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Gibson (10-5) picked up the win in Saturday's 7-0 victory over the Diamondbacks, allowing three hits over six scoreless innings. He struck out three without walking a batter.

The right-hander fired 66 of 99 pitches for strikes in his best outing yet since joining the Phillies. Gibson has been rock solid in August, and he's 5-for-5 in turning starts into quality starts -- his one bad outing this month came in relief. On the season, he sports a career-best 2.94 ERA and 1.18 WHIP through 150 innings, albeit with a less impressive 116:53 K:BB.

Mejia (0-1) took the loss Saturday, giving up four runs on eight hits and a walk over six innings as the Diamondbacks were downed 7-0 by the Phillies. He struck out three.

The right-hander's second start of the season didn't go quite as well as his first. Mejia served up back-to-back solo shots in the third inning to Odubel Herrera and Jean Segura among the six extra-base hits the Phillies racked up against him, while the Arizona offense only managed four hits in total all night. Mejia sports a 4.91 ERA and 1.55 WHIP through 11 innings, and it's not clear if he'll remain in the rotation beyond this outing.

Wainwright (13-7) pitched seven scoreless innings to pick up the win against Pittsburgh on Saturday, yielding three hits and one walk while striking out five.

As far as comfortable outings go, this one ranked near the top this season for Wainwright, who was gifted a 7-0 lead after three innings and was provided 13 total runs of support. The veteran hurler registered his eighth straight quality start and his third scoreless outing in his past four appearances. Over that span, he has allowed only two earned runs across 30 innings while posting a 25:3 K:BB. Wainwright has proven to be fantasy gold for those who trusted that he had something left in the tank -- his 13 wins are tied for third in the league, and his 2.97 ERA ranks 14th among qualified pitchers. He's projected to make his next start at Milwaukee on Friday.

Manager Bud Black said Gray exited Saturday's start against the Dodgers with right forearm tightness, Nick Groke of The Athletic reports.

Black indicated the injury was up toward Gray's elbow, though the apparent location of the tightness on the lateral side -- away from the UCL -- is a bit of potentially encouraging news. Regardless, any forearm or elbow injury is a concerning development for a pitcher, leaving Gray's status up in the air as he continues to be evaluated over the next few days. The right-hander didn't factor in the decision Saturday after giving up a run on two hits with three walks and two strikeouts over two innings.

Ynoa (4-4) allowed two runs on three hits and three walks with three strikeouts over six innings, taking the loss in Saturday's 5-0 defeat to the Giants.

Ynoa began Saturday night on shaky ground after coughing up a solo homer to Tommy La Stella in the first and allowing another run to score on a La Stella sac fly in the third, but rendered the Giants hitless in his final three innings of work. Though the strikeouts weren't there and the three free passes were a season high, Ynoa was able to get through six innings and keep the Braves in it against a hot Giants team. The right-hander figures to pitch next Thursday against the Rockies.

Webb (8-3) allowed five hits with one walk and six strikeouts over seven shutout innings, picking up the win in Saturday's 5-0 victory over the Braves.

Webb did it all on Saturday, even helping his own cause with a double as he cruised through seven dominant innings in Atlanta. The right-hander limited a potent Braves order to just five singles on the night while striking out six. After averaging four strikeouts per game over four starts in July, the 24-year-old has averaged 6.8 strikeouts over six starts in August. His ERA reflects this improvement, as it now sits at 1.41 for the month.

Gray was removed from Saturday's game against the Dodgers during the third inning with an apparent injury, Patrick Saunders of The Denver Post reports.

Gray appeared to be in pain when he left the field with an athletic trainer with the unspecified issue. The right-hander gave up a run on two hits with three walks and two strikeouts over two innings before departing the contest. The team has yet to officially announce an injury, and it's unclear whether the issue will affect his next turn through the rotation.

Stroman allowed two runs on seven hits and one walk with five strikeouts through six innings, taking a no-decision in Saturday's 5-3 win over the Nationals.

Stroman loaded the bases in the first and allowed two runs to score in the second before settling in to allow just two singles in the remaining four innings of his outing. The effort was enough to extend his quality start streak to three appearances. Hopefully this bodes well for his next start, which is tentatively slated to be against these same Nationals on Friday.

Houser (7-6) allowed five runs on five hits and three walks with four strikeouts through five innings, taking the loss in Saturday's 6-4 defeat to the Twins.

This was a perplexing outing for Houser. Through three innings, the right-hander was working on a no-hitter. In the fourth, the Twins sent 10 men to the plate and scored four times, as Houser gave up three hits, three walks and hit a batter. The 28-year-old followed that clunker of an inning up with a three-pitch frame in the fifth, retiring Jorge Polanco, Josh Donaldson and Max Kepler on back-to-back-to-back offerings. Regardless of the oddities associated with this start, the five runs are a letdown, as Houser entered play having allowed just one earned run in his last 16.2 innings.

Small (finger) was activated off the 7-day injured list and started for Triple-A Nashville on Saturday, Sounds broadcaster Jeff Hem reports.

Small delivered two scoreless frames in his first start since July 6 after being on the injured list with a strained tendon in his left middle finger. The 24-year-old made one rehab appearance with the rookie-level affiliate Tuesday and is now back with Nashville to close out the Triple-A season. He has a 1.77 ERA, 1.21 WHIP and 73:30 K:BB over 56 innings between Double-A and Triple-A this year.