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Hill (hand) successfully threw a 75 pitch bullpen session Friday, David Vassegh of AM 570 LA Sports reports.

The plan is still for Hill to start his first game as a Dodger in their upcoming series against the Giants. When he returns, it will have been over a month since his last start, which was July 17.

Eflin had surgery on his right knee and was transferred to the 60-day disabled list, Stephen Gross of the Morning Call reports.

As had been expected, Eflin's season has officially come to an end. It's expected that Eflin will undergo surgery on his left knee in the coming weeks. However, Philadelphia is optimistic that the surgeries will end Eflin's knee issues, making it possible for him to continue developing once he's healthy again.

Stripling was optioned to Triple-A Oklahoma City on Friday.

During his start Tuesday against the Phillies, Stripling allowed three runs over five innings. While this wasn't his best outing, he's been a solid pitcher since the All-Star break, posting a 3.16 ERA and 1.05 WHIP over that time. However, the club needed to make room on the roster as Adam Liberatore and Bud Norris return from the DL. Stripling will head to Triple-A Oklahoma City, where he owns a 3.66 ERA and 1.32 WHIP.

The Braves activated Teheran (back) from the disabled list Friday.

Teheran is ready to return to action after missing nearly three weeks while recovering from a mild lat strain. Teheran posted just a 4.08 ERA in July, but he still sits with a 2.81 mark -- and also a 0.97 WHIP -- for the season. He will jump right into the Braves' rotation and take the ball Friday night against the Nationals.

The Reds activated Lorenzen from the bereavement list Friday.

Lorenzen is back on the roster after taking a few days to attend to a personal matter. He will replace outfielder Kyle Waldrop on the roster and will resume pitching out of the bullpen.

Stripling (3-4) pitched five innings, allowing three runs (two earned) on six hits and two walks while striking out five Phillies in a no-decision Thursday.

Stripling was locked in for most of his evening, throwing nearly 70 percent of his pitches for strikes, including 18-of-24 first-pitch strikes and 11 swings and misses. Toward the end of the fifth inning, his command evaded him when he gave up a hit and his only two walks of the evening to load the bases before getting out of the jam to end his night. The 26-year-old rookie has shown improvement recently, posting a 3.16 ERA and .224 BAA in three starts since the All-Star break, versus the 4.53 ERA and .249 BAA the right-hander owned in the first half of the year.

Lugo will start Friday against San Francisco with Steven Matz scratched due to discomfort in his shoulder, Newsday reports.

Lugo will get a spot start as the Mets hope Matz will miss just one turn through the rotation. However, Lugo could make a case to get more starts with a strong outing.

Matz will miss his scheduled start Friday against San Francisco with lingering discomfort in his shoulder, Newsday reports. "It's just discomfort ... I'm really not worried about it," he said.

Seth Lugo will get the start with Matz sidelined. Matz says he hopes to miss just one turn in the rotation.

Eickhoff allowed four runs on seven hits over six innings against the Dodgers on Thursday. He struck out eight and walked two.

Eickhoff got off to a rough start, giving up three runs in the first on a Justin Turner home run, but settled in after that allowing just a solo homer in the fourth. The home runs have become a concern of late for Eickhoff, as he has served up two in each of his last three starts. He'll face the White Sox in Chicago in his next start.

Clemens (2-2) clogged the bases with runners Thursday, allowing eight hits and three walks in five innings, but limited the damage to only three runs in a no-decision against Arizona.

This was a near twin of Clemens' last start -- both times, he gave up three runs over five innings with a 3:3 K:BB. Unfortunately, that's about the most we can expect from the 28-year-old righty, leaving him useless in the vast majority of fantasy formats.