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Anderson's start Saturday was postponed due to rain, Carrie Muskat of MLB.com reports.

Anderson will likely take the ball Sunday against Jake Arrieta and the Cubs, although the Brewers have an off day Monday that would allow them to skip Anderson if they so choose.

Wood (5-0) fired 7.1 scoreless innings in Friday's 7-2 win over the Marlins, giving up six hits and two walks while recording four strikeouts.

Wood continues rolling along, with the blanking extending his scoreless streak to 20.1 innings. That spans the southpaw's last three starts, as well as the final two frames of a five-inning outing against the Giants on May 2. Wood was especially effective keeping the ball down Friday, inducing a whopping 19 grounders. He fired an efficient 96 pitches overall, notching 13 swinging strikes along the way. The 26-year-old lowered his ERA to 1.88 with the effort, and he'll look to keep adding zeroes to his ledger when he takes on the Cardinals at home next Wednesday.

Nicolino (0-1) gave up five earned runs on seven hits and two walks over four innings in Friday's 7-2 loss to the Dodgers. He struck out three.

The young southpaw couldn't duplicate the success he'd enjoyed against the Braves in his first outing of the season, getting into trouble with the long ball in particular. Nicolino gave up a 385-foot solo shot to Chris Taylor in the third, which was followed by Brett Eibner's two-run blast in the fourth. The 25-year-old labored overall, working up to 85 pitches in his four frames. He'll look to bounce back in a Wednesday road start versus the Athletics.

Wacha (2-1) tossed six scoreless innings, allowing four hits and three walks while striking out five in a no-decision against the Giants on Friday.

He threw 60 of 86 pitches for strikes, and given the swift collapse of the Cards bullpen after Wacha left the game, manager Mike Matheny might be regretting not trying to get another inning or two out of him. The 25-year-old has worked at least six innings in every start this season and provided a quality start in six of seven outings as he continues to put the memory of an injury-marred 2016 behind him.

Walker spun six scoreless innings in Friday's 10-1 win over the Padres, scattering two hits and three walks while striking out three batters.

With his pitch count sitting at 90 after six frames, Walker probably had another inning left in him, but with the Diamondbacks owning a commanding 10-0 lead, there was little reason for manager Torey Lovullo to keep the right-hander out there. Walker has been charged with three or fewer earned runs in his last five outings to lower his season ERA to 3.46, but he's hasn't been able to rack up the strikeouts since his 11-K masterpiece against the Padres back on April 27. In fact, he has nearly as many walks (11) as strikeouts (13) over his last four outings.

Anderson (3-4) allowed two earned runs on four hits and two walks in Friday's 12-6 win over the Reds. He struck out seven and hit a batter.

It was a solid performance from Anderson, who had his swing-and-miss stuff working from the outset of the contest. He's now won two of his last three starts after scuffling to a 1-3 opening on the campaign. Anderson's tendency to give up the long ball limits his fantasy upside, but his 9.19 K/9 makes him a worthy streaming option for starts away from Coors Field. He'll take the mound again Thursday at Philadelphia.

DeGrom (3-1) threw seven shutout innings in a win against the Angels on Friday but dealt with a blister in his final frame, Anthony DiComo of MLB.com reports.

The blister was on deGrom's ring finger. It wasn't enough to force him out of the game, as he finished the seventh inning on his 106th pitch, and it didn't sully the brilliance of a start that included nine strikeouts and just four hits allowed. That said, we'll have to watch throughout the week to make sure the blister doesn't linger -- consider deGrom day-to-day for now.

Williams (2-3) allowed three runs on four hits and two walks across 5.2 innings to take the loss Friday against the Phillies.

Williams entered the sixth inning with a 2-1 lead before allowing a pair of runs, leading to this third loss of the campaign. In his three starts since joining the rotation after Jameson Taillon (groin) landed on the disabled list, he's allowed 10 earned runs in 13.2 innings, and he'll likely be removed from the rotation once Taillon returns to action. Williams will make his next start Wednesday

Maeda will start Thursday against St. Louis if his rehab assignment Friday for High-A Rancho Cucamonga goes as planned, Bill Plunkett of the Orange County Register reports.

Maeda will throw 60 pitches in Friday's rehab start, so don't expect him to go deep into his first start back even if he is effective. His 5.03 ERA in his first seven starts is underwhelming, but Maeda posted an encouraging 40:9 K:BB over 39.1 innings, a good sign that he can perform closer to the 3.48 ERA he posted in 2016 going forward.

DeSclafani (elbow) has been cleared to begin throwing, John Fay of WCPO.com reports.

He hasn't pitched since dealing with elbow tenderness at the beginning of spring training, so this is certainly a positive step for the 27-year-old. After posting a 3.28 ERA and 105 strikeouts over 20 starts with the Reds last season, DeSclafani will begin a gradual rehabilitation program with the long-term goal of returning in the second half of the regular season. Expect a firmer timetable to be established once he gets back into regular pitching activities.