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Selby will serve as the Pirates' opening pitcher for Saturday's game versus the Cubs, Kevin Gorman of TribLive.com reports.

Selby has struck out 13 but allowed seven runs while walking six over his first 8.2 major-league innings. He'll pick up his first big-league start Saturday but will likely work just one or two frames before giving way to Osvaldo Bido, who could be ticketed for a bulk-relief role.

Uceta cleared waivers Friday and was sent outright to Triple-A Iowa, Meghan Montemurro of the Chicago Tribune reports.

The Cubs claimed Uceta off waivers from the Mets last week and immediately optioned him to Triple-A. He'll remain in the Cubs' farm system but lose his spot on the 40-man roster. The 25-year-old righty has surrendered six runs in 5.2 Triple-A innings this season.

The Marlins placed Soriano on the paternity list Friday, Daniel Alvarez-Montes of ElExtraBase.com reports.

Soriano will be allowed to miss up to three games while he spends time with his growing family. JT Chargois (ribs) was activated from the 15-day injured list to fill Soriano's spot on the roster.

The Marlins reinstated Chargois (ribs) from the 15-day injured list Friday, Daniel Alvarez-Montes of ElExtraBase.com reports.

Chargois landed on the IL on Aug. 5 due to a strained right rib cage. He holds a 3.60 ERA and 1.20 WHIP since the beginning of July and will likely continue to serve in middle relief. George Soriano was placed on the paternity list in a corresponding move.

The Rockies designated Bruihl for assignment Friday.

Since being acquired from the Dodgers ahead of the trade deadline, Bruihl has surrendered six runs in just 3.2 frames with the Rockies. As a result, he'll be cast off the 40-man roster and replaced in the bullpen by Evan Justice, who was selected from Triple-A Albuquerque on Friday.

Suarez was suspended 10 games Friday for the alleged use of foreign substances on the mound during Wednesday's win over Miami, Jon Heyman of the New York Post reports.

Suarez will appeal the decision and remain active until the appeal is heard. The 32-year-old reliever was ejected prior to appearing in the eighth inning of Wednesday's contest after umpires determined his left arm was too sticky. Suarez has been adamant that what the umpires found was just sunscreen.

Zuniga was recalled from Triple-A Memphis on Friday, Lynn Worthy of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports.

Zuniga has made two appearances with the Cardinals this season, yielding one run with a 4:0 K:BB in two frames. He's a hard thrower but has had major issues finding the strike zone this year at Memphis, walking 20 in 30.2 innings.

VerHagen was placed on the bereavement list Friday, Lynn Worthy of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports.

VerHagen figures to be away from the Cardinals for the duration of their weekend series in Philadelphia before rejoining the roster early next week when they return home. Guillermo Zuniga is taking his spot in the bullpen.

Ferguson did not factor into the decision Thursday, allowing one hit and zero walks over a scoreless inning against the Guardians.

Ferguson opened the game for the Dodgers and retired the first two batters he faced before hitting Kole Calhoun with a pitch. He also allowed a single in the inning but was able to work his way out of the jam before being relieved by Ryan Yarbrough to open the second. The reliever has not allowed a run in six of his last appearances, though he's also recorded just two strikeouts over that stretch.

Lambert did not factor into the decision Thursday, allowing two runs on four hits and one walk over five innings against the Rays. He struck out six.

Lambert got taken deep by Luke Raley on a hanging four-seamer to lead off the bottom of the second and was again victimized by the outfielder in the fourth, this time on a triple, before the latter came around to score a second time. Those would be the only two runs allowed by Lambert on the afternoon as he made it through at least five innings for the third consecutive start. The right-hander has allowed at least one home run in each of his last four starts and now carries a 5.19 ERA in August. On a positive note, he's issued just one walk in each of his last three outings, striking out 15 over that stretch.