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Diamondbacks starting pitcher Patrick Corbin had good stuff during his start against the Braves on Saturday.

Corbin pitched 6 2/3 innings of scoreless ball during his team's victory. He struck out eight batters while allowing just three walks.

With the win, Corbin improved to 3-3 on the season with a 3.43 ERA.

Dodgers pitcher Alex Wood improved to 8-7 on the year with his first win since being traded to Los Angeles at the July 31 deadline. 

Wood was 0-1 with a 5.56 ERA in his first two starts for the Dodgers. He allowed three runs on five hits over 6 1/3 innings on Tuesday to earn a win over Cincinnati. 

Wood walked three batters in the game, the sixth straight start that he's allowed multiple walks. 

Diamondbacks starter Robbie Ray lost his third straight game to drop to 3-8 on the year, Friday against Atlanta. 

Ray is 0-3 with a 5.87 ERA in August. He allowed three runs on six hits over 4 1/3 innings, his shortest outing of the year. He matched a season high with four walks and didn't strike out a batter for the first time this year. 

Braves starter Julio Teheran won his second straight decision in August, beating the Diamondbacks on Friday. 

Teheran improved to 8-6 on the year. He allowed one run on three hits, his fewest of each allowed in a start since early July. 

Teheran has a 2.75 ERA in three August starts. 

The Dodgers placed pitcher Juan Nicasio on the 15-day disabled list with an abdominal strain on Friday, per the Orange County Register.

Nicasio was 1-3 with one save and a 3.06 ERA this year. 

The Cubs beat their crosstown rivals Friday night. It would have been nice for starting pitcher Kyle Hendricks to stick around even close to long enough to earn the victory over the White Sox.

Hendricks was lone gone by the time his team took the lead for good in the fifth inning. He was removed after allowing five runs on eight hits and three walks in 3 1/3 innings. He blew a 4-2 lead in the process.

A two-run double by Avisail Garcia in the first and two-run homer by Adam Eaton in the fourth were the big blows against Hendricks, whose ERA rose to 3.97.

His shortest stint of the season gave him 18 runs allowed over his last 26 2/3 innings pitched.

Making the third start of his young career, Reds rookie pitcher Keyvius Sampson was strong in his outing against the Dodgers on Thursday. The 24-year-old allowed two runs on five hits over five innings. He walked three and struck out three in the 10-3 victory.

Sampson (2-1, 3.18 ERA) needed 96 pitches (50 strikes) to get through the fifth. But he did a good job of limiting the damage, while facing a potent Dodgers lineup.

He blanked the Dodgers through the first three innings, but served up a solo home run to Joc Pederson in the fourth inning. He then gave up another run in the fifth, but the Reds had given him a sizeable lead to work with.

The young Sampson has looked impressive over his first three starts, holding his own against three very tough teams. 

Nationals right-hander Stephen Strasburg fired six strong innings against the Giants on Thursday. He allwed two runs on seven hits, walking two and striking out eight. 

Strasburg (6-6, 4.62 ERA) was given a 1-0 lead before he even took the mound in the first inning. But he gave the lead right back with two runs in the bottom half of the first. The Nationals went on to lose the game 3-1.

The hard-throwing Strasburg was able to settle in after that, however, as he put up zeroes the rest of the way. Unfortunately for him, the Nationals were unable to do much against Ryan Vogelsong and the Giants' bullpen.

This was Strasburg's second start since returning from the disabled list. He has allowed a total of three runs in 13 innings over the two outings.

Cardinals starter Lance Lynn did not have a good night on the mound on Thursday. The right-hander was unable to make out of the first inning against the Pirates, as he was tagged for seven runs (three earned) on six hits while recording two outs in the inning. He threw a whopping 41 pitches before getting yanked from the game.

Lynn (9-7) was able to retire the lead-off man in the first, but then allowed six consecutive batters to reach. That included a fielding error, as well as a two-run home run by Pedro Alvarez that busted the inning wide open.

This was the shortest start of Lynn's career, and the seven runs are a season-high. He was coming off of a six-inning shutout in his previous start. Even after this nightmare outing, Lynn still sports a fine 2.95 ERA this season.

The Reds optioned right-hander Michael Lorenzen to Triple-A Louisville on Thursday. The young hurler got roughed up in his outing against the Padres on Tuesday, allowing seven runs in just 1 1/3 innings.

Though the team hasn't specified how long Lorenzen will be down for, he could realistically be called back up when the rosters expand on September 1. 

His demotion clears a spot for fellow rookie John Lamb, who will start and make his Major League debut on Friday.