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Sheehan tossed four innings in a no-decision against San Diego on Wednesday, allowing one run on three hits and no walks while striking out six batters.

Sheehan's start was his first MLB appearance since he underwent Tommy John surgery in May of last year. The right-hander had only modestly built up in the minors prior to being activated, topping out at 3.1 frames in his most recent rehab outing and tossing 11.1 innings total over four appearances. Despite that, Sheehan looked great Wednesday -- he induced 10 whiffs on 65 pitches, demonstrated strong control with 43 of his offerings going for strikes, and gave up just a single run. The righty will almost certainly need multiple more starts before he's ready to handle a full workload, but this was about as good an outing as could have been asked for given Sheehan's extended layoff and the quality of his opponent. He's projected to face the Rockies on the road in his next start.

Lodolo (5-5) notched the win Wednesday against the Twins, giving up two runs on three hits and two walks in six innings. He struck out four.

After matching a season high with six earned runs allowed his last time out, Lodolo rebounded with his ninth quality start of the year. The southpaw whiffed 12 on the evening, and there's a chance he would've come out for the seventh inning had Wednesday's contest not been called in the sixth frame due to a second rain delay. Lodolo sports a 3.71 ERA, 1.11 WHIP and 74:18 K:BB across 85 innings in 2025, but he's in for a tough matchup versus the Yankees in his next scheduled outing.

Verlander (0-4) took the loss against Cleveland on Wednesday, allowing four runs (three earned) on three hits and one walk while striking out six batters over 4.2 innings.

Verlander was activated Wednesday after spending nearly a month on the IL due to a pectoral injury. The veteran's return outing was a bit of a mixed bag; he notched a healthy 12 whiffs and six punchouts over 4.2 frames but was also touched up for seven hits, the most harmful of which was a three-run homer by Daniel Schneemann in the fourth inning. Verlander came close to a full workload with 83 pitches (56 of which were strikes), so the most positive takeaway from this outing is that the pec issue appears to be in the rearview mirror. After 11 starts, Verlander is still searching for his first win as a Giant, and his next opportunity for that is projected to be a favorable home matchup against Miami.

Parker (4-8) took the loss Wednesday against the Rockies, allowing one run on six hits over six innings. He struck out eight.

While the Nats failed to provide enough run support in an eventual 3-1 defeat, it was an impressive outing from Parker, who set a season high in strikeouts while allowing just one run on Michael Toglia's sixth-inning solo homer. It's an encouraging bounce-back effort from Parker, who gave up six runs in only 3.1 innings against the Marlins his last time out. Overall, the left-hander sports a 4.59 ERA with a 1.32 WHIP and 58:31 K:BB across 15 starts (80.1 innings) this season.

Marquez (3-8) earned the win Wednesday over the Nationals, allowing six hits and two walks over 5.2 scoreless innings. He struck out two.

It was a strong effort from Marquez, who's allowed just one run over 10.2 innings in his last two starts. The right-hander's lowered his ERA to 6.11 with a 1.64 WHIP and 50:24 K:BB across 15 outings (73.2 innings) this season. Marquez is currently in line for a tough home matchup with the Dodgers in his next start.

Rodriguez (2-4) took the loss Wednesday against the Blue Jays, allowing two runs (one earned) on six hits and three walks over 4.2 innings. He struck out four.

Rodriguez got off to a rocky start, giving up a leadoff homer to Bo Bichette in the first inning. The left-hander managed to settle in, holding the Jays to one unearned run over his final 3.2 innings, though Arizona couldn't overcome the early deficit in an 8-1 defeat. It's been an up-and-down year thus far for Rodriguez, who sports a 5.93 ERA with a 1.62 WHIP and 64:22 K:BB across 12 starts (60.2 innings). The left-hander is tentatively lined up to face the White Sox on the road in his next outing.

Sale (5-4) notched the win Wednesday against the Mets, giving up five hits and one walk in 8.2 scoreless innings. He struck out seven.

The All-Star left-hander narrowly missed out on what would've been his fourth career shutout, as Brandon Nimmo poked a bloop single to end the hurler's bid with two outs in the ninth inning. Sale still continued his recent tear on the mound, twirling at least six innings while allowing one run or fewer in his sixth straight start. His slow start to the year is becoming a distant memory, as Sale has drastically improved his 6.17 ERA from April 19 to 2.53 on the campaign following Wednesday's gem. The southpaw boasts a 1.23 ERA, 1.00 WHIP and 82:19 K:BB over his last 10 appearances (66 innings), and he's scheduled for a rematch against the Mets early next week.

McGreevy will be called up from Triple-A Memphis to start the second game of Thursday's doubleheader against the White Sox, Derrick Goold of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports.

McGreevy owns a 2.51 ERA and 1.20 WHIP across 61 innings in Triple-A and will now come up for another spot start in the closing game of Thursday's twin bill. The 24-year-old righty has previously appeared in two games for the Cardinals in 2025, most recently allowing four runs in a six-inning start against the Dodgers on June 8.

Taillon and the Cubs won't face the Brewers on Wednesday after the game was postponed due to rain in Chicago, Taylor McGregor of Marquee Sports Network reports.

Chicago and Milwaukee will play a doubleheader Aug. 18 to make up for Wednesday's game. Taillon's next outing will be pushed back to Thursday's series finale, during which he'll be looking to record his sixth consecutive win.

Gray and the Cardinals will not play against the White Sox on Wednesday after the game was postponed due to inclement weather in Chicago, Jack Ankony of SI.com reports.

The game will be made up as part of a doubleheader Thursday, with Gray likely to take the mound for one of those contests. The veteran right-hander recorded four consecutive quality starts before yielding six runs across 4.1 innings in a loss to the Brewers his last time out.