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Lugo continued his solid run of starts, tossing seven innings of one-run ball to earn the victory in the Mets' 5-1 win over the Nationals on Sunday.

Lugo has 2.19 ERA in his four starts, stepping into the breach created by the absences of Matt Harvey, Steven Matz and now, Jacob deGrom. He scattered six hits without allowing a walk and struck out four in the victory. Lugo is locked into the third or fourth spot in the rotation; that number dependent on how many starters are out injured.

Thompson (1-5) was once again the victim of poor run support in Sunday's loss to the Braves, allowing just one run on four hits and four walks over seven innings while striking out six.

The lone run came on a second-inning solo shot by Matt Kemp, but that was more than enough on a day when Julio Teheran and three relievers combined for a shutout. Thompson's posted back-to-back quality starts, but he's also walked four batters in three of his last four outings, so he could have a hard time making it three in a row Friday in Washington without finding a way to sharpen his command.

Teheran (5-9) blanked the Phillies for six innings in Sunday's win, giving up five hits and two walks while striking out seven.

He's been feasting on the dregs of the NL recently, posting a 15:2 K:BB over 13 innings while winning his last two starts against the Padres and Phillies, but they all count just the same. Teheran could face a little stiffer competition in his next start at home against the Mets on Saturday.

Martinez (13-7) allowed two runs on seven hits and a season-high five walks over six innings while striking out six in Sunday's win over the Reds.

The Cardinals turned four double plays in the game, helping to minimize any damage Martinez's generosity might have caused. It was the right-hander's fifth straight quality start and 17th of the season, and he'll look to make it six straight at home Friday against the Brewers.

Cueto (14-5) allowed one run on five hits and one walk while striking out five over seven innings in a no-decision Sunday against the Cubs.

After posting a 4.38 ERA in August, which was his worst month of the season by a full run, Cueto has gotten September off to a nice start, lowering his ERA to 2.92 in the process. The veteran has posted an ERA below 3.00 in four of his last five seasons and appears to be on pace to make it five out of six.

Strasburg (elbow) could rejoin the Nationals' rotation Wednesday against the Braves, MLB.com's Bill Ladson reports.

Strasburg has thrown several bullpen sessions over the last week, and it appears he will be ready to start in the middle of this week as long as he feels fine Monday. Expect Strasburg's status to be updated again when the Nationals confirm their plans for Wednesday's starter, which is currently listed as "TBA."

Manager Terry Collins said Sunday that deGrom is likely to miss several starts with the soreness in his forearm, Anthony DiComo of MLB.com reports.

The original hope was that deGrom would only miss his next start, but the injury appears to be more significant. Rafael Montero is starting for deGrom on Tuesday and could remain in the rotation. That might change if Steven Matz (shoulder) is able to return, allowing Seth Lugo and Robert Gselllman to fill the two open rotation spots.

Urias is dealing with some bruising on the middle and index fingers of his throwing hand and will throw a bullpen session Monday, Ken Gurnick of MLB.com reports.

The Dodgers have already announced that Urias would be skipped for his next scheduled turn Wednesday against the Padres, with Brock Stewart set to be recalled from the minors to take the ball. Urias, who hurt his fingers while bunting in his previous outing, has accrued 113.1 innings between the majors and minors this season and could be facing some workload restrictions over the final month of the campaign. The Dodgers recently had Rich Hill return to the rotation and are scheduled to bring back Clayton Kershaw on Friday, meaning Urias may have to settle for relief work down the stretch.

Wood (elbow) will throw off a mound Monday, Bill Plunkett of the Orange County Register reports.

Wood underwent surgery in mid-July that left him with an eight-week timetable for return, and has been optimistic all along that he would pitch again this season. Now, it's starting to seem like a realistic possibility, as the team has tentatively laid the framework for the southpaw to work his way back. First, Wood will need to throw two bullpen sessions, followed by two sessions with live hitters. If all goes well, he would then return to the Dodgers bullpen. A rehab outing likely won't be an option by the time he's ready, as the minor league season will presumably be over at that point.

Urias will not make his scheduled start Wednesday against the Diamondbacks, as the team will instead start Brock Stewart, Mike DiGiovanna of the Los Angeles Times reports.

The Dodgers never clarified an exact innings limit for the 20-year-old Urias, but most knew this day would eventually come. The team hasn't disclosed their plans for Urias for the rest of the season, but there's a chance he could throw out of the bullpen as the team prepares for a potential postseason run.