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Senzatela (3-3) was hit with the loss against the Phillies on Saturday, giving up two runs (one earned) on five hits over five innings. He struck out out two and walked four in the 2-1 defeat.

Senzatela did a good job limiting the damage despite issuing four walks, but he was ultimately outdueled by Aaron Nola and given his third loss of the season. The right-hander now sports a 4.89 ERA and a 1.45 WHIP with 25 strikeouts in 38.2 innings this season.

Greinke (abdomen) felt good following a bullpen session Saturday and will make his next scheduled start Tuesday against the Padres, Nick Piecoro of The Arizona Republic reports.

Greinke left his previous start Wednesday against the Pirates with abdominal tightness, but an MRI confirmed that he escaped serious injury. The Diamondbacks will certainly be happy to see him on the mound, as he's recorded a 1.09 ERA over his last six starts.

Buehler (4-1) took the loss against the Reds on Saturday, giving up four runs (one earned) on seven hits over six innings, striking out seven and walking one as the Dodgers fell 4-0.

Only one of the four runs Buehler gave up was earned thanks to a throwing error by shortstop Corey Seager, so he was able to lower his ERA to 3.83 despite the losing effort. He also has a 1.05 WHIP and a 46:10 K:BB over 49.1 innings. Buehler lines up to take on the Pirates in his next start at home Friday.

Anderson (finger) was activated as expected Saturday ahead of his scheduled start against the Braves.

Anderson's return pushes Freddy Peralta to the bullpen. Anderson began the year there himself, and there's no guarantee he won't be back in the pen at some point, but he's earned his role in the rotation for now due to his 3.20 ERA in 19.2 innings. Jacob Barnes was sent down in a corresponding move.

Matz will be limited to 75-80 pitches Saturday against the Marlins, Matt Ehalt of Yahoo Sports reports.

Matz won't be asked to go too deep into the game in his first game back from a forearm injury. The pitch count will hurt his chances to pick up a win, but it doesn't rule it out completely if he has an efficient outing.

Matz (forearm) was activated as expected ahead of his scheduled start Saturday against the Marlins, Matt Ehalt of Yahoo! Sports reports.

Matz anticipated a short stay on the injured list, and that will indeed be the case, as he'll wind up missing just over two weeks. Paul Sewald was optioned in a corresponding move.

Gallen may have to wait for an injury or a trade to open up a spot in the Marlins' rotation before making his big-league debut, Joe Frisaro of MLB.com reports.

The right-hander has certainly earned a callup, posting a 1.16 ERA, 0.55 WHIP and 64:9 K:BB through 54.1 innings for Triple-A New Orleans, but Miami has used the same five starters all year so far and doesn't seem inclined to shake up that part of its roster. Gallen also isn't on the 40-man roster, although that's less of an obstacle than it might be in some other organizations given the Marlins' overall lack of talent. He'll continue to bide his time with the Baby Cakes for now.

Finnegan hasn't thrown a pitch yet this season and is working with a "third party" to work on his mechanics and strengthening, Mark Sheldon of MLB.com reports.

The Reds haven't disclosed which third party is working with the Reds and Finnegan, but Sheldon suggests that it could be someone similar to Driveline Baseball, the same company that Trevor Bauer has worked with often.

Kelly (4-4) held the Giants scoreless through 5.1 innings Friday, surrendering six hits and a walk with four strikeouts to earn the win.

It was the Kelly's first appearance against the Giants as the right-hander picked up his fourth win of the year. Kelly has now allowed three or fewer runs in six of his nine starts this season, lowering his ERA to 4.21 and WHIP to 1.42. Up next, he'll look to remain in the win column with a matchup against the Padres.

Lucchesi (3-3) took the loss in Friday's 5-3 loss to the Pirates, surrendering two runs on five hits while striking out six over seven innings.

Lucchesi was out-dueled by former Padre Jordan Lyles in this game, sticking Lucchesi with a hard-luck loss. The left-hander has a 4.28 ERA and 1.26 WHIP over nine starts and 48.1 innings this year. He's stuck out 46 batters. Lucchesi will look for a better result when he takes on the Blue Jays on Friday.