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Kelly (11-7) allowed three runs on six hits and struck out two without walking a batter over 6.1 innings to earn the win over the Athletics on Saturday.

This was Kelly's second straight win and fourth straight quality start. It was also the third time in six starts with the Rangers where he didn't walk a batter. He gave up solo home runs to Lawrence Butler and Brent Rooker in the third inning, but the Rangers' lead was never under any serious threat. Kelly is now at a 3.24 ERA, 1.05 WHIP and 149:46 K:BB through 164 innings over 28 starts between Texas and Arizona. He's projected to avoid facing his former team next week and is instead lined up for a home start versus the Astros.

Arrighetti didn't factor into the decision against the Angels on Saturday, allowing one run on one hit and five walks while striking out eight over 6.1 innings.

Arrighetti kept the Angels hitless into the third inning before surrendering a solo homer to Zach Neto, which accounted for both his only hit and run allowed. Despite the strong overall line, the right-hander's control issues resurfaced with five walks, a problem that had also plagued him in recent outings. Even so, Saturday's performance brought positives, as Arrighetti set a season high with eight strikeouts and notched his first quality start since returning from the injured list.

Hendricks didn't factor into the decision against the Astros on Saturday, allowing one run on seven hits while striking out two over six innings.

Hendricks gave up at least one hit in every inning except his last, but he managed to limit the damage by holding Houston to just a 1-for-8 tally with runners in scoring position, with the one hit coming on Jesus Sanchez's third-inning RBI infield single. The outing was a much-needed rebound for the veteran, who had surrendered 16 earned runs over 18.2 innings across his previous four starts entering Saturday. The right-hander will take his 4.89 ERA, 1.31 WHIP and 89:37 K:BB into his next scheduled start against Kansas City, a potentially favorable streaming spot considering the Royals are sitting near the bottom of the league in production against righties.

Vargas went 2-for-4 with a three-run home run in Saturday's 6-1 win over the Dodgers.

Vargas logged his first multi-hit effort since his Aug. 18 return from a foot injury. He's gone 5-for-23 with two extra-base hits and six RBI over his last eight contests, and his homer Saturday was just his second of the year. The infielder has added a .255/.269/.451 slash line with 10 RBI, six runs scored, two doubles, one triple and no stolen bases across 52 plate appearances. Vargas remains in a part-time role, though he has multiple paths into the lineup due to his defensive versatility.

Carroll went 2-for-4 with a solo home run and a double in Saturday's 6-1 win over the Dodgers.

Carroll opened the scoring with a solo shot off Tyler Glasnow in the seventh inning. This was Carroll's seventh homer of the month but just his second over the last 18 games. The star outfielder is up to 28 long balls, 68 RBI, 91 runs scored, 21 stolen bases and a .256/.331/.553 slash line through 120 contests this season.

Rodriguez (6-8) allowed four hits and four walks while striking out four over six scoreless innings to earn the win Saturday over the Dodgers.

Rodriguez wasn't exactly stingy in this performance, but he was effective enough to avoid letting the high number of walks burn him. The southpaw had posted a 22:17 K:BB over 32.1 innings across his six starts in August while allowing 17 runs, though he was able to sprinkle in a couple of quality starts in that span. Rodriguez has a 5.40 ERA, 1.62 WHIP and 120:51 K:BB through 125 innings over 24 starts this season. He's projected to face one of his former teams, the Red Sox, in a home start for his next outing.

Glasnow (1-3) allowed three runs on four hits and struck out six without walking a batter over seven innings, taking the loss Saturday versus the Diamondbacks.

Glasnow threw 65 of 100 pitches for strikes in this outing, which was his first without issuing a walk all season. He traded zeroes with Eduardo Rodriguez until the seventh inning, when Arizona was able to put up all three of the runs on Glasnow's line. He hadn't completed six frames in any of his last three starts. On the year, Glasnow has a 3.41 ERA, 1.11 WHIP and 81:32 K:BB through 68.2 innings over 14 starts. He's lined up to make his next start at Baltimore.

Doval earned the save in Saturday's 5-3 win over the White Sox, allowing one unearned run in a hitless 11th inning.

Called upon in the 11th inning to protect a three-run lead, Doval worked around an RBI groundout by Will Robertson but faced the minimum amount of hitters to lock down his 16th save of the season, and his first since being acquired by New York. The outing was another encouraging step (his fourth straight appearance without an earned run allowed) for the right-hander, who entered Saturday with a 5.23 ERA, 1.94 WHIP and two blown saves in two chances since joining the Yankees.

Smith earned a save against the Mariners on Saturday, striking out three batters over 1.1 perfect innings.

Smith entered with two outs in the eighth inning and got Josh Naylor to ground out on two pitches. The right-handed hurler returned for the ninth and carved up Seattle's 4-5-6- hitters, striking out the side on 14 pitches. Smith seems to be rounding back into form following a rough three-game stretch during which he blew two saves and gave up four runs over 2.1 innings. Smith has subsequently gone 2-for-2 in save chances and picked up one win while giving up just one hit across three scoreless frames over three appearances.

Williams (9-5) earned the win over Seattle on Saturday, allowing one run on four hits and one walk while striking out eight batters over seven innings.

Williams got through six scoreless frames before serving up a solo homer to Jorge Polanco in the seventh. That was the only run the Mariners managed against the righty hurler, who racked up 16 whiffs. This was an excellent bounce-back effort for Williams, who gave up three runs and lasted just 3.1 innings against the Rangers in his previous start. Despite that rough outing, Williams has been very good in the second half of the season, recording a 2.33 ERA, 0.99 WHIP and 48:16 K:BB through 46.1 frames.