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Gibson (6-9) pitched eight innings, allowing just one run on five hits and three walks while striking out four Tigers in Tuesday's win.

Gibson allowed a run in the bottom of the first before stringing together seven scoreless frames en route to his first win since mid-August. The 28-year-old has been wildly inconsistent in the second half of the season, making Gibson a difficult play under any format. His six wins and 5.08 ERA through 131 innings are Gibson's worst marks for any of his three seasons with 20-plus starts. He'll go for back-to-back wins when he toes the rubber Sunday against the Mets.

Boyd (5-4) was crushed for 3.2 innings, allowing seven runs, eight hits and one walk while striking out two in Tuesday's loss to the Twins.

The outing was far and away Boyd's worst since returning from the DL in early July. Before Tuesday, he hadn't allowed more than three runs in an outing since June 18 while posting a 5-1 record over 10 starts in that time. Getting hammered by one of MLB's worst lineups can certainly be discouraging for fantasy owners, but Boyd's second-half performance to date is deserving of at least one free pass. The southpaw will look to rebound when he toes the rubber for his next start Sunday in Cleveland.

Berrios is scheduled to make his next start Friday against the Mets, LaVelle Neal of the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports.

Berrios has dealt with command issues of late, prompting reports suggesting he could transition to the bullpen over the final few weeks of the season. It looks as though that won't be the case, as Berrios will take the hill Friday night looking to end a streak of six consecutive starts in which he's allowed at least three earned runs.

Odorizzi pitched seven very strong innings, allowing two runs on four hits and one walk while striking out four Blue Jays in Monday's no-decision.

Odorizzi bounced back from his worst start of the season by firing the eighth quality start of his 11 second-half outings. Aside from a blip on Sep. 6 versus Baltimore, Odorizzi hasn't allowed more than three earned runs in a game since the All-Star break. Over that stretch, the right-hander is 6-1 with a 2.78 ERA, .233 BAA and 54 strikeouts in 68 innings. He's been one of the league's top pitchers lately, but he'll draw Baltimore again in his next start Sunday.

Nolasco (5-14) allowed four runs on six hits and a walk with three strikeouts over six innings in the loss Monday against the Mariners.

Nolasco had another start ruined by his bullpen. Just like his last start, he allowed the first two batters of the seventh to reach base, and also like his last start, the bullpen allowed those runners to score. Unfortunately, neither the Angels bullpen nor Mike Scioscia's judgement are worth trusting, and as such, Nolasco's fantasy prospects aren't worth trusting either. His ERA sits at 4.94.

Perez allowed two runs on three hits and three walks with six strikeouts over 6.1 innings but left with just a no-decision Monday against Houston.

This one wound up going into extra-innings, hanging Perez with a no-decision despite his third consecutive quality start. He continues to struggle with walks -- this is the 14th time in 30 starts Perez has walked at least three batters -- and the fact that he has to nibble to record outs places a ceiling on his value. Still, his ERA is down to 4.20, his best mark since he posted a 3.62 ERA in 124.1 innings in 2013.

Carrasco (11-8) allowed five runs (four earned) on eight hits and a walk over 3.2 innings in a loss Monday to the White Sox.

Carrasco has been excellent for much of the season, as he has a 3.32 ERA and 150 strikeouts over 146.1 innings. But he has been prone to short starts like Monday's -- this marks the fifth time in 24 starts Carrasco has pitched four or fewer innings. Carrasco's stuff is as good as almost anybody's in the majors -- his inconsistency is the only thing holding him back from contending for the Cy Young award.

Miley (8-13) was torched early by the Red Sox on Monday, lasting just 1.1 innings while allowing six runs on eight hits and a walk, taking the loss.

10 of the first 12 Red Sox hitters reached base against Miley, and he was removed after just 41 pitches, his shortest outing of the season. It marked Miley's third straight loss, and each outing has been worse than the one before it. Since the beginning of August, Miley has an astronomical 8.41 ERA despite only giving up only six home runs over the eight starts. Having pitched so poorly of late, Miley's spot in the rotation may be in jeopardy moving forward.

Severino tossed 2.1 scoreless innings Sunday, striking out three in the loss to the Rays.

Severino has been a changed pitcher since making the move to the bullpen after his September call up. In four outings, the 22-year-old has gone 8.1 innings with nine strikeouts, yielding just three hits and no runs. The long-relief role likely won't provide much help to prospective fantasy owners, but it could be an encouraging sign that Severino has regained his confidence moving into next season, when he could have a chance again to work his way back into the rotation.

Verlander (14-8) lasted just five innings in Sunday's loss to the Orioles, giving up three runs on seven hits and two walks while striking out seven.

He needed 104 pitches to get through the outing. It was the first time since July 7 that Verlander had failed to give the Tigers at least six innings, and it's no coincidence that he was 6-1 during that 11-start stretch. He'll look to rebound in another tough matchup Friday in Cleveland.