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Anderson (4-3) held the Dodgers to two runs on six hits and two walks with six strikeouts over seven innings in a 12-2 victory at Coors Field on Wednesday.

That's four winning decisions for Anderson in a row after he opened his career 0-3, and he now owns a 3.32 ERA and a 41:10 K:BB over 43.1 innings spanning seven starts at Coors Field. The 2011 first-round pick does admittedly have a 1.38 WHIP at the hitters' paradise he plays in, but the stats he's posted so far look impressively sustainable -- his FIP (3.14) is actually even better than his ERA. Odd as it may seem, this is a Rockies starter you can actually deploy with confidence right now.

Wacha (7-7) evened his record by allowing two runs on six hits and a walk with three strikeouts over five innings Wednesday against the Reds.

Wacha's offense staked him to a 4-0 lead in the first inning, and that turned out to be just enough to get the righty in a win in an unimpressive outing. Wacha has gone 5-0 over his last eight starts, but his ERA (now 4.35) has gone nearly unchanged because even when he's been effective, he's been well short of spectacular. On the bright side, his 3.66 FIP and 3.94 xFIP suggest Wacha should be able to bring his ratios down at least to respectability as his luck evens out.

Matz (8-8) gave up six runs on six hits and a walk while striking out six in Wednesday's road loss to the Yankees.

All the damage came in the first two innings -- a three-run rally in the first, a three-run homer by Mark Teixeira in the second -- and then Matz settled down, allowing only a single baserunner over his final four innings. The silver lining of six whiffs and good WHIP helps a little, but it doesn't get easier for Matz, as his next start will come against the Diamondbacks on Tuesday.

Cueto (13-3) pitched 7.2 innings, allowing four runs on seven hits and one walk while striking out 10 Phillies in a no-decision Wednesday.

Cueto's 12th career double-digit strikeout game was nothing to celebrate as things went terribly wrong late in the game. The first-year Giant scattered three hits while holding the Phillies scoreless through the first six frames. He gave up back-to-back homers in the seventh, but trotted back out for the eighth. It was on his 112th pitch of the night that Cueto gave up a two-run single that tied the game 4-4, thus ending his night. Whether or not this failure falls on Cueto remains to be seen. Manager Bruce Bochy has taken some heat for leaving his starters out there too long in recent weeks. Cueto was obviously tiring, but the NL's leader in complete games (4) has worked through such circumstances a number of times this season, so maybe the manager thought he'd do it again. The veteran has the third-most innings pitched in the NL (fourth-most in MLB), and maybe Bochy will decide to ease off the gas pedal with his right-hander a bit moving forward.

Urias is being considered to start Saturday's contest versus the Red Sox, Ken Gurnick of MLB.com reports.

The Dodgers' current plan is to use Urias as a reliever, but they're not ruling out the possibility of him starting during their series against Boston. With a 4.69 ERA, going up against the league's highest-scoring offense would be a very unfavorable matchup for the 19-year-old southpaw.

Hill (blister) said his finger was fine during a 50-pitch bullpen session Wednesday, MLB.com's Ken Gurnick reports.

He has been using laser therapy twice a day for the last two weeks in an effort to promote the healing of his blister, and everything seems to be trending in the right direction. Hill is without a timetable to join the Dodgers' rotation, but it would seem like he is getting close. Continue to monitor his status in the coming days for a better idea of when he will make his debut for the Dodgers.

Glasnow (shoulder) threw a side session Tuesday without issue and will throw another such session before throwing a simulated game, the Pittsburgh Tribune's Rob Biertempfel reports.

He seems to be progressing well, but there are still several hurdles he has to clear before his activation from the DL. The Pirates have some pretty low-grade options in the rotation right now, so Glasnow would figure to get some starts down the stretch if he can return to full health. Control issues have plagued him at every stop, but he has maintained an elite K-rate, making him a high-risk/high-reward option in single season leagues.

Kershaw (back) has been moved to the 60-day DL, making him ineligible to return until August 27.

With this move, Kershaw will remain out of action until at least the end of August. Kershaw has yet to resume throwing, so he still has a ways to go before he's ready to return. The acquisition of 36-year-old Rich Hill will help alleviate the Dodgers' pain of being without Kershaw, and the club will continue to be careful before bringing their three-time Cy Young winner back to action.

Urias was recalled by the Dodgers on Wednesday, Bill Plunkett of the Orange County Register reports.

The Dodgers, who will try to limit the innings pitched by Urias, will put him in the bullpen for the time being. The expectation is that Urias will remain in the bullpen as long as he stays up with the big league club. The 19-year-old doesn't carry much fantasy value in his current role, but his long-term ceiling is still extremely high.

Hill (hand) is throwing a bullpen session Wednesday, Ken Gurnick of MLB.com reports.

Hill hasn't pitched since July 7 but appears to be close to returning. The Dodgers will hope he can continue the success he found in Oakland when he went 9-3 with a 2.25 ERA and 1.09 WHIP in his first 14 starts of the season. More information should be released once his session is complete.