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Urias (1-0) allowed two runs on five hits and a walk while striking out five in six innings to earn the win Saturday versus the Diamondbacks.

Only a pair of RBI singles could tarnish an otherwise sparkling outing from Urias. The Dodgers homered four times in the contest, giving their starter plenty of run support. Urias has a 2.45 ERA and 1.27 WHIP with eight strikeouts through 11 innings this season. The southpaw is expected to make a home start versus the Giants on Friday.

Wacha (1-1) took the loss Saturday as the Mets fell 7-1 to Atlanta, surrendering five runs on seven hits and two walks over four innings. He struck out five.

The K's salvaged a bit of positive fantasy value for the right-hander, but Wacha simply didn't have his best stuff in this one -- he served up a two-run homer to former Cards teammate Marcell Ozuna in the first inning and never recovered. Wacha will look to rebound in his next start, which is currently scheduled for Friday against the Marlins.

Smyly exited Saturday's start against the Rangers with a left finger injury, Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area reports.

Though he surrendered two runs during the opening frame, the left-hander was pitching well with seven strikeouts through four innings, but he was unable to start the fifth frame. It's unclear if the finger issue -- which was officially labeled left finger discomfort, per John Shea of the San Francisco Chronicle -- will impact Smyly's availability for his next start.

Keller was removed from Saturday's start against the Cubs with an apparent injury, Adam Berry of MLB.com reports.

The right-hander spiked a curveball well in front of home plate and subsequently called for the athletic trainer before being removed. Keller exited in line for the loss after allowing two runs on five hits with one strikeout and one walk over 2.2 innings. He should be considered day-to-day until the team provides any specifics on the injury.

DeSclafani (shoulder) will start Game 1 of Sunday's doubleheader against the Tigers.

The 30-year-old opened the season on the injured list with a right teres strain, but it won't end up costing him too much of the season. DeSclafani made 31 starts for the Reds last season and had a 3.89 ERA, 1.20 WHIP and 167:49 K:BB over 166.2 innings.

Quintana (thumb) threw a 38-pitch bullpen session Saturday, Jordan Bastian of MLB.com reports.

Quintana underwent thumb surgery back at the start of July. He's been able to throw for over two weeks and is now throwing off a mound, with another similar session scheduled for Monday. He doesn't appear to be too many more bullpen sessions away from returning to game action, though the Cubs have yet to specify exactly when he'll make his season debut.

Buehler will make his second start of the campaign Monday versus the Padres, Ken Gurnick of MLB.com reports.

Clayton Kershaw (back) is expected to rejoin the rotation Sunday, allowing the Dodgers to roll out Kershaw and Buehler on consecutive days as they envisioned in spring training. Buehler was limited to 56 pitches over 3.2 innings in his first start of the campaign last Tuesday, but he should be able to raise that pitch count against San Diego.

Flaherty won't make his scheduled start during Sunday's doubleheader at Milwaukee since the games were postponed due to multiple positive tests for COVID-19, Jeff Passan of ESPN.com reports.

The 24-year-old was originally set to take the mound in Friday's series opener, but the numerous positive tests produced by St. Louis ended up postponing the weekend series in its entirety. Flaherty will presumably receive the starting nod for the Cardinals' next game, which is currently scheduled for Tuesday in Detroit, per Mark Feinsand of MLB.com.

Gonsolin was optioned to the Dodgers' alternate training site Saturday, J.P. Hoornstra of the Los Angeles Daily News reports.

Gonsolin had a nice start in his 2020 debut Friday, but he wouldn't have been available to pitch for several days after tossing four innings against the Diamondbacks. As a result, Mitchell White will take Gonsolin's place on the pitching staff now that the team's rotation is back up to full strength.

Strasburg still isn't feeling any more pain in his hand and threw on flat ground Saturday, Jesse Dougherty of The Washington Post reports.

Strasburg has been sidelined since being scratched from his season debut as a result of a nerve issue in his right hand. However, the 32-year-old has thrown on flat ground twice in the past three days, and manager Dave Martinez said that he may toss a bullpen session in the coming days. If he responds well, Strasburg could return to game action fairly soon as he continues to build back up to a full pitch count.