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Strasburg (15-1) allowed one run on three hits and two walks and struck out six over six innings in a win Monday against the Diamondbacks.

Strasburg has allowed one run or fewer in all but one of his past seven starts as he is making a great case for the National League Cy Young. His ERA has dropped from 3.03 to 2.63 over that span, in which he has 51 strikeouts against just 15 walks over 47.2 innings. He'll look to keep it rolling Saturday against the Giants.

Hendricks (10-7) allowed seven hits and three walks and struck out five in a complete game shutout Monday over the Marlins.

Hendricks used a season high 123 pitches (78 strikes) to pick up the shutout, in which he induced a sharp 11 swinging strikes and 11 groundouts. He has now held the opponent without an earned run in six of his past eight outings, an incredible run in which he has gone 5-1 and lowered his ERA from 2.94 to 2.22. He now owns the best ERA in the Cubs rotation, better than both Jake Arrieta's 2.75 and Jon Lester's 2.95.

Greinke (oblique) will throw 80 pitches at Triple-A Reno on Wednesday, Jack Magruder of Fanragsports.com reports.

Greinke has not felt pain when throwing or swinging, so an Aug. 9 return still seems entirely possible. This will be the most he's thrown in a game since going on his rehab assignment, so he'll look to get back on track, as he'd been quickly improving from his rough start to the season before being injured.

Ryu (elbow) was moved to the 60-day DL on Monday, Ken Gurnick of MLB.com reports.

The Dodgers have yet to offer much clarity regarding what's going on with Ryu's elbow, but the move to the 60-day DL is anything but encouraging. It does, however, free up a spot on the 40-man roster, which the Dodgers will use to accommodate Josh Field, who was acquired from the Astros at Monday's deadline.

Wheeler will begin a minor league rehab assignment Saturday, Anthony DiComo of MLB.com reports.

Wheeler threw a successful simulated game on Monday, putting him in position to make his first rehab start. This will be his first game action since undergoing Tommy John surgery in 2015. It's likely that Wheeler, barring any setbacks, will return to the Mets at some point in late August or early September.

The Marlins will send Rea (eblow) back to the Padres, Ken Rosenthal of Fox Sports reports.

The Marlins were unhappy with the Padres, who sent Rea to Miami in a trade Friday. Rea left the game Saturday with an elbow injury and is scheduled for an MRI on Monday. Luis Castillo, who was part of the original trade, will head back to the Marlins.

Hill has been traded to the Dodgers, Fox Sports' Ken Rosenthal reports.

Although he's currently on the DL, Hill is expected to be ready for activation later this week as he's been inhibited by a blister on his pitching hand since the All-Star break. A rash of injuries in the rotation for the second straight year has left the Dodgers in a position to seek out arms at Monday's non-waiver trade deadline, and Hill's turnaround going back to the end of last season in Boston made him one of the top options available on the market. Hill leaves Oakland with a 90:28 K:BB, 2.25 ERA, and 1.09 WHIP over 76 innings (14 starts) this season.

Syndergaard (9-5) came away with a no-decision in Sunday's 6-4 win over the Rockies, giving up up three runs (two earned) on six hits and two walks over six innings while striking out six.

He wasn't at his sharpest, as Syndergaard threw first-pitch strikes to fewer than half the batters he faced (12 of 25), but Thor still managed to record his 15th quality start in 20 outings this season. He'll try to get back in the win column Friday in Detroit.

Thompson allowed on run on four hits over seven innings Sunday to pick up his 11th win of the season for Triple-A Lehigh Valley. He struck out two and did not walk a batter.

Thompson may have been making his last start at Triple-A with Jeremy Hellickson likely to be traded before Monday's deadline. Over his last 10 games, Thompson is 7-0 with a 1.32 ERA and a 39:16 K:BB in 68.1 innings. He's not going to rack up strikeouts in the majors, but Thompson should eat plenty of innings and produce solid ratios if he can continue to keep the ball on the ground.

Clemens says the back tightness that forced him to leave Sunday's start early won't force him to miss his next scheduled start, Bill Center of Padres.com reports.

Clemens is currently stated to start Saturday against the Phillies. It doesn't sound like the injury he suffered Sunday is major, and unless he tweaks it mid-week, expect him to make that start as scheduled.