Keuchel (11-3) suffered a loss to the Rangers on Wednesday after allowing six runs on five hits and three walks over six innings. He struck out seven.
Keuchel was 9-0 with a 1.67 ERA and a 69:18 K:BB when he hit the DL back in early June; over seven starts since returning, he's gone 2-3 with a 5.35 ERA and a 28:17 K:BB over 38.2 innings. If you're looking for a silver lining, perhaps Wednesday's strikeouts and the fact that all the runs against him came in one inning (the fourth) will be of some comfort. Also promising is that his next start is slated to come Sunday against the Mets, who don't have much of an offense left to speak of these days. Better yet, Keuchel will get to make that home start back in Houston; Wednesday's "home" game was played at the Rays' stadium in St. Petersburg, Fla., thanks to the flooding in Texas from Hurricane Harvey.