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Freeland fired six scoreless innings, giving up three hits and three walks while striking out three against the Cardinals on Saturday. He did not factor into the decision.

Freeland has not allowed a run in his last two starts. He has a 0.53 ERA and 17 strikeouts in his last 17 innings pitched. However, the 28-year-old still has a 5.50 ERA and 1.67 WHIP with just a 6.9 K/9 over 37.2 innings this season. His successful start shows that his hamstring injury isn't much of an issue.

Lauer (3-3) earned the win Saturday against the Pirates after hurling 6.1 innings of one-run ball, allowing four hits and four walks while fanning four.

Lauer picked up his third win of the season and notched his second straight quality start in the process. The 26-year-old southpaw owns a 2.08 ERA over his last three appearances and is going through his most productive stretch of the season, but it remains to be seen whether he'll be able to hold that up since he owns a 5.40 ERA with a 29:17 K:BB since the beginning of June across six appearances. His next start is slated to come next week at home against the Reds.

Snell (illness) was activated from the COVID-19 injured list and will start Sunday at Philadelphia, Jeff Sanders of The San Diego Union-Tribune reports.

The left-hander was scratched from Tuesday's start and subsequently landed on the COVID-19 IL while dealing with a non-COVID illness, and he'll rejoin the rotation Sunday after missing a single turn. Snell delivered five scoreless frames in his last start against the Dodgers on June 22 and will attempt to build on that performance.

Snell (illness) was activated from the COVID-19 injured list and will start Sunday at Philadelphia, Jeff Sanders of The San Diego Union-Tribune reports.

The left-hander was scratched from Tuesday's start and subsequently landed on the COVID-19 IL while dealing with a non-COVID illness, and he'll rejoin the rotation Sunday after missing a single turn. Snell delivered five scoreless frames in his last start against the Dodgers on June 22 and will attempt to build on that performance.

The Braves optioned Muller to Triple-A Gwinnett following Saturday's game against the Marlins.

The lefty has been decent, giving up no more than three runs in any of his three starts this season. Muller has a 3.45 ERA through 15.2 innings pitched, but apparently the Braves felt a greater need for a position player in Orlando Arcia, whom they recalled in a corresponding move.

Muller (1-2) took the loss Saturday as Atlanta fell 3-2 to the Marlins. He gave up three runs on four hits and four walks over 5.2 innings and struck out seven.

The young southpaw came just short of recording his first career quality start, getting the hook after 102 pitches (60 strikes) when he issued a two-out walk to Jesus Sanchez in the sixth inning. Muller has provided the Atlanta rotation with a shot in the arm since his mid-June promotion, posting a 2.45 ERA, 0.89 WHIP and 19:8 K:BB through 14.2 innings over his first three big-league starts.

Alcantara (5-7) picked up the win Saturday, allowing one unearned run on five hits and four walks over six innings in a 3-2 victory over Atlanta. He struck out four.

The right-hander battled his control and threw 62 of 99 pitches for strikes, but Alcantara compensated by giving up little hard contact as all five Atlanta hits were singles. The quality start was his 13th in 18 trips to the mound, and he'll take a 2.96 ERA, 1.09 WHIP and 97:33 K:BB through 112.2 innings into his next outing.

Kershaw completed four innings against Washington on Saturday, allowing three runs on three hits and one walk while striking out three. He did not factor in the decision.

The left-hander threw only 54 pitches in the outing and would have almost certainly gone deeper into the game if not for a rain delay that lasted an hour and 44 minutes. Before exiting, Kershaw breezed through three innings but served up a three-run homer to Yan Gomes in the fourth that temporarily tied the contest. Kershaw entered the game having thrown at least six innings in each of his previous nine starts, and he had racked up 78 strikeouts over 57.2 innings during that stretch. He'll make his final start before the All-Star break at Miami next week.

Darvish (7-3) allowed four runs on six hits and a walk over six innings in a loss to Philadelphia on Saturday. He fanned eight.

Darvish was hurt by the long ball in the second inning, giving up solo homers to Bryce Harper and Rhys Hoskins to open the scoring. Those same two got to Darvish again in the sixth, with Harper breaking a 2-2 tie on a sac fly and Hoskins following up with a run-scoring double. Darvish has allowed four earned runs in four of his last seven starts, but he still owns a sparkling 2.65 ERA and 0.95 WHIP in 17 outings overall. He'll take a National League-leading 123 strikeouts into his next scheduled start next week versus the Nationals.

Suarez pitched a clean ninth inning with one strikeout to earn the save Saturday against the Padres.

Suarez was tasked with nailing down a 4-2 lead and was able to retire Fernando Tatis, Jake Cronenworth and Manny Machado in order. It was the first major-league save for the 25-year-old Suarez, who has been a bright spot in a disastrous Philadelphia bullpen. He's 4-2 in 19 appearances with a 0.85 ERA and 0.69 WHIP while logging a 29:8 K:BB over 31.2 innings. The Phillies are desperate for stability in the late innings, and Suarez likely earned himself another opportunity the next time a save chance presents itself.