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Giolito allowed four runs on five hits and six walks while striking out one over 4.2 innings in a no-decision versus the Padres on Saturday.

Giolito hasn't had control problems this year, but he struggled to find the strike zone Saturday, landing just 55 of 97 pitches for strikes. The six walks were double his previous season high, but he's now allowed four or more runs in three of his last five starts. Giolito has a reasonable 3.77 ERA, 1.25 WHIP and 82:33 K:BB through 100.1 innings over 18 starts this year, and his recent shaky performance can be chalked up to a tough run of opponents. His next start is projected to be at home versus the Marlins.

Bassitt (11-6) took the loss Saturday, allowing three runs on six hits and two walks over 4.2 innings against the Dodgers. He struck out two.

The right-hander made it through three scoreless frames before giving up a two-run homer to Max Muncy in the fourth inning and a towering solo shot to Shohei Ohtani in the fifth, which put him on track for the loss. Bassitt has had an inconsistent season, recording a 4.17 ERA and 1.32 WHIP, but he's remained dependable in taking the ball every fifth day and providing length, logging 133.2 innings across 25 appearances.

Larnach (side) went grounded out as a pinch hitter in his lone plate appearance in Saturday's 2-0 loss to the Royals.

Larnach had been out of the lineup for the previous three games due to left side soreness as well as soreness in both of his arms, according to Phil Miller of the Minnesota Star Tribune. However, his return to action off the bench Saturday suggests he'll rejoin the lineup soon.

Richardson underwent a procedure to remove a parasite from his digestive tract earlier this week, the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports. He lost weight while battling the stomach illness.

Richardson was placed on the injured list with an illness Monday. It was initially thought he could return when first eligible, but given the severity of the ailment and his weight loss, he'll likely need to go on a rehab outing or two to regain his strength.

Urena is slated to start Sunday against the Royals at Target Field, Phil Miller of the Minnesota Star Tribune reports.

Urena will make a second straight turn through the rotation after he started last Sunday versus Cleveland and gave up two runs over four innings. The right-hander could have a longer leash versus Kansas City, but his poor ratios on the season (5.24 ERA, 1.52 WHIP, 7.1 K-BB%) over stops with four different teams render him a poor streaming option.

Henderson went 1-for-3 with a three-run home run in Saturday's 11-3 loss to the Athletics.

Henderson's three-run blast in the first inning accounted for all of the Orioles' offense Saturday. The shortstop has hit safely in 11 of his past 14 games, tallying three homers, 14 RBI, 15 runs scored and two stolen bases during that stretch. For the year, he's slashing .284/.354/.466 with 14 long balls, 50 RBI, 66 runs scored and 15 steals across 458 plate appearances.

Langeliers went 3-for-4 with a home run, a double, a walk, three total RBI and two total runs scored in Saturday's 11-3 win over the Orioles.

Langeliers fell a triple shy of the cycle, opening the scoring with a two-run homer in the first inning and adding an RBI double in the fifth. Over his past 14 games, the the 27-year-old has hit safely 12 times with seven multi-hit efforts, 14 extra-base hits, 14 RBI and 16 runs scored. For the season, he's slashing .274/.323/.546 with 23 homers, 52 RBI, 48 runs scored and five steals across 359 plate appearances.

Ober (4-7) took the loss against the Royals on Saturday, allowing one run on four hits and one walk while striking out four across six innings.

Ober started his outing strong by retiring the first seven batters he faced, and despite limiting the Royals' offense to a Maikel Garcia RBI double in the third, there wasn't enough run support from the Twins batters to avoid the loss. It was Ober's seventh quality start of the season and first since returning from a left hip impingement Aug. 2. Ober is in line to make his next start at home against the Tigers next week.

Rooker went 2-for-5 with a home run, a double and four RBI in Saturday's 11-3 win over the Orioles.

Rooker put the Athletics ahead with a three-run homer in the third inning before adding an RBI double in the fifth. The 30-year-old is 9-for-33 through eight August contests, tallying four extra-base hits, eight RBI, five runs scored and a rare stolen base in that span. For the season, he's slashing .274/.346/.500 with 24 homers, 70 RBI, 73 runs scored and five steals across 518 plate appearances.

Perkins (1-2) earned the win against the Orioles on Saturday, allowing one run on three hits and one walk with five strikeouts over six innings.

Perkins allowed a three-run homer in the first inning but rebounded with five scoreless frames to earn his first career win. The 25-year-old also logged his first major-league quality start, bouncing back after surrendering four runs over three innings in his rotation debut Sunday. He'll carry a 4.08 ERA, 1.05 WHIP and 28:11 K:BB across 28.2 innings into a home matchup with the Angels next weekend.