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Suarez (illness) will throw in Philadelphia within the next few days before heading to the team's alternate training site to continue building up, Todd Zolecki of MLB.com reports.

Suarez had at least an outside shot at winning the Phillies' fifth starter job this season, but he never got the chance to compete for one this summer, as he spent the entirety of camp on the COVID-19 injured list. He's unlikely to be used as a starter once he's ready to go given that the team's top pitching prospect, Spencer Howard, has since made his big-league debut.

Keller (oblique) has yet to resume throwing, Adam Berry of MLB.com reports.

Keller landed on the injured list in early August after leaving his second start of the year with an oblique injury. He's expected to play catch at some point before the end of the week, though that leaves him still quite a way from being able to return to game action.

Mikolas (forearm) was transferred to the 45-day injured list Tuesday, Derrick Goold of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports.

The move won't have any effect on Mikolas' return timeline, as he's already been ruled out for the year due to surgery on his right flexor tendon. The move creates a spot on the 40-man roster for the Cardinals to add a player once their season eventually resumes following their COVID-19 outbreak.

Musgrove was placed on the 10-day injured list with right triceps inflammation Tuesday.

It was a sore ankle that caused Musgrove to be scratched from his previous start, but he'll now hit the injured list with an entirely different injury. It's not yet clear how much time he's expected to miss, but a triceps issue is a greater worry for a pitcher than a sore ankle would be. Trevor Williams will take what would have been Musgrove's scheduled start Thursday against Cincinnati.

Flaherty won't be available to make his next start until at least Friday against the White Sox after the Cardinals' scheduled doubleheader with the Tigers on Thursday was postponed due to COVID-19-related concerns, the Associated Press reports.

Flaherty hasn't pitched since the July 24 season opener versus the Pirates, as St. Louis' hiatus will now reach at least 15 days after having eight players and several staff members test positive for the coronavirus. Cardinals players and staff will continue to undergo additional testing over the next few days before MLB decides whether the team's series in Detroit will need to be postponed.

Anderson is slated to start Tuesday's game against the Astros in Houston.

Anderson joined the San Francisco rotation Aug. 6 as a replacement for Drew Smyly (finger) and fared well at his former stomping grounds in Coors Field, holding the Rockies scoreless and ceding two hits and two walks over five innings. He'll be rewarded with a second turn through the rotation and should have some longevity as a starter for the club if he can continue to deliver quality results. Shortly after Smyly was moved to the injured list last week, he was joined by another starting pitcher in Jeff Samardzija (shoulder).

Peralta struck out eight batters over four scoreless innings of relief in Monday's loss to the Twins. He allowed just one hit and walked just one batter in the outing.

The Brewers moved Peralta from the rotation into a long-relief role last week, and he has been dominant since the switch, tossing seven scoreless frames over two outings while allowing just five hitters to reach base and punching out 14 of them.

May (1-1) was tagged with the loss Monday against the Padres. He gave up two runs on five hits -- including one home run -- and two walks while fanning two in six innings.

May surrendered a home run to Padres catcher Austin Hedges in the top of the fifth inning and an RBI single to Eric Hosmer in the top of the sixth. His night would end right after completing that inning. It was May's second straight quality start and, despite the loss, he has been pitching well. The 22-year-old right-hander has a 2.75 ERA and 1.17 WHIP in four starts (19.2 innings) in 2020.

Quantrill (2-0) earned the win Monday against the Dodgers. He tossed three scoreless innings, allowing two hits while fanning three.

Quantrill came out of the bullpen in the third inning and turned in an impressive outing against one of the best offenses in the National League. He was coming off an appearance where he allowed three runs in 4.1 innings against the Rockies on Aug. 1, but he bounced back admirably here while not issuing a walk for the first time this season.

Ray allowed six runs on seven hits and three walks over 3.2 innings Monday, striking out six batters in the win over Colorado. He did not factor in the decision.

Thanks to a productive day by Arizona's offense, Ray avoided the loss despite the rough outing. He allowed a solo homer to Trevor Story in the first inning and was sent to the clubhouse after allowing four runs through 3.2 innings. Unfortunately for his ERA, two more runners came across to score that he left on base. The 6-foot-2 lefty owns an ugly 10.59 ERA and a 23:14 K:BB across 17 innings. Ray will look to get back in the win column against the Padres at home Saturday.