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Anderson (7-0) earned the win during Friday's 6-1 victory over the Mets, allowing three hits with five strikeouts in six scoreless innings.

Anderson was hot out of the gate, retiring 12 of the first 13 Mets he faced, and didn't let any of the four runners he put on base past second. The 32-year-old was able to induce an impressive 14 swinging strikes on 81 pitches in earning his seventh win to break a tie with 12 other pitchers for the major-league lead. Anderson has now gone 26 innings without allowing a run while striking out 25 and walking one in the stretch, with his 8.83 K/BB on the season ranking second in the league. He's slated for a mid-week start though Los Angeles' rotation could get shuffled soon with Clayton Kershaw slated to return next weekend.

Kaprielian (0-3) took the loss during Friday's 7-2 defeat at the hands of the Red Sox, allowing four runs on five hits and two walks with one strikeout in 5.1 innings.

Kaprielian surrendered two runs on three baserunners in the fourth inning and the bullpen let in two runs in the sixth after he put two runners on with one out. The 28-year-old has now lost three of eight starts and will take a 6.06 ERA and 1.35 WHIP into a start against Atlanta next week.

Eovaldi (3-2) earned the win during Friday's 7-2 victory over Oakland, allowing four hits and one walk with six strikeouts in six innings.

Eovaldi was staked to an early lead and was never in any real danger, recording his fifth start of at least five innings while surrendering two runs or fewer. The 32-year-old fired 62 of 93 pitches for strikes with 16 of the swinging variety and now sports a 3.41 ERA and 1.09 WHIP in 11 outings. He's set to take the hill again next week against the Angels.

Fried didn't factor into the decision during Friday's 3-1 victory over Colorado, allowing two hit and one walk with four strikeouts in eight shutout innings.

Fried shut down the Rockies at Coors but Atlanta wasn't able to score until the 10th leaving Fried with a no-decision despite posting a season-high game score of 81. The 28-year-old lefty has now gone at least six innings in each of his last 10 starts, tallying a 2.17 ERA during that span. Fried will carry a 2.74 ERA and 1.01 WHIP into his next start over the weekend against Pittsburgh.

Bubic is on the Royals' taxi squad and could be promoted to the active roster to start Saturday at home versus the Astros, Jesse Newell of the Kansas City Star reports.

Bubic has made three starts for Triple-A Omaha since he was sent down on May 12. He's struggled with a 6.59 ERA, 1.36 WHIP and 17:4 K:BB across 13.2 innings, but the Royals are set to need a fresh arm in their rotation with Zack Greinke (elbow) sidelined until mid-June.

Musgrove (6-0) threw eight shutout innings Friday versus the Brewers, allowing just one hit, three walks and a hit batter while striking out six to earn the win.

Musgrove lost the bid for a perfect game in the third inning when he plunked Victor Caratini, but he was able to carry a no-hitter into the eighth inning. Kolten Wong broke that up with a two-out double. With just one run allowed in his last 21 innings, Musgrove is absolutely locked in lately despite allowing multiple walks in each of his last four starts. He's been stellar all year with a 1.64 ERA, 0.92 WHIP and 64:14 K:BB through 66 innings overall. He's projected to for a home start versus the Rockies next week.

Burnes (3-3) took the loss Friday versus the Padres. He allowed five runs on eight hits and two walks with six strikeouts in 3.2 innings.

Burnes had completed at least five innings in all 10 of his starts entering Friday, but he was far from his best in this one. He threw 59 of 95 pitches for strikes, while the five runs and eight hits against him were both season highs. The right-hander has had few bad outings in the last three years, so we'll give him a pass for this one. He's at a 2.50 ERA, 0.92 WHIP and 84:13 K:BB in 68.1 innings this season. Burnes will look to bounce back at home versus the Phillies next week.

Singer (2-1) allowed seven runs on eight hits and no walks with four strikeouts in five innings, taking the loss against the Astros on Friday.

Singer had allowed just two homers in 25.1 innings this season, but the Astros muscled up for three long balls Friday to account for six of the seven runs on his line. The right-hander has been mostly solid since rejoining the rotation -- this was his first bad start in four since May 17. He owns a 4.15 ERA, 1.09 WHIP and 30:4 K:BB across 30.1 innings overall. He'll look to bounce back in another tough home matchup next week versus the Blue Jays.

Urquidy (5-2) allowed three runs on five hits and a walk with six strikeouts in six innings, earning the win over the Royals on Friday.

Urquidy had a very strong game going before yielding a three-run homer to Bobby Witt in the sixth inning. The right-hander has now won three of his last four starts, but he's given up 35 hits in 22.1 innings in that span. For the season, Urquidy has posted a 4.76 ERA, 1.51 WHIP and 40:8 K:BB across 51 innings in 10 starts. He'll look to build off of Friday's positive game in his next scheduled start, tentatively set for a home outing versus the Mariners next week.

Dunning allowed two runs on three hits and no walks with seven strikeouts in seven innings versus the Mariners on Friday. He did not factor in the decision.

Dunning was strong in this one, but Joe Barlow blew a save in the ninth inning to cost the starter a win. This was Dunning's fourth quality start in 11 outings this year, and it was also the second time he hasn't issued a walk. He's posted a 4.11 ERA, 1.27 WHIP and 63:20 K:BB across 61.1 innings. The right-hander projects to make his next start on the road in Cleveland next week.