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Ynoa (hand) tossed two innings in his rehab start Sunday for High-A Rome, allowing six earned runs on eight hits and a walk while striking out two.

Ynoa displayed plenty of rust Sunday, which was to be expected after he had been sidelined since mid-May with a fractured right hand. Though the results left much to be desired, Ynoa tossed 51 pitches in the outing, a workload that suggests he may only need one or two more rehab starts before he's stretched out enough to rejoin the Atlanta rotation. Prior to landing on the injured list, Ynoa went 4-2 with a 3.02 ERA, 1.05 WHIP and 50:11 K:BB in 44.2 innings over nine appearances (eight starts) with Atlanta.

Keller (3-8) was tagged with the loss Sunday against the Phillies after allowing four runs on eight hits while fanning two across five innings.

Keller posted a 3.21 ERA across 28 innings at Triple-A, but he can't seem to break through at the big-league level. He sits with a 7.05 ERA across 13 starts (52.1 innings) and has been particularly brutal of late, giving up 10 earned runs with seven strikeouts and six walks over his last 9.2 innings (three starts).

Gibson (7-3) earned the win Sunday against the Pirates after tossing 6.2 innings of two-run ball, allowing five hits and two walks while fanning five.

Gibson was composed on the mound and completed a 113-pitch outing to make a good first impression with his new team. The last two outings have been somewhat of a bounce-back stretch for the veteran, who posted two straight awful outings against the Tigers surrounding the All-Star break. Gibson now owns a 5.46 ERA across five outings since the beginning of July, but he seems to be moving in the right direction.

Mikolas (forearm) is scheduled to make his third rehab start Tuesday with Double-A Springfield.

The first two starts of Mikolas' latest rehab assignment came at Triple-A Memphis, but he'll drop down a level Tuesday, presumably for schedule-related reasons. After tossing four scoreless innings and 58 pitches in his most recent outing with Memphis last Thursday, Mikolas should push his pitch count closer to the 70-to-75 range in his third rehab start. If Mikolas isn't experienced any renewed pain in his right forearm following the start, he could be activated from the 60-day injured list and step back into the St. Louis rotation as soon as Sunday.

Gomber (8-6) allowed four earned runs on four hits and two walks while striking out three across one inning, taking the loss to the Padres on Sunday.

Gomber was pulled after a disastrous 40-pitch first inning Sunday, which marked his shortest start of the season. All three outs were punchouts, but he allowed six batters to reach safely, accounting for four runs. It was a very different start from the last time he faced San Diego, when he shut them out over eight innings. The 27-year-old has a 4.04 ERA and a 1.11 WHIP over 91.1 innings this season.

Webb (5-3) earned the win Sunday versus Houston. He allowed two runs on seven hits and a walk with three strikeouts in six innings.

The right-hander allowed a two-run home run to Yuli Gurriel in the first inning, but he was able to keep Houston relatively quiet after that. Webb has allowed just six runs in 24 innings since he returned from a shoulder injury. The 24-year-old has a 3.33 ERA, 1.21 WHIP and 73:23 K:BB through 73 innings this season. He'll try to keep things rolling when he takes the mound during next weekend's series in Milwaukee.

Morton (10-4) allowed two runs on three hits over six innings Sunday, striking out six and taking a loss against Milwaukee.

Morton served up a solo shot to Willy Adames in the first inning but turned in a few perfect innings after that. The Brewers pushed across another run in the fifth on a Jackie Bradley groundout. Over his previous eight starts, the veteran righty was 5-0 with a 2.70 ERA through 50 innings. Morton is now sporting a 3.69 ERA and a 141:42 K:BB this season. He's projected to face the Nationals at home next week.

Wainwright (9-6) allowed three runs on six hits and a walk over seven innings Sunday, striking out five and earning a win over the Twins.

Minnesota got to Wainwright early with Andrelton Simmons' two-run single in the second. He then kept them off the board until Jorge Polanco knocked a solo homer in the sixth. The veteran righty is now 6-1 over his last 10 outings, yielding 21 runs over 66 innings (2.86 ERA) during that span. Wainwright is lined up to face Kansas City at home next weekend.

Urias (13-3) earned the win in Sunday's 13-0 contest with Arizona, allowing just four hits in five innings with seven strikeouts.

Urias dominated the Snakes all game, throwing 59 of 83 pitches for strikes and permitting no more than one baserunner in any of his five innings. The 13th victory brings Urias into a tie with Kyle Hendricks for the MLB lead, and the 24-year-old has now won four straight decisions.

Phillies manager Joe Girardi said Saturday that Velasquez will move to the bullpen, Matt Gelb of The Athletic reports.

Chase Anderson will join the rotation as a replacement for Velasquez, who was pummeled for five runs over two innings in Friday's loss to Pittsburgh. Though he has a pair of shutout appearances among his last six starts, Velasquez has been blasted in each of the other four outings, giving up 24 runs in 12 innings among those starts. Velasquez will likely work mostly in mop-up spots out of the bullpen, but he could earn more high-leverage opportunities if he excels in his initial relief appearances.