Minor improved to 10-6 after throwing six scoreless innings Wednesday against the Athletics, striking out four and allowing just one hit and one walk.

EDGE Analysis

Minor missed a start due to back stiffness but showed no ill effects Wednesday, posting one of his best starts of the season. The only apparent effect of the issue was that Minor left after throwing just 73 pitches despite facing the minimum through six innings. The veteran lefty has now won his last four starts.

Minor (back) will take the hill Wednesday against the Athletics.

EDGE Analysis

Minor will not require a stint on the DL or miss another start after being scratched from Friday's outing due to back stiffness. Across 22 starts this year, he's posted a 4.61 ERA and 100 strikeouts in 123 innings of work.

Manager Jeff Banister is optimistic that Minor (back) will be able to return to the rotation sometime this week, Evan Grant of the Dallas Morning News reports.

EDGE Analysis

Minor was scratched from a scheduled start last Friday and, regardless of the manager's optimism, his return is uncertain.

Minor (7-6) tossed six innings Sunday, yielding two runs on four hits (one homer) and a walk while striking out eight, earning the win over Houston.

EDGE Analysis

In his last start of July, the 30-year-old southpaw earned his first victory of the month after going 0-2 in his last four outings. Minor allowed a solo homer off the bat of Tyler White in the second inning, but shut down the dangerous Astros lineup, albeit one that was missing a few regulars, for most of the afternoon. He'll carry a mediocre 4.73 ERA into Saturday's home contest against the Orioles.

Minor allowed two runs on four hits in five innings against the A's on Tuesday, striking out five and walking one in a no-decision.

EDGE Analysis

Minor's runs allowed came off solo home runs from Mark Canha and Jed Lowrie, and he was saddled with a no-decision as the Rangers bullpen couldn't hold an eight-run lead. Minor has gone winless in his last four consecutive starts and now sports a 4.83 ERA, 1.22 WHIP and a .255 batting average against. His next start will be against the Astros in Houston.

Minor (6-6) allowed six runs (five earned) on four hits and two walks while striking out one Sunday against the Orioles as he was tabbed with the loss.

EDGE Analysis

Minor coughed up a four-run lead after allowing a solo homer in the first followed by five more in the third. Despite a rough outing, the 30-year-old lefty had turned in six straight starts with three earned runs or fewer prior to Sunday. He sits with a 4.89 ERA and 1.23 WHIP with a 79:24 K:BB over 99.1 innings going into the All-Star break.

Minor allowed four runs (three earned) on seven hits and three walks while striking out four over six innings in Wednesday's extra-inning loss to the Astros. He did not factor into the decision.

EDGE Analysis

Minor was staked out to a 4-0 lead through three innings, but he gave it all back in part due to a pair of home runs allowed. Though it was a clear step back from his last outing -- when he took a perfect game into the seventh inning against the Padres -- it was still good for his fifth straight quality start. That stretch has dropped his ERA over a full run since the start of June, so he'll carry a 4.63 mark in that department and 74:22 K:BB over 91.1 innings into Monday's start against the Red Sox.

Minor didn't factor into the decision in Saturday's 5-2 win over the Rockies, allowing two runs on five hits and two walks over seven innings while striking out six.

EDGE Analysis

The left-hander put together arguably his best start of the season, throwing 62 of 102 pitches for strikes as he completed seven innings for just the second time in 2018. Minor only has four quality starts on the season, but two of them have come in his last two trips to the mound. He'll carry a 5.35 ERA into his next outing Friday in Minnesota.

Minor will start Saturday against the Rockies.

EDGE Analysis

This will be Minor's first start in a week. The left-hander faced the Astros the last time out, getting a no-decision while allowing three runs in six innings.

Minor is scheduled to start Saturday against the Astros, Dave Sessions of MLB.com reports.

EDGE Analysis

Minor's turn in the rotation was pushed out a couple of days and will make his third start of the season against Houston. He has a 6.52 ERA, having allowed seven runs on eight hits (one home runs) and three walks over 9.2 innings.