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Teheran (1-1) yielded six runs on five hits and three walks in five innings during Monday's win over Colorado. He earned the victory, struck out three batters and gave up two homers.

Teheran actually carried a no-hitter into the fifth frame where he would allow all six runs, including long balls from Mark Reynolds and Trevor Story. The right-hander avoided falling to 0-2 with the Braves' offense also putting on a show at Coors Field and carrying him to the win column. He'll take a 6.00 ERA into Saturday's contest against the Mets.

Freeland (1-2) took the loss against the Braves on Monday, giving up seven runs on seven hits and four walks in five innings. He struck out three batters.

Freeland had been solid to start 2019 with a 2.31 ERA before Monday's outing. Things got ugly in a hurry though as Ronald Acuna took him deep for a two-run blast in the first frame. Unfortunately, Colorado's offense didn't do enough to prevent its ace from taking a second loss. The 25-year-old southpaw will square off against San Francisco on Saturday.

Manager Dave Roberts stated that Ryu will require a trip to the injured list after straining his groin during Monday's start against the Cardinals, Pedro Moura of The Athletic reports.

The Dodgers are unsure as to how long Ryu will remain on the injured list, but he certainly won't be making his next scheduled start. With Rich Hill (knee) and Clayton Kershaw (shoulder) already on the 10-day IL, it's possible the Dodgers turn to pitching prospect Dennis Santana to make a spot start, as he is already working as a long reliever out of the big-league bullpen.

Mikolas (1-1) got the win against the Dodgers on Monday, giving up three earned runs on five hits over six innings, striking out three and walking one as the Cardinals won 4-3.

Mikolas gave up two runs in the first inning, but he settled down after that and ended up posting a quality start on his way to his first victory of the season. The right-hander's numbers through three starts still look lackluster thanks to a rough first outing of the season that saw him get shelled for five earned in five innings against the Brewers, as he's now sporting a 6.19 ERA and a 1.31 WHIP to go along with an 8:4 K:BB through 16 innings. He'll look to build on this solid showing in his next start, which is scheduled for Sunday against the Reds in Monterrey, Mexico.

Velasquez gave up two runs on four hits while striking out two through five innings in a no-decision against the Nationals on Monday.

Velasquez had a decent outing in his first start as he only allowed four hits in five innings with the damage being done by a two-run home run from Kurt Suzuki. He was pulled after only 80 pitches, which causes some concern about his usage going forward. Velasquez failed to pitch more than five innings in his last nine starts last season, so this will definitely be something to consider when starting the 26-year-old. Velasquez is expected to make his next start Sunday at Marlins Park.

Ryu's early exit from Monday's game against the Cardinals was due to a strained left groin muscle, Bill Plunkett of The Orange County Register reports.

Ryu was pulled from Monday's game in the second inning with what turned out to be a strain to same groin that forced him out of action for three months after he tore it last season. It remains to be seen if he requires a trip to the injured list, but it could be in the cards for the left-hander.

Ryu has been diagnosed with a left groin strain, Jorge Castillo of the Los Angeles Times reports.

Ryu exited Monday's start in the second inning after suffering the injury, and there's definitely some cause for concern here, as he tore the same groin last season, per Castillo. If Ryu is forced to miss extended time, it's possible Julio Urias remains in the starting rotation even after Clayton Kershaw (shoulder) returns from the injured list.

Ryu was removed in the second inning of Monday's game against the Cardinals after suffering an undisclosed injury, Pedro Moura of The Athletic reports. He allowed two runs on two hits and a walk over 1.1 innings and wouldn't factor into the decision.

The details surrounding Ryu's injury have yet to be disclosed, but the decision was made to pull him from the ballgame after he spoke with both the team trainer and manager Dave Roberts. He'll be considered day-to-day until the team updates his status.

Sanchez is expected to make his first start of the season for Double-A Jacksonville on April 26, Joe Frisaro of MLB.com reports.

Sanchez, who missed over half of the 2018 season and the Arizona Fall League due to elbow and collarbone injuries, is reportedly fine physically, but the Marlins want to be careful with his workload. He is gradually building up his arm strength at the team's spring training complex in Florida. The plan is for Sanchez to build up to the point that he can throw five innings in his first start. The Shrimp will move to a six-man rotation once Sanchez joins in an effort to manage their star hurler's innings. It's nice that we have a firm date from Miami, because if he's not ready to go on April 26, we will know there was some sort of setback.

Kershaw will start for Double-A Tulsa on Tuesday, Bill Plunkett of The Orange County Register Reports.

Kershaw's first rehab start came for Triple-A Oklahoma City, but he'll take the hill for Tulsa on Tuesday, due to a better weather forecast and the ability to use home facilities with Oklahoma City on the road. Manager Dave Roberts also shed light on Kershaw's expected workload on Monday, telling reporters he would like to see Kershaw get to the sixth inning and get close to 90 pitches, which will include a simulated bullpen inning after he exits Tuesday's contest. Ideally, this would leave the left-hander without a pitch count constraint when he rejoins the big-league rotation, which Roberts said he hopes to see happen on Sunday or Monday.