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Hill threw two innings in a no-decision against the Padres on Tuesday, striking out five and walking two while giving up no hits as the Dodgers eventually prevailed 6-3.

The Dodgers gave Hill two innings in his first appearance back from the injured list with a knee injury, and he looked sharp in striking out five of the seven batters he faced. Health is always the question mark with Hill, but the 39-year-old has performed when he's been on the field this season with a 2.59 ERA and 1.13 WHIP in 12 starts.

May will make two or three appearances during the Dodgers' final road trip as the team determines whether or not to include him on the postseason roster, Bill Plunkett of The Orange County Register reports.

May did not pitch in Tuesday's contest against the Padres but figures to get into at least two of the Dodgers' final five games of the regular season. The 22-year-old's ability to soak up multiple innings makes him an intriguing option for the team's postseason roster, though he has posted a 6.75 ERA and 1.50 WHIP over 9.1 innings as a reliever this season. However, nearly all of that damage came in his first two outings out of the bullpen; over his last five appearances, May has pitched seven scoreless innings while giving up five hits and one walk and striking out nine batters.

Alcantara gave up two runs on six hits and zero walks while striking out six in seven innings Tuesday against the Mets. He did not factor in the decision.

He has now logged 191.1 innings -- only 18 MLB pitchers have eclipsed the 190-inning mark so far this season. Alcantara's 146:80 K:BB over that span will not rate well on projection systems, but he continues to get better, seemingly with every start, and just turned 24 years old on Sept. 7. He lines up to start the final game of the season in Philadelphia.

Syndergaard gave up four runs on 10 hits and zero walks while striking out seven in five innings Tuesday against the Marlins. He did not factor in the decision.

He has not closed the season in encouraging fashion. This was his fourth straight start surrendering exactly four runs while failing to log six innings. If the Mets keep everyone on turn, Syndergaard will start Sunday against the Braves on the final day of the season.

Soroka's next start has been pushed back to Sunday against the Mets, Gabe Burns of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports.

He was going to be capped at 65-to-70 pitches if he stayed on turn to start Wednesday, but that plan has been scratched. Soroka will now be able to start Game 3 of the NLDS on two extra days' rest. Josh Tomlin gets a spot start Wednesday against the Royals.

Keller allowed one run on seven hits with two walks and seven strikeouts across five innings during a no-decision against the Cubs on Tuesday.

The Pirates' offense didn't get on the board until the seventh, so Keller had to settle for a no-decision, but he's yielded two runs or fewer with seven strikeouts in his last two outings. Keller has shown signs of stardom, but he's been best in the strikeout department, raking up 41 punchouts in his last 26.2 innings this season. He is 1-5 with a 7.13 ERA, 1.83 WHIP and 65 strikeouts in 48 innings this season. The Pirates are going with a six-man rotation this week, so unless he pitches in relief, this will likely be the last we see of Keller in 2019.

Hendricks (11-10) allowed six runs (five earned) over six innings to take the loss Tuesday against the Pirates. He gave up six hits and struck out five.

Hendricks was on cruise control through six innings but saw the wheels fall off in the seventh, when he started the frame by allowing five straight hits before getting the hook. Pittsburgh ultimately scored seven times in the inning, dealing a crippling blow to the Cubs' already slim chances of making the playoffs. Hendricks lines up to start one more time this year Sunday against the Cardinals.

Nola (12-7) allowed five earned runs on five hits and four walks while striking out nine across 5.2 innings to take the loss Tuesday against the Nationals.

Nola pitched well through five innings, racking up seven strikeouts and allowing only two earned runs. However, things took a turn for the worse when he returned for the sixth frame, as he walked two batters and loaded the bases before being pulled. All three runs came around to score one batter later when Trea Turner took Jared Hughes deep for a grand slam. While Nola wasn't helped by his bullpen, the start still marks the fourth time in his last five outings that he's allowed four or more earned runs. That's inflated his ERA to 3.87 on season. Currently, Nola is projected to close out the campaign Sunday in a good matchup against Miami.

Gonsolin will throw two innings in relief against San Diego on Tuesday, Ken Gurnick of MLB.com reports.

Rich Hill is scheduled to start and toss the first two innings with Gonsolin coming on in relief at some point thereafter. The outing is likely to be viewed as an audition for the playoffs as Gonsolin is in contention for a postseason bullpen role.

Gray (11-8) allowed three earned runs on three hits and two walks while striking out six across five innings to take the loss Tuesday against the Brewers.

Gray was limited to just 74 pitches in his final start of the season, marking just his second start in his last 10 in which he didn't throw at least six innings. Overall, it was a stellar bounce-back season for Gray, as he posted a 2.87 ERA and 1.08 WHIP across 175.1 innings. His 205 punchouts were a career high -- his previous high was 183 across 219 frames in 2014. While still not among the elite pitchers in the game, Gray reestablished himself as a high-end pitching option heading into 2020.