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Atlanta recalled Muller from Triple-A Gwinnett ahead of his scheduled start Monday against the Padres.

As expected, Muller will slot back into the Atlanta rotation for the second half after he was sent back to Gwinnett on July 4 only because he wasn't scheduled to make another start prior to the All-Star break. The 23-year-old lefty found success over his first three big-league starts, allowing four runs on five hits and eight walks while striking out 19 in 14.2 innings. He should have a relatively long leash in the Atlanta rotation while all of Ian Anderson (shoulder), Huascar Ynoa (hand) and Tucker Davidson (forearm) are on the injured list.

Cueto allowed one run on two hits and a walk while striking out five over five innings Sunday against the Cardinals. He did not factor into the decision.

Cueto's lone mistake came in the third inning when he surrendered a solo home run to Paul DeJong, giving the Cardinals an early 1-0 lead. The 35-year-old certainly pitched well enough for the win but the Giants went cold for a second straight game, managing only a run. Cueto has had some trouble with the long ball. He allowed just two over his first eight starts but has given up 10 over his last seven. He'll take a 4.01 ERA, 1.29 WHIP and 70:16 K:BB into his next start, which is projected to be at home against the Pirates this week.

Davies allowed two earned runs on six hits and four walks while striking out three over 4.2 innings on Sunday in the loss to the Diamondbacks. He did not factor into the decision.

Davies managed to surrender just two runs, but it could have been much worse. He stranded the bases loaded with no outs after a run scored in the fourth frame and found himself stuck in another bases-loaded jam in the fifth inning. Davies walked another four batters, continuing his streak for worst BB/9 among qualifying pitchers in all of baseball with a 4.8. Sunday was his sixth start where he walked more batters than he struck out. The 28-year-old carries a 4.35 ERA and a 1.48 WHIP in 97.1 innings this season.

Kelly (6-7) allowed four earned runs on six hits while striking out six across eight innings, earning the win over the Cubs on Sunday.

Kelly pitched into the ninth inning, but he allowed an extra pair of runs without recording an out before being pulled. It was his longest start of the season and it took him only 82 pitches to get into the ninth frame. The 32-year-old has had a strong command of his arsenal lately, walking just three batters in his last 38.2 innings. He's gone 4-0 during that stretch. On the season, he has a 4.46 ERA and a 7.6 K/9 in 117 innings.

Wheeler (7-5) allowed four runs on seven hits and two walks while striking out seven in six innings to earn the win against the Marlins on Sunday.

Wheeler has now given up four earned runs in each of his last two starts, but he got ample run support from the Phillies and picked up his seventh win of the year Sunday. The right-hander has been somewhat inconsistent recently, and he's posted a 2.28 ERA and 1.11 WHIP in 43.1 innings across his last seven outings. He tentatively lines up to make his next start at home against Atlanta on Saturday.

Garrett allowed three runs (two earned) on seven hits and three walks while striking out two in 4.1 innings in Sunday's 7-4 loss to the Phillies. He didn't factor into the decision.

Garrett was called up from Triple-A Jacksonville ahead of Sunday's game. The Phillies scored four runs in the fifth and sixth innings, which forced the southpaw to settle for the no-decision. The 23-year-old has now posted a 5.17 ERA and 1.91 WHIP in 15.2 innings across four major-league appearances (three starts) this year. If Garrett remains in the rotation, he tentatively lines up to make his next start at home against the Padres on Friday.

Gray (2-5) couldn't escape the fifth inning against the Brewers on Sunday in the course of getting the loss, allowing five runs on six hits and four walks over 4.2 innings. He struck out six.

Gray very nearly got out of trouble in the fifth, but he then allowed a two-out, bases loaded single to Tyrone Taylor, and then a two-run triple to Jackie Bradley Jr., sucking all the air out of the balloon for the Reds. The Reds will hope Gray can help them recapture their momentum they had prior to the All-Star break with his next start against the Cardinals.

Musgrove allowed four runs on eight hits and two walks while striking out three in five innings in Sunday's loss to the Nationals. He didn't factor into the decision.

Musgrove held the Nationals scoreless in four of his five innings, but he allowed four runs in the third inning and was forced to settle for a no-decision as a result. The right-hander had posted a 2.08 ERA across the first two months of the season, but he's now given up at least four runs in three of his last four starts. Musgrove tentatively lines up to make his next start on the road against Miami on Friday.

Williams is scheduled to start Tuesday's game against the Cardinals in St. Louis, Meghan Montemurro of the Chicago Tribune reports.

Jake Arrieta (hamstring) isn't available to begin the second half, so Williams will step into the Chicago rotation as the fifth starter after he previously worked as a bulk reliever July 6 in his first outing back from the injured list. Before missing time while recovering from appendicitis, Williams started in each of his first 10 appearances of the season and went 3-2 with a 5.36 ERA and 1.60 WHIP.

Rogers is listed as the Marlins' probable pitcher for Tuesday's game against the Nationals in Washington.

Rogers has been the Marlins' top pitcher this season, but because he tossed 18 pitches in Tuesday's All-Star Game and since the organization has a desire to monitor his innings count, he won't take the hill until Miami's sixth game of the second half. With the 23-year-old having already racked up 101.1 innings in 2021 -- up from 28 innings during the pandemic-delayed 2020 campaign -- Rogers could be a candidate to get shut down in September or have starts skipped periodically over the final two months of the season.