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Ryan (6-9) took the loss against Detroit on Monday, allowing three runs (two earned) on three hits and one walk while striking out seven batters over four innings.

It was an uneven outing for Ryan in his return from a stint on the injured list that lasted over a month. The Tigers scored four runs against the veteran righty over the first two innings, but he managed to rebound and retired the final eight batters he faced. Ryan also flashed good swing-and-miss stuff with 12 whiffs among 66 pitches and seven punchouts. His pitch count was logically limited following the lengthy absence, but that should push up over his remaining starts. Ryan is next lined up to take the mound at home versus Cleveland.

Melton (8-4) earned the win over Minnesota on Monday, allowing four runs on seven hits and one walk while striking out three batters over 5.2 innings.

Melton looked like he was headed for a quality start when he retired the first two batters in the sixth inning while holding a 5-2 lead, but the right-hander then gave up two singles and a double to yield two runs. That spelled the end of Melton's outing, and despite the disappointing finish, Detroit held on to hand him the victory. He had lost three straight games coming into Monday. Melton is scheduled to make his next start at home in a favorable matchup against Colorado.

Boyd (8-4) took the loss against Milwaukee on Monday, allowing three runs on five hits and two walks while striking out seven batters over seven-plus innings.

Boyd got through four scoreless frames before yielding a run in the fifth. The Cubs held a 2-1 lead going into the eighth, and manager Craig Counsell elected to keep Boyd on the mound. That move ended up backfiring, as the lefty hurler put the first two batters of the inning on base via a walk and a double. Boyd was subsequently pulled, but both runners came home to score following his departure, saddling him with the loss. Boyd has gone 0-3 over his past five starts, recording a 5.46 ERA over 29.2 innings during that span. He'll look to get back on the winning foot his next time out, which is lined up to be a home matchup against Pittsburgh.

Megill earned a save against the Cubs on Monday, allowing one run on one hit over one inning.

Megill had a two-run lead to work with when he entered in the ninth inning, which proved important when he served up a solo homer to Pete Crow-Armstrong with two outs. Megill managed to shrug that off and retire Seiya Suzuki to end the frame and collect his 27th save of the season. The right-hander did see the end of a 15-game stretch without allowing an earned run, but he has now logged 19 successful saves since his last blown save. Megill needs three more saves before the end of the campaign to tie the career-high mark of 30 he established last regular season.

Gasser allowed one run on three hits and two walks while striking out five batters over 4.2 innings in a no-decision against the Cubs on Monday.

Gasser held Chicago scoreless through four frames before serving up a solo homer to Pedro Ramirez with two outs in the fifth. He then hit a batter and issued a walk before being given the hook by manager Pat Murphy. Gasser was at only 83 pitches at that point, but the Cubs had a pair of right-handed batters coming up, which may have influenced the decision to yank the lefty hurler. It was the fourth time over Gasser's past six starts that he failed to complete five frames, and he's pitched to a mediocre 4.40 ERA across 28.2 innings during that span. Gasser is slated for a home matchup against the Reds his next time out.

Santander (shoulder) will begin a rehab assignment with Triple-A Buffalo on Wednesday, Arden Zwelling of Sportsnet.ca reports.

Santander will serve as the designated hitter initially before playing defense, as the Blue Jays plan to have the veteran mainly be an outfielder with the big-league club. In two seasons with Toronto, Santander has appeared in just 54 games, including zero this season. He slashed a miserable .175/.271/.294 in 2025 with six home runs, 18 RBI, 16 runs scored and a 25:61 BB:K across 221 trips to the plate. Any production the team gets from the soon-to-be 32-year-old should be viewed as a bonus.

Call will start in center field and bat eighth in Monday's game against the Reds.

Call will crack the lineup for the fourth time in five games after going 2-for-8 with a walk, a double, two runs and an RBI over his prior three starts. Two of those starts came as the Dodgers' designated hitter, but Call will see most of his playing time in center field moving forward with Shohei Ohtani (knee/biceps) making his return from a four-game absence to occupy the DH spot Monday.

Rojas is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Reds.

Rojas will head to the bench after he had started at second base in four of the previous five contests. Tommy Edman will cover the position Monday, but since Edman is likely to be needed more frequently in center field while Andy Pages (hand) is on the shelf, Rojas and Alex Freeland could see most of the playing time at the keystone in the short term.

Hernandez is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Reds.

Hernandez will hit the bench after he had picked up starts at either third or first base in each of the last four games while going 1-for-10 with a walk and two runs. Three of those starts came against left-handed pitching, as the Dodgers have deployed Hernandez primarily as a short-side platoon player.

Cornelio will start Tuesday's game against the Padres, Kyle Williams of TheBanner.com reports.

Cornelio has pitched in 12 games out of the Nationals bullpen this season, registering a 5.96 ERA, 1.81 WHIP and 23:21 K:BB across 22.2 frames. Given that he hasn't covered more than 2.2 innings in any of his appearance with Washington or Triple-A Rochester since the All-Star break, Cornelio will be limited from a workload standpoint Tuesday and could be operating as more of an opening pitcher in a bullpen game.