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Quintana allowed one run on two hits and five walks while striking out six across four innings in the Angels' win over the Dodgers on Sunday. He did not factor into the decision.

Quintana's only run allowed came on a Chris Taylor RBI-single in the third inning. The 32-year-old is off to the worst start of his career, sporting a 9.00 ERA and 2.14 WHIP in 21 innings. He's allowed at least four earned runs in half of his starts, and he's pitched into the fifth inning only once. His five walks allowed Sunday were a season high. Quintana could end up falling out of the rotation and into a bulk-inning relief role if this continues.

Kaprielian is a candidate for promotion from Triple-A Las Vegas if the Athletics decide to fortify their short-handed rotation for their upcoming road trip, Martin Gallegos of MLB.com reports.

The 27-year-old made his first start of the minor-league season for the Aviators on Thursday, allowing two earned runs on eight hits and a walk over 4.2 innings while recording five strikeouts. Kaprielian would seem to be a strong candidate to help fill the vacuum created by the injured-list stints of Mike Fiers (elbow) and Jesus Luzardo (finger), as he remains a promising prospect who already logged two major-league appearances in 2020 and flashed a mid-90s fastball. The Athletics begin their road trip with a three-game series against the Red Sox that kicks off Tuesday.

German allowed two runs on five hits and a walk while striking out six in 6.1 innings in Sunday's win over the Nationals. He didn't factor into the decision.

German began Sunday's game by tossing six scoreless frames, but he gave up a two-run homer with one out in the seventh inning that forced him to settle for a second straight no-decision. The right-hander has recorded a 4.02 ERA and 1.18 WHIP in 31.1 innings across his first six starts of the season. German tentatively lines up to make his next start on the road against Baltimore on Saturday.

Manager Dusty Baker said Sunday that Odorizzi (forearm) is on track to throw a live batting practice session within the next two days, Danielle Lerner of the Houston Chronicle reports. "Everything's tentative so now we got to build him back up," Baker said of Odorizzi. "He had a good [bullpen] session [Saturday], he'll probably throw to some hitters in a couple days and hopefully he'll go out on assignment. He came in a little behind already so we want to build him up this time and make sure he's ready to give us some length and won't go backwards."

Odorizzi is ready to move on to the next phase of his rehab program after he threw two sets of about 20 pitches apiece in an extended bullpen session Saturday. After he steps in to face hitters early this week, Odorizzi could be cleared for a rehab assignment at Triple-A Sugar Land over the weekend. Odorizzi, who is working back from a right pronator muscle strain, may need one or two outings in the minors before Houston is comfortable reinserting him into the big-league rotation.

Kremer (0-3) allowed three runs on five hits and a walk while striking out three in five innings to take the loss against the Red Sox on Sunday.

Kremer had his best start of the season Monday, and he allowed just one run across the first five innings Sunday. However, he gave up a pair of singles to begin the sixth inning, and the runners were later brought across the plate to put Kremer in line for his third loss of the year. The right-hander has posted a 6.23 ERA and 1.54 WHIP in 26 innings across his first six starts this season. Kremer tentatively lines up to make his next start at home against the Yankees on Friday.

Giolito (2-3) allowed one run on four hits and two walks over five innings Sunday, striking out two and earning a win over Kansas City.

Giolito snapped a three-start losing streak with his steady outing Sunday. He gave up a run on a Salvador Perez double play in the first inning before settling into four scoreless frames. The 26-year-old righty lowered his season ERA to 4.54 across 35.2 innings. Giolito is lined up for a rematch with the Royals at home next weekend.

Irvin (3-4) took the loss against Tampa Bay on Sunday, pitching six innings and allowing three earned runs on four hits and one walk while striking out three.

The lefty continued to impress in the starting role for the Athletics, as he recorded his fourth quality start on the year. He tossed 53 of 82 pitches for strikes and had relatively strong command all afternoon. Irvin has an ERA of 3.29 along with a 1.07 WHIP and 37:6 K:BB across 41 innings. He has been a bright spot in the Athletics' rotation.

McClanahan allowed four hits and two walks while striking out five in Sunday's victory over Oakland. He did not factor into the decision.

As in his previous two outings, McClanahan struck out five over four innings, and he did so Sunday while allowing three runs. The lefty threw 50 of 80 pitches for strikes and tossed first-pitch strikes to 13 of 18 batters. He has now allowed five earned runs over his first 12 big-league innings while registering a 15:4 K:BB. The rookie's vast array of pitches and high velocity should keep him in the conversation for staying in the Rays' rotation.

Greinke yielded four runs on nine hits over four innings in Sunday's win over the Blue Jays. He struck out four and did not factor in the decision.

Greinke worked around a handful of hits through four scoreless innings before the Blue Jays finally jumped him in the fifth. He allowed a leadoff homer to Rowdy Tellez followed by four straight base hits before he was lifted from the contest. The 37-year-old righty has gone four innings in three straight starts, allowing 11 runs and three homers during that span. Greinke will carry a 4.23 ERA into his projected start next weekend at home against the Rangers.

Rays manager Kevin Cash said Wacha (hamstring) will throw a light bullpen session Tuesday, Neil Solondz of the Rays Radio Network reports.

The side session will represent the first test for Wacha as he aims to move past the hamstring injury that resulted in his placement on the 10-day injured list May 4. Before getting shut down with the injury, Wacha worked in a tandem start with Rich Hill, so it's unclear if he'll have a rotation spot waiting for him once he's reinstated. Wacha will likely need to face hitters in a simulated game or minor-league rehab assignment before being activated, so the Rays probably still have a week or longer to decide what kind of role he'll fill moving forward.