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Marlins pitcher Nate Eovaldi struggled Monday against the Nationals.

Eovaldi allowed five runs on six hits over 5 1/3 innings. He struck out three and walked two during the outing. The Nationals struck in the first inning, picking up a run on a sac fly. Eovaldi seemed to settle in at that point, but ran into a ton of trouble in the sixth inning. 

Eovaldi allowed three singles to open the frame. After getting one out, he walked the bases full and was pulled from the game. Bryce Harper then reached on an error, picking up an RBI. Wilson Ramos walked, and Danny Espinosa drove in two with a single. Eovaldi was charged with four earned runs. 

The Marlins were able to mount a comeback in the ninth, giving Eovaldi the no-decision. His next start will come against the Reds. 

Pirates pitcher Gerrit Cole tossed five scoreless innings during a rehab start Monday.

Cole allowed five hits over his five innings of work. He struck out seven and walked three. Cole threw 81 pitches during the outing. Fifty of those pitches went for strikes. Cole is expected to make another rehab start before he returns. 

Mets pitcher Jacob deGrom will be shut down around 185 innings, according to ESPN.

The club hasn't decided how to handle deGrom moving forward. He may just make all his starts on regular rest until he reaches his limit, or the team will get creative and find ways to skip him during the year. deGrom has been a standout thus far, posting a 2.79 ERA over 87 innings. Including his work in the minors, deGrom has roughly 60 innings left before he reaches his limit. 

The Phillies want "the world" for pitcher Cole Hamels, according to CBSSports.com Baseball Insider Jon Heyman.

The club is willing to trade Hamels, but only if there's a big return. Hamels can block trades to 20 clubs, but could be willing to waive his no-trade clause based on the Phillies poor performance. Hamels is still owed $105 million on his deal, which could limit the teams that can actually make a play for the left-hander. 

Over 122 1/3 innings, Hamels has a 2.72 ERA. 

Mets pitching prospect Noah Syndergaard is not available for trade, according to Newsday.

With the ascension of Matt Harvey and Zack Wheeler to the majors, Syndergaard has been the club's top pitching talent. He's taken some lumps in the minors this season, posting a 5.16 ERA and dealing with injuries, but the club is still confident in his talent. Their stance can change prior to the deadline, but it doesn't appear Syndergaard is going anywhere in the next few days. 

Less than a week after ESPN reported that the Phillies will not trade ace Cole Hamels, a report from Fox Sports is claiming he is indeed available for the right price and that the Dodgers are interested. That report, however, is adding that the price will be high.

Hamels has done all he can on the mound to mazimize his value. He has 14 quality starts in his last 15 outings and has yielded just 15 earned runs in his last 77 2/3 pitched.

Dodgers starting pitcher Hyun-Jin Ryu is using his slider a season-high 20.9 percent of the time in July, according to BrooksBaseball.net. It's now his second-most used pitch behind his fastball.

Although Ryu has a season-worst 4.45 ERA in five July starts, he is 3-1 and is striking out a season-best 10.2 batters per nine innings this month. Ryu has improved his slider with the help from Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw, and it's become an integral part of his repertoire.

"Not just this win, but the last three wins, it’s become a very key part of my pitches," Ryu said through a translator, per The Orange County Register. "It’s become now a pitch I can’t win without.

"After studying video and imitating how (Kershaw) throws the ball and the velocity and the arm angle, I was able to sort of make it my own pitch. Ever since then, it’s been a go-to pitch for me."

The Mets could be willing to give up premier pitching prospect Noah Syndergaard in an attempt to land stud shortstop Troy Tulowitzki from the Rockies, according to Yahoo! Sports.

Tulowitzki,, however, is dealing with an injured hip that could prove problematic in any trade talks. He still owns a sensational stat line of .340/.432/.603, though the differences in his home-away splits are significant. He's batting .417 at home with 14 home runs and 35 RBI. He's at .257/7/17 on the road.

Dodgers pitcher Hyun-Jin Ryu won his 12th game Sunday against the Giants.

Ryu allowed three runs on six hits over six innings of work. He struck out seven and walked one during the outing. The Giants were able to chip away at Ryu at a few points during the game. He allowed run-scoring singles in both the third and fourth inning, and gave up a solo home run in the fifth. Despite the mid-start struggles, Ryu managed to hang on for the win.

With the win, Ryu moved to 12-5. He'll take on the Cubs in his next start. 

Mets pitcher Jacob deGrom tossed a scoreless outing Sunday against the Brewers.

deGrom lasted 6 1/3 innings, giving up four hits. He struck out four and walked two during the outing. deGrom was effective during the outing, not giving up his first hit until the third inning. Aside from his final inning of work, deGrom never put more than one hitter on during a single inning. He was pulled after giving up two singles in the sixth inning. 

With the win, deGrom improved to 5-5 on the year. His next start will come against the Giants.