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Red Sox pitcher Tommy Layne picked up a win Tuesday, retiring all three batters he faced in his team's 3-2 victory over the Reds.

Layne (1-0) retired the final batter of the seventh inning before the Red Sox took a lead in the top of the eighth. The reliever then came back on to notch two more outs before giving way to the next pitcher. He owns a 1.35 ERA and 4:3 K:BB ratio in 6 2/3 innings.

Red Sox pitcher Joe Kelly wasn't a factor in Tuesday's decision after allowing two earned runs on five hits and three walks in six innings and striking out four in his team's 3-2 win over the Reds.

Kelly put the first four runners he faced in the first inning on base with two walks and two singles to bring a pair of runs home, but he locked things down the rest of the way. He even contributed on offense, going 1 for 2 with a stolen base. Kelly owns a 3.75 ERA and 31:17 K:BB ratio in 48 innings. He's scheduled to face the Astros Sunday.

So you picked up Collin McHugh for his two starts this week. Wonderful! You're among the 25 percent of his owners to do so.

But even with that little bump, I still say he's underowned at 66 percent.

His 0-5 record may not show it, but over his last seven starts, you could argue he's been even better than in his first seven, the ones that put him on the map before his little bump in the road convinced everyone he was just a journeyman Quadruple-A performer after all.

As I discuss in my latest post to the Fantasy Baseball Today blog, he and David Peralta are the two players on the most added list who have me most excited (well, other than Javier Baez, but he's 92 percent owned now).

Be sure to check it out.

Angels pitcher Hector Santiago was pegged with a no-decision Sunday afternoon at home against Boston. The left-hander looked sharp and permitted two hits and three walks while striking out five over six scoreless frames.

Santiago was in line for the win until the bullpen allowed three runs in the eighth. He owns a 3.59 ERA and a 1.24 WHIP over 90 1/3 innings of work. His next start will come Sunday at Texas.

Red Sox pitcher Rubby De La Rosa picked up the win Sunday afternoon against the Angels, improving to 4-4 on the year. The right-hander permitted one run on five hits and three walks while striking out eight over seven innings of a 3-1 victory.

Over his last two starts covering 13 innings, De La Rosa has allowed two earned runs. He owns a 3.21 ERA and a 1.29 WHIP over 11 starts (67 1/3 innings). His next start will come Saturday at home against Houston.

Mariners closer Fernando Rodney worked past a shaky outing for the save Sunday at home against the White Sox.

Rodney permitted a run-scoring single to Conor Gillaspie in the ninth inning. He allowed one run on three hits and no walks while striking out three over one inning of work in a 4-2 victory. He owns a 2.40 ERA and 55:18 K:BB ratio in 48 2/3 innings.

Rangers starting pitcher Nick Martinez halted a personal seven-game losing streak during a 6-2 win Sunday at Houston. He allowed two runs on five hits and two walks, while striking out six in five innings.

It appeared early Martinez (2-8) was headed for an eighth straight loss as Houston jumped out to a 2-0 lead after three innings. But Martinez settled down after Jason Castro's two-out RBI single and recorded five strikeouts over the last nine batters he faced.

Martinez, who was 0-7 over his previous 10 starts, won for the first time since May 24.

''He's a strong kid,'' Rangers manager Ron Washington said of Martinez. ''He works every day and he wants to be better. You've got to understand the kid is just out of A ball trying to get big league hitters out. He'll figure it out.''

Martinez is slated to make his next start Friday against the Angels. He has a 1.86 ERA in two appearances (one start) against Los Angeles this season.

Twins pitching prospect Trevor May had a rough major-league debut Saturday, giving up four earned runs on three hits and seven walks in two innings in his team's 9-4 loss to the A's.

May (0-1) had walked a career-low 3.5 batters per nine innings in the majors this season before dealing with control issues in his first big-league start. He walked three straight batters with two outs in the second inning before surrendering a two-run single and walking two more batters. He didn't come out for the third. The Twins haven't set a date for May's next start, but it could come Friday against the Royals if he isn't sent back down to work on his game.

Mariners closer Fernando Rodney was stuck with a loss Saturday, giving up an unearned run on two hits while striking out one in his team's 2-1, 10-inning defeat against the White Sox.

Rodney (1-5) was summoned to pitch the top of the 10th with the game tied 1-1. He saw the inning extended on an error by the shortstop with two outs and watched the go-ahead run score on a single to the next batter. Rodney owns a 2.27 ERA and 52:18 K:BB ratio in 47 2/3 innings.

Blue Jays reliever Aaron Loup managed to throw just seven strikes among his 16 pitches Saturday against Detroit. But he also managed to raise his record to 4-3.

Loup entered in the 10th inning and retired the Tigers on one walk and no hits. His teammates scored in the bottom of the inning to give him the victory.