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Sale (9-1) tossed seven innings Sunday, allowing two runs on seven hits and two walks while striking out seven, but came away with a no-decision in a 5-4 loss to the Royals.

He was in line to become the majors' first 10-game winner this season before the White Sox's bullpen once again fell apart. It was still Sale's ninth quality start in 11 trips to the mound and fourth in his last five outings. He's also struck out at least six batters in seven straight starts and 10 of 11 this season. He'll take another shot at win No. 10 in Detroit on Saturday.

Odorizzi allowed just one hit Sunday against the Yankees over seven innings, but it was a two-run homer by Starlin Castro that provided the margin of defeat.

Odorizzi retired the first 16 batters he faced before one batter reached on an error. He allowed just the one hit and one walk, while striking out six.

Hill suffered a mild groin strain during Sunday's game against the Tigers, CSN California's Joe Stiglich reports.

Hill was removed from the game during the middle of an at-bat in the seventh inning, after he appeared to injure his plant leg while throwing a pitch. Though the injury isn't initially thought to be serious, Oakland's surprising ace may not be ready for his next start, which is tentatively scheduled for Saturday in Houston. Hill still managed to earn his eighth win of the season, giving up two runs on five hits and three walks over 6.1 innings, with nine strikeouts on 104 pitches.

Hill exited Sunday's game in the seventh inning after appearing to tweak his left leg on a pitch.

He was in the middle of an at-bat against Jose Iglesias when he appeared to awkwardly land after a pitch. Hill could be seen telling manager Bob Melvin that he wanted to stay in the game, but with Hill at 104 pitches already, Melvin leaned to the side of caution. Hill was very effective in 6.1 innings, allowing only two earned runs while striking out nine Tigers.

Perez (3-4) tossed six innings during Sunday's win against the Pirates, in which he allowed two runs on seven hits and a walk while striking out three.

The 25-year-old lefty allowed less than three runs for the fifth time in six starts during May, and has allowed only 10 runs in 36.1 frames over that span. Perez also registered a quality start for the fourth time in his last five starts, so he's on the right track so far. He will look to keep it going in his next outing against the Mariners on Saturday.

Manager Terry Francona said Carrasco (hamstring) would throw a side session Monday, MLB.com's Jordan Bastian reports.

Carrasco made his first rehab start at Double-A Akron on Saturday and checked out fine, tossing four innings and allowing one run on seven hits and a walk while striking out six. The Tribe will monitor him during Monday's session before determining whether another rehab outing is necessary or if he'll come off the DL later this week to rejoin the big-league rotation.

Miley (5-2) lasted just four innings Saturday against the Twins, allowing five runs, five hits and four walks while striking out six. He did not factor in the decision.

Miley came into this one riding a three-game winning streak and a six-game streak in which he had thrown six-plus innings in each outing. However, both of those ended as he continued to be plagued by the deep ball, giving up three homers and increasing his already awful rate to 1.8 HR/9. He'll draw the Padres in his next start Thursday.

Keuchel (3-6) allowed two runs on three hits, walked none and struck out five over seven innings in a 4-2 victory over the Angels on Saturday.

The two runs he allowed were off back-to-back solo shots from Mike Trout and Albert Pujols in the first inning. After Angels second baseman Johnny Giavotella singled to begin the second, Keuchel retired the last 18 batters he faced. The victory was his first since April 15. Keuchel will make his next start Thursday against the Diamondbacks.

Darvish (1-0) allowed just one run on three hits, struck out seven and walked one over five innings in his 2016 season debut against the Pirates on Saturday.

Texas limited Darvish to just 81 pitches and five frames, but his strong outing and early run support helped him capture a victory in his debut. He looked real sharp, throwing 51 strikes and inducing 13 swing-and-misses. As encouraging as this is, being that this was his first MLB start in 22 months, fantasy owners should expect the Rangers to be extremely careful with Darvish's innings and pitch count. His next scheduled outing is Friday versus Seattle.

Rodon didn't earn a decision in the White Sox's 8-7 loss to the Royals on Saturday. He surrendered six hits, an earned run and two walks over five innings, while also striking out three.

The 23-year-old southpaw turned in one of his best performances of May, but missed out on the win when the Royals rattled off seven runs in the bottom of the ninth. Rodon had been solid over 105 pitches, inducing 11 swinging strikes while keeping the ball in the yard for the second straight game. He'll try to bounce back versus the Tigers in Detroit next Friday.