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Soroka (8-1) allowed three runs on six hits with two strikeouts and one walk across six innings while earning a victory against the Mets on Monday.

The 21-year-old has been giving up more runs this month, but he continues to rack up wins. He is 3-0 with a 4.32 ERA in June. It helps that the Braves offense is absolutely on fire and has scored at least seven runs in each of his last four outings. Overall, Soroka is 8-1 with a 2.12 ERA, .201 batting average against, 0.98 WHIP and 62 strikeouts in 76.1 innings. He will face the Nationals on the road in his next start Sunday.

Lorenzen recorded the final two outs of the ninth, striking out one batter, during a 3-2 victory against the Astros to register his third save of the season Monday.

Reds closer Raisel Iglesias came in with one out and the tying run on first during the eighth. He faced three batters in that frame and then the first two hitters of the ninth, but after throwing 21 pitches, manager David Bell surprisingly went to Lorenzen for the final two outs. This is obviously a situation to monitor moving forward. Lorenzen is 3-for-4 in save opportunities this season with a 3.13 ERA, 1.26 WHIP and 38 strikeouts in 37.1 innings.

Castillo (7-1) allowed two runs on two hits with seven strikeouts and six walks across six innings while earning a victory against the Astros on Monday.

This was a pretty typical Castillo start. He's had control issues all season, but this was a new low, as Castillo walked a season-high six batters, raising his BB/9 to 4.5. However, opponents are also batting just .175 against Castillo, and as a result, he leads the league with a 5.4 H/9. That's enabled Castillo to post a 2.26 ERA and 1.11 WHIP. He is also 7-1 with 103 strikeouts in 87.2 innings this season. Castillo will look to keep his strong season going and maybe display a little better control in his next start Saturday at the Brewers.

Mikolas (5-7) yielded six hits across six shutout innings Monday, striking out four and earning the win over Miami.

After allowing five runs in five innings to the Marlins last week, it was great to see Mikolas come out and dominate this time around. All six hits he allowed were singles and just one base runner ever reached scoring position. His season ERA fell to 4.48 across 84.1 innings. Mikolas will look to begin a winning streak at home against the Angels on Saturday.

Freeland gave up two earned runs on five hits over six innings, striking out three and walking one for Triple-A Albuquerque on Monday.

Freeland opened the game with five scoreless frames and retired 15 of 18 batters during one stretch in a sorely needed strong outing for the struggling left-hander. Freeland had a 7.13 ERA in 59.1 innings before getting sent down at the end of May, and his struggles had continued in his two outings for the Isotopes before this contest, so hopefully the quality start is a sign he's set to get on track.

Corbin won't make his scheduled start Monday against the Phillies due to inclement weather Todd Zolecki of MLB.com reports.

Corbin will toe the rubber Tuesday following the postponement, though Washington is likely to require a spot starter later in the week, per Jesse Dougherty of The Washington Post. Monday's matchup will be made up Wednesday as part of a doubleheader.

Wainwright (hamstring) threw a successful bullpen session Monday and could return to the rotation either Thursday against the Marlins or Friday against the Angels, Mark Saxon of The Athletic reports.

Wainwright suffered a left hamstring strain June 9, but he's made impressive progress since and should be activated from the injured list later in the week. Either Daniel Ponce de Leon or Michael Wacha could be headed to the bullpen upon Wainwright's return.

Syndergaard's hamstring strain is a low-grade one, Justin Toscano of The Bergen Record reports.

Syndergaard was forced to leave his previous start Saturday against the Cardinals with the injury and subsequently landed on the injured list. The issue doesn't appear to be particularly serious, and it sounds as though he'll miss just one start.

Keuchel is expected to start Friday against the Nationals, David O'Brien of The Athletic reports.

The Braves haven't made their plans official, but the expectation is that the lefty will be ready for his season debut. He's made a pair of seven-inning rehab starts, showing very little rust while allowing three runs on 12 hits and recording a 13:2 K:BB.

Eickhoff was placed on the 10-day injured list with right biceps tendinitis Monday.

Eickhoff allowed 12 runs and seven homers in just four innings over his last two appearances, which can possibly be explained by the biceps injury. It's not clear how much time he's expected to miss. Edgar Garcia was called up to take his place in the bullpen in a corresponding move.