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Rangers southpaw Martin Perez had just one bad outing in six starts this season when he took the mound Thursday in Detroit.

Now he has two.

Perez was roughed up by the Tigers and victimized by his own wildness to the tune of three runs on six hits in just five innings with three walks and four strikeouts.

Two walks and two singles in the first resulted in one run and another walk in the third helped plate another. 

Perez, who now owns a 5.30 ERA, had yielded just five runs in his previous 20 1/3 innings pitched.

Astros starting pitcher Dallas Keuchel tossed seven innings during his start against the Rays on Wednesday.

Keuchel allowed two runs on seven hits during his outing. He struck out five batters while allowing just one walk in the no-decision.

Keuchel (14-6) now has a 2.37 ERA in 178 2/3 innings this season.

Indians ace Corey Kluber had only surrendered two home runs in a game once this season when he arrived at Fenway Park on Wednesday.

And he proceeded to give up four to the Red Sox.

Boston took him back-to-back twice before he settled down. Kluber finished having given up six runs on six hits in six innings with one walk and nine strikeouts as he lowered his record to 8-13.

Kluber gave up successive blasts to David Ortiz and Travis Shaw in the second inning and Jackie Bradley and Ryan Hanigan in the fourth. The taters accounted for all the scoring against him.

It marked the third time in the last six outings in which Kluber has yielded at least five earned runs.

Twins pitcher Ricky Nolasco is scheduled to play catch Monday, reports the Star Tribune. Nolasco is recovering from ankle surgery and his return this season is in doubt.

Yankees right-hander Nathan Eovaldi grinded out a quality start on Wednesday, as he earned his 13th win of the season in the 4-3 victory over the Twins. The hard-thrower went seven innings, allowing three runs on four hits. He walked two and struck out eight, throwing a season-high 120 pitches, with many of them reaching 100 mph.

Eovaldi (13-2, 4.24) started the game out in perfect style, as he retired the first 16 batters he faced. But Chris Hermann broke up the perfect game with a bloop single with one out in the sixth inning. 

Both runs Eovaldi allowed came in that sixth inning, as the Twins managed to grab a 3-2 lead. But The Yankees regained the lead in the bottom half of the frame, and Eovaldi was able to make it stand up the rest of the way.

Eovaldi is 4-1 with a 3.34 ERA over his past five starts.

Rays starter Jake Odorizzi remains decisionless in August. Odorizzi allowed one run in six innings against Houston on Tuesday,

Odorizzi left with a lead, but the bullpen blew a save, costing him his first win since July 28. Odorizzi has taken four straight no-decisions since.

Despite producing a quality start Monday against the Mets, Orioles pitcher Kevin Gausman was on the losing end of the 5-3 loss.

Gausman earned a quality start after allowing three runs on six hits over six innings of work. He also struck out six and walked one. His mistakes were giving up two solo home runs to Curtis Granderson in the first and fifth inning.

Gausman has received quality starts in two of his last three outings, but is 0-3.

Red Sox starter Eduardo Rodriguez snapped a two-decision losing streak and won for the first time since July 26, Tuesday against Cleveland.

Rodriguez improved to 7-5. He pitched a season-high eight innings and allowed one run on six hits. In the previous three starts, Rodriguez had a 6.88 ERA. Rodriguez struck out five and, for the second start this season, didn't walk a batter.

Mariners pitcher James Paxton reported no issues after throwing two innings during a simulated game Tuesday, reports MLB.com.

"It felt great," he said. "I just wanted to get the ball down, execute a few pitches and overall have no pain at all, which is what I had. So that was great."

Paxton was able to throw 30 pitches Tuesday and he will throw a bullpen session Thursday before determining if he can begin his rehab assignment. A finger injury has kept him out since late May.

"Two innings is like the beginning of Spring Training, but I feel better than I did in spring," he said. "My stuff is sharper, my pitches are better, I feel like I'm closer pitch-wise to the end of Spring Training."

Although White Sox pitcher Carlos Rodon produced a quality outing Monday, he was on the losing end of the 2-1 loss to the Angels.

Rodon allowed two runs on four hits over eight innings. His mistakes were giving up a solo home run to Albert Pujols in the second inning and a solo shot to C.J. Cron in the seventh.

Rodon has earned a quality start in his last two outings.