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The Rangers will open their three-game series at Minnesota on Tuesday with pitcher Yovani Gallardo on the mound, reports the Fort Worth Star-Telegram.

Gallardo will be followed by Nick Martinez on Wednesday and Cole Hamels will wrap up the series Thursday.

Twins starting pitcher Tommy Milone is on track to come off the 15-day disabled list when he is first eligible on Aug. 16, per the Star Tribune.

Milone has been out while dealing with an elbow sprain.

Red Sox starter Wade Miley had a no-decision against Detroit on Saturday, extending his winless streak to seven starts. 

Miley last won on July 2. Since then, he's 0-2 with five no-decisions. 

Miley allowed five runs on nine hits over six innings and left with the lead. The Boston bullpen couldn't protect it, however. 

Rangers pitcher Martin Perez gave up three runs, two earned, in six innings but left with the score tied against Seattle on Saturday.

Perez took a no-decision, his second of the year.

Perez struck out five, giving him 11 in the last two starts after having five in his first three starts combined.  

The Orioles pushed pitcher Chris Tillman's start back two days from Sunday to Tuesday.

Tillman sprained his left ankle in a start on July 29 and hasn't pitched since. He'll get an extra two days of rest as the Orioles shuffle their rotation. 

Miguel Gonzalez will start on Sunday, per MASN. 

Wei-Yin Chen will start Monday. Kevin Gausman will start Wednesday, per the Baltimore Sun.

Rangers starter Cole Hamels saw improvements over his first first start with his new club, but he was still the losing pitcher on Friday. Hamels went six innings, allowing four runs on eight hits in the 4-3 loss to the Mariners. He walked two and struck out seven.

Hamels (6-8, 3.86 ERA) was given a 2-0 lead in the second inning, but the Mariners began chipping away. Three of the four runs Hamels gave up came on a solo home runs by Mark Trumbo, Nelson Cruz and Robinson Cano.

The veteran left-hander gave up five runs, albeit over 7 2/3 innings, in his Rangers debut last weekend. 

Angels starter Andrew Heaney gave up a season-high four runs on a season-high 10 hits. 

Heaney lasted 5 2/3 innings. It's the second time this season, and second straight start, where Heaney has failed to pitch at least six innings. 

Heaney allowed two home runs, matching the total he gave up in July. He struck out a season-low two batters. 

Orioles starter Kevin Gausman lost to the Angles on Friday, dropping to 2-3 on the season. 

Gausman has lost three out of his last four decisions, dating back to July 7. 

Gausman gave up six runs on a season-high nine hits over 5 2/3 innings. It's the first time in five starts he failed to go at least six innings. 

Astros ace Dallas Keuchel had a peculiar start agains the A's on Friday. The left-hander matched a season-high with 10 hits allowed, but gave up just three runs over 7 2/3 innings in the 3-1 loss. Keuchel walked two and struck out three, as he was simply out-pitched by Sonny Gray, who tossed a complete game gem.

Keuchel (13-6, 2.40 ERA) was able to limit the damage against him, despite the high number of baserunners. He allowed individual runs in the second, third and fifth innings, including a third-inning solo blast by Danny Valencia. 

Over his past six starts, Keuchel is 3-3 with a 3.57 ERA.

Athletics starter Sonny Gray was dominant in his outing against the Astros on Friday night. The right-hander tossed a complete-game victory, allowing just one run and five hits in the 3-1 win. Gray struck out five and did not walk a batter in the superb performance.

Gray (12-4) lowered his ERA to an American League-best 2.06, as he posted his third complete game in his last six starts. Over that stretch, Gray is 3-1 with a 1.72 ERA. The only run he allowed on Friday came on a fifth-inning solo home run by Luis Valbuena.

Gray out-dueled Dallas Keuchel in this one, as he was able to shut down a potent Astros lineup.