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Finnegan will likely make two more starts this season before being shut down, the Cincinnati Enquirer's Zach Buchanan reports. He allowed two runs on three hits and four walks while striking out six over five innings Tuesday against the Mets.

The Reds will let Finnegan remain in the rotation until he reaches an innings cap, and he is expected to reach that cap after his next two starts. He will not be transitioned to the bullpen at all this season, and will simply hit his innings total in the rotation before being completely shut down. Finnegan has thrown 159.2 innings this season after throwing 105.1 innings in 2015. He has shown flashes of excellence, but it's hard to get too excited by what he was able to do in his first full season in a big league rotation. His 4.19 ERA is nothing special, and his FIP (5.25) and xFIP (4.83) suggest he may not have even been that good. That said, he should have a spot in the rotation waiting for him in 2017, as the Reds will hope for him to make some improvements in his second full season. Look for Finnegan to start Sunday in Pittsburgh and then next weekend at home against the Pirates before he is shut down.

Asher will start Thursday's game against the Nationals, CSN Philly's Jim Salisbury reports.

As expected, Asher will take Vincent Velasquez's spot in the rotation, but he will get a pretty rough welcome back in a road start against the first place Nationals. This will be Asher's first big league appearance since receiving an 80-game PED suspension in June. He has a 9.31 ERA in seven career big league starts, and is a low-upside/high-risk option for as long as he sticks in the Phillies' rotation.

Urena (3-6) allowed four runs on seven hits over five innings Tuesday in a losing effort against the Phillies. He struck out five batters and walked one.

Urena was coming off a series of respectable outings over the latter half of August, but Tuesday's showing was rocky enough to give fantasy owners second thoughts about starting him moving ahead. Though four runs allowed over five innings isn't the end of the world, his next start comes against an Atlanta squad that has been hot since the acquisition of Matt Kemp and the call-up of top prospect Dansby Swanson.

Campos has been diagnosed with a fractured right arm and will undergo surgery, Nick Piecoro of the Arizona Republic reports.

Campos was not slowed by the injury in 2016, as he made a career-high 25 starts in the minors and even made his big league debut in late August. However, he injured his arm at some point recently and will need eight months to recover from surgery, so he will not be ready to pitch next year until sometime around midseason.

Marquez was called up from Triple-A Albuquerque on Tuesday, the Denver Post's Nick Kosmider reports.

Marquez is one of the Rockies' top pitching prospects, as he has the type of power arsenal that has a chance to play in Coors Field. That said, he may not make his first big league start until sometime next season, as the Rockies already have a six-man rotation set for the final month. Marquez posted a 3.13 ERA, 1.16 WHIP and 155:39 K:BB in 166.2 innings across Double-A and Triple-A this year, and is already 27.2 innings over his total from 2015. With that in mind, look for him to work out of the Rockies' bullpen down the stretch, where his stuff has a chance to really play up.

Nicolino was recalled from Triple-A New Orleans on Tuesday.

The Marlins decided to bring Nicolino back to the major league roster now that rosters have expanded, but the outlook on the left-hander still doesn't look great. Although he did muster up a quality start in his last outing with Miami, the 24-year-old's rough 5.48 ERA and abysmal 3.8 K/9 don't make him much of an intriguing option going forward, even if he is afforded a few starts during the Marlins' postseason push.

The Nationals recalled Giolito from Triple-A Syracuse on Tuesday.

Giolito will be called up for a third big-league stint this year with the minor-league season coming to a close. His results -- a 5.63 ERA, 1.81 WHIP, and 7:11 K:BB ratio -- in the four games he started for the Nationals this season have not been favorable, but he remains one of the top starting pitching prospects in the game and could still start for the big club at some point in the next few days. If he does not, he will be available out of the bullpen.

Strasburg (elbow) threw a bullpen session Tuesday and remains a candidate to start Wednesday's game against the Braves, CSN's Chase Hughes reports.

The Nationals are waiting to see how Strasburg feels following the session before announcing their starter for Wednesday's game. Manager Dusty Baker said he will release that information following Tuesday's game, so it will not be long before another update on Strasburg's status is provided.

Williams was called up by the Pirates on Tuesday, Travis Sawchik of the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review reports.

A second-round pick by the Marlins in 2013, Williams earned his first major league callup on the strength of a 2.53 ERA and 1.21 WHIP in 20 appearances (19 starts) with Indy this season. He has displayed solid control throughout his minor league career but Williams allows quite a bit of contact (6.5 K/9 in minors), and that may lead to some initial struggles against big league hitters.

Glasnow was recalled from Triple-A Indianapolis on Tuesday.

With Indy's season drawing to a close Monday, Glasnow will return for the final month of the major league season. Glasnow struggled in a pair of starts for the Pirates earlier this year before a shoulder issue put him on the shelf, and he's not scheduled to start a game for Pittsburgh in the immediate future. He will likely serve as the long man out of the bullpen, at least for the time being.