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White Sox pitcher Chris Bassitt has been named the probable starter for Wednesday's game against the A's, CSNChicago.com reports.

Bassitt has made two appearances for the White Sox, posting a 7.36 ERA and 6:5 K:BB ratio in 7 1/3 innings. He made six starts with Double-A Birmingham, posting a 1.56 ERA and 36:14 K:BB ratio in 34 2/3 innings.

Athletics starter Sonny Gray allowed three runs (two earned) in seven innings Monday against the White Sox. He got a no-decision in Oakland's 5-4 loss in 12 innings. Gray gave up four hits and three walks while fanning four.

Gray, who's 13-8 with a 3.22 ERA, will face the Mariners in Seattle on Saturday.

Blue Jays starting pitcher Marcus Stroman twirled a three-hit shutout on Monday against the Cubs, improving to 10-5 on the season. He struck out eight and did not issue a walk over nine dominant innings of work to secure an 8-0 victory.

Over his last three starts covering 22 2/3 innings, Stroman has allowed three earned runs. He owns a 3.53 ERA and a 1.15 WHIP over 114 2/3 innings. His next start will come Sunday at home against Tampa Bay.

Tigers pitcher Justin Verlander improved to 13-12 by going seven innings in Monday's 9-5 win over the Royals. Verlander allowed four runs on six hits, striking out four and walking one.

Verlander has yielded at least four earned runs in four of his last five starts, and his ERA stands at 4.82. He'll face the Indians at home Sunday.

The Mariners announced some changes to the rotation on Monday, per the Tacoma News Tribune. The team will go with James Paxton on Friday against Oakland, then Felix Hernandez on Saturday. Chris Young will take the mound Sunday against the A's.

The move was made to have Hernandez pitch the final game of the season, if necessary.

The Rangers transferred Yu Darvish to the 60-day DL Sunday. Darvish, who hasn't pitched since Aug. 9 because of elbow soreness, has already been ruled out for the rest of the season.

Darvish is expected back for the start of spring training.

Right-hander Jason Hammel continued to pitch better Sunday for the Athletics after a rotten stretch upon his acquisition from the Cubs.

Hammel yielded two runs on five hits in 6 2/3 innings against Houston. He walked one and fanned seven. He pitched six shutout innings before the Astros scored twice to take a 2-1 lead. Hammel has allowed just four runs in his last 21 2/3 innings, but is just 2-7 since arriving in Oakland.

He will try to make it 3-7 in a key game Friday in Seattle.

Astros starter Dallas Keuchel pitched well enough to win Sunday against Oakland - but didn't.

Keuchel yielded just two earned runs on eight hits in 6 2/3 innings with one walk and three strikeouts. His biggest mistake was slammed over the fence by Nate Freiman and turned a 2-1 lead into a 3-2 deficit. The Astros came back, resulting in his third consecutive quality start no-decision.

The southpaw is scheduled to make his next start next week against the host Angels.

Mariners pitcher James Paxton allowed one run over six innings but took the loss Sunday against the Rangers. Paxton (5-2) got no run support in the 1-0 defeat. He struck out three and walked two and still boasts a sterling 1.87 ERA.

It's unclear when Paxton will make his next start.

Carlos Carrasco has been dominant for the Indians ever since he entered their rotation just under a month ago, and he took his performance to new heights on Sunday. Falling just one out short of shutout, Carrasco garnered his seventh win of the season in a 2-0 victory over the White Sox.

Carrasco pitched 8 2/3 scoreless innings, striking out eight batters on four hits and no walks, and he had a two-hitter entering the ninth inning. He lowered his ERA on the season to 2.69.