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Giolito will start Sunday's game against the Padres, Mark Zuckerman of MASN reports.

As expected, Giolito will come up from Triple-A after the Nats announced earlier in the week that Reynaldo Lopez had been demoted. Giolito has made two starts for the Nationals this season, allowing a combined eight hits and four earned runs, including two home runs, across 7.2 innings. He fared well in his only Triple-A start of the season, allowing one run over 6.2 innings, after amassing a 3.17 ERA across 14 Double-A starts. The Nats will need to make a corresponding move before officially recalling Giolito to the 25-man roster.

Stripling was recalled from Triple-A Oklahoma City on Saturday.

The team wanted a fresh arm after using seven relievers Thursday and eight relievers Friday. Stripling had a 3.78 ERA and 17:2 K:BB in 16.2 innings at Triple-A, and while he was much less successful as a big league starter earlier in the year, his stuff should play up out of the bullpen. The Dodgers optioned Grant Dayton to Triple-A in a corresponding move.

Cole (5-6) gave up an earned run on six hits and a walk over six innings in Friday's 4-0 loss to the Phillies. He struck out seven.

He looked considerably better than in his first start off the DL last Saturday versus the Nationals, notching first-pitch strikes on 18 of the 26 hitters he faced and inducing 14 swinging strikes overall. Cole also stayed away from the long ball once again, marking his sixth consecutive appearance without surrendering a round-tripper. The 25-year-old will look for some run support, and his first victory since May 20, when he takes on the Brewers next Friday.

Lyles holds a 2.63 ERA and 1.17 WHIP in 13.2 innings since he was promoted to the majors on June 20.

After a putrid start to the season in which the he allowed at least five runs in four of his five appearances, Lyles has completely turned things around. His strikeout numbers are still lackluster at best since the promotion (5.3 K/9), but his stellar 1.3 BB/9 and 0.7 HR/9 are allowing him to hold his own in the big leagues. The right-hander's role may be in question in the coming days, even with his recent success. Chris Rusin (shoulder) is expected to come off the disabled list in the next week, which could put Lyles' job as the long reliever in jeopardy. How the Rockies plan to handle this situation will likely become more clear as Rusin's activation nears, but in the meantime, Lyles will look to continue pitching like he has over the past month, a time in which he's lowered his ERA from 8.55 to 6.15.

Glasnow was recalled from Triple-A Indianapolis in advance of Saturday's start against the Phillies, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette's Stephen Nesbitt reports.

Glasnow will bring his electric repertoire to the table in a favorable matchup against the Phillies on Saturday. He will look to improve upon a lackluster big league debut earlier this month against the Cardinals. There is a solid chance Glasnow could stick in the rotation for the foreseeable future, and he should be strongly considered in the vast majority of fantasy formats. A.J. Schugel was optioned as a corresponding move.

Wheeler (elbow) threw a 30-pitch bullpen session Friday but acknowledged the possibility he may not return this season, The Record's Matt Ehalt reports.

He still needs to progress to facing batters before he can begin a 30-day rehab assignment. Pitching coach Dan Warthen estimated that Wheeler would need to face hitters for about 10 days before heading out to a minor league affiliate. The rehab assignment may not last the full 30 days, but he will need to build up his arm strength to the point where he can give the Mets 80-plus pitches per outing. With all of these variables, it seems unlikely Wheeler will be able to return before sometime in September, and it remains possible he does not return at all this season.

Cueto will get the start Saturday against the Yankees, FOX Sports' Ken Rosenthal reports.

Jeff Samardzija was originally scheduled to start Saturday, but the Giants will take advantage of Thursday's off day and reset the rotation to flow in the order they would pitch in a postseason series. Cueto will face Ivan Nova (4.92 ERA) and the Yankees and should be deployed in all formats. Samardzija will take the ball Sunday.

Eflin tossed a three-hit shutout in Friday's 4-0 win over the Pirates. He struck out six and did not walk a batter.

Eflin needed just 100 pitches to notch the second complete game of his young career and faced just two batters over the minimum. He has allowed just six earned runs in his last four starts, lowering his ERA to 3.40.

Teheran hopes he just has a mild lat strain and will be able to avoid the DL after leaving in the middle of Friday's game, the Atlanta Journal Constitution's David O'Brien reports.

He felt some discomfort after throwing a pitch in the third inning, but continued to pitch before shortstop Erick Aybar convinced him to call for the trainer in the fifth inning. Teheran has been dealing all season, and it was the same again Friday prior to his exit, as he had tossed four shutout innings while striking out three. More information regarding his availability for his next scheduled start July 28 should be released in the coming days.

Gray (6-4) pitched seven innings Friday, allowing one run, six hits and one walk while striking out eight Braves in the win.

Gray was outstanding Friday, tossing 64 percent of his deliveries for strikes, including 12 swing-and-miss pitches. The win was his first since June 27, and it kept Gray unbeaten at home this year. Gray has been a bit unlucky of late and should have more to show for how well he's been pitching. In his previous three starts, the Rockies offense pathetically mustered just four total tuns for Gray. The sophomore right-hander has struck out eight hitters in four of his last five outings, and has recorded four consecutive quality starts. It's worth noting that his two most recent starts have both come against Atlanta, the league's worst team.