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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.

Lyles (4-1) struck out 12 batters and allowed one run on five hits and a walk in seven innings, earning the win in Friday's 5-3 win over the Padres.

Lyles' strong performance pushed his ERA down to 1.97 to go with a 1.05 WHIP in 45.2 innings this season. He's struck out 47 batters. Lyles has allowed exactly one run in his last three starts and will look to continue his dominant pitching at home versus the Rockies on Thursday.

DeSclafani (2-2) allowed four runs on six hits with four strikeouts and no walks across four innings while taking a loss against the Dodgers on Friday.

All of the runs DeSclafani yielded came off three home runs. Long balls have been an issue for the right-hander since the beginning of 2018, as he's posted a 1.9 HR/9. While DeSclafani's ERA (4.60) is better than it was a year ago (4.93), his HR/9 is a little worse (2.0 versus 1.9) and his FIP is virtually the same (4.84 versus 4.83). That doesn't seem to bode well for DeSclafani even maintaining an ERA of about 4.50. He is also 2-2 with a 1.24 WHIP and 50 strikeouts in 45 innings this season. DeSclafani will pitch again at the Cubs next Friday.

Hill (1-1) threw six shutout innings while striking out 10 with no walks and two hits to earn a victory against the Reds on Friday.

The veteran lefty also needed just 84 pitches to record 18 outs, which is a pretty incredible feat considering 10 of those outs were of the strikeout variety. Hill missed about the first month of the season because of a knee ailment. Through four starts, this was, by far, his best outing of the year and his first win. He is 1-1 with a 3.00 ERA, 1.05 WHIP and 24 strikeouts in 21 innings this season. Hill is scheduled to throw again at the Pirates next Friday.