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Gibson (2-4) allowed two runs on six hits and two walks while striking out six over 5.2 innings in Friday's 11-5 win over the Angels.

He tossed five scoreless frames to begin the game and appeared headed for his best outing of the season, but Gibson tired in the sixth and ended up falling one out short of a quality start. The right-hander has shown some marginal improvement lately, but he'll still carry a 7.23 ERA into his next start Thursday at Seattle.

Keuchel (9-0) allowed three hits and two walks while striking out seven over six scoreless innings in Friday's 7-1 win over Texas.

Keuchel was unfazed by a rain delay and breezed through five innings before running into a spot of bother in the sixth. With Houston up, 3-0, the left-hander allowed a couple of singles and a walk to load the bases, but snuffed out the threat when he got Rougned Odor on a harmless groundout to first. Keuchel, who lowered his ERA to 1.67, became the first Astros pitcher to start a season 9-0 since Roger Clemens in 2004. His next turn on the bump comes Wednesday at Kansas City.

Boyd was optioned to Triple-A Toledo on Friday.

Boyd has had a rough season in the starting rotation for Detroit, posting a 5.69 ERA and a 1.77 WHIP over 11 starts, so he'll head down to the minors in order to work out the kinks. The southpaw remains a viable option for a call-up later this season, but his 7.28 ERA over the month of May simply couldn't justify a starting spot. It remains unclear who will take his spot in the rotation, though recently-recalled Warwick Saupold represents a possible option. Reliever Daniel Stumpf was recalled in a corresponding move.

Asher (2-3) allowed two runs on three hits while striking out five over 6.1 innings to earn the win Friday against the Red Sox.

Asher had a 3-1 lead going into the seventh inning, but after giving up another run, the bullpen took over to close out the victory. After getting rocked in his last start, this outing will buy him more time in the rotation with Ubaldo Jimenez remaining relegated to the bullpen. For now, Asher remains a speculative add for fantasy owners, as his 3.62 ERA was mostly established through his work in the bullpen. He'll make his next start Thursday against the Nationals.

Cloyd was called up by the Mariners on Friday.

Less than a month ago, Cloyd was pitching for Somerset in the independent Atlantic League, but he's now back in the big leagues for the first time since 2013. While Cloyd posted a 14:0 K:BB in 16.1 innings with Triple-A Tacoma, he will presumably just work in a long relief/mop-up role during his time with the big-league club.

Manager Rick Renteria said that Rodon's (biceps) simulated game went well and that he's ready for the next phase of his recovery process, James Fegan of The Athletic reports.

This is a good development for the young southpaw, although the White Sox are hesitant to say that this "next phase" is a rehab assignment. This could simply mean that he'll continue to ramp up his pitch count in a more controlled environment (such as another simulated game), but the club is remaining fairly mum on the topic. Rodon still seems to be on pace for a return in the middle or toward the end of June.

Rodriguez will be placed on the disabled list after suffering a knee injury when he slipped during warm-ups Thursday night, Michael Silverman of the Boston Herald reports.

So far the injury is just being labeled as discomfort, although something else may be revealed if Rodriguez is sent for tests. He gave up seven runs on eight hits, including four home runs, in Thursday's start, and the knee injury may have contributed to his struggles. Brandon Workman was recalled from Triple-A to serve as bullpen depth as a corresponding move. Brian Johnson is the obvious candidate to step into the rotation while Rodriguez is out.

Meyer (back) fired six innings of one-run ball Thursday, walking two and striking out four in a 4-2 loss to the Twins.

The 27-year-old turned in one of his finest outings of the season, indicating that he is completely over the ailing back issue that landed him on the disabled list. While this start was a step in the right direction for Meyer, it is important to note that it came against the offensively challenged Twins. The tall righty gets another favorable matchup in his next start against the Tigers -- who he pitched his only other quality start against this season -- so it wouldn't be out of the question for deep-league owners to double down on Thursday's success.

Miley (2-3) pitched seven innings of one-run ball Thursday, allowing five hits and one walk while striking out three to capture the win against Boston.

The left-hander pitched into the seventh inning in just two of his first eight starts in 2017, but Miley's now accomplished that in two of his last three outings. Furthermore, the veteran has begun slowly chipping away at his career-worst walk rate (12.2 percent). Even with the large number of free passes he's handing out, Miley will take a career-best 2.82 ERA into his next start Wednesday against Pittsburgh.

Mejia gave up one run with five hits over six innings with five strikeouts and two walks, but got a no-decision in Thursday's win over the Angels.

Mejia has a 3.00 ERA and 7.0 K/9 in three starts since returning from Triple-A. He'll need to keep the ball in the park more as he's given up three home runs in that span, but he's performed well enough to stay in the rotation for the foreseeable future.