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Houser (1-0) earned the win over the Mariners on Tuesday after throwing six scoreless innings, allowing two hits and three walks while striking out two.

Houser impressed with six scoreless innings after he was just signed by the White Sox earlier in the day. The Mariners had a baserunner in all but one inning, but Houser was able to navigate around the traffic with a bunch of soft contact. He worked up to 90 pitches in the outing and lines up for a tough road test versus the Mets to begin next week.

Skubal allowed three runs on five hits and a walk while striking out eight in 5.2 innings Tuesday against the Cardinals. He did not factor into the decision.

Skubal blanked the Cardinals through four innings while allowing just a single. Nolan Arenado took him deep in the fifth for a two-run homer and Skubal's day would end one out short of a quality start after another run came across in the sixth to make it a 4-3 ballgame. With eight more strikeouts Tuesday, Skubal leads the American League with 79 and his 1.06 BB/9 is the second best in baseball. He's set to take the mound again to open up next week at home versus San Francisco.

Hoglund (1-2) allowed five runs on six hits and two walks while striking out five over 4.2 innings to take the loss Tuesday versus the Angels.

Hoglund continues to have trouble with the long ball -- he allowed two home runs Tuesday after giving up three of them in his previous start against the Dodgers. The 25-year-old appeared to run out of steam in the fifth inning, squandering the lead the Athletics had generated in the fourth. Hoglund is now at a 5.06 ERA, 1.41 WHIP and 20:6 K:BB across 21.1 innings over four starts. His next start is tentatively projected to be at home versus the Phillies this weekend. Despite his struggles, Hoglund should have a little security in the rotation for the rest of the month after J.T. Ginn (quadriceps) returned to the injured list Tuesday.

Hendricks (2-5) allowed four runs on nine hits and struck out three without walking a batter over 5.2 innings to earn the win over the Athletics on Tuesday.

Hendricks ran into trouble in the fourth inning, yielding a solo home run to Shea Langeliers and a two-run blast to Nick Kurtz to break a 1-1 tie. The Angels covered for Hendricks with a four-run fifth, and that allowed him to pick up his second win of the season. After a bumpy April, Hendricks has settled into a more consistent rhythm in May, albeit not at a particularly impressive level with 11 runs allowed over 24.1 innings. He's posted a 5.32 ERA, 1.27 WHIP and 28:16 K:BB across 47.1 innings through nine starts this season. He's also allowed nine homers this season, though Tuesday marked the first time he's given up more than one in a start. Hendricks is tentatively projected for a favorable home start versus the Marlins this weekend.

Lorenzen (3-5) allowed three runs (two earned) on seven hits and a walk while striking out five over 4.2 innings to take the loss Tuesday versus the Giants.

Lorenzen gave up two runs in the fourth inning and one more in the fifth, which ended up being enough to stick him with his second loss in a row. This is the third time he's failed to complete five innings this season -- he exited at 97 pitches (64 strikes) in a somewhat inefficient outing. The right-hander is now at a 3.77 ERA, 1.27 WHIP and 50:16 K:BB over 57.1 innings across 10 starts. Lorenzen's next start is projected to be at home versus the Reds.

McDermott (0-1) took the loss Tuesday against the Brewers after allowing three runs on four hits and five walks in 4.2 innings. He struck out two.

Piggybacking off opener Keegan Akin, McDermott struggled with his control while delivering just 37 of his 75 pitches for strikes. The 26-year-old right-hander generated a meager three swinging strikes, and he's now given up three home runs in his first 7.2 innings of the season after conceding two homers Tuesday. McDermott owns an uninspiring 8.22 ERA, 2.09 WHIP and 7:8 K:BB over his two major-league outings this season.

Littell came away with a no-decision against the Astros on Tuesday, allowing two runs on seven hits while striking out six over five innings. He did not issue a walk.

Littell scattered his two runs in the second and third innings and wasn't brought out for the sixth after tossing 103 pitches (63 strikes) while generating 10 whiffs. He has yielded three earned runs or fewer in each of his last seven starts, which has brought his ERA down to 4.25 across 59.1 innings. Littell has earned the win in three of his last five outings after losing his first five starts of the season. He'll go for win No. 4 in his next start, tentatively slated for next week at home against Minnesota.

Walter did not factor into the decision against the Rays on Tuesday, allowing three hits and one walk while striking out five across five scoreless innings.

Walter was called up from Triple-A ahead of Tuesday's start after posting a 2.27 ERA, 0.71 WHIP and 34:7 K:BB across 35.2 innings with Sugar Land. He faced four batters or fewer in all five innings he pitched and was in position for the win, but he came away with the no-decision after the Rays scored two runs in the eighth inning. It was the first major-league start of Walter's career, and he'll likely be in the Astros' rotation for as long as Spencer Arrighetti (thumb) is on the injured list. Walter's next start is tentatively slated for this weekend at home against the Mariners.

Corbin (3-3) took the loss against the Yankees on Tuesday, allowing three runs on five hits and two walks while striking out three across five innings.

Despite limiting the Yankees to three runs Tuesday, Corbin still came away with the loss as the Rangers were kept off the board until the ninth. Corbin hasn't yielded more than three earned runs in any of his eight starts this season and has a 3.59 ERA over 42.2 innings, which is in stark contrast to the 5.71 ERA he posted across the four prior years. He's in line to face the White Sox on the road this weekend.

Warren (3-2) earned the win against the Rangers on Tuesday, allowing five hits and one walk while striking out 10 across 5.2 scoreless innings.

Warren didn't allow more than one baserunner through his first five innings. He loaded the bases in the sixth but avoided being tagged for any runs after being lifted for Mark Leiter, who struck out Joc Pederson. Warren has yielded three earned runs or fewer while striking out at least seven batters over his last four outings, and his 60 strikeouts (across 46.2 innings) are tied with teammate Max Fried for 10th in the American League this season. Warren is lined up to face the struggling Rockies on the road this weekend.