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Indians pitcher Justin Masterson gave up just four hits and one walk in 7 1/3 scoreless innings while striking out six to earn a win in his team's 2-0 victory over the White Sox Saturday.

Masterson (1-1) has been all over the map this season, holding teams scoreless twice and surrendering two earned runs twice while giving up five earned runs three times. The good version showed up Saturday. He owns a 4.01 ERA and 41:16 K:BB ratio in 42 2/3 innings. Masterson is on track to face the Twins at home Thursday.

Astros pitcher Dallas Keuchel ran into trouble late in his outing and was pegged with his second loss of the season Saturday afternoon against Seattle.

Keuchel tossed five scoreless innings before allowing a run-scoring single to Robinson Cano in the sixth. He was charged with three more in the seventh before he was pulled for Jose Cisnero. He permitted four runs on four hits and three walks while striking out three in six innings of a 9-8 defeat.

Keuchel has allowed four earned runs just twice this season, both of them resulting in a loss. He owns a 3.96 ERA and a 1.27 WHIP in 36 1/3 innings pitched. He'll likely make his next start Thursday at Detroit.

Rays starter Jake Odorizzi was rolling merrily along Saturday against the host Yankees. But he has struggled the second time around lineups this season - and he certainly did against New York.

He retired the first nine batters he faced, but a leadoff single in the fourth by Jacoby Ellsbury signaled disaster. Odorizzi gave up a two-run homer to Mark Teixeira that inning and opened the fifth by surrendering a double, walk and two-run double to Ellsbury before being pulled. He finished having given up three earned runs on five hits with two walks and four strikeouts.

Odorizzi, whose ERA now rests at a disturbing 6.83, has yielded 21 earned runs in his last 21 1/3 innings. He is scheduled to start again next Friday against visiting Cleveland, but his spot in the rotation could be getting tenuous.

White Sox starter Chris Sale will throw a "light" side session Monday, according to MLB.com.

Sale was scheduled for a bullpen session, but won't push it too hard. The team utilized light, medium and heavy side sessions during workouts, so Sale will go with the easiest of the bunch his first time around. He's attempting to come back from arm soreness. 

Twins pitcher Ricky Nolasco registered his first complete game since 2012. However, he was pegged with his third loss of the season in a 3-0 defeat to Baltimore. The right-hander permitted three runs on nine hits and one walk while striking out six over nine innings of work.

Nolasco owns a 5.82 ERA and a 1.60 WHIP over his first 38 2/3 innings pitched. He'll make his next start Wednesday at Cleveland.

Orioles pitching prospect Kevin Gausman was placed on the minor-league disabled list Friday with focal pneumonia, MLB.com reports. Gausman was originally diagnosed with a left intercostal strain, but an MRI revealed showed that it was not a muscular issue. He owns a 2.53 ERA in five starts (21 1/3 innings).

White Sox ace left-hander Chris Sale played catch Friday and should be set for a Monday bullpen session as he recovers from a strained flexor muscle that landed him on the disabled list.

Sale, who hasn't started since April 17, could add a minor league rehab assignment to the mix before returning to the Sox.

Orioles pitching prospect Kevin Gausman has been scratched from his scheduled Friday start and could be headed to the minor league disabled list, per the Baltimore Sun.

Gausman is dealing with a rib cage ailment first experienced early in the morning. He is scheduled for an MRI on Friday.

Orioles pitching prospect Kevin Gausman could be on his way to the minor-league disabled list, according to MASN.

Gausman is dealing with an intercostal strain. There was some thought Gausman would be up with the team Friday, but the injury will push him back. The extent of a possible stint on the disabled list is unclear at this time. Gausman has a 2.53 ERA in five starts at Triple-A.

Orioles pitcher Kevin Gausman is not a candidate to be called up with the team in need of some pitching depth, according to manager Buck Showalter Thursday.

Showalter told reporters after Thursday's doubleheader against the Pirates Gausman is dealing with an intercostal strain, suffered while pitching at Triple-A Norfolk. The top prospect had a 2.53 ERA in his first five starts at Triple-A this season, and the extent of the injury is not yet known.