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Good was not good enough for White Sox starter Jose Quintana on Saturday night against the sizzling Cubs.

Quintana yielded three runs on seven hits in six innings to take a defeat that lowered his record to 6-10 and raised his ERA to 3.62. He walked one and fanned four.

He retired the first eight batters he faced and had allowed just one run on a groundout until an RBI single by Kyle Schwarber in the sixth put his team behind to stay.

Quintana has four quality starts in his last five outings with 11 runs given up in 34 innings during that stretch.

Tigers starting pitcher Justin Verlander was dominant during his start against the Astros on Saturday.

Verlander didn't allow a run through seven innings of work. He struck out seven batters and gave up just three hits in the no-decision.

Verlander (1-5) has a 4.11 ERA in 70 innings this season.

Royals starting pitcher Johnny Cueto showed off how godd he can be during his start against the Angels on Saturday.

Cueto allowed just one run on eight hits in eight solid innings of work. His lone mistake was a solo home run allowed to Albert Pujols.

With the win, Cueto improved to 9-7 on the season with a 2.46 ERA.

Emerging Athletics starter Chris Bassitt isn't winning games, but he's winning respect. He hurled another strong one Saturday night in Baltimore.

Bassitt pitched a career-long eight innings and allowed three runs on five hits with one walk and six strikeouts. He remains 1-4 after the no-decision despite a sparkling 2.60 ERA.

The long ball proved to be his undoing. He was sailing along with a 3-0 lead in the fourth when Chris Davis slammed a two-run homer, then Gerardo Parra added a solo blast in the sixth. Bassitt faced only one batter over the minimum after the Davis tater.

The right-hander has given up just 14 runs on 41 hits over his last 51 2/3 innings.

Red Sox starting pitcher Wade Miley excelled during his start against the Mariners on Saturday.

Miley allowed just two runs on four hits in seven innings of action. He struck out eight batters and limited Seattle to just three walks.

With the win, Miley improved to 9-9 on the season with a 4.58 ERA in 139 2/3 innings of work.

Athletics right-hander Sonny Gray threw a 25-pitch bullpen session on Saturday. Gray was scratched from his start on Thursday with a bout of back spasms.

But he came out of the mound session feeling good. However, the team will wait until Sunday to determine when he will make his next start, according to the San Francisco Chronicle.

Mariners left-hander James Paxton threw a 45-pitch bullpen session on Friday and reported no issues with his injured finger. Paxton has been on the disabled list since the end of May, but could be nearing a possible return.

Paxton is scheduled to throw a simulated game on Tuesday as the next step in his recovery process. He could be headed out on a rehab assignment shortly thereafter.

Paxton was 3-3 with a 3.70 ERA in 10 starts before suffering the injury. 

Astros starting pitcher Dallas Keuchel was dominant in his start against the Tigers on Friday.

Keuchel tosses seven innings while giving up just one run on six hits. He struck out eight batters and gave up just one walk.

"The second or third time through, I was kind of throwing some offspeed for strikes," Keuchel said, per MLB.com. "I've been working on a breaking pitch backdoor. That was kind of getting me ahead of guys. Especially with that lineup, I can't afford to get behind a bunch of guys. That's what I've been doing the last couple outings, with some walks and some hard-luck hits. I just wanted to attack the zone today, and I was able to do that."

With the win, Keuchel improved to 14-6 on the season with a 2.36 ERA.

Indians pitcher Corey Kluber pitched a complete game one-hitter, Friday against Minnesota. 

Kluber recorded his fourth complete game of the year and his second straight. He's gone the distance three times in his last four starts. 

"He was so good," Indians manager Terry Francona said, per MLB.com. "You're facing a team that you faced five days ago, which is never easy. He was just in command the whole time and I think he kind of showed you, when we score some runs, he kind of puts it in overdrive."

Kluber has allowed two runs and four hits in 18 innings over his last two starts, striking out 17, including seven on Friday. Kluber won his third straight to improve to 8-12.

Rangers starter Martin Perez took a no-decision, Friday against Tampa Bay, allowing three runs, two earned, on eight hits over six innings. 

Perez struck out one and walked one, giving him a total of two walks in his last four starts.