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Cease (7-6) allowed three earned runs on seven hits and two walks while striking out five across five innings, taking the loss to the Twins on Wednesday.

Cease surrendered a solo home run to Max Kepler in the third inning. In addition, he gave up four straight hits with two outs in the fifth frame that added two more runs on the board for the Twins. The 25-year-old has struggled keeping the ball in the park, allowing at least one homer in seven of his last eight starts. During that stretch, he has a 5.49 ERA in 41 frames. Cease carries a 4.21 ERA, a 1.31 WHIP and a 11.6 K/9 in 102.2 innings for the season.

Lyles (5-7) took the loss against Detroit on Wednesday, completing seven innings and allowing four runs on six hits and one walk while striking out five.

It wasn't a terrible outing for the right-hander, as he tied a season high by going seven innings. However, he was stung by three long balls among the six hits he gave up, accounting for all of the runs the Tigers managed to tally against him. Lyles has given up a whopping seven round trippers over his past two starts, and only teammate Mike Foltynewicz (28 homers) has yielded more long balls overall this season. Lyles is tentatively slated to make his next start at home versus Arizona on Tuesday.

Ray (8-5) was tagged with the loss Wednesday against Boston. He completed five innings, allowing four runs on five hits and one walk while striking out four.

Both Ray and opposing starter Garrett Richards gave up three home runs in the contest, but Richards was able to go a little deeper into the game and picked up the win. Ray entered the contest having totaled 13.2 scoreless innings over his past two starts but couldn't contain Boston's bats, tying a season-worst mark by allowing four earned runs. The southpaw also notched his lowest strikeout total since April 18 after registering double-digit punchouts in four of his previous eight starts. He'll try to get back into the win column in his next appearance, which is tentatively scheduled to come in a rematch against Boston -- this time on the road -- early next week.

Urias got a no-decision in Wednesday's 4-2 loss to San Francisco, allowing one run on three hits and a walk with five strikeouts in seven innings.

Urias surrendered a first-inning home run to Mike Yastrzemski but settled down thereafter, permitting just three baserunners all game moving forward. Unfortunately for the young lefty, the typically reliable Kenley Jansen gave up two home runs in the ninth to blow the lead and erase Urias' potential league-leading 13th victory. He lines up to face the Giants again early next week.

Webb pitched five innings in Wednesday's 4-2 win against the Dodgers, allowing two runs on three hits and three walks with five strikeouts. He didn't factor into the decision.

Webb pitched well against a formidable Los Angeles lineup, limiting the damage to a Chris Taylor home run and an AJ Pollock RBI double. However, he was in line for the loss until San Francisco staged a ninth-inning rally. He's now allowed three runs in 12 innings since returning from the IL, and the Giants have won six straight games in which Webb has made an appearance.

McCullers allowed four earned runs on six hits and two walks while striking out eight across five innings in the loss to Cleveland on Wednesday. He did not factor into the decision.

McCullers allowed just one run through five innings, but he was pulled in the sixth inning after loading the bases without recording an out. All three of the runners he was responsible for scored and Cleveland took the lead. Although four runs allowed in five innings isn't a terrible start, it was the most runs he's allowed since April 14. The 27-year-old's ERA rose above 3.00, but it still sits at a career-best 3.04. In addition, he has a strong 10.5 K/9.

Hendricks pitched 6.1 innings during Wednesday's 3-2 extra-inning loss to St. Louis, allowing two runs on eight hits with three strikeouts. He didn't factor into the decision.

Hendricks cruised through six innings but allowed two hits and a run in the seventh before departing. He would have been the loser if not for Eric Sogard's tying hit in the ninth. This was Hendricks' 12th quality start in his last 13 appearances. Interestingly enough, three of his four lowest strikeout totals this season have come against the Cardinals.

Wainwright got a no-decision in Wednesday's 3-2 extra-inning win against the Cubs, allowing one run on six hits with five strikeouts in seven innings.

Wainwright had his vintage stuff working Wednesday, allowing just a single run in the third and only requiring 84 pitches to manage seven innings, departing with a 2-1 lead. However, St. Louis' bullpen blew the lead before the Cardinals won in extras. The 84 pitches were Wainwright's fewest since he made his first start of the season April 3, though it was his first quality start since July 1. The veteran now owns a 3.56 ERA -- his lowest full-season mark since 2014.

Suarez (4-3) allowed one run (none earned) on one hit across one inning to take the loss Wednesday against the Yankees.

Suarez entered the game with the score tied and one out in the bottom of the ninth with runners on second and third. He managed to get out of the jam without allowing a run, sending the game to extra innings. He remained in the game for the bottom of the 10th frame, when he surrendered a single that ended the game due to a runner starting on second base. Suarez has served as the team's primary closer across the last few weeks, and he's largely been successful in the role. Given that strong recent track record and his strong work in the ninth inning, this outing isn't likely to affect his ability to earn save chances moving forward.

Manning (2-3) allowed two runs (one earned) across six innings to pick up the win Wednesday against the Rangers. He gave up four hits and two walks while striking out four.

Manning got the call from Triple-A Toledo coming out of the All-Star break, and the 23-year-old turned in his best start at the MLB level. It was the first time in six appearances during his rookie campaign that he lasted at least six innings, while the one earned run was a new career best as well. Manning should continue to pick up starts for the Tigers as they evaluate him for the future. He's scheduled to take the hill again Monday against the Twins.