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Anderson allowed two runs (one earned) on two hits and four walks while striking out four across three innings Monday against Miami. He did not factor into the decision.

Anderson didn't allow any major damage, though he was inefficient and showed significant struggles with his control. He needed 83 pitches to record his nine outs, his shortest outing in the majors. Despite this down outing, Anderson has still had an impressive start to his big-league career, racking up 18 strikeouts across 15 innings while maintaining a 2.40 ERA. He's currently projected to make his next start Saturday at the Nationals.

Oviedo (0-2) took the loss against the Cubs on Monday, allowing five runs (three earned) on eight hits and three walks across 4.2 innings. He struck out one.

Oviedo faced traffic in four out of five innings he worked Monday. He was able to limit the Cubs to a single run in the first, third and fourth innings, before having to labor through a pair of errors in a two-run fifth. The right-hander was tagged with the loss while being unable to work out of the fifth, though it's worth noting the start could have been a different story had it been for some cleaner defense behind him. He will try again for his first win when he takes the ball Saturday against the Reds.

Hendricks (5-4) picked up the win Monday against the Cardinals, allowing one run on seven hits across eight innings. He fanned four and did not issue a walk.

Hendricks followed his strong Sept. 2 outing against Pittsburgh with an even better performance Monday. Although the Cardinals were able to grind out seven knocks, the right-hander did not walk a batter while surrendering just the one run on Matt Wieters's seventh-inning single. Hendricks has allowed just two runs across 14 innings during his last two outings, and will take a 3.41 ERA into his start against Milwaukee on Saturday.

Hamels (triceps) could build his workload up during game action, Mark Bowman of MLB.com reports.

Hamels threw a live batting practice session Sunday that went very well and is scheduled to throw another session in the coming days. If that goes smoothly, manager Brian Snitker said that he could be activated soon after. The southpaw still hasn't ramped up his workload during his recovery process, but he could serve as a starter for Atlanta soon, even if he isn't able to last very long initially. Hamels has been dealing with shoulder and triceps issues since spring training.

Wright will start Tuesday's game against the Marlins, David O'Brien of The Athletic reports.

Wright will rejoin the major-league club after spending the last several weeks at the alternate training site. The right-hander posted a 7.20 ERA and 12:16 K:BB over 15 innings during his first stint with the team in 2020.

Smyly (finger) could return from the injured list Wednesday or Thursday, Maria I. Guardado of MLB.com reports.

Smyly has been sidelined for over a month while dealing with a strained left index finger, but he's been steadily increasing his workload recently. Manager Gabe Kapler said that he could return to the rotation during the week. Tyler Anderson or Trevor Cahill could take on a bullpen role going forward depending on which day Smyly returns to action.

Robinson was added to the Cubs' 60-man roster Monday.

Robinson posted a 4.76 ERA and 1.49 WHIP over 22.2 innings with Triple-A Iowa last season prior to undergoing Tommy John surgery in May of 2019. He'll head to the Cubs' alternate training site for developmental purposes.

Rea is expected to return to the bullpen this week with the Cubs listing Adbert Alzolay as their starting pitcher for Thursday's game against the Reds, Jordan Bastian of MLB.com reports.

With both Jose Quintana (lat) and Tyler Chatwood (forearm) on the injured list, the Cubs added fifth and sixth starters to their rotation for Saturday's doubleheader with the Cardinals. Both Alzolay and Rea received nods, and while neither impressed, the Cubs seemingly have faith that the young right-hander can provide them with more than the 2.2 innings he offered in the first game of Saturday's twin bill. Rea, meanwhile, started the second game, giving up four runs on five hits and two walks in two innings before being pulled from the contest.

Cubs manager David Ross said that Quintana (lat) could begin a throwing program as soon as Tuesday, Maddie Lee of NBC Sports Chicago reports.

Since being shut down last week with inflammation in his left lat muscle, Quintana has apparently responded well to treatment. After getting another day of rest Monday, Quintana will be re-evaluated Tuesday, at which point the Cubs could clear him to start playing catch again. With another injured starter in Tyler Chatwood (forearm) on track to begin a throwing program Monday, Quintana may have to settle for a bullpen role once he's reinstated from the IL for a second time this season.

The Marlins activated Urena from the COVID-19 injured list ahead of his scheduled start Monday against the Braves.

Miami cleared room for Urena on the 28-man active roster by optioning infielder Eddy Alvarez to its alternate training site, while outfielder Harold Ramirez (hamstring) was transferred to the 45-day IL to open up space for the right-hander on the 40-man roster. Urena has spent the last three weeks at the Marlins' alternate site in Jupiter building up his arm after he was shut down in late July when he tested positive for COVID-19. With Miami dealing Caleb Smith to Arizona last week and with Elieser Hernandez (lat) recently suffered a season-ending injury, Urena should be locked into a rotation spot the rest of the way.