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Pirates pitcher Charlie Morton allowed three earned runs in Friday night's 5-2 loss against the Indians. 

Morton went six innings, gave up four hits, walked three batters and struck out three. Morton has now surrendered 16 earned runs in his past three starts. He fell to 6-2 and now has an ERA of 4.30 for the season in eight starts. 

Cardinals starter Michael Wacha allowed one run in a season-high seven innings, but he left with the game tied, settling for a no-decision against San Diego on Friday. 

Wacha has allowed one run in each of his last two starts, posting a 1.38 ERA over that span. He walked one and struck out six. He gave up a solo home run, his first homer allowed since June 9. 

Reds rookie starter Michael Lorenzen was not effective in his outing on Friday against the Brewers. Lorenzen needed 90 pitches to get through four innings, in which he allowed three runs on five hits in the 12-1 blowout.

Lorenzen (3-3, 3.58 ERA) gave up a solo home run to Gerardo Parra to kick off the game. After giving up another run in the first, Lorenzen served up another solo home run in the second inning, this time to Aramis Ramirez. .

"I definitely could have done better with that, and pitch selection," Lorenzen said, per MLB.com. "I felt good, everything felt really good. I think sometimes you second-guess yourself and throw some pitches and there's no conviction behind them. That's what happens sometimes. You just learn from it."

Friday's performance marks the shortest start for Lorenzen. He came into the evening having allowed four earned runs over his previous three starts.

Braves pitcher Julio Teheran gave up one run — zero earned — in Friday night's 2-1 victory over the Phillies. 

Teheran went seven innings, allowed seven hits, walked three and struck out four. That gives him a total of 14 strikeouts over his past three starts. Teheran is now 6-4 this year with a 4.60 ERA. 

Cubs starter Jason Hammel pitched well enough to win Friday against Miami. But counterpart Tom Koehler pitched just a little bit better.

Hammel allowed just two earned runs on five hits in seven innings with one walk and five strikeouts. But blasts by Christian Yelich in the first inning and Justin Bour in the sixth doomed him to his fourth loss in nine decisions.

Inconsistency has plagued Hammel recently. He has not managed successive quality starts since his first two outings in June. But his latest effort lowered his ERA on the season to a fine 2.89.

Diamondbacks left-hander Patrick Corbin will indeed make his first start in the Major Leagues since 2013 on Saturday against the Rockies, the D-Backs announced. Corbin is coming back from Tommy John surgery, and missed all of 2014 during his recovery.

Corbin was an All-Star in 2013, finishing the season 14-8 with a 3.41 ERA and 178 strikeouts over 208 1/3 innings in what was his second big-league season. 

The 25-year-old will be limited to about 90 pitches on Friday, according to Fox Sports Arizona.

Mets right-hander Jacob deGrom took the loss in his start against the Cubs on Thursday. deGrom allowed four runs (three earned) on seven hits over 5 1/3 innings, his shortest outing and most earned runs allowed since May 11. deGrom walked two and struck out two, as his ERA rose to 2.30 on the season.

deGrom (8-6) didn't pitch all that poorly. But his offense and his defense failed to help him out in this one. The Mets' bats were stymied by opposing pitcher Jake Arrieta. 

A Mets' throwing error in the fifth inning allowed a go-ahead run to score, giving the Cubs a lead they would not give back. deGrom did give up a two-run home run to Jonathan Herrera in the sixth, but the Mets were already down 2-1 at that point, leaving deGrom with his sixth loss of the season.

"I didn't have the game I wanted," deGrom said, per MLB.com. "I had a tough time commanding my pitches. I was wild. I just struggled out there today.

"Even in the bullpen, I was struggling with my command," deGrom said. "It's happened before, and I've come out and had good command in the game. It's just one of those days."

The Phillies announced their upcoming rotation plans after placing starting pitcher Aaron Harang (foot) on the 15-day disabled list Thursday, according to The Philadelphia Inquirer.

Adam Morgan will start Friday's series opener against the Braves. He will be followed by Kevin Correia on Saturday and Cole Hamels on Sunday.

Sean O'Sullivan will start in Harang's spot on Monday against the Dodgers. Chad Billingsley, who came off the disabled list Thursday to start against the Brewers, will start Tuesday before the rotation resets.

Diamondbacks pitcher Robbie Ray surrendered four earned runs in Wednesday night's 4-3 loss to the Dodgers. 

Ray now falls to 2-4 this year with this being his third loss in a row. Ray went six innings, gave up seven hits, walked two and struck out six. Ray has now struck out 18 batters in his past three outings. 

Ray is posting a 2.55 ERA this year in seven starts despite his record. 

Diamondbacks manager Chip Hale said pitcher Patrick Corbin could make his season debut this Saturday against the Rockies, according to the Arizona Republic. 

Corbin has been sidelined for over a year after enduring Tommy John surgery in 2013.