Perez allowed one run on four hits and three walks while striking out a batter over 3.2 innings Sunday against the Mets. He did not factor into the decision.

Perez shut out the Mets through the first three innings before J.D. Martinez took him deep to center for the game's first run. He went on to walk three straight batters with two outs after giving up the home run and couldn't make it out of the inning. That's now back-to-back starts for Perez failing to make it to the fifth inning and he's combined for a 3:4 K:BB in 8.1 innings over that span. Perez's spot in the rotation is still secure for now with Matt Waldron optioned to Triple-A El Paso and Yu Darvish (elbow) being placed back on the 15-day injured list despite being reinstated from the restricted list. Perez owns a 4.60 ERA, 1.51 WHIP and 87:39 K:BB in 109.2 innings and lines up to face the Rays in a road start over the weekend.

Quintana did not factor into the decision but fired 6.1 scoreless innings in Sunday's loss to the Padres. He allowed four hits and two walks and didn't strike out a batter.

Though he didn't strike anyone out, Quintana had his first quality start since July 29 and first scoreless outing since July 9. Quintana worked 13 groundball outs and allowed just one extra-base hit. The left-hander had an 8.27 ERA over his last four starts but has now lowered his season ERA to 4.36 to go with a 1.30 WHIP and 106:54 K:BB in 140.1 innings. He lines up to make his next start against the White Sox over the weekend.

The Pirates promoted Kennedy from Single-A Bradenton to High-A Greensboro on Sunday.

Kennedy was notified of his promotion shortly after he struck out five over five shutout innings Sunday in his final start in the Florida State League. The 19-year-old lefty has covered 68.1 innings for Bradenton this season while accruing a 3.95 ERA, 1.10 WHIP and 73:14 K:BB.

Stone allowed one run on three hits and two walks while striking out seven over seven innings in Sunday's win over the Rays. He did not factor into the decision.

Stone was fantastic again Sunday, blanking the Rays into the seventh before Jonny DeLuca took him deep to tie the game at 1-1. The Dodgers would eventually regain the lead in the eighth, but Stone was already out of the game. The 25-year-old right hander has been on fire over his last three starts, allowing just two runs in 19 innings while posting a 23:4 K:BB. Sunday was also the first time since late May he's been able to go back-to-back starts of at least six innings. Stone owns a 3.33 ERA, 1.21 WHIP and 112:36 K:BB in 135.1 innings and lines up for a crucial start against the Diamondbacks on the road this weekend.

Allard (2-0) yielded two runs on eight hits over five innings Sunday, striking out five and earning a win over the Royals.

Allard made his first MLB appearance since Aug. 8 and delivered his second straight win. He coughed up a pair of solo homers to Bobby Witt and Maikel Garcia but was able to maneuver around the rest of the Royals lineup. Allard has looked solid in his minimal MLB usage this season, posting a 3.50 ERA with a 13:2 K:BB through 18 innings. The Phillies don't have a day off until Sep. 2 so Allard could stick around for another appearance before heading back to Triple-A Lehigh Valley.

Montas (6-9) took the loss Sunday, allowing four runs on five hits and two walks over six innings against Oakland. He struck out seven.

Montas was coming off a one-hit, zero-run effort over seven innings in his last start and mowed down the A's the first time through the order Sunday. However, he ran into issues in the fourth, allowing the first five batters to reach base with four of those eventually coming around to score. Montas was not rocked in this start, with all five hits against him being singles. He also collected at least seven punchouts for the fifth time this season. Montas' next start is currently slated to be against his former club, the Reds, in his first game in Cincinnati since joining the Brewers at the trade deadline.

The Padres will recall Vasquez from Triple-A El Paso to start Monday's game in St. Louis, Jeff Sanders of The San Diego Union-Tribune reports.

After a two-week stint in the minors, the 25-year-old will rejoin the big-league rotation as a replacement for the struggling Matt Waldron, who was optioned to Triple-A on Thursday. Before his demotion, Vasquez had settled in nicely as a serviceable back-end rotation arm for San Diego, going 2-2 with a 3.46 ERA and 1.31 WHIP over his last eight starts spanning 39 innings. Many of Vasquez's advanced metrics (5.06 SIERA, 7.4 K-BB%) over that eight-start stretch were far less impressive, so fantasy managers should have some level of skepticism of him being able to maintain a sub-4.00 ERA in his subsequent outings with the Padres.

Fedde did not factor into the decision Sunday, allowing one run on two hits and three walks over six innings against the Twins. He struck out seven.

Fedde tossed his most effective game as a Cardinal, putting together his first quality start in five starts since joining the club. A leadoff homer in the bottom of the first by Willi Castro was the only run Fedde allowed and one of only two hits the Twins could muster off the veteran righty. However, he was also provided little run support and when he was removed, the game was tied at one. Fedde's ERA since joining the Cardinals now stands at 4.23 over 27.2 innings. His next start is scheduled to take place in the Bronx against the Yankees.

Wicks (oblique) struck out four batters over 4.2 scoreless innings in his rehab start Sunday with Triple-A Iowa. He scattered three hits and one walk.

Between his first two rehab outings at Iowa, Wicks surrendered four home runs and walked four batters while covering just 3.2 innings, but he's been much more dialed in his subsequent two starts for the Triple-A club while increasing the volume of his pitches. He built up to 73 pitches Sunday and looks like he'll be ready to return from the 60-day injured list to make his next start with the big club, providing he experiences no setbacks with his oblique coming out of his next throwing session. The Cubs have yet to confirm their plans for Wicks, but he'll presumably either be part of a six-man rotation or replace Kyle Hendricks as the club's No. 5 starter.

General manager Ben Cherington acknowledged Sunday that there is a range of innings that the Pirates don't want Skenes to surpass this season, which could lead to the right-hander's starts becoming more abbreviated over the final month of the campaign, Alex Stumpf of MLB.com reports.

Cherington didn't offer up a firm number in terms of a potential innings limit for Skenes, but a workload-management plan already looks to be in place for the phenom rookie. As Stumpf notes, Skenes was lifted after six scoreless innings in his most recent outing Thursday against the Reds, despite having thrown just 87 pitches while exhibiting no signs of wearing down. The 87 pitches were Skenes' fewest in a start since his MLB debut back on May 11, and a workload around that level could become the norm for the 22-year-old down the stretch if the Pirates choose not to shut him down. Across his 17 starts in the majors, his seven starts at Triple-A Indianapolis and his two Grapefruit League appearances, Skenes has thrown 134.1 innings in 2024. He covered 129.1 innings in 2023 between his college season at LSU and his brief time in the minors upon getting selected with the No. 1 overall pick in the First-Year Player Draft.