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Peralta is expected to be recalled from Low-A Wisconsin on Tuesday to start the second game of the Brewers' series with the Nationals, Tom Haudricourt of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports.

Peralta was sent back to the minors prior to the All-Star break after failing to escape the fourth inning of his July 11 start against the Marlins. Though he's struggled with walks over his last three outings with the Brewers, Peralta appears poised to get another look in the rotation with Junior Guerra's forearm injury creating a need for another fifth starter. There haven't been any reports that Guerra has resumed a throwing program, so Peralta could be in store for another multi-start run with Milwaukee.

Quintana, who is slated to start Sunday against the Cardinals, had been dealing with shoulder fatigue prior to the All-Star break, Patrick Mooney of The Athletic Chicago reports.

Pitching coach Jim Hickey noted that the Cubs purposely rearranged their post-break pitching schedule so that Quintana would receive some additional time to recover from the issue. It's not expected that Quintana will face any limitations as he takes the hill for the first time since July 10, but the fact that he hasn't been at optimal health recently may be reason enough to avoid using him in Sunday DFS contests. Quintana hasn't covered more than six innings in any of his last nine starts, posting a 3.47 ERA, 1.28 WHIP and 7/7 K/9 over that span.

Freeland allowed four earned runs on five hits and three walks while striking out three across five innings Saturday against the Diamondbacks. He did not factor into the decision.

This start marked just the fourth time this season and first time since June 10 that Freeland allowed more than three earned runs in an outing. While he didn't allow an extra-base hit, his shaky control came back to haunt him in the fourth inning when he allowed the first three batters he faced to reach base on two walks and a hit by pitch. Given that his walk rate is 3.1 per nine innings through 120.2 of work, his struggles with control don't figure to be a major issue moving forward.

Anderson didn't factor into the decision in Saturday's 4-2 win over the Dodgers, allowing two runs on six hits and two walks over four innings while striking out six.

The Dodgers made Anderson work, and the right-hander needed 104 pitches (68 strikes) to record only 12 outs before exiting with the bases loaded and nobody out in the fifth inning. Corbin Burnes was able to put out the fire to keep Anderson's line on the night from looking even worse, and Milwaukee's bats eventually got him off the hook for the loss. He'll carry a 3.81 ERA into his next outing Thursday in San Francisco.

Kershaw (3-5) took the loss Saturday, giving up four runs (one earned) on seven hits over six innings while striking out five as the Dodgers dropped a 4-2 decision to the Brewers.

The left-hander was sharp, throwing 61 of 88 pitches for strikes, but the same can't be said for the Los Angeles defense in this one -- Milwaukee's first run got on base thanks to a catcher's interference call against Yasmani Grandal in the second inning, while the winning runs scored in the sixth after Max Muncy's two-out error. Kershaw will take a 2.54 ERA into his next start Thursday in Atlanta.

DeSclafani (4-3) struck out six but took the loss Saturday as the Reds fell 6-2 to the Pirates. He allowed three runs on six hits and two walks over 4.1 innings.

The punchouts were encouraging, but four of the six hits DeSclafani gave up went for extra bases, including two solo shots by Corey Dickerson. The right-hander will carry a 5.40 ERA into his next outing Thursday at home against the Phillies.

Lopez (2-1) struck out six in a win over the Ray on Saturday, giving up one run on three hits and a walk over six innings.

Lopez lowered his ERA to 5.09, and his 7.8 K/9 and 2.7 BB/9 don't paint a promising picture with command, but this victory marked a productive rebound from a rough stretch of giving up 10 runs in 11 frames across two starts. The groundball worker will try to carry this success through his next outing, slated for Friday at home versus the Nationals.

Gutierrez was superb for Double-A Pensacola on Thursday against Jacksonville, allowing one run over seven innings while striking out 10 without allowing a walk. He has won his last five starts and seven of his last eight, allowing no more than two runs in any of those outings.

Gutierrez took a while to adjust to Double-A, as his 4.13 ERA attests, but he's now struck out 102 batters against only 26 walks in 104.2 innings.

Smyly (elbow) is scheduled to throw a simulated game Sunday and a second one July 26, Mark Gonzales of the Chicago Tribune reports.

Smyly is working his way back from Tommy John surgery and has been out since last June. Assuming his sim games go well, he could start a rehab assignment by the end of July. Given the length of his absence, the rehab assignment won't be a short one, but he could return sometime in the middle of August.

Matz fell to 4-8 on the year after allowing five runs on nine hits and a walk against the Yankees on Saturday. He struck out three batters over five innings.

Matz didn't get into any real trouble until the fourth inning, when he was knocked around for four runs on five hits, including three straight extra-base hits. He was pulled with no outs in the sixth inning after allowing another run on back-to-back hits. Despite the poor showing, the southpaw still has a solid 3.65 ERA through 19 starts. He'll get the chance to bounce back Thursday in Pittsburgh.