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The Royals transferred Keller (lat) from the 10-day injured list to the 60-day IL on Monday.

Keller had already been ruled out for the season after he was shut down in late August with a right lat strain, so the move to the 60-day IL won't affect his recovery timeline. Instead, the transaction opens up a spot on the 40-man roster for Brady Singer, who was reinstated from the COVID-19 IL ahead of his scheduled start Monday in the first game of a doubleheader with Cleveland.

Bieber (shoulder) made the second start of his rehab assignment Sunday with Double-A Akron, striking out four over 3.1 innings while allowing three runs on three hits and a walk.

After tossing 47 pitches in his first rehab start Sept. 14, Bieber increased that count by 10 while returning to work on a normal four-day rest schedule. His command wasn't entirely sharp Sunday, as two of the three hits Bieber surrendered were home runs. Even so, Bieber may be stretched out enough for Cleveland to bring him back from the 60-day injured list and insert him into the rotation at some point during next weekend's series with the White Sox. Bieber, who hasn't appeared for Cleveland since mid-June, would presumably be capped at around 75 pitches in that outing.

Lauer didn't factor into the decision Sunday against the Cubs after allowing one run on 5.1 innings, giving up one hit and three walks while fanning six.

Lauer has been pitching at a high level of late, allowing one or fewer runs in each of his previous four starts while also posting two quality starts in that stretch. He has gone 2-0 with a blistering 1.09 ERA in September and seems to be gearing up for a strong end of the regular season.

Gonsolin tossed 2.1 innings out of the bullpen in Sunday's 8-5 win over the Reds, giving up three runs on three hits and two walks while striking out two.

Gonsolin was denied a second start of the week after the Dodgers opted to use him Sunday behind Clayton Kershaw, who was on a limited pitch count in his second outing since returning from the 60-day injured list. While the setup still seemingly put Gonsolin in favorable position to potentially scoop up a win, Kershaw ended up being the pitcher of record after he departed with a 6-1 lead after five innings. Gonsolin should slot back into the Los Angeles rotation when a fifth starter is next needed Saturday in Arizona.

Greinke didn't factor into the decision Sunday against Arizona after allowing five runs on five hits and a walk across our four innings, striking out three.

Greinke has now gone winless in each of his last five starts, posting an 0-3 record with a 7.56 ERA in that stretch despite logging two quality starts as well. He's now given up five or more runs while failing to pitch more than five frames in each of his last three contests.

Gallen didn't factor into the decision Sunday against the Astros after allowing four runs on five hits and a walk while fanning seven across six innings.

Gallen couldn't post what would've been his third quality start over his last four appearances, and it's also worth noting he has now given up at least three earned runs in each of those four contests as well. The right-hander has been a bit inconsistent of late and owns a 5.50 ERA across three starts (18 innings) this month. However, given that his last two starts have come against the Dodgers and Astros, his latest struggles aren't that surprising.

Gilbert (6-5) allowed just one run on three hits and a walk while striking out five over seven innings as he got the win over the Royals on Sunday.

Gilbert had his way with the Royals, retiring 17 of the first 18 hitters he faced before allowing a double and a single in the sixth to give Kansas City their only run of the day. Sunday was his first win since July 30 despite owning a 2.01 ERA and 0.94 WHIP over four starts in September. The 24-year-old rookie has had some inconsistency this year but has shown enough upside to prove that his future is bright. He now sits at a 4.74 ERA, 1.17 WHIP and 120:23 K:BB over 108.1 innings and tentatively lines up for a meeting against the Angels later in the week.

McClanahan (9-6) allowed one run on two hits and two walks while striking out seven over five innings Sunday in a loss to the Tigers.

McClanahan returned to the mound for the first time in 11 days after hitting the injured list due to back stiffness and looked to be on top of his game. He touched triple digits with his fastball and punched out seven guys after throwing just 64 pitches. The lone tally against him was allowing a solo home run to Eric Haase in the fourth. The 24-year-old hasn't reached six innings in five of his last six starts despite only giving up more than two runs just once in those outings. He'll take a 3.51 ERA, 1.27 WHIP and 135:36 K:BB over 115.1 innings into his next start, projected to be against the Marlins over the weekend again.

Gibson (10-8) took the loss in Sunday's 3-2 defeat at the hands of the Mets, allowing three runs on seven hits and a walk with nine strikeouts in 6.2 innings.

Gibson was rolling early before surrendering two runs in the fifth and one in the seventh to ultimately fall in line for the loss. The defeat is Gibson's third in his last four starts, though Sunday's outing was easily his best of the bunch. The 33-year-old lines up to face the Pirates on Friday in his next start.

Hill got a no-decision in Sunday's 3-2 win over Philadelphia, allowing two runs on six hits and a walk with seven strikeouts in 4.2 innings.

Hill permitted some traffic on the bases but limited the damage to a single run in the first and fifth innings. The start is his shortest since back on Aug. 16, and Hill has been solid of late despite not pitching deep into games with a 2.49 ERA in four starts this month.