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Glasnow (shoulder) will make a rehab start at Double-A Altoona on Monday, Bill Brink of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.

With this latest news, it seems that Glasnow is still on track for an early-September return. Glasnow's first rehab start will be in the realm of four innings or 65 pitches. The 22-year-old righty had struggled during his two starts before injuring his shoulder, allowing five earned runs over 8.1 innings while walking five batters.

Finnegan (8-9) pitched seven scoreless innings, allowing just one hit and two walks while striking out eight Saturday against the Dodgers.

For the second time this season, Finnegan took a no-hit bid into the seventh inning. He was nine outs away from the feat before giving up a single to lead off the top of the seventh. The left-hander's effort earned him his fourth quality start in his last five outings, and lowered his ERA to 4.32, its best mark since June 25. On Saturday, Finnegan illustrated what made him a first-round pick in 2014. However, the inexperience 23-year-old still has a lot to improve upon as he leads the NL in walks (68) and homers allowed (26).

Lugo (0-2) allowed three runs on seven hits while walking one and striking out three over 6.2 innings, but was the losing pitcher in Friday's 8-1 loss to San Francisco.

The 26-year-old was solid in his first start of the season but failed to outlast opposing starter Johnny Cueto for the Mets' third straight loss. Even though it was only a spot start -- Lugo had made nine relief appearances this season prior to filling in for Steven Matz -- with a 3.04 ERA and 2.68 FIP over 23.2 innings, the right-hander could've earned another time through the rotation.

Matz (shoulder) will visit a doctor Monday, Matt Ehalt of the Bergen Record reports.

Matz was able to play catch Saturday after missing his scheduled start Friday due to shoulder soreness and said he felt "fine" afterward. However, he did not incorporate any breaking pitches into his flat-ground work and the Mets will have Matz evaluated Monday before allowing him to ramp up his throwing any further.

Anderson will start Tuesday against the Rockies, Tom Haudricourt of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports.

Brent Suter's audition in the rotation lasted all of one game as he's now slated to pitch out of the bullpen with Anderson returning to a starting role. Anderson has mostly struggled this season, although he was pitching better for a stretch before suffering a quad injury earlier this month.

Bergman was optioned to Triple-A Albuquerque on Saturday, MLB.com's Thomas Harding reports.

The move clears a spot on the 25-man roster for Saturday's starter Jeff Hoffman. Bergman will continue to offer organizational bullpen depth and could be summoned again when rosters expand in September.

Anderson (quad) gave up two runs on three hits and one walk while striking out two over two innings out of the bullpen on Friday.

It's quite possible that the Brewers will keep using Anderson out of the bullpen for the time being, as they have five healthy starters after Brent Suter was recalled to start Friday (and not sent down after the start). Junior Guerra is also expected back at some point in the coming weeks, so Anderson's role will be a little murky going forward.

Hill (blister) is the scheduled starter for Wednesday's game against the Giants, AM 570's David Vassegh reports.

We've been down this road far more than once, and at this point Hill's owners probably won't believe he is taking the mound again until the ball actually leaves his hand in a big league game. Still, Wednesday is the targeted return date, so brave or desperate owners in weekly leagues can take a chance on deploying him next week.

Glasnow (shoulder) will head out on a rehab assignment after successfully making it through Friday's side session, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette's Bill Brink reports.

The date and location of his first rehab start is to be determined, but it's encouraging that he has progressed to this step in his recovery from shoulder discomfort. It remains to be seen when Glasnow will be ready to return to the Pirates' rotation, or which pitcher he will replace, but an early-September return to the big leagues appears to be within reach.

Kershaw (back) said he felt "100 percent" during Saturday's bullpen session, the Orange County Register's Bill Plunkett reports.

The plan was for him to throw 25 pitches Saturday and he will throw around 40 pitches in another bullpen session in the coming days, but it remains to be seen what the next step will be. He can't be activated from the 60-day DL until Aug. 27, but the only way he could return to the rotation around that date would be if he does not need a rehab assignment.