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Ragans was placed on the 15-day injured list with a strained left calf Friday.

Ragans made his MLB debut in early August and recorded a 4.42 ERA in his first four starts, though his 9:10 K:BB suggests things could have gone much worse. He'll miss at least two turns in the rotation, with Dallas Keuchel expected to take his place.

Glasnow (elbow) signed a two-year extension with the Rays on Friday, keeping him under contract until 2024, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

Glasnow had been due for one more year of arbitration before hitting the open market, but he'll now remain a Ray for two more seasons. The fact that Tampa Bay agreed to the deal now, rather than over the offseason, seemingly indicates they feel good about his recovery from Tommy John surgery. Glasnow is expected to begin a rehab assignment soon, which would give him time to pitch in the majors before the end of the regular season, albeit likely as a reliever. The extension means he will remain in a good pitcher's park with the team that helped him break out for at least one year longer than expected.

The Yankees list German (calf) as their starting pitcher for Saturday's game in Oakland.

In his last outing Monday against the Mets, German covered a season-long 6.1 innings despite taking a 104 mile-per-hour line drive off his right calf in the fourth inning. He was able to pitch through the pain before being lifted midway through the seventh, though German told Marly Rivera of ESPN.com a day later that his calf felt extremely sore. On a more positive note, all imaging revealed nothing concerning, and German appears as though he'll be ready to take the hill on his normal four days' rest this weekend. Unless his calf bothers him again during the start, German shouldn't face any major workload restrictions Saturday.

Lyles did not factor into the decision Thursday, allowing two runs on nine hits over seven innings against the White Sox. He struck out two.

The veteran right-hander surrendered his only run on a solo homer by Andrew Vaughn to lead off the game. Lyles has been inconsistent lately, recording a solid 3.27 ERA over 33 innings in his last six starts but allowing four runs in two of those appearances. The 31-year-old has pitched drastically better at home with a 2.94 ERA and four home runs allowed in 70.1 innings, compared to a 5.85 ERA and 16 home runs allowed in 75.1 innings away from Baltimore.

Crawford did not factor into the decision Thursday, allowing four runs on 10 hits and two walks over 4.2 innings against the Blue Jays. He struck out five.

Crawford surrendered a two-run double to Bo Bichette in the first inning and a two-run single to Vladimir Guerrero in the fourth. The righty has been poor lately with a 9.31 ERA and 1.86 WHIP over 19.1 innings in his last four starts, issuing two or more walks in three of them.

Gausman did not factor into the decision Thursday, allowing four runs on nine hits over five innings against the Red Sox. He struck out six.

The 31-year-old fell victim to small ball, as he allowed only one extra-base hit in the form of an RBI double by Rafael Devers. Gausman has a pedestrian 3.57 ERA and 1.16 WHIP over 35.1 innings in his last six starts, but the right-hander has been extremely inconsistent during that span with three outings allowing four runs or more and three allowing zero runs.

Kaprielian (3-8) took the loss against the Yankees on Thursday, allowing eight runs on seven hits and six walks while striking out two batters over 2.2 innings.

Kaprielian had trouble getting the ball over the plate in the contest, tying his season high in free passes. When he did throw strikes, New York pounced on them. The ugly outing came on the heels of a strong nine-game stretch during which Kaprielian recorded a 2.59 ERA and 1.21 WHIP over 48.2 innings. His season ERA stood at 4.29 prior to facing the Yankees, but it shot up to 4.88 ERA as a result of Thursday's shellacking.

Taillon (12-4) earned the win over Oakland on Thursday, pitching six innings and allowing one run on six hits and no walks while striking out two batters.

Taillon induced a modest seven swinging strikes, but he didn't need his swing-and-miss stuff to tame the Athletics' offense. The veteran right-hander was staked to a 10-run lead through four frames and cruised to an easy win, allowing his only run on a Shea Langeliers solo homer in the sixth. Taillon is tied for eighth in the majors with 12 victories on the season despite a middle-of-the-road 3.89 ERA, 1.13 WHIP and 7.5 K/9.

Garcia (11-8) earned the win over Minnesota on Thursday, tossing five innings and allowing three runs on five hits and one walk while striking out five batters.

Garcia fell behind early when he served up a first-inning home run to Jorge Polanco, but the Astros responded with four runs in the bottom of the frame and never again trailed. Garcia wasn't dominant, but he hung on to complete five innings and register his third straight victory. This outing was typical of how he's pitched during the modest win streak, as he's posted an unsavory 5.63 ERA and 1.69 WHIP over that stretch. Nonetheless, he's finding a way to get things done, and he already has as many victories through 23 appearances this season as he had in 30 outings last year.

Sandoval (4-9) allowed five runs (one earned) on five hits and one walk while striking out five across six innings to take the loss Thursday against the Rays.

Sandoval allowed all five runs in the third inning. Only one run was earned, but Sandoval allowed a triple and a home run in the frame so he was still hit hard. Though it comes with the caveat of Thursday's performance, Sandoval has been charged with two or fewer earned runs in five consecutive starts. That has helped him bring his ERA down to 3.05 on the season while also posting a 120:50 K:BB across 115 frames.