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Tate was shut down with shoulder soreness Monday, Rich Dubroff of BaltimoreBaseball.com reports.

Tate had been throwing at the Orioles' complex in Sarasota but now appears to be done for the season. It's unclear if the injury is serious enough to have any effect on his readiness for next season's spring training.

Royals manager Ned Yost said Monday that Lopez would likely be shut down for the final week of the 2018 season, Jeffrey Flanagan of MLB.com reports.

The report doesn't specify why Lopez will be unavailable, but it's likely just a matter of the Royals not wanting to overwork the right-hander after he suffered a rib contusion when he ran into teammate Hunter Dozier in his Sept. 14 outing. Lopez was able to make his subsequent turn through the rotation Thursday against the Tigers, but was lit up for seven runs on eight hits over one inning before getting pulled. While it appears Lopez's season will end on a sour note, he flashed some potential during his brief run in the Kansas City rotation, highlighted by a perfect-game bid Sept. 8 against the Twins that was broken up in the top of the ninth inning. The 25-year-old should be given every opportunity next spring to claim a full-time starting role with the big club.

Mengden is slated to start Monday's game against the Mariners, Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

Mengden has been working out of the bullpen behind opener Liam Hendriks of late, but he'll reclaim a rotation spot for the start of the Athletics' penultimate series of the season. The 25-year-old, who owns a 4.00 ERA and 1.12 WHIP with 67 strikeouts through 110.1 frames in 2018, could make another start in the regular-season finale Sept. 30 against the Angels.

Norris pitched five innings of one-run ball but took a no-decision in Sunday's 3-2 loss to the Royals. He allowed six hits and two walks, while striking out three.

Norris allowed plenty of baserunners in his five innings of work, but he mostly pitched well, though he received just one run of support while he was in the game. The damage came on an Adalberto Mondesi solo home run in the first inning. Norris is slated to make his final start of the season on Saturday against the Brewers, and he'll look to build on this encouraging effort.

Borucki (4-5) took the loss Sunday, allowing two runs on three hits and four walks while striking out seven over seven innings.

Borucki was solid once again, limiting the opposition to two runs or fewer for his fourth straight start. He was nicked for RBI doubles in the fourth and sixth innings, which were enough to saddle him with the defeat. The 24-year-old has a 3.76 ERA and 1.31 WHIP for the season and lines up to face these same Rays on the road in his final start of 2018.

Yarbrough will throw most of the innings in Monday's game against the Yankees, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

Diego Castillo will start the game before ceding to Yarbrough after an innings or two. Yarbrough has allowed seven runs in 9.2 innings over his last three appearances but has a respectable 3.38 ERA in 139.1 innings on the season -- along with a whopping 15 wins, the biggest fallout of this new role.

Phillips won't pitch again in the final week of the season, Rich Dubroff of BaltimoreBaseball.com reports.

Phillips apparently reached his innings limit for the season as he has thrown 63 innings between Triple-A (Norfolk and the Braves' Gwinnett) and the majors in 2018. The 24-year-old allowed 13 runs (11 earned) over 5.1 innings with the Orioles, but had a 2.28 ERA and 0.99 WHIP combined at Triple-A.

Treinen (9-2) allowed a hit and recorded a strikeout over a scoreless ninth inning in a win over the Twins on Saturday.

Treinen became the pitcher of record for the second straight night when Stephen Piscotty scored on a wild pitch in the bottom of the ninth. The 30-year-old's sterling win-loss record is just another component of a thoroughly dominant season that's seen him post career bests in ERA (0.81), WHIP (0.83), wins (nine) and strikeouts (96). Also of note is the fact Treinen has kept the ball in the park at the best rate of his major-league tenure, with his 0.2 HR/9 also qualifying as a high-water mark.

Jimenez (5-4) allowed a run on two hits in Saturday's game against the Royals to register a blown save, but he picked up the win when the Tigers scored two runs in the bottom of the eighth.

While the win is nice, the poor outing continued a disturbing trend for Jimenez since he made his first All-Star Game appearance in July. In the second half, the 23-year-old reliever has a 7.58 ERA, and his season ERA has climbed from 2.72 to 4.21 in the process. The Tigers likely want Jimenez to step into the closer's role at some point, but his rough finish to the season has cast some doubt on his readiness for finishing games.

Barria didn't factor into the decision in Saturday's 10-5 loss to the Astros, allowing one run on four hits and three walks over five innings while striking out three.

Despite the strong outing, he was actually in line for the loss, as Justin Verlander was absolutely brilliant for Houston opposite him, but Barria was taken off the hook when both bullpens suffered meltdowns in the eighth inning. The 22-year-old will carry a 3.54 ERA into his final start of the year Friday at home against the Athletics.