Whitley fired a scoreless eighth inning in Monday's 7-3 loss to the Royals. He struck out one.

EDGE Analysis

Whitley has whittled his ERA down to a stellar 0.64, putting him behind only the Indians' Andrew Miller and the White Sox's Anthony Swarzak in that category with respect to AL relievers who've thrown more than 10.0 innings. The 27-year-old's sole slip-up came in his previous outing on May 5, when he gave up an earned run over 1.1 innings against the Blue Jays. The 27-year-old right-hander is not only a trusted late-inning option, but can work more than one frame in a pinch, as he's already done on five occasions this season.