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Strasburg (12-0) allowed just one run on two hits and three walks over seven innings Friday while striking out nine in a 3-1 win over the Mets.

He's the first National League pitcher since the Giants Rube Marquard in 1912 to begin a season with 12 straight victories, although Strasburg will have a hard time matching Marquard's 18-0 mark before taking his first loss. Strasburg declined his invite to the All-Star Game, electing to rest over the break instead, but his 2.62 ERA, 1.01 WHIP and 132:31 K:BB in 106.2 innings is more than worthy of the honor. The Nats have yet to announce how they'll set their rotation coming out of the break, but with Max Scherzer set to replace Strasburg in the All-Star Game, Strasburg is the most likely candidate to take the hill Friday at home against the Pirates to begin the unofficial second half.

Velasquez picked up his eighth win of the season Friday in a 5-3 victory over the Rockies. He allowed two runs on eight hits over six innings while walking two and striking out six.

Velasquez was on the hook for the loss when he left Friday's game, but Tommy Joseph delivered a pinch-hit three-run homer in the top of the seventh to give the Phillies the lead and Velasquez the win. Velasquez has three wins, a 2.12 ERA and a 20:4 K:BB in 17 innings since coming back from his biceps injury.

Corbin took the loss Friday versus the Giants, allowing five runs (three earned) on five hits and five walks across just 4.2 innings. He struck out one batter.

After allowing a pair of early runs, Corbin was unlucky to allow a pair of unearned runs following an error in the third inning. He then proceeded to load the bases in the fifth, and ran his pitch count up to 97 while walking in a run before receiving the hook. Corbin will end the first half of the season with an unsightly 4.94 ERA and will look to bounce back after some extra rest during the All-Star break.

Wacha left Friday's game against the Brewers with a right heel contusion and his status is "fine," according to the team.

He took a comebacker off the heel and immediately exited Friday's game, but it sounds like he left as a precaution and because he was already at 97 pitches. Wacha gave up three runs on five hits and two walks while striking out eight over 6.2 innings before leaving Friday. It sounds like he'll be fine to slot into the rotation again after the All-Star break.

Wacha took a comebacker off the ankle and immediately exited Friday's game in the seventh inning, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel's Todd Rosiak reports.

He gave up three runs on five hits and two walks while striking out eight in 6.2 innings before Jonathan Villar hit one back up the middle that bounced off Wacha's ankle. Look for his status to be updated later Friday night once the team releases an official injury report.

Syndergaard left Friday's game with arm fatigue and the Mets specified that it is "not elbow-related," MLB.com's Anthony DiComo reports.

Of course, Syndergaard still has bone spurs in his elbow, so it's not as if his elbow is 100 percent fine. The velocity on his fastball was down in the 91-94 mph range before exiting, so something was clearly wrong. Syndergaard gave up three runs on four hits and three walks while striking out five in 4.2 innings against the Nationals prior to leaving Friday's game. He will now obviously not pitch in the All-Star game, and it is unclear if he will need to be skipped in the rotation after the All-Star break. Matt Harvey (shoulder) was ruled out for the season earlier Friday, so this has been a brutal day for the Mets' rotation.

Syndergaard left Friday's game against the Nationals in the fifth inning with the team trainer, Chase Hughes of CSNMA reports.

Syndergaard's fastball velocity was dipping into the low 90s in the fifth inning -- markedly lower than his usual 98-99 mph -- and he ultimately left with the team trainer. He was replaced on the mound by Seth Lugo. Details concerning the reason for his early departure are likely forthcoming.

Teheran will start Saturday against the White Sox, Kevin McAlpin of 680 The Fan reports.

The Braves were forced to skip Teheran's scheduled start Wednesday but he will slot back in Saturday with the thigh infection cleared up. Teheran endured one of his worst starts of the season last week, giving up five runs on 11 hits in 6.2 innings -- it was the first time he'd given up more than five hits since April 25. While he has not fared well historically against AL opponents (5.13 ERA), Teheran has been good in his two interleague starts so far this season.

Glasnow was optioned to Triple-A Indianapolis on Friday, Stephen J. Nesbitt of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports. Josh Bell was recalled in a corresponding move.

The stat line from the 22-year-old's major league debut Thursday doesn't look great, but he was sharp with his control through most of the game and two of the four runs against Glasnow scored after he exited the game. He will head back to Triple-A for now, presumably to stay on schedule through the All-Star break, but Glasnow figures to get another opportunity relatively early on in the second half barring any blowups with Indy.

Nicolino was optioned to Triple-A New Orleans on Friday, Joe Frisaro of MLB.com reports.

Nicolino will go back to New Orleans for the second time this season after allowing four runs over four innings of work Wednesday, picking up a loss to the Mets. He has allowed over four runs in each of his last four starts, and the team will see if he can work out his kinks down in Triple-A. During his time with the Marlins this season, the 24-year-old has posted a 5.57 ERA with a 1.53 WHIP during 64.2 innings of work. Nicolino will likely be back with the big league club before long.