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Williams (3-2) pitched six innings of one-run ball to earn the win Wednesday against the Pirates. He allowed three hits and no walks while striking out seven.

Making his third appearance of the season against his former team, Williams was much sharper than in the previous two outings, when he allowed seven earned runs across just 7.1 innings. This was also the longest the righty has lasted in a game since his first start of the year back on April 5, and he was just one off his season high in strikeouts. Williams will look to build on the strong outing in his next scheduled start Monday against the Padres.

Marquez won't start as scheduled Wednesday against the Mets since the game was postponed due to inclement weather.

The game will be made up as part of a doubleheader Thursday, so Marquez figures to start one of those contests for the Rockies.

Stroman won't start as scheduled Wednesday against the Rockies was postponed due to inclement weather.

The game will be made up as part of a doubleheader Thursday, so Stroman figures to take the mound during one of those contests.

Lauer was recalled by the Brewers ahead of his scheduled start against the Padres on Wednesday.

Lauer was sent to Triple-A Nashville on May 15 and allowed one hit and two walks while striking out 12 in five innings during his lone start with the minor-league club. Lauer made four appearances (two starts) for Milwaukee earlier in the year and recorded a 2.81 ERA and 1.19 WHIP in 16 innings. Right-hander Josh Lindblom was designated for assignment in a corresponding move.

The Cardinals will call up Oviedo from Triple-A Memphis to start Friday's game against the White Sox, Jeff Jones of the Belleville News-Democrat reports.

With Miles Mikolas (forearm) having recently returned to the injured list and the Cardinals' next off day not coming until June 7, Oviedo will join the big club while it temporarily rolls out a six-man rotation. Oviedo has previously made four appearances (three starts) for St. Louis this season, posting a 5.74 ERA, 1.34 WHIP and 13:9 K:BB in 15.2 innings. After Friday's outing, Oviedo will presumably make another start during next week's series in Cincinnati before he likely heads back to Memphis.

Morton (3-2) earned the win Tuesday against the Red Sox after allowing an unearned run on three hits and two walks while fanning nine across seven innings.

Morton has given up one or fewer runs in three of his last four starts and also tied his season-high mark for strikeouts in this one. The veteran lowered his ERA to 3.98 and will try to extend his hot streak in his next start, scheduled for Sunday against the Mets on the road.

Burnes (2-4) took the loss Tuesday, allowing four runs on two hits and three walks over six innings as the Brewers fell 7-1 to the Padres. He struck out seven.

The right-hander uncharacteristically had some trouble finding the plate, tossing 58 of 95 pitches for strikes, but he still did an effective job limiting traffic on the basepaths. Unfortunately, the same can't be said for his catcher -- the Padres made life miserable for Omar Narvaez by going 6-for-6 on steal attempts during the game, allowing them to rack up offense despite only five hits and zero homers. It's only the second time all season Burnes has been tagged for more than two earned runs in a start, and he'll carry a 2.33 ERA, 0.65 WHIP and 74:5 K:BB through 46.1 innings into his next outing.

Musgrove didn't factor into the decision in Tuesday's 7-1 win over the Brewers, allowing one hit and one walk over 4.2 scoreless innings while striking out six.

The right-hander breezed through four innings during which the only Milwaukee baserunner reached on an error, but Musgrove ran up his pitch count in the fifth and exited with the bases loaded after he issued a free pass to Corbin Burnes. Fortunately, Tim Hill kept any of the inherited runners from scoring. Musgrove will take a 2.26 ERA, 0.83 WHIP and 76:12 K:BB through 55.2 innings into his next outing.

Gallen (elbow) is expected to throw off flat ground and throw a bullpen session in the coming week, Nick Piecoro of the Arizona Republic reports.

Throwing off a mound is a significant step for the right-hander, although he would require a few weeks to build up arm strength and endurance for a return to the rotation. Diamondbacks general manager Mike Hazen had previously said that Gallen would require more imaging after a period of not throwing; however, the GM was uncertain if that was still in the plans.

Kershaw (7-3) earned the win over Houston on Tuesday, pitching 7.2 innings and allowing one run on four hits and no walks while striking out six.

There was undoubtedly a revenge element to the contest, as Kershaw and the Dodgers returned to the stadium where he gave up six earned runs during Game 5 of the 2017 World Series under what now is known to be nefarious circumstances. The southpaw turned in a dominant effort Tuesday, allowing only one run and limiting Houston to four hits over 7.2 frames. In his 24th big-league season, Kershaw continues to rank among the elite starters in the game. He is tied for second in MLB with seven wins and has produced a 2.94 ERA, 0.90 WHIP and 71:10 K:BB across 64.1 innings this season. His next start is tentatively scheduled for Sunday against San Francisco.