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Sale (elbow) allowed one run on five hits and one walk while striking out seven over five innings for Triple-A Worcester on Saturday.

Sale was dominant during what is expected to be his second-to-last minor-league start, stretching out to five innings and 81 pitches. Assuming there are no setbacks, he'll likely make one more start for the WooSox as early as Aug. 5 before rejoining the Red Sox.

Ynoa (hand) is scheduled to begin a rehab assignment Sunday at High-A Rome.

Ynoa will be making his first appearance in affiliated ball since May 16, when he fractured his right hand after punching a bench in frustration during a rough start against Milwaukee. Even after taking his second loss of the season in that outing, Ynoa had been in the midst of a breakout campaign; before landing on the shelf, he posted a 3.02 ERA, 1.05 WHIP and 50:11 K:BB across 44.2 innings. Because of his prolonged shutdown, Ynoa will likely require two or three rehab outings to get ramped up for starting duty, but he should still make for a quality option to stash in deeper leagues for fantasy managers that have some roster flexibility.

Greinke allowed six runs (four earned) on eight hits and two walks while striking out four over four-plus innings in a no-decision against the Giants on Saturday.

In 53 innings at Oracle Park entering Saturday's game, Grienke never allowed a home run. That changed Saturday. He permitted four long balls, giving him 22 allowed over 130.2 innings for a career-worst 1.5 HR/9. Balls were flying out of the venue, as Houston bashed three to San Francisco's five, contributing to the season-high runs allowed by Greinke. It's a game to shake off and look toward the next one if you're a pitcher, which for Greinke is expected to be Friday at home against the Twins.

Kopech (3-1) allowed five runs on five hits and one walk while striking out one over one inning to take the loss against Cleveland on Saturday.

This outing came out of the blue for Kopech, who had not allowed more than one run in any of his previous appearances this season and had surrendered just two earned runs over 15 innings entering Saturday's contest. As such, the White Sox will be reviewing tape to ensure the right-hander was not tipping pitches, Scott Merkin of MLB.com reports.

Hendricks (13-4) picked up the win in Saturday's 6-3 victory over the Nationals, allowing one run on four hits and a walk over seven innings. He struck out three.

The veteran right-hander wasn't fazed by the depleted lineup behind him following a busy trade deadline for the Cubs, as he tossed 71 of 100 pitches for strikes en route to his fifth quality start in his last six outings and his 16th of the season. Hendricks will take a 3.71 ERA, 1.27 WHIP and 94:26 K:BB through 128.2 innings into his next start.

Anderson didn't factor into the decision in Saturday's 5-4 extra-inning loss to the Rangers, allowing three runs on six hits over 5.1 innings. He struck out three without walking a batter.

The southpaw held Texas scoreless for four innings in his Seattle debut before he began to fade, and Anderson exited after 87 pitches (62 strikes). He was in line for the loss before the M's tied it up in the top of the ninth to get him off the hook. Justin Dunn (shoulder) and Justus Sheffield (forearm) are expected to rejoin the rotation at some point in August, which could push Anderson into a long-relief role, but until then the 31-year-old will try to help keep his new club in the wild-card hunt. On the season, he sports a 4.39 ERA, 1.20 WHIP and 89:25 K:BB through 108.2 innings.

Eovaldi (9-6) took the loss Saturday, coughing up six runs (five earned) on six hits and a walk over 5.1 innings as the Red Sox fell 9-5 to the Rays. He struck out six.

Four of the six hits off Eovaldi went for extra bases, including two-run homers by Ji-Man Choi and Francisco Mejia -- the first time all season he's served up multiple home runs in a game. The right-hander tossed 105 pitches (69 strikes) before exiting, and he'll take a 3.71 ERA, 1.19 WHIP and 120:22 K:BB through 121.1 innings into his next outing.

Irvin (7-10) was charged with the loss Saturday against the Angels after allowing one run on five hits with six strikeouts and a walk across 6.1 innings.

Shohei Ohtani doubled home a run during the third inning, but Irvin otherwise kept the Halos off the board. The left-hander has lost three of his past four starts, though he had no chance to win Saturday as Oakland's offense was unable to scratch across a run. Irvin has a 3.50 ERA, 1.18 WHIP and 90:22 K:BB over 123.1 innings this season and should take the mound versus the Rangers next weekend.

Manoah (3-1) earned the win Saturday versus Kansas City after giving up two hits and a walk with four strikeouts over seven shutout innings.

Manoah made his first start since July 9 after dealing with a back injury and surrendered only a pair of singles to the Royals. The right-hander hasn't allowed an earned run in three of his past four outings and has a 0.76 ERA, 0.80 WHIP and 29:7 K:BB across 23.3 innings during that stretch. He has an impressive 2.47 ERA and 0.97 WHIP through his first eight major-league starts and should be a consistent presence in Toronto's rotation down the stretch.

Darvish (7-6) lost Saturday's 5-3 contest with Colorado, allowing five runs on five hits and two walks with eight strikeouts in six innings.

Like much of July, Darvish struggled in this one, surrendering three home runs and five total runs for his fourth time allowing at least four runs in five starts this month. It was the All-Star's fourth loss of July and Darvish's ERA has climbed more than a full run from 2.44 to 3.48 in the stretch. He'll look to get back on track next weekend against the lowly Diamondbacks.