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Walker allowed six runs (five earned) on four hits and four walks while retiring just one batter in Sunday's game versus Pittsburgh. He did not factor in the decision.

It was arguably the worst outing of the year for the right-hander, but he was able to avoid taking the loss as the Mets rallied to win the game. Walker's ERA ballooned from 2.50 to 2.99 after the abbreviated start, and he has a 1.12 WHIP and 89:34 K:BB through 90.1 innings this season. The 28-year-old lines up to start next weekend versus Toronto after throwing just 35 pitches (17 strikes) Sunday.

Reds manager David Bell said after Sunday's 8-0 loss to the Brewers that Lorenzen (hamstring) will be placed on the 10-day injured list prior to Monday's series opener versus the Mets, Mark Sheldon of MLB.com reports.

After a prolonged stint on the 60-day IL due to a shoulder strain suffered in spring training, Lorenzen was finally cleared to make his season debut with the Reds coming out of the All-Star break. He tossed a clean inning out of the bullpen in Saturday's 7-4 loss, but he strained his right hamstring during the appearance and will face another shutdown. The Reds haven't revealed the extent of his injury, but hamstring strains often carry volatile recovery timelines.

Eickhoff will start Monday's game against the Reds, Tim Britton of The Athletic reports.

Eickhoff served as the primary pitcher in his last appearance, but he'll make his third start of the season in Monday's series opener. Across three appearances (two starts) in 2021, the right-hander has posted a 4.97 ERA and 1.66 WHIP in 12.2 innings.

The Marlins promoted Garrett from Triple-A Jacksonville and will have him start Sunday's series finale against the Phillies, Jordan McPherson of the Miami Herald reports.

An injury-plagued Miami rotation took another hit earlier this weekend when Pablo Lopez (shoulder) hit the shelf, so Garrett could be in store for additional starts beyond Sunday, regardless of how he fares versus Philadelphia. Garrett was lit up for seven runs on 15 hits and five walks across 11.1 innings in his three other appearances at the big-league level in 2021, but he's been a more reliable performer over a larger sample of 10 starts at Triple-A (4.41 ERA, 1.20 WHIP, 8.6 K/9).

Strider struck out six while allowing one run on four hits and a walk over five innings for Double-A Mississippi on Saturday.

It's been a strong first pro campaign for the 2020 fourth-round pick, who's already on his third level of the minors this year. After pitching to a 1.50 ERA, 0.87 WHIP and 16.8 K/9 across seven starts in Low-A and High-A, Strider got bumped up to Double-A, where he's seen a couple rough outings mar his stat line. The 22-year-old holds a 5.59 ERA and 1.45 WHIP across five starts with Mississippi because of those hiccups -- particularly his July 11 start, a five-run disaster in two-thirds of an inning -- but he's also turned in several sparkling outings in Double-A, including an 11-strikeout gem back on July 6. A cerebral pitcher with good stuff and an aggressive approach, Strider hasn't picked up a lot of hype in prospect circles yet, but that's likely to change as he approaches the majors.

DeSclafani (10-4) allowed three earned runs on five hits while striking out four across six innings, taking the loss to the Cardinals on Saturday.

DeSclafani surrendered two home runs -- one by Tyler O'Neill and the other by Paul Goldschmidt -- that accounted for all three of his runs allowed. He didn't issue any walks in his quality performance, but the Giants could muster only one run of support. The 31-year-old is having the best season of his career in his first year with San Francisco, with a 2.78 ERA, 0.99 WHIP and 103 punchouts in 113.1 innings. In his last eight starts, he has a 1.88 ERA and a 0.80 WHIP with six wins.

The Mets placed deGrom (forearm) on the 10-day injured list Sunday, Tim Healey of Newsday reports.

The ace will not resume throwing until his right forearm tightness has completely dissipated. How long that will take is unclear at this time, but deGrom has dealt with enough minor arm injuries in 2021 that the Mets are likely to be especially cautious with timing his return. No corresponding transaction has been announced yet, but it figures to be a pitcher replacing deGrom on the active roster.

Kim (5-5) fired six scoreless innings on three hits and two walks while striking out one to earn the win over the Giants on Saturday.

Kim tossed another stellar performance Saturday, allowing just three singles with only one batter reaching second base in six innings. The southpaw fired 19 scoreless innings over his last three starts and he's won his last four contests. He has knocked his ERA down to 2.87 with a WHIP of 1.23. Despite the recent dominance, he isn't a big strikeout pitcher with a 6.9 K/9.

Gray (ribs) was activated ahead of his start Sunday against the Brewers.

He spent the minimum amount of time on the injured list with a rib cage strain. Gray has a 2.10 ERA, 1.05 WHIP and 33 strikeouts over his last five starts (25.2 innings). He'll pitch opposite Corbin Burnes.

Triple-A Nashville placed Small on its 7-day injured list Thursday due to a strained tendon in his left middle finger, Todd Rosiak of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports.

According to Rosiak, the injury predates Small's appearance in the All-Star Futures Game last weekend, though the southpaw was bothered by the finger issue in that outing. The Brewers are expected to hold him out for a few weeks with the hope that the shutdown period resolves the injury. In his three starts for Nashville since receiving a promotion from Double-A Biloxi in June, Small has given up two earned runs on 12 hits and nine walks while striking out six in 14.2 innings.