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Gallen took a no-decision Saturday in the Diamondbacks' 5-2 loss to the Rockies after tossing seven shutout innings. He scattered three hits and one walk while striking out nine.

Gallen outdueled Colorado starter Kyle Freeland (two runs allowed over seven innings) and departed with the lead, but the Arizona bullpen was unable to seal the deal and kept the right-hander out of the win column for a 13th consecutive start. On the bright side, the nine strikeouts established a new season high for Gallen, and for at least one start, he navigated the unfavorable confines of Coors Field and solved the home-run problems that had been troubling him of late. Gallen had yielded eight gopher balls across his last five starts.

Freeland took a no-decision in Saturday's 5-2 win over the Diamondbacks after striking out a season-high 10 over seven innings. He surrendered two runs on six hits and a walk in the 90-pitch start.

Freeland submitted one of the best outings of his season -- at Coors Field, no less -- but he had the misfortune of the Rockies' bats not waking up until the late innings. The southpaw departed with a 2-0 deficit before Colorado tied the score in the bottom of the eighth, then won the game on Elias Diaz's walkoff, three-run home run. Though Freeland was denied a fourth straight win, he continued to build his case for being one of the more underrated fantasy standouts of the season with another strong performance. Over his last 11 outings, Freeland has turned in seven quality starts while posting a 2.53 ERA, 1.09 WHIP and 8.6 K/9.

Nola took a no-decision in Saturday's 4-3 loss to the Padres in 10 innings after giving up three runs (two earned) and striking out 11 in 8.2 frames. He scattered two hits and two walks during the 117-pitch outing.

Nola returned to the mound for the bottom of the ninth with a shot at securing his second complete game of the season, but he was unable to preserve the Phillies' 3-1 lead. After retiring two of the first three batters he faced in the inning, Nola served up a two-run, two-out home run to Jake Cronenworth to even the score before the Padres won the game in extras. Despite submitting a 3.32 FIP over his last five starts, Nola has no wins to show for it.

Alcantara (7-12) took the loss Sunday versus Cincinnati. He allowed two runs on four hits and two walks while striking out 11 in seven innings.

After giving up a 10-spot at Coors Field on Aug. 6, Alcantara has come back in dominant fashion. He's yielded just three runs across his last 22 innings while dialing up 25 strikeouts, but he has a 1-2 record to show for that impressive stretch of pitching. While Miami's offense isn't likely to provide a lot of help, Alcantara likely deserves a few more wins than the seven he's earned in 26 starts. He takes a 3.35 ERA, 1.12 WHIP and 146:46 K:BB across 158.1 innings into his next start, projected for a rematch with Cincinnati next weekend.

Lorenzen walked one in a scoreless inning to earn the save in Sunday's 3-1 win over Miami.

Lorenzen has now converted saves on consecutive days. The 29-year-old has yet to give up a run this season while scattering six hits and seven walks across 13.1 innings. He's added five holds in 12 appearances, so it's clear that manager David Bell trusts Lorenzen in the late innings, whether as a closer or a setup man.

Gutierrez (9-4) allowed one run on three hits and a walk while striking out eight over seven innings to earn the win over Miami on Sunday.

The right-hander rattled off a sixth straight quality start, and his eight strikeouts were a season high. Gutierrez's lone mistake was an RBI double to Jesus Sanchez in the fourth inning. He's now made 16 starts with a 3.68 ERA, 1.29 WHIP and 73:35 K:BB across 93 innings. The 25-year-old lines up to get a rematch with the Marlins in Miami next weekend.

Cueto (elbow) is expected to return from the 10-day injured list to start Wednesday's game against the Mets in New York, Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

Cueto will presumably throw a bullpen session Monday before the Giants sign off on him rejoining the rotation this week, but the 35-year-old right-hander looks on track to return from the IL just a few days beyond the minimum amount of time. The impending arrival of Cueto will help restore depth in the San Francisco rotation after Anthony DeSclafani (ankle) was moved to the IL on Sunday.

Toussaint (3-2) allowed a run on five hits and three walks while striking out five in 5.1 innings to earn the win over the Orioles on Sunday.

Although Toussaint gave up seven runs in his final start in July, he's been much more effective across four outings in August. He's lasted at least five innings in each of his last four starts and has picked up back-to-back wins. Since the start of August, the 25-year-old has recorded a 2.86 ERA and 1.23 WHIP in 22 innings. Since Ian Anderson (shoulder) will likely return next weekend, it's not yet clear whether Toussaint will remain in the rotation.

Dodgers manager Dave Roberts confirmed that Urias (calf) is "trending" to return from the 10-day injured list to start Tuesday's series opener in San Diego, Eric Stephen of TrueBlueLA.com reports.

Urias was placed on the 10-day injured list Aug. 14 with a left calf contusion, but the 25-year-old southpaw looks like he'll be ready to go after a minimum-length stay on the shelf. Assuming Urias is feeling fine physically coming out of his pre-start bullpen session, he likely won't face many limitations Tuesday, given the brevity of his stay on the IL.

Paddack (oblique) is scheduled to throw another bullpen session Monday before the Padres determine his next step in the recovery process, Kevin Acee of The San Diego Union-Tribune reports.

If all goes well Monday, Paddack will most likely get the green light to face hitters later in the week, but the Padres don't appear to be counting on him returning from the 10-day injured list until the final week of August or first week of September in a best-case scenario. Paddack's last appearance for San Diego came July 27 before he was shut down with the left oblique strain.