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Eickhoff (lat) will be called up when rosters expand Saturday, Matt Gelb of The Athletic Philadelphia reports.

Eickhoff has been out all season after experiencing multiple setbacks while recovering from a preseason lat strain. He seems ready to go finally, getting up to 83 pitches in his most recent rehab start with Triple-A Lehigh Valley. He'll be pitching in relief when he returns to the majors, though he'd likely be the first option if the Phillies require a spot start or a replacement in the rotation.

Marlins manager Don Mattingly confirmed that Alcantara would be called up from Triple-A New Orleans when rosters expand Saturday, Joe Frisaro of MLB.com reports.

Alcantara made one start for the Marlins on June 29 and picked up his first MLB win, but was placed on the 10-day disabled list following the outing with an infection in his right armpit. The rookie was sidelined for about a month before the Marlins optioned him back to Triple-A, where he's posted a 3.96 ERA and 1.13 WHIP in seven starts since rejoining the affiliate. He's scheduled to make one more turn for New Orleans before reporting back to the Marlins, but it's unclear if he'll claim a spot in the rotation or work out of the bullpen in September.

Lauer (forearm) tossed 3.1 scoreless frames and scattered two hits and three walks while striking out three Friday in his rehab start for Triple-A El Paso.

It was the second rehab appearance for the southpaw, who tossed 61 pitches (34 strikes) in the outing. He'll likely need to build up to the 75-to-90-pitch range before the Padres are comfortable adding him back to the rotation, so expect Lauer to make at least one more start in the minors. He appears in line to return from the 10-day disabled list in early September.

Fried (groin) was reinstated from the 10-day disabled list and optioned to Triple-A Gwinnett on Monday.

Fried had made a pair of rehab appearances for Gwinnett and will now continue there as normal member of the team. He's recorded a solid 3.14 ERA in 28.2 innings at the big-league level this season, but with just four games remaining before rosters expand in September, it's likely that the Braves simply didn't see a need for Fried over the next few days but will call him up for the final month of the season.

Anderson picked up his first win with Double-A Mississippi on Sunday, allowing three hits and a walk over 6.2 scoreless innings while striking out nine in a 2-0 victory over Biloxi.

The 20-year-old needed a couple of starts to adjust to his new level of competition after a promotion earlier in the month, but Anderson now seems back to his usual dominant ways. While his 132:47 K:BB through 113 innings between High-A and Double-A is impressive, the most noteworthy stat from his 2018 campaign might be that he's only served up two homers -- in fact, dating back to Rookie ball, Anderson's only been taken deep three times in 235 innings during his entire minor-league career. Unless he struggles upon reaching Triple-A next year, he seems on pace to make his debut in the majors some time in 2019.

The Pirates have suspended Garcia for "violation of club policies," Rob Biertempfel of The Athletic Pittsburgh reports.

Luis Escobar, who plays with Garcia at Double-A Altoona, was also hit with a suspension after the team clinched an Eastern League playoff birth Sunday night. The length of the suspension has yet to be determined, though given how close it is to the end of the season, it wouldn't be surprising if Garcia didn't pitch again this year. He owns a 5.23 ERA and 68:32 K:BB across 53.1 innings of relief in his second go around with the Curve.

Anderson (9-7) allowed four runs on seven hits with no walks across five innings while earning the win against the Pirates. He struck out three.

Anderson was spotted a big lead in the third inning and didn't allow his first run until the fifth. He then gave up a pair of home runs in the sixth, which brought the visitors within two and he ended up getting pulled before recording an out. Anderson avoided issuing a single walk for the second straight start, but he didn't throw the ball particularly well in any other regard and has failed to complete six innings in three of his previous four turns. His ERA has crept back up to 4.04 ahead of this weekend's matchup with the Nationals.

Greinke (13-8) picked up the win against the Mariners on Sunday, giving up one unearned run on five hits over 6.2 innings, striking out six and walking two in the Diamondbacks' 5-2 victory.

The right-hander hadn't emerged victorious in his last four starts, so it was nice to see him get back in the win column with this excellent effort against Seattle. Greinke is having a terrific season on the whole for Arizona, as he's now boasting a 2.93 ERA, a 1.05 WHIP and 171 strikeouts through 168.2 innings.

Ryu (4-1) allowed two earned runs on 11 hits and a walk while striking out eight across 5.2 innings to earn the win Sunday against the Padres.

Despite surrendering 11 hits, Ryu managed to limit the damage by allowing only two-extra base hits. He generated an impressive 15 swinging strikes on only 86 total pitches, recording nearly half of his outs via strikeout. This was an uncharacteristic start for Ryu as he had not allowed more than five baserunners in his six starts since April 2. He'll have to be sharper to get good results in his next start, which will come Saturday against Arizona.

Matz (5-11) allowed one run on five hits and one walk while striking out seven across seven innings as he was saddled with the loss Sunday against Washington.

Matz surrendered just one run in the sixth inning prior to exiting a 1-0 ballgame, but the New York bullpen would implode in the late innings, as it gave up eight runs in the eighth and six more in the ninth on the way to a 15-0 drubbing. The 27-year-old managed to work into the seventh inning for the first time in two months, as he was extremely efficient in his outing, finishing the day with 65 of 97 pitches for strikes.