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Worley (0-1) allowed three runs on six hits (one home run) while walking one and striking out two over four innings in Sunday's 6-3 loss to the Dodgers.

The 29-year-old was sporting a 2-5 record, 4.45 ERA and 1.43 WHIP in eight Triple-A starts. Worley isn't guaranteed another go in the rotation, but given the Marlins' injury woes, they may not have a choice. If he sees another start, he'll once again be a poor streaming choice, even in deeper formats. Worley's inability to miss bats severely limits his ceiling.

Anderson (2-1) allowed six runs on seven hits (three home runs) while walking three and striking out two over four innings in Sunday's 13-6 loss to the Cubs.

Believe it or not, it was only Anderson's second loss since July 25 last season. The long ball was his undoing in this one, as he allowed one to Ben Zobrist and two to superstar Kris Bryant. Before Sunday's outing, Anderson had only given up two home runs on the season, and one of them came way back on April 6. The 29-year-old will head into his next start with a 41:19 K:BB and 7.6 K/9 in 48.2 innings over nine starts.

Wainwright (4-3) gave up an earned run on five hits and three walks over 6.1 innings in Sunday's 8-3 win over the Giants. He struck out six.

Wainwright notched 13 swinging strikes on his way to his second consecutive strong performance. Factoring in his blanking of the Cubs over seven innings last Sunday, the veteran right-hander has surrendered just one earned run over his last 13.1 innings. His control does continue to be a problem, however, as he's now issued at least three free passes in all four May starts. Wainwright will try to get a handle on his location and rack up another victory when he takes on the Rockies at Coors Field next Friday.

Walker (blister) was placed on the 10-day disabled list Sunday, Steve Gilbert of MLB.com reports.

The Diamondbacks made the move retroactive to May 20, so there's still a chance Walker will be able to return later in the month if the blister issue subsides quickly. The timing of Walker's injury is unfortunate as he had strung together back-to-back quality starts. T.J McFarland (ankle) was activated off the disabled list Sunday and will take Walker's spot on the 25-man roster.

Urias was optioned to Triple-A Oklahoma City on Sunday.

With Urias laboring through his last two starts and the Dodgers getting Brandon McCarthy and Rich Hill back from injuries earlier in the week, a demotion to the minors was an inevitability for the 20-year-old phenom. The lefty did have flashes of brilliance early on during his five-start run with the Dodgers, but control was a major issue, as he finished with an 11:14 K:BB in 23.1 innings. The Dodgers recalled Josh Ravin from Triple-A Oklahoma City in a corresponding move to provide an extra arm out of the bullpen.

DeSclafani (elbow) played catch from 45-to-60 feet Sunday, Zach Buchanan of the Cincinnati Enquirer reports.

It was the first time that DeSclafani had been able to throw since the Reds shelved him in spring training due to a UCL sprain. With the right-hander still in the very initial phase of the recovery process, he's likely more than a month away from rejoining the Reds rotation.

Alcantara has a 7.12 ERA over 43 innings across eight starts for Double-A Springfield in 2017, Max Gelman of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports."We've got to be patient with him, said Springfield manager Johnny Rodriguez. "He's learning. The guys are good at this level, Double-A, they'll be better at Triple-A, they're going to hit some pitches that he makes;even when he feels he made it, they still get to it."

The 21-year-old right-hander made the leap to Double-A after a combined 23 starts between Low-A Peoria and High-A Palm Beach, so the rocky adjustment period isn't necessarily a total surprise. Alcantara has given up at least six hits in all but one of his eight starts and has already surrendered seven earned runs on two occasions. He has racked up 40 strikeouts and notched a pair of victories, however, so it hasn't all been gloom and doom for the still-promising prospect. Rodriguez emphasizes that Alcantara is trying to work on developing one of the most important but sometimes evasive skills for a young pitcher, namely, a short memory following unfavorable at-bats.

Lugo (elbow) is expected to make two more rehab starts before rejoining the Mets, Daniel Popper of the New York Daily News reports.

That timetable would seem to imply that the team plans on adding Lugo into the rotation once he comes off the DL rather than use him out of the bullpen, but there's been no official announcement from the Mets on that front. The right-hander's current rehab schedule would have him ready to make his first big-league appearance of the season by the first weekend in June.

Matz (elbow) is expected to make two more rehab starts before rejoining the Mets, Daniel Popper of the New York Daily News reports.

The beleaguered Mets rotation gets good news for a change. Matz's current schedule would see him return to the big leagues during the first weekend in June for a home series against the Pirates, but the lefty will need to make it through the rehab process without any setbacks first.

Nola (back) has been activated from the 10-day disabled list ahead of his scheduled start Sunday against the Pirates, Todd Zolecki of MLB.com reports.

Nola has been out for nearly a month with a lower-back strain, but he shouldn't face any pitch-count limitations in his return from the DL after he cruised through two rehab starts at Triple-A Lehigh Valley, covering 10.1 innings and turning in a 0.87 ERA and 0.68 WHIP. The right-hander will benefit from a favorable matchup right off the bat against a Pirates squad that has compiled a .269 team wOBA over the last two weeks, ranking last in the majors during that span.