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Nolasco (undisclosed) was activated from Double-A Jackson's 7-day injured list Sunday and debuted for the affiliate in its 14-12 win over Birmingham. He covered four innings and gave up two runs on five hits and two walks while striking out four.

After signing a minor-league deal with the Diamondbacks in February, Nolasco stuck around at extended spring training for a few months due to the unspecified injury before he was finally cleared to report to the Double-A club. Though he's made 312 starts at the big-league level, Nolasco was hit hard during his last stint in the majors in 2017 with the Angels and probably won't be viewed as much more than an emergency rotation option for Arizona.

Burnes notched his first save of the season in Sunday's victory over the Pirates.

Manager Craig Counsell wanted to avoid using his three top relief options -- Josh Hader, Jeremy Jeffress and Junior Guerra -- in Sunday's game, so he turned to Burnes to close out the contest, and Burnes got the job done. Despite Sunday's result, Burnes figures to continue working mainly in middle relief while the other three aforementioned pitchers see the bulk of the late-inning opportunities.

Lyles (5-3) allowed four runs on eight hits with five strikeouts and one walk across six innings while taking the loss against the Brewers on Sunday.

The 28-year-old lost his second straight start, and again a homer largely contributed to the defeat. Lyles has done a great job overall keeping the ball in the park this year, but he's allowed two homers in his last 10 innings. He is 5-3 with a 3.38 ERA, 1.14 WHIP and 61 strikeouts in 61.1 innings this season. Lyles will receive another crack at the Brewers in his next start Saturday -- this time, unfortunately, at hitter-friendly Miller Park.

Davies (6-0) allowed two runs on eight hits with three strikeouts and a walk across eight innings to earn the victory against the Pirates on Sunday.

The Brewers moved Davies up in the rotation Sunday after sending Gio Gonzalez to the injured list with arm fatigue. Milwaukee really needed a long start from Davies after the 13-inning affair Saturday. Davies obviously delivered, pitching into the ninth inning. He worked around eight hits mostly by holding the Pirates to 0-for-9 with runners in scoring position. With the win, Davies improved to 6-0 with a 2.20 ERA, 1.22 WHIP and 45 strikeouts in 69.2 innings. He's set to face the Pirates again, this time at home, in his next start Saturday.

Gray (2-5) allowed two runs on five hits with four strikeouts and one walk across five innings while taking the loss against the Nationals on Sunday.

Once again, Gray ran into some bad luck, facing Max Scherzer on a day where he was virtually unhittable. Gray has posted a .228 batting average against, 1.21 WHIP and 2.95 FIP this season, yet he is 2-5 with a 3.54 ERA. He hasn't received the run support and hasn't gone deep enough in games to win more contests, but Gray is 2-1 with a 1.06 ERA in his last three appearances and has 68 strikeouts in 61 innings this year. Gray will make his next start at the Phillies on Saturday.

Hill (2-1) held Philadelphia scoreless over seven innings Sunday, taking the win and allowing only three hits and three walks while striking out nine.

The quality start was Hill's fourth in a row and fifth this season. Though he issued a season-high three walks, two of those were intentional. In fact, Hill demonstrated pinpoint control and a swing-and-miss arsenal all afternoon, throwing 75 of his 103 pitches for strikes and inducing 18 swinging strikes. The 39-year-old has now given up three runs in his last 25 innings and has posted 32 strikeouts over that span. He'll carry a 2.25 ERA and 1.05 WHIP into his next start Saturday in San Francisco.

Wainwright (5-5) gave up no runs on two hits and seven walks while striking out eight through eight innings to take the win over the Cubs on Sunday.

Wainwright was electric at times, gathering 14 swinging strikes in his 126 pitches. The walks continue to be an issue for the 37-year-old as he allowed his highest walk total of the season and has a 4.1 BB/9 this season. He has a 5-5 record with a 4.34 ERA and a 8.0 K/9 through 12 starts. Wainwright will face the Cubs again Saturday in his next start, this time at Wrigley Field.

Hamels (4-2) gave up one run (no earned) on two hits and two walks while striking out four through seven innings to take the loss against the Cardinals on Sunday.

Hamels couldn't have been much better, delivering seven innings on only 84 pitches. Unfortunately, a throwing error by Willson Contreras led to an unearned run that handed the left-hander the tough-luck loss. He has a 4-2 record with a 3.62 ERA and 8.4 K/9 through 12 starts this season. Hamels will get his next start Friday against the Cardinals.

Matz (4-4) took the loss against Arizona on Sunday, completing six innings and giving up five runs on eight hits and two walks while striking out five.

Matz was victimized by a pair of Arizona home runs to fall behind 3-0 in the first inning, then allowed an additional two runs to cross the plate in the fifth. While the lefty has posted a dominant 1.50 ERA at home this year, Sunday's loss dropped him to 2-4 with a 5.79 ERA on the road. He'll be back at home to face the Rockies on Saturday in his next scheduled start.

Kelly (5-6) picked up the win against the Mets on Sunday, allowing one run on six hits in 7.2 innings. He struck out 10 and did not walk a batter.

Kelly was in peak form all afternoon, establishing a career high with 10 strikeouts and limiting the Mets to a single run on a solo shot by Wilson Ramos. The quality start was his fourth of the season and snapped a personal two-game losing streak. The 30-year-old rookie will carry a 4.41 ERA and 1.43 WHIP into his next start Saturday in Toronto.