Lucas Erceg (hand) was unable to cleanly field a groundball, and he rushed an inaccurate throw to first base, causing Pasquantino to move into the path of the baserunner. The nature of the injury is currently unclear, but Pasquantino left the game immediately.

Erceg exited Thursday's game against Houston after fielding a comebacker with his bare hand, Joel Goldberg of Bally Sports Kansas City reports.

Erceg was attempting to field a groundball for a potential double play, but he was unable to catch the ball cleanly and injured his hand. The nature and severity of the issue are unclear, though his potential absence would reopen the closer role in Kansas City.

Bregman was ejected from Thursday's game against the Royals, Brian McTaggart of MLB.com reports.

Bregman struck out on three pitches in the fourth inning, all of them looking. He took exception with at least one of the calls and departed the game after going 0-for-2. Shay Whitcomb took over at third base.