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Hill (hand) will not start Sunday, Mike DiGiovanna of the LA Times reports.

Hill was hopeful that he would be able to make his Dodgers debut Sunday, but he still felt the effects of a blister while throwing in the bullpen Friday, so he will remain on the disabled list for now. He may be able to start at some point later next week, but it will now be Brandon McCarthy getting the start Sunday.

Mader was traded to Atlanta on Saturday as part of an exchange for Hunter Cervenka.

Mader has put together a nice showing for High-A Jupiter this season, posting a 3.41 ERA and 1.27 WHIP over 103 innings. He'll likely join High-A Carolina for the rest of the season.

Taillon threw a career-high 102 pitches and walked his first batter in five starts Friday against the Reds.

He's been the Bucs' most consistent starter over the last month. Taillon features a 3.03 xFIP, 2.39 GB:FB and has walked only six batters in 52 innings. The Pirates haven't revealed the specifics as to how they will handle the rest of Taillon's 2016 starts, but expect the team to be conservative with its budding star -- especially if they fall further out of postseason contention. The righty missed all of 2014 and 2015.

Kershaw (back) has still not resumed baseball activities since his latest setback, Mike DiGiovanna of the LA Times reports.

Kershaw continues to make slow progress in his recovery from a herniated disk. The Dodgers are hopeful he will be able to rejoin the rotation before the season ends, but a target date for his return will be uncertain until he is able to resume throwing.

Syndergaard (9-6) struck out seven and gave up four earned runs on seven hits and two walks over six innings in a 4-3 loss to the Tigers on Friday.

The dominant righty was slightly outperformed by veteran Justin Verlander. Syndergaard threw 80 of 112 pitches for strikes and notched an impressive 16 swinging strikes overall, but was done in by some timely hitting on the part of the Tigers in the fourth. Victor Martinez's 404-foot shot to right plated Miguel Cabrera, and James McCann followed later in the inning with a run-scoring single. Although he's dropped his last three decisions, the 23-year-old has received a mere six runs of support over that span. He'll look to get back on the winning side of the ledger when he takes on the D-backs next Thursday.

Taillon didn't factor into the decision in Friday's 3-2 victory over the Reds, but surrendered just one earned run on six hits and a walk over six innings. He struck out six.

The rookie put together his fifth straight quality start and has gone exactly six innings in each of those outings. He also stayed away from the long ball altogether for the first time in his last three trips to the mound, while firing 71 of his 102 pitches for strikes and notching first-pitch strikes on 18 of 25 batters. Taillon continues to demonstrate excellent control as well, as evidenced by his sparkling 43:6 K:BB. He'll look to continue his impressive rookie campaign when he takes on the Padres next Thursday.

DeSclafani (6-0) didn't factor into the decision in Friday's 3-2 loss to the Pirates, surrendering only two earned runs on two hits and three walks over six innings. He struck out six.

The 26-year-old righty put together yet another quality start and has now accomplished the feat in nine of his 11 trips to the mound this season. DeSclafani endured some modest trouble with his control and issued multiple walks for the third straight start, but was otherwise solid across his six frames. He'll look to keep his unblemished record intact when he takes on the Cardinals next Wednesday.

Rea (elbow) will need to undergo Tommy John surgery, and is expected to miss the entire 2017 season as a result, Bill Center of Padres.com reports.

This is an unfortunate break for Rea who was just traded to the Marlins. He only managed one start with the club. He posted a 4.98 ERA with the Padres in 18 starts prior to the trade. Rea will be 28 at the start of the 2018 season.

Stripling will be recalled from Triple A Oklahoma City and start in Saturday's matchup with the Red Sox, Ken Gurnick of MLB.com reports.

The is an unsurprising move considering he was just scratched from his scheduled Friday start in Oklahoma City. Stripling has a 4.14 ERA in 54.1 innings pitched for the Dodgers this season. Bud Norris will be placed on the DL to make room for Stripling.

Teheran (back) will throw off flat ground Saturday, David O'Brien of the AJC reports.

Saturday marks the first time Teheran will pick a ball back up after landing on the DL earlier in the week. Given that he's throwing off flat ground, the Braves likely will still need him to progress to throwing off a mound and then tossing bullpen sessions before considering activating their ace. An update on the next step of Teheran's rehab process figures to be made available Sunday when the team can gauge how his back responded to the increased activity.