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Despaigne was claimed off waivers by the Marlins on Thursday, Ben Nicholson-Smith of SportsNet reports.

Despaigne didn't do much when on the mound for the Orioles this season. Over 16 games, he posted a hefty 5.60 ERA and 1.72 WHIP. He improved at Triple-A Norfolk, but still had a disappointing showing as he threw for a 3.87 ERA over 18 games, 17 of which were starts.

Teheran (5-10) pitched 6.1 innings, allowing five runs on six hits and one walk while striking out five Marlins in Wednesday's loss.

For the second straight start, Teheran faced little adversity through his first five innings. The right-hander surrendered an RBI single to Martin Prado in the first before he quickly shook off the early damage to retire 13 of the next 15 batters. But like in his start against the Mets on Friday, Teheran struggled in the sixth, giving up two hits and plunking a batter before being chased by Marcell Ozuna's homer. After surrendering six runs in the sixth inning across his past two outings, Teheran's sixth-inning ERA sits at 5.49.

Martinez (14-8) allowed four runs on eight hits, including two homers in a loss to the Cubs on Wednesday. He also struck out nine and walked none over six frames.

The right-hander was cruising along, but then production from unlikely sources -- a Jon Lester single in the third and a David Ross homer in the fifth -- put Chicago ahead. Martinez also allowed a homer to Anthony Rizzo in the sixth. The good news is Martinez found his strikeout groove again. He struck out just one batter in his previous outing. Martinez will make his next start Tuesday against the Rockies in Coors Field.

Thompson (2-5) went six strong innings Wednesday, allowing two runs on six hits, two walks, and three strikeouts, earning his second win against the Pirates.

Thompson entered Wednesday with a 6.05 ERA over seven starts, and lowered his ERA to 5.64. Despite the poor numbers overall, Thompson now has four straight starts allowing two runs or fewer, and has quality start in three of his last four. He still has just a 1.4 K:BB, a figure he'll need to improve if he wants to find consistent success at the major league level. Thompson held a 2.50 ERA in 21 starts with Triple-A Lehigh Valley in 2016.

Kershaw was dominant Wednesday, throwing five scoreless innings and allowing just one hit while striking out five at Yankee Stadium.

Kershaw's night was cut short by a pair of rain delays, although he may have been on a pitch count anyways in his second start coming off a back injury. He needed just 64 pitches to get through five innings, and showed no signs of rust whatsoever, picking back up what was on-track to be another Cy Young year. Kershaw lowered his ERA to 1.81, but failed to earn his 12th win as the Dodgers couldn't manage a run until the top of the ninth. Kershaw's command has been legendary in 2016, as he has walked only nine batters while striking out 155. That 17.2 K:BB would shatter Phil Hughes' record of 11.6 set in 2014 should Kershaw throw enough innings down the stretch to qualify.

The Pirates want Glasnow to pitch out of the bullpen at least one more time in 2016, the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review reports.

"Glasnow actually said he kind of enjoyed it," Hurdle said of the rookie's relief appearance Sunday. "He felt good about it, the different mindset." The Pirates are looking to increase Glasnow's comfort level as he navigates the big leagues for the first time and having him work long relief allows him to work in stress-free situations. Look for the highly touted prospect to vie for a rotation spot in 2017.

Sampson appears to be the favorite to start Sunday's game against the Pirates, MLB.com's Mark Sheldon reports.

The Reds are leaning toward pushing Dan Straily's next start from Sunday to Monday after he went eight innings in Tuesday's outing. Sampson figured to get a start at some point either this weekend or early next week due to Saturday's doubleheader, and it sounds like it will be Sunday. The 25-year-old righty has a 5.82 ERA in 60.1 career innings as a starter in the big leagues.

Perez has been diagnosed with a right elbow impingement, 680 The Fan's Kevin McAlpin reports.

The Braves are not ruling out Perez returning this season, but that seems like a bit of a long shot. He was removed from Sunday's start with what was initially thought to be a triceps injury. Tyrell Jenkins is an option to be recalled from Triple-A Gwinnett to slot into Perez's rotation spot.

Matz (shoulder) threw a 20-pitch bullpen session Wednesday, but it remains unclear if he will be able to rejoin the rotation Sunday, the New York Times' James Wagner reports.

With Rafael Montero getting banished to the bullpen, the hope is that Matz or Jacob deGrom can return from injury in time to take the vacated spot in the rotation Sunday against the Twins. More information regarding Matz's potential return date should be available later this week.

Wacha (shoulder) has been activated from the disabled list, Jenifer Langosch of MLB.com reports.

After nearly a month of the disabled list, Wacha will rejoin the Cardinals for the final few weeks of the regular season. While he's served exclusively as a starter to this point in 2016, Wacha will be used out of the bullpen for the time being. The 25-year-old holds a 4.45 ERA and 1.42 WHIP on the year.