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Stripling (biceps) will be activated off the 10-day injured list Sunday, Ken Gurnick of MLB.com reports.

Stripling threw three innings during an Arizona Summer League game Tuesday and is set to rejoin the Dodgers when rosters expand Sunday. The 29-year-old is slotted to work out of the bullpen in a long-relief role for manager Dave Roberts.

Brubaker (forearm) has resumed throwing, Jason Mackey of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.

Director of sports medicine Todd Tomczyk said the team is encouraged by Brubaker's progress. The right-hander is throwing roughly 5-to-6 times per week and is hoping to throw off a slope in the coming weeks. He looks on track to be fully healthy by the time spring training arrives.

Flaherty (8-7) allowed three runs (two earned) on five hits with one walk and seven strikeouts across six innings while taking a loss against the Brewers on Wednesday.

The right-hander pitched well, but even with one of his runs unearned, he gave up two earned runs for the first time in more than a month. The loss also snapped his three-game winning streak and gave him his first defeat since July 7. Flaherty's numbers are still very strong, though, as he has a 3.31 ERA, 1.08 WHIP and 178 strikeouts in 152.1 innings this season. He will make his next start at home against the Giants on Monday.

Eflin is scheduled to start Sunday against the Mets, Matt Gelb of The Athletic reports.

Eflin was originally scheduled to get the ball Saturday, but the Mets opted to push him back to allow Jason Vargas to start on normal rest. The 25-year-old Eflin will be plenty rested for Sunday's series finale, as he last took the mound Saturday against the Marlins, allowing two runs across six innings while striking out two to earn the victory.

Lyles (9-8) struck out nine while allowing one run on six hits with one walk across 5.1 innings to earn a victory against the Cardinals on Wednesday.

Before the trade deadline, Lyles hadn't struck out at least nine batters in a start since May 17, but he's now reached nine punchouts twice in his last four outings. He's also yielded just one run in his last 11.1 innings. Overall, Lyles owns a 4.55 ERA, 1.36 WHIP and 122 strikeouts in 114.2 innings with the Pirates and Brewers this season. He is scheduled to pitch next against the Astros on Tuesday.

Houser (hip) said after his early departure in Tuesday's 6-3 loss to the Cardinals that he's hopeful to make his next turn through the rotation Sept. 2 versus the Astros, Adam McCalvy of MLB.com reports.

Houser was cruising along to his fourth straight strong start in a row Tuesday before being pulled after five innings with left hip discomfort. When speaking to the media about the matter afterward, Houser said he didn't feel he had his best command while pitching through the issue, prompting the Brewers to pull him from the contest early. After receiving treatment from the training staff over the next few days, Houser believes he'll be good to go next week. If Houser doesn't progress as quickly as hoped, a team off day Thursday coupled with the expanded roster in September would allow the Brewers to give the righty as much time as he needs to heal up without having to place him on the injured list.

Senzatela is scheduled to make his next start Friday against the Pirates in Colorado, Jason Mackey of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.

After a month-long stint at Triple-A Albuquerque, Senzatela rejoined Colorado last week and started Aug. 25 in St. Louis, giving up six runs on five hits and two walks while failing to escape the second inning. The poor outing normally wouldn't make Senzatela worthy of another turn through the rotation, but the Rockies don't have many alternatives on hand with all of Jon Gray (foot), Kyle Freeland (groin) and German Marquez (arm) all landing on the injured list in the last week. Senzatela can be ignored in just about every fantasy format with a start at hitter-friendly Coors Field coming up next.

Smyly allowed four runs on nine hits with zero walks and four strikeouts across 5.2 innings during a no-decision against the Pirates on Tuesday.

While he's pitching better with the Phillies than he did in Texas, Smyly still isn't posting great numbers. He's yielded fewer than four runs just once in his last five starts, and in that outing, he lasted just 3.2 innings. Smyly owns a 7.20 ERA in his last five starts since surrendering only one run in his first 13 frames with the Phillies. The veteran left-hander will next start at the Reds on Sunday, an outing intp which he'll carry a 2-6 record, 6.95 ERA, 1.68 WHIP and 90 strikeouts, all across 89.1 innings.

Corbin (10-6) struck out nine while allowing two runs on four hits with zero walks across seven innings while taking a loss against the Orioles on Tuesday.

For the fourth straight start, Corbin yielded two runs or fewer, but he was not rewarded with a win for his efforts. He has one victory in his past four outings despite a 1.67 ERA during that stretch. Corbin has taken a lot of no-decisions this season, so this was his first loss since June 11. Overall, he owns a 3.15 ERA, 1.13 WHIP and 193 strikeouts in 168.2 innings. Corbin will face the Mets at home in his next start Monday.

Quantrill (6-5) was hit with the loss against the Dodgers on Tuesday, giving up eight earned runs on eight hits over 4.1 innings, striking out one and walking three as the Padres lost 9-0.

Quantrill had been on a very nice run coming into the contest, but he saw it coming to a crashing halt against the hot-hitting Dodgers, who blasted him for eight of their nine runs for the game. The right-hander sees his ERA shoot up from 3.32 to 3.99 with the effort. He also has a 1.17 WHIP and 71:22 K:BB across 85.2 innings on the season.