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Mize will be shut down for the rest of the minor-league season because he's reached his innings limit, but he's expected to return for the fall instructional League, Lynn Henning of the Detroit News reports.

Henning notes that Mize isn't injured, but the Tigers are simply being conservative with the workload for the No. 1 overall pick in June's first-year player draft, especially after he tossed 114.2 innings this year as a junior at Auburn. The 21-year-old will finish with 13.2 innings between rookie ball and High-A Lakeland in his first taste of professional ball. Mize is expected to pitch this fall and could begin next year at Double-A. The righty is one of the top pitching prospects in baseball, and his college pedigree could allow him to make it to the majors relatively quickly.

Sale was placed on the 10-day disabled list retroactive to Aug. 15 with mild left shoulder inflammation.

Sale had only just returned from the DL for the same issue and seemed unaffected, striking out 12 batters over five scoreless innings against the Orioles last Sunday. The fact that the issue is being declared as "mild" is a positive sign, but it's certainly worrying to see him go down twice with the same injury in such a short span of time.

Stroman (blister) is expected to hit the 10-day disabled list, Gregor Chisholm of MLB.com reports.

Although the move isn't official yet, it's believed Stroman will go on the DL and Thomas Pannone will take his next turn in the rotation. If all goes as planned, Stroman hopes to miss just one start before rejoining the Blue Jays' rotation.

Boyd (7-11) allowed four runs on four hits in a loss to the Twins on Friday, striking out seven and walking zero in 6.1 innings.

Boyd was pitching a shutout through five innings but then gave up a couple solo homers before putting two runners on in the seventh by way of a single and a hit batsman. Boyd was relieved by Louis Coleman, who promptly served up a three-run homer to Joe Mauer. Despite the 11 losses and the 4.27 ERA, the lefty has a good 1.11 WHIP while holding opponents to a .218 batting average. He's also sporting a healthy 121:41 K:BB in 135 innings.

Morton threw five innings in a no-decision against the Athletics on Friday, giving up two runs (one earned) on four hits while striking out four and walking two in Houston's 4-3 extra-inning defeat.

It wasn't quite the dominant stat line Morton's owners have grown accustomed to this season, but it was still a solid effort that nearly put him in line for his 13th win of the 2018 campaign. He's still in the midst of a phenomenal, career-best season at age 34 that has seen him post a 2.85 ERA, 1.15 WHIP and log 175 strikeouts over 142.1 innings.

Gibson (7-9) gave up three runs over seven innings with five strikeouts and three walks to earn the win in Friday's victory over Chicago.

After giving up seven earned runs in 11 innings over his final start in July and first in August, Gibson has bounced back by allowing just four runs in 14 innings in his last two starts.

Despaigne (2-1) allowed five runs on seven hits in a loss to the Rangers on Friday, striking out three and walking one in four innings.

Making his second start of the season (the other coming March 31 as a member of the Marlins), Despaigne allowed all five runs in the second inning and ended up throwing 78 pitches (47 for strikes) in the outing. The 31-year-old was recalled from Triple-A Salt Lake to make the start Friday, and it's yet to be seen if he'll remain in the rotation, especially considering that the Angels have days off Monday and Thursday next week.

Lynn surrendered five runs on six hits and three walks while fanning five over four innings as he didn't factor into the decision Friday against Toronto.

Lynn was roughed up for four runs in the first inning, but New York would rally and he departed with the game tied 5-5. This was easily Lynn's worst outing since joining the Yankees, as he'd allowed just one run across 16.2 innings while racking up 22 punchouts since being dealt from Minnesota. Lynn figures to remain in the starting rotation moving forward, and he owns a 4.68 ERA and 1.56 WHIP with 127 strikeouts through 123 frames this season.

Stroman allowed five runs on six hits and two walks while striking out two across four innings as he didn't factor into the decision Friday against the Yankees. Following the game, it was revealed that a blister on his pitching hand had flared up, which could require a trip to the disabled list, Shi Davidi of Sportsnet.ca reports.

Stroman was spotted a four-run lead to begin the game, but he gave up a pair of runs in the first innings and a three-run blast to Neil Walker in the fourth that put the Yankees out in front 5-4. Stroman didn't appear to bring his best stuff, although it seems likely that his blister had a negative impact on his performance. Stroman will likely be reevaluated in the days to come to determine whether he'll need a stint on the 10-day disabled list.

Chirinos (1-5) was the pitcher of record for the Rays in Friday's 7-3 loss to the Red Sox, as he got tagged for five runs on nine hits and a walk over six innings of relief while striking out one.

Ryne Stanek got things off to a poor start for Tampa, allowing two runs in an inning of work as the team's opener after being handed a 3-0 lead in the top of the first, and Chirinos was only able to hold onto the lead for a couple more innings before the floodgates opened. The 24-year-old had been sharp in his prior two appearances against the sad-sack O's and White Sox, but the Red Sox offense proved to be too much for him to handle. Consider Chirinos and his 3.96 ERA a potential streaming option at best when he's next scheduled to see the bulk of the innings in a long relief role.