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Athletics pitcher Jesse Chavez has been scratched from his scheduled start Wednesday, Jane Lee of MLB.com reports.

Chavez told reporters that he's dealing with rib soreness and has been having trouble breathing. An X-ray revealed no serious damage, and the team is considering sending him home to undergo an MRI. With only a few weeks remaining in the season, Chavez indicated that he may not pitch again in 2015. Oakland is yet to announce who will take the hill in Chavez's place Wednesday.

Tigers pitcher Anibal Sanchez is not ready to come off the disabled list just yet. Sanchez was hopeful to start Wednesday against the Twins, but he is still dealing with right shoulder soreness stemming from a rotator cuff injury that has kept him on the shelf since Aug. 20. 

Instead, rookie left-hander Daniel Norris will be activated from the DL to make Wednesday's start. Norris, who is nursing an oblique strain, was placed on the DL at the same time as Sanchez. 

Norris was acquired by the Tigers at the July 31 trade deadline in the deal that sent David Price to the Blue Jays. He has made four starts for Detroit, going 1-1 with a 5.06 ERA.

Rays closer Brad Boxberger was unable to protect a 1-0 lead on Monday, as the Yankees rallied for four runs in the ninth inning to take the 4-1 win.

Boxberger (4-10, 3.81 ERA), allowed a single to lead off the ninth, but enduced a ground ball double play to the very next batter. But things fell apart quickly. He walked Brett Gardner, who promptly stole second base, and Alex Rodriguez brought him in with an RBI double to tie the game at one run apiece.

After an intentional walk to Brian McCann, Boxberger served up a three-run home run to Slade Heathcott, suffering his sixth blown save of the year.

Boxberger has now blown four of his last 11 save chances. Monday's outing marked the second time this year that he gave up at least four runs in a single appearance.

Royals pitcher Louis Coleman was forced to exit Sunday's game after appearing to be in pain while pitching, reports The Kansas City Star. Coleman recorded one out, walked one batter and gave up one hit before being removed.

So far, so good for Athletics rookie Sean Nolin in his bid to maintain a spot in the rotation.

Nolin crafted his second straight strong outing Saturday night in Texas. He gave up just one runs on five hits in 5 2/3 innings with two walks and five strikeouts for his first career victory.

The lone run was tallied on a Mike Napoli homer in the second.

Nolin lowered his ERA to 3.09 with the fine performance.

Angels starter Hector Santiago rebounded from a miserable stretch last Sunday and continued trending in the right direction with another fine outing Saturday night against visiting Houston.

Santiago gave up just two runs on five hits with two walks and three strikeouts in seven innings, but that was only good enough for a no-decision.

The lone runs he allowed were on solo blasts by Carlos Correa in the sixth and Hank Conger in the seventh.

Santiago has surrendered just two runs on six hits in 13 innings over his last two starts.

Making his eighth start of the season, Rays left-hander Matt Moore got rocked in a loss to the Red Sox on Saturday. Moore gave up eight runs (six earned) on nine hits over five rough innings, en route to the 10-4 final.

Moore (1-4, 8.42 ERA) gave up four home runs in the poor outing. He served up a three-run shot to David Ortiz in the very first inning. Then Mookie Betts and Dustin Pedroia went back-to-back in the third. Ortiz got to Moore again in the fifth inning--a solo shot for his 500th career blast. 

Moore, who missed the first three months while recovering from Tommy John surgery, has given up six earned runs in two of his last three starts. 

Athletics starter Jesse Chavez failed to pick up a win for the fourth straight outing, as he allowed three runs on six hits over six innings in a 4-0 loss to the Rangers on Friday. Chavez walked one and struck out six, but got no support from his offense as Colby Lewis was nearly perfect on the other side.

All three runs against Chavez (7-15, 4.18 ERA) came in the very first inning. After that he was very sharp, retiring the final eight men he faced. 

Brad Ausmus has stated that Tigers rookie pitcher Buck Farmer could be out for the year with a forearm injury that forced him off the mound Wednesday, per the Detroit Free Press.

Farmer has been getting clobbered all season, which it appears he will finish winless in three decisions and with a disturbing 7.71 ERA.

The White Sox announced Friday they have activated reliever Zach Putnam off the 15-day disabled list, per MLB.com.

Putnam went on the DL on Aug. 29 with a groin strain. He is 3-3 with a 3.07 ERA in 41 appearances this season.