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Hill (4-1) earned the win in Friday's 5-3 win over the Cubs, allowing three runs on seven hits and striking out seven.

Home runs by Anthony Rizzo and Kris Bryant accounted for all of the damage against Hill in this contest. The left-hander has not allowed more than three runs in his last eight starts. He has a 2.60 ERA and 1.13 WHIP through 52 innings this season while adding 59 strikeouts. Hill is next expected to start against the Giants on Wednesday.

Matz allowed four runs (three earned) on three hits with six strikeouts and two walks across six innings during a no-decision against the Cardinals on Friday.

The Mets have pushed Matz to the limit his last two starts, as he's thrown a total of 233 pitches. He tossed 72 of his 113 pitches for strikes Friday and recorded 11 swinging strikes. The Mets offense didn't support Matz enough to get him the win, but they bailed him out with some late runs, so he avoided the loss. He remains 5-4 with a 3.93 ERA, 1.33 WHIP and 72 strikeouts in 68.2 innings this season. His next outing is scheduled against the Braves on the road Wednesday.

Davies (7-1) took the loss in Friday's 5-3 defeat at the hands of the Giants, allowing three runs on six hits and a walk while striking out two over five innings.

He was done in by the long ball, with Pablo Sandoval and Kevin Pillar both taking the right-hander deep. Davies took his first loss of the season and has a 2.60 ERA and 1.26 WHIP over 79.2 innings. He's next scheduled to face the Padres on Wednesday.

DeGrom allowed two runs on six hits with eight strikeouts and no walks across seven innings in a no-decision against the Cardinals in a suspended game that will be finished Friday.

When he departed, the Mets held a two-run lead, but Edwin Diaz blew his save opportunity. DeGrom's numbers aren't as good as last season, but he's still pitching a lot better than his 3-6 record indicates. He's yielded one or two runs in each of his last six outings, and yet he doesn't have a win during that span. Overall, deGrom has a 3.38 ERA, 1.13 WHIP and 102 strikeouts in 82.2 innings. He will next pitch at the Braves on Tuesday.

Ray (5-4) allowed five runs on five hits and a walk while striking out five over six innings in Friday's loss to the Nationals.

Ray struggled to get through the third inning, when he yielded three runs on three hits, and Washington was able to do more damage in the sixth (two runs). The 27-year-old lefty had pieced together two decent outings prior to Friday night's start, so he'll aim to bounce back in his upcoming appearance, which is scheduled for Thursday against the Rockies.

Irvin could be called up to start Sunday against the Braves, Todd Zolecki of MLB.com reports.

The Phillies' plans will depend in part on how they use their bullpen over the next two games, with a full bullpen game also seemingly a possibility. Irvin owns an unimpressive 5.48 ERA in 21.1 innings for the Phillies this season.

Williams (side) felt fine following his rehab start Thursday with Triple-A Indianapolis and is expected to rejoin Pittsburgh's rotation sometime next week, John Perrotto of DKPittsburghSports.com reports.

Williams has been on the shelf since May 16 due to a right side strain, though he made it through his minor-league outing without any issues and should be activated within the next week. His return figures to give the Pirates a boost, as he posted a 3.33 ERA with 42 strikeouts over 54 frames in his first nine starts of the season.

Urena is dealing with a herniated disc in his lower back, Andre Fernandez of The Athletic reports.

Urena's injury had been called simply lower-back tightness when he landed on the injured list Wednesday, but an MRI that day revealed a more significant injury. He's been placed on the 60-day injured list and won't return until mid-August at the earliest.

Urena (back) was transferred to the 60-day injured list Friday, Jordan McPherson of the Miami Herald reports.

Urena was previously said to be dealing with some lower-back tightness, but the injury has been further diagnosed as a left lower-back strain that will apparently require significant recovery time. The 27-year-old won't be eligible to rejoin the Marlins' 25-man roster until mid-August. Jordan Yamamoto entered the starting rotation in Urena's place Wednesday and should continue to see starting chances in his absence.

Flaherty racked up eight strikeouts and allowed four earned runs on six hits and two walks across 5.1 innings in a tie game suspended by rain in the ninth inning versus the Mets on Thursday. He will not factor into the eventual decision.

Flaherty won't pick up a win for his troubles, but his performance Thursday was relatively encouraging after a rough outing versus the Cubs in his previous start. The right-hander had been chased after 3.2 innings in that outing, but he was much more effective from a strikeout perspective versus the Mets. Flaherty recorded 17 swinging strikes overall and equaled his best whiff tally over his last seven trips to the mound. The 23-year-old still sports an unsightly 6.43 ERA across his first three starts of June, however, a figure he'll look to whittle down in his next scheduled turn, Tuesday at home against the Marlins.