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Trevor Gott is the leading candidate to head the Angels' closing committee for the remainder of the season, Jeff Fletcher of the Orange County Register reports.

The Angels, who find themselves a half game behind the Astros in the AL wild-card race, will now have to make do without their closer, as Huston Street suffered what appeared to be a serious groin injury after he needed to be helped off the field in the ninth inning of Saturday's contest.

Manager Mike Scioscia mentioned the Angels would likely go with a committee approach to the ninth inning, Gott should rank as the team's top option after emerging as a key setup man for Street in recent weeks. The 23-year-old has posted a 3.07 ERA across 44 innings with the big club this season, although it has come with a rather middling 25:15 K:BB ratio.

Along with Gott, look for Fernando Salas and Mike Morin to fill vital roles at the back end of the Angels bullpen.

Angels closer Huston Street suffered a groin injury while trying to make a play at third base Saturday night, Bill Shaikin of the Los Angeles Times reports.

Shaikin also said that it is unlikely for Street to return to the team during the regular season. Manager Mike Scioscia said "it's not good" when asked about the injury. The Angels will use a closer by committee for the time being, with Trevor Gott seeming to be in line for the biggest jump in appearances.

Twins starter Tyler Duffey (5-1) surrendered eight hits, two earned runs and a walk over six innings in Saturday's 6-2 victory over the Tigers. He struck out three.

That's four consecutive quality starts for the young right-hander, who has shown considerable promise over the first nine appearances of his career. Duffey has given up only five earned runs over the 26 innings that his most recent four efforts have spanned, good for an impressive 1.73 ERA.

He also has posted an impressive 25:5 K:BB ratio during that period and has not surrendered a homer in any of his five September starts. Duffey will have one more opportunity this season to continue to build on the momentum he has already built towards the 2016 campaign.

Astros SP Collin McHugh recovered from a rough first inning to pick up his 18th win of the season Saturday, allowing four runs on eight hits and a walk over 6 2/3 innings while striking out six.

He spotted the Rangers three runs in the opening frame, but settled down after that and let the Astros bats get to work. McHugh has now won four of five September starts despite a 4.31 ERA over that stretch, and he'll take the mound one more time in the regular season, facing the Diamondbacks on the road Friday.

White Sox closer David Robertson tossed a clean ninth inning to record his 32nd save in the White Sox 5-2 win over the Yankees on Friday night

Robertson has 32 saves in 39 chances - certainly not an automatic ending to games, and he has suffered a rough September. He went through a stretch of three games where he allowed nine runs (seven earned), and that has been a good depiction of his season - stretches of dominance, and stretches of extreme vulnerability.

Rays pitcher Matt Moore will make his next start Tuesday against the Marlins, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports. Moore was scheduled to make his next start Sunday, but he will receive an extra day of rest between his starts.

As a result, Matt Andriese will make a spot start Sunday in his place, while Moore will be pushed back to Tuesday. While it's possible Moore will make another start before the end of the season, it's also possible Tuesday will be his last go around.

Rays pitcher Matt Andriese will start for the Rays on Sunday, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports. 

Andriese will join the rotation for a spot start Sunday as the Rays attempt to give Matt Moore extra rest between starts. It's possible he will make another start before the season ends, but it seems more likely that this will be his last of the 2015 campaign.

Tigers pitcher Buck Farmer (forearm) tossed a scoreless sixth inning against the White Sox on Tuesday, retiring the side in order and striking out two. He needed 17 pitches to get through the frame, but it was a successful return for Farmer after two weeks on the shelf with forearm tightness.

There was some concern initially that the injury could cost Farmer the rest of the season. In 13 appearances (five starts) with the big club this year, spanning 38 1/3 innings, Farmer has posted a 7.51 ERA and 1.75 WHIP.

Twins pitcher Trevor May was unavailable Tuesday due to lower back spasms, the St. Paul Pioneer Press reports. 

May is day to day, but he could be wearing down the final two weeks of the season as he missed time last week with a sore hip.

Angels starter Hector Santiago earned his ninth win despite a shaky outing Monday against the Astros, as he allowed two runs on four hits and five walks over five innings. He struck out four.

Luckily, Santiago managed to scatter the four hits, as all four were extra-base knocks, including two solo home runs. Santiago threw more balls (41) than strikes (40) and gave up 10 fly balls against one grounder, but he did just enough to keep his team in it and prevent the Astros from picking up a big inning. His ERA sits at 3.47, but he has just two quality starts in his last six outings and more walks (24) than strikeouts (22) in that span. He's hanging on for dear life at this point.