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Mariners starter Vidal Nuno was handed a 7-0 lead Sunday in Boston. And he tossed it away like yesterday's garbage.

Actually, he didn't toss it all away. But he tossed enough away to be yanked from the game before he could qualify for a win. Nuno gave up four runs on nine hits in 4 1/3 innings with one walk and two strikeouts to raise his ERA on the year to 3.67.

His problems began in the third and fourth on homers by Xander Bogaerts and Rusney Castillo. Sacrifice flies in the fourth and fifth doomed him to a no-decision.

Nuno has failed so far as a starter for Seattle. He has yielded nine runs in 13 innings over three outings since joining the rotation.

Tigers starting pitcher Matt Boyd had a rough start against the Astros on Sunday.

Boyd allowed five runs on six hits in five below average innings. He gave up three walks and a pair of home runs before being pulled from the game.

Boyd (1-3) now has a mediocre 7.50 ERA in 24 innings this season.

White Sox pitcher Chris Sale struck out 15 batters to top the 200 strikeout mark, Sunday against the Cubs. 

Sale set a career high for strikeouts in a game and missed the team record by one. He's the first White Sox pitcher to reach 200 strikeouts three straight years since Ed Walsh in 1910-12. 

Sale pitched seven shutout innings and improved to 11-7. 

Indians starting pitcher Carlos Carrasco pitched well enough to earn a win against the Twins on Sunday, he just didn't get the run support needed from his team.

Carrasco allowed just two runs on six hits in seven strong innings. He struck out seven batters and issued three walks.

With the loss, Carrasco dropped to 11-9 on the year with a 3.63 ERA.

Twins starting pitcher Tommy Milone earned his sixth victory of the season on Sunday against the Indians.

Milone allowed just one run on three hits in five solid innings of work. He struck out three batters, but also gave up three walks.

With the win, Milone improved to 6-3 on the season with a 3.65 ERA in 86 1/3 innings.

Yankees pitcher Luis Severino dropped to 0-2, Sunday against Toronto after taking a loss in his third career start. 

The 21-year-old Severino struck out nine in six innings, becoming the youngest Yankee pitcher to strike out nine since 20-year-old Ray Keating in 1914. 

Twins general manager Terry Ryan was not optimistic pitcher Ricky Nolasco would be able to return later this season, reports T3sports.

"It's not looking promising because we're running out of schedule," Ryan said.

Nolasco has been out since May 31 after undergoing ankle surgery.

The Athletics will turn to pitcher Sonny Gray to start Monday's game at Baltimore, reports MLB.com.

When Gray would next pitch was in question after he started dealing with back spasms. He is 12-4 with a 2.06 ERA in 23 starts this season.

As expected, Tommy Milone was activated from the disabled list and start Sunday's game for the Twins. 

Milone has been on the 15-day disabled list with an elbow sprain since the start of August. 

To make room on the roster, the Twins optioned Michael Tonkin to the minor leagues. Tonkin had a 6.17 ERA in 17 appearances. 

Rays pitcher Jose Dominguez was designated for assignment Sunday, reports The Tampa Tribune. Dominguez did not surrender a run over 5 2/3 innings this season.

He was designated to make room for Drew Smyly, who was activated from the disabled list to start Sunday's game at Texas.