MLB Player News

Glasnow will be given the start Sunday against Washington, Adam Berry of MLB.com reports.

At just 23 years old, Glasnow will look to leverage Sunday's start into a spot in the rotation for next season. He's made two previous starts, but holds an ERA of 4.11 over 15.2 total innings of work this season for the Pirates.

Cabrera notched his sixth save in Friday's 3-2 victory over the Marlins, pitching a scoreless ninth inning in which he gave up a walk.

The 23-year-old has three consecutive scoreless outings and has posted saves in each of the first two games of the series against the Marlins. Cabrera is six-for-seven in save opportunities overall this season and also has eight holds to his credit.

Greinke (shoulder) will not make his next start Tuesday against the Nationals, despite MRI results on his shoulder revealing no structural damage, Jake Rill of MLB.com reports.

It appears Greinke will avoid significant injury, but there's no guarantee he'll be healthy when his next turn in the rotation comes back around in roughly 10 days time. In his place, Patrick Corbin and Zack Godley both seem to be viable options for Tuesday's spot start.

Greinke experienced shoulder stiffness during Wednesday's outing and was sent back to Phoenix to undergo an MRI, the Arizona Republic reports.

Manager Chip Hale said Greinke was feeling better Friday than he did immediately following Wednesday's start, but the Diamondbacks aren't taking any chances with their $200-plus million investment. Greinke did not show any obvious signs of injury Wednesday, throwing 107 pitches during the outing with his normal velocity. He was scheduled to make two more starts before the end of the season but of course now those starts are very much in question.

Syndergaard is battling strep throat and won't make his scheduled start Saturday, James Wagner of the New York Times reports.

Sean Gilmartin will make the start Saturday, and it remains to be seen when Syndergaard will be healthy enough to jump back into the rotation. This is awful timing for the Mets, who are competing for a wild-card spot, and for Syndergaard's fantasy owners, many of whom are undoubtedly competing for league titles. The Mets will obviously hope to slot Syndergaard in Monday or Tuesday in order to still use him twice before the end of the season. His status will be updated when a return date comes into focus, but it seems safe to assume he won't start this weekend.

Urena (4-8) was knocked around for five runs on four hits and a walk over just three innings in Thursday's loss to Atlanta.

After he pitched 8.2 sparkling, scoreless frames against the Dodgers back on Sept. 11, Urena gave fantasy owners some hope ahead of his starts against the cellar-dwelling Phillies and Braves; unfortunately, he was thrashed for 12 runs in just five innings over those two outings. Urena's slated to wrap up his season Tuesday against the Mets.

Lugo gave up three runs on four hits and two walks over five innings against the Phillies on Thursday. He struck out four and received no decision in the eventual 11-inning victory.

Lugo has largely been a pleasant surprise for fantasy owners who plucked him off the wire upon his entry into the Mets' rotation, but his peripherals have been screaming "regression" all along. That's been coming for him gradually -- Lugo's started giving up regular homers lately (including two Thursday) after doing a great job keeping the ball in the yard early on, and he's now lasted only five frames in two straight starts. The rookie will likely end up with solid ratios in a small sample anyway, as Tuesday's start against Miami will be his final regular-season rotation turn.

Anderson (9-11) allowed just one run on four hits and one walk Thursday while striking out six in 5.2 innings of work in a 3-1 win over the Pirates.

Anderson has put together a solid September for the Brewers, going 2-2 while ceding just three earned runs on 17 hits in 22.1 innings. He has achieved this by keeping the baseball inside the park and forcing ground balls on almost 47 percent of at-bats, a strong 17 percentage points higher than his ground ball rate for August. He could be a risky play, however, next Wednesday when he faces Cole Hamels and the Rangers on the road.

Cueto (groin) has not been ruled out for Sunday's start, Henry Schulman of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

Manager Bruce Bochy indicated Wednesday that Cueto would likely be pushed back if not skipped outright, but he backtracked a bit Thursday. The skipper said Cueto's groin is improving and even said the right-hander could start without a side session as a prerequisite. Cueto was diagnosed with a Grade 1 strain after leaving Tuesday's game.

Hill is tentatively scheduled to start Sunday against Colorado, Ken Gurnick of MLB.com reports.

Although Hill is believed to be healthy, manager Dave Roberts didn't fully confirm him as the starter when asked Thursday. If Hill does not start Sunday, the Dodgers could have a "bullpen game" or use a spot starter in his place against the Rockies.