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Greinke (10-3) pitched eight innings of three-hit ball in a 4-1 victory over the Phillies on Saturday. He surrendered an earned run and a walk while striking out six.

The D-backs ace was highly efficient, needing just 94 pitches to breeze through the outing. Greinke displayed pinpoint control, notching first-pitch strikes on 21 of 28 hitters and inducing 18 swinging strikes overall. The 32-year-old had brought his ERA down from 5.26 to 3.54 during his current seven-start winning streak, and will attempt to keep his momentum going next Thursday in Coors Field versus the Rockies.

Clemens will get the start for the Marlins on Monday against the Rockies, MLB.com's Joe Frisaro reports.

Clemens had his contracted selected from Triple-A New Orleans on Sunday, but rather than provide bullpen depth, he will make his 2016 debut as a starter. The right-hander sports a 4.13 FIP at the Triple-A level this season, striking out 7.9 batters per nine innings.

Nicolino was optioned to Triple-A New Orleans on Sunday.

Nicolino struggled once again in his last start, surrendering double-digit hits for the second game in the row. The Marlins appear to have seen enough, so they will send the 24-year-old back to New Orleans to free up a roster spot for bullpen depth. Nicolino had been scheduled to start Monday, but the team has yet to announce a replacement option.

Clemens had his contract seclected from Triple-A New Orleans on Sunday.

Clemens and his 4.30 Triple-A ERA will be added to the 25-man roster Sunday in an effort to provide bullpen depth. Don't look too closely into the 28-year-old's minor league numbers, as he currently makes his living in the hitter-friendly Pacific Coast League.

Making his first start of the season for Double-A Tennessee, Peralta limited Jackson to just one hit in four scoreless innings Friday.

Peralta has never made it above Double-A in his long minor league career, but he has a 2.68 ERA in 58 lifetime appearances at the level. Though he's started quite a bit at the lower levels, Friday's start was the first time he'd ever started in Double-A.

Cease gave up one run and two hits - including a home run - in short-season Eugene's season opener Friday.

He struck out two and walked one. A sixth-round draft pick in 2014, Cease has only made 12 appearances in the minors, mostly due to his 2014 Tommy John surgery. Cease is only 20 and had some control problems last year, so he has a long way to go, but he's a promising pitching prospect.

Anderson (4-7) was destroyed in Saturday's loss to the Dodgers. He lasted just 2.1 innings, allowing seven runs on six hits while walking three and striking out three.

The 28-year-old dished out his worst performance of the year in the 10-6 slugfest. Saturday's five-out performance was his shortest since September 8 of last year against the Giants. Anderson had worked hard in May to push his ERA under five, but that went to waste against the Dodgers. His ERA ballooned from 4.42 to 5.13 while labored through 73 pitches and issued the most walks he had since April 30. Anderson will look to rebound when he takes the hill in his next start on Saturday against the Nationals.

Eickhoff allowed three runs on nine hits over 5.2 innings in a 4-1 loss to the Diamondbacks on Saturday. He struck out six and walked one.

All three runs came on a pair of home runs in the fifth inning. Unfortunately for Eickhoff, he faced off against Zack Greinke who gave up just one run over eight innings. Eickhoff will get the Twins in Minnesota in his next start.

Rea (3-3) pitched 6.1 quality innings, but did not factor in the decision, Saturday against the Nationals. He allowed two runs, four hits and two walks while striking out six.

The rookie right-hander turned in one of his best outings of his young career, but didn't get a boost of confidence when get got into a seventh-inning jam. With men on first and second, sitting on just 82 pitches, manager Andy Green pulled Rea and went to his bullpen. Understandably, Rea hasn't given the coach much to be optimistic about when weighing these decisions, but yanking Rea left something to be desired by his owners. The six strikeouts tied his career high and the four hits were just one off another personal best. He'll be back on the bump Friday at home against the Reds.

Matz experienced some elbow tightness in the sixth inning of Saturday's game against Atlanta, Adam Rubin of ESPN New York reports.

Matz pitched well Saturday before leaving the game, giving up two runs on four hits and two walks while striking out seven and leaving the game with the Mets holding a 3-2 lead. Mets manager Terry Collins said he is unconcerned about the elbow.