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Hudson (3-2) pitched six innings of one-run ball, allowing a hit and four walks while striking out four in a win over the Reds on Saturday.

Hudson was excellent in the start, outside of allowing a run via three walks and a fielder's choice in the third inning. The lone hit against Hudson was a Joey Votto double in the sixth. The 25-year-old Hudson dropped his ERA to 2.92 with a 0.97 WHIP and 31 strikeouts in 37 innings this year. He's won three straight starts and will look to keep that hot run going Thursday in Pittsburgh.

Antone (0-2) gave up two runs on four hits and three walks while striking out three over three innings in a loss to the Cardinals on Saturday.

Antone got through three innings fine, but he was charged with both of his two runs in the fourth. The Reds only scored once in the game, so Antone took his second loss in nine appearances (four starts). The right-hander has a solid 2.86 ERA, 1.09 WHIP and 36:14 K:BB across 28.1 innings this year. If Antone gets another start, it would likely be against the White Sox next weekend.

Lopez (1-2) allowed three hits and a walk while striking out two across five innings to earn the win Saturday against the Tigers.

Lopez was handed 12 runs of support in the five innings he threw, though he took care of the Tigers lineup as well. He allowed only one extra-base hit, also generating 15 called strikes and 10 swinging strikes across 75 total pitches. This was Lopez's longest and most successful outing of the season and lowered his ERA to 5.52 across 14.2 total frames. He's projected to draw his next start Friday at Cincinnati.

Cabrera will be available for Sunday's game against the Reds after being removed from Saturday's contest for precautionary reasons related to a fingernail injury, Anne Rogers of MLB.com reports.

The cracked fingernail is an issue the left-hander has dealt with since spring training, and it cropped up again Saturday while throwing his warm-up pitches, so he didn't actually face a batter. Cabrera has been solid out of the bullpen with a 3.29 ERA, 1.17 WHIP and 19:11 K:BB over 13.2 innings this season.

Fulmer (0-2) allowed five earned runs on nine hits and one walk while striking out one across 2.2 innings to take the loss Saturday against the White Sox.

Fulmer struggled immediately, surrendering three runs in the opening frame. He turned in a scoreless second inning before being chased from the game after giving up two additional runs in the third. Fulmer has struggled for the majority of the season, as he's never gotten more than nine outs in an outing and has allowed at least three runs in five of his eight appearances. He's projected to make his next appearance Friday against Cleveland.

Stiever will be called up from the alternate training site to start Sunday's game against the Tigers, Daryl Van Schouwen of the Chicago Sun-Times reports.

The 23-year-old has never pitched above the High-A level, but he'll join the White Sox on Sunday to make his major-league debut against the Tigers. It's likely to be a spot start for Stiever, who had a 3.48 ERA, 1.18 WHIP and 154:27 K:BB over 145 innings last year in the minors.

Howard was removed from Saturday's start against the Marlins with right shoulder stiffness, Meghan Montemurro of The Athletic reports.

The 24-year-old exited during the fourth inning due to the injury after surrendering three runs on two hits with five strikeouts and two walks over 3.2 innings. The severity of the injury remains unclear, leaving Howard's availability for his next turn through the rotation up in the air.

Howard left in the fourth inning of his start Saturday against the Marlins with an apparent injury, Scott Lauber of The Philadelphia Inquirer reports.

The nature and severity of Howard's injury are not yet clear. The rookie had been pitching quite well before giving up a three-run homer to Brian Anderson on his final pitch. He'll finish with five strikeouts and two walks in just 3.2 innings.

Montero struck out one in a perfect seventh inning to record the save in Game 1 of Saturday's doubleheader against the Athletics.

The right-hander threw eight of his 10 pitches for strikes and made quick work of Oakland to close out the matinee. Montero has converted all eight of his save chances and has a 2.13 ERA, 0.72 WHIP and 14:3 K:BB across 12.2 innings this season.

Santana was optioned to the alternate training site Saturday, Ken Gurnick of MLB.com reports.

The 24-year-old has been in the majors all season, but he'll head to the alternate site with Pedro Baez (groin) returning from the injured list. Santana has a 5.29 ERA, 1.29 WHIP and 18:7 K:BB over 17 innings this season.