MLB Player News

Rangers starting pitcher Martin Perez (3-5) navigated through seven innings against the Astros on Wednesday, working around nine hits and a walk to allow just one run. He struck out three in the blowout win.

Perez continues to miss bats at an abysmally low rate, but once in a while, he turns out surprisingly effective outings like this. And this was a big one against the Astros, whom the Rangers now lead by 1 1/2 games in the AL West. Perhaps the extra rest did Perez good, as he went a week between starts.

Yankees starting pitcher Luis Severino (4-3) held the Rays to one run on six hits and a walk in 5 2/3 innings Wednesday. He struck out seven in a 3-1 win.

The rookie's most recent start -- a six-run disaster against the Blue Jays -- represented his first step back of the year, but he recovered in impressive fashion, displaying stronger control than we'd seen from him over his last several outings. Severino had issued at least three walks in five consecutive starts, and though he'd mostly navigated around those extra baserunners, that luck only holds for so long.

With a strikeout per inning and results that have been pretty consistent, the 21-year-old is showing a ton of promise for the future, and he can help Fantasy teams right now as well.

Rays pitcher Jake Odorizzi gave up three runs on three hits and three walks with five strikeouts in six innings Tuesday against the Yankees.

The 25-year-old righty has a 3.26 ERA and 1.12 WHIP and has solidified himself as a legitimate middle-of-the-rotation arm this season.

He will take the mound again Sunday at home against the Orioles, against whom he is 2-0 with a 2.84 ERA in 12 2/3 innings this season.

Mariners pitcher Roenis Elias will shift to the bullpen for the next day or so and is expected to return to the rotation next Tuesday in Kansas City, The Tacoma News Tribune's Bob Dutton reports.

James Paxton will be moved up to pitch Friday with Vidal Nuno taking the ball Saturday. Elias has a 3.42 ERA in 23.2 innings in the second half.

Mariners SP Taijuan Walker will have his next start skipped, the Seattle Times' Ryan Divish reports.

He's at 169 2/3 innings on the season, and while he won't pitch in Texas this weekend, he could return to the mix next weekend in Anaheim. Felix Hernandez was moved up to pitch Sunday's game against Texas.

Indians  pitcher Corey Kluber has officially been announced as the starter for Thursday's matchup with the Royals. 

Kluber (8-13, 3.41 ERA) hasn't pitched all month due to a hamstring injury. But he's set to take the bump when the Indians go up against Yordano Ventura and the Royals on Thursday.

Indians starter Carlos Carrasco turned in a strong performance in his outing against the Royals on Monday. The right-hander allowed one run on five hits over six innings of work. He walked two and struck out nine, en route to the 8-3 win.

Carrasco (13-10, 3.62 ERA) was down early, as he gave up a solo home run to Alex Gordon to lead off the game. But the Indians rallied to score four unanswered runs and they were able to hang on for the win.

Aside from his most recent outing, when he allowed four runs in 2 2/3 innings to the White Sox, Carrasco has looked rather impressive lately. Taking out that rough outing, he is 3-1 with a 1.38 ERA in six starts following Monday's performance.

Red Sox rookie starter Eduardo Rodriguez had a solid outing against the Orioles on Monday. The young right-hander allowed one run on five hits over 5 1/3 innings. He walked three and struck out a career-high nine batters, but was left with the loss in the 2-0 defeat.

Rodriguez (9-6, 3.94 ERA) allowed his only run to score in the first inning. Aside from that, he did a good job of dancing out of danger, while keeping his team in the game. Unfortunately, he was unable to get any help from the offense in this one.

After enduring a rough outing against the Marlins in which he allowed eight runs in five innings back on Aug. 12, Rodriguez has been pitching very well. In five starts since, Rodriguez is 3-1 with a 1.73 ERA.

Orioles starter Kevin Gausman was solid in his outing against the Red Sox on Monday. The young right-hander fired six innings of scoreless ball, allowing two hits and four walks while striking out seven in the 2-0 victory.

Gausman (3-6, 4.15 ERA) struggled with his control in this one, but did a good job of avoiding any serious damage and keeping his team in the game.

Over his last five starts, Gausman is 1-1 with a 3.33 ERA.

Indians starter Corey Kluber threw a bullpen session on Monday, and is expected to some fielding work on Tuesday. Kluber, who has not thrown a pitch since Aug. 29 due to a hamstring injury, is hoping to start Thursday's game against the Royals.