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Dunn (2-1) pitched six scoreless innings in a win over the Rangers on Sunday. He allowed one hit and one walk and struck out six.

Dunn had a fantastic outing, starting with four no-hit innings. Even when he did allow baserunners, he was able to escape the danger unscathed. Sunday was easily Dunn's best start of the year, and he now has a 5.57 ERA, 1.38 WHIP and 15 strikeouts in 21 innings this season. He'll look to put in another solid effort versus the Angels next Sunday.

Greinke allowed three runs on four hits and two walks over six innings Sunday, striking out four in the loss to San Diego. He did not factor in the decision.

Greinke held the Padres without a hit through three innings before they tagged him with three runs in a brutal fourth frame. San Diego didn't take the lead until an eighth-inning shot by Manny Machado, so Greinke will maintain his perfect 1-0 record. For the season, he owns a 2.29 ERA and 29:6 K:BB across 35.1 frames. The 36-year-old righty will take on the Athletics at home Friday.

Manager Dusty Baker said Sunday that he's hopeful Urquidy (undisclosed) will be able to join the Astros in Houston this week to continue working out, Brian McTaggart of MLB.com reports.

After a member of the Astros' group at their alternate training site recently tested positive for COVID-19, the organization shut down workouts at its facility in Corpus Christi. Urquidy may have missed out on some throwing sessions as a result of the shutdown, but Baker intimated that the right-hander is nearing a return from the 10-day injured list, though the club is still unwilling to issue a target date for his reinstatement. Assuming MLB allows Urquidy, Chris Devenski (arm) and Aledmys Diaz (groin) to report to Houston this week, another update on where exactly the 25-year-old stands in his ramp-up program should come within the next few days.

Skubal allowed one earned run on three hits and a walk across 2.1 innings in a no-decision against Cleveland Sunday. He struck out five.

Skubal looked better than he did in his first MLB start, when he was tagged for four runs on seven hits across two innings of work. The lefty still wasn't allowed to go very deep into the game, as the team pulled him after he tossed 69 pitches. Skubal is considered a solid prospect, so Detroit will likely keep him in the rotation moving forward and possibly ramp up his pitch count to build him up for 2021 and beyond. The rookie is lined up to face a strong Minnesota lineup Friday in his next scheduled start.

Paxton's (forearm) UCL is healthy, and he expects to return for a few starts before the end of the regular season, Bryan Hoch of MLB.com reports.

Yankees manager Aaron Boone indicated Saturday that Paxton will be shut down from pitching for two weeks, and he'll certainly need some time to ramp back up after he is cleared to resume throwing. However, the fact that the southpaw's UCL has no damage provides hope that he can return to the mound for the Yankees this season. While he probably won't have time to make more than a few appearances down the stretch, Paxton could contribute in the playoffs if all goes well in his recovery.

Snell, who was able to reach the 90-pitch threshold in his last start against the Yankees on Tuesday, feels like he's now completely over the shoulder issue that plagued him during the spring, Richard Justice of MLB.com reports. "I'm a starting pitcher now," Snell said "That's two starts where I've gotten to five innings. I'm not an opener. Can't call me that. So definitely excited about that."

The left-hander's tongue-in-cheek comment stems from the fact he went no longer than three innings in any of his first three starts of the campaign, as manager Kevin Cash and his staff were carefully managing Snell's pitch count. However, as he demonstrated in his most recent turn, Snell's arm appears to be back to being able to handle very close to a normal workload. It's been somewhat of an up-and-down season thus far for the 2018 AL Cy Young Award winner, who's posted three scoreless efforts but also allowed three earned runs apiece in his other two starts.

Morton (shoulder) was scheduled for a long-toss session Sunday, Alyson Footer of MLB.com reports.

Morton has been making steady, setback-free progress via bullpen sessions over the last several days, and there had even been talk at one point he could be activated to start a game during the ongoing weekend series against the Blue Jays. That possibility was eventually ruled out, but Morton could be close to a return if he continues to build his arm strength up without any issues. The veteran right-hander noted it's a bit of a tightrope walk at the moment, considering that it's necessary at times to up the intensity of the throwing sessions to get an accurate assessment of progress while acknowledging such a strategy also comes with an element of risk.

Texas manager Chris Woodward suggested that Lyles might be tipping pitches, T.R. Sullivan of MLB.com reports.

Lyles was shelled in Saturday's start, allowing eight runs on 11 hits in four innings, leaving the manager to seek a cause for the pitcher's poor results. "Tonight, I thought there was something going on with Jordan in the first inning," Woodward said. "They were taking some really healthy swings on some pitches. I don't know if there is something there. When a team has something on a guy, a lot of times, you don't know it until there are seven or eight runs. We are going to dig into that and see if there is something we can find." Lyles has a 9.25 ERA over five starts and one relief appearance.

Singer (1-3) took the loss Saturday as the Royals fell 7-2 to the Twins. He gave up four runs on six hits over four innings while striking out three.

Four of the six hits off the rookie went for extra bases, including homers by Eddie Rosario and Miguel Sano that accounted for all the scoring against Singer. The 24-year-old right-hander has now served up seven long balls in his first 29.2 big-league innings, and while his 27:12 K:BB isn't terrible, he'll need to figure out how to keep the ball in the park if he's going to reach his full potential. Singer faces another dangerous offense in his next outing Friday, on the road against the White Sox.

Lyles (1-3) took the loss against the Mariners on Saturday, completing four innings and giving up eight runs on 11 hits while striking out two.

Lyles gave up three runs in the first inning and five in the third on his way to his second straight loss. He didn't give up a walk for the first time this season, but Seattle knocked him around to the tune of four extra-base hits, including a three-run homer off the bat of Evan White in the third frame. Lyles has now given up 14 earned runs over his last eight innings to see his ERA balloon to 9.25 on the season. He'll try to recover when he faces Oakland at home Thursday in his next scheduled start.