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Marlins pitcher Nathan Eovaldi tossed eight strong innings against the Braves Sunday.

Eovaldi managed to get quick outs, keeping his pitch count relatively low throughout the game. He ran into trouble in the third inning, but should have escaped by giving up just one run. Eovaldi induced a double-play ball that would have ended the inning, but Derek Dietrich committed an error on the throw. Though the official scorer cannot assume a double-play, the ball arrived at first much earlier than the hitter, but Garrett Jones couldn't handle the throw. That error caused Eovaldi to be charged with two runs, and prevented him from earning a possible win.

Eovaldi gave up two earned runs on six hits over eight innings. He did not issue a walk and struck out four batters. Eovaldi's next start will come against the Cubs.

The Padres likely will call up someone to start Tuesday's game against the Pirates. The top candidates are right-handers Odrisamer Despaigne, Keyvius Sampson and Jesse Hahn, reports the San Diego Union-Tribune.

Reds pitcher Johnny Cueto notched the win Saturday, giving up five hits and one walk in 7 1/3 scoreless innings while striking out seven in his team's 5-0 victory over the Diamondbacks.

Cueto (5-4) has allowed two earned runs or less in 11 of his 12 starts this season, and the only danger he fell into Saturday was in the eighth inning, when he walked his only batter of the game and hit another batter before exiting, but the bullpen cleaned up the mess to put a bow on his scoreless outing. He owns a 1.68 ERA and 92:21 K:BB ratio in 91 innings. Cueto is scheduled to face the Phillies Friday.

Dodgers pitcher Hyun-Jin Ryu picked up his third straight win Saturday, giving up two earned runs on 10 hits in six innings while striking out four in his team's 12-2 victory over the Pirates.

Ryu (6-2) enjoyed an abundance of run support en route to his sixth win, with the Pirates managing a single run in the fourth and sixth innings. Ryu owns a 3.09 ERA and 51:12 K:BB ratio in 58 1/3 innings. He's slated to take on the Rockies in Colorado Friday.

Mets pitcher Jacob deGrom didn't factor into the decision Saturday after giving up three earned runs on just three hits and two walks in 6 1/3 innings while striking out 11 in his team's 5-4 win over the Phillies.

DeGrom was brilliant through the first six frames, holding the Phillies scoreless on two hits and a walk while striking out 10, but he surrendered a three-run home run after the first two batters of the seventh inning reached base. Aside from that home run, he's kept the opposition off the scoreboard for two straight starts. He owns a 2.42 ERA and 25:12 K:BB ratio in 26 innings, which he'll take into Thursday's matchup with the Cubs.

Cardinals pitcher Michael Wacha gave up just three hits in six scoreless innings while striking out seven to earn a win in his team's 2-0 victory over the Giants Saturday.

Wacha (4-3) would likely have been called upon to pitch another inning, but a 50-minute rain delay prior to the top of the seventh inning ended his start after 94 pitches. He delivered his second scoreless performance in his last three games, and he still has yet to surrender more than three earned runs in a start. Wacha brings a 2.45 ERA and 75:19 K:BB ratio into Thursday's matchup with the Royals.

Marlins pitcher Henderson Alvarez has been cleared to make his start Tuesday. 

Alvarez was able to get through a 20-pitch bullpen session. The session was pain-free, and Alvarez will start Tuesday against the Rays. Alvarez was removed from his last start due to some elbow stiffness, but said it was precautionary, and expected to make his next start. 

Through 66 2/3 innings, Alvarez has a 2.97 ERA. 

Cardinals starting pitcher Adam Wainwright had been nearly perfect in his previous two starts entering play Friday, but the Giants simply weren't impressed.

Carrying a 20-inning scoreless streak into the outing, the Giants got to Wainwright immediately. They scored once in the first inning, and kept adding on from there, in Wainwright's worst start of the season.

Wainwright was tagged for seven runs in 4 1/3 innings of work, on eight hits and a walk. He also struck out just four batters on 92 pitches before leaving the game, as he took the 9-4 loss.

Wainwright had not lost in his previous four starts, and is now 8-3 on the season. His ERA rose more than half a run, but he still ranks seventh in the National League at 2.32. His next outing is set for Wednesday in Kansas City. 

The Marlins got to Braves starter Julio Teheran in the first inning Friday, but he settled down from that point on in a 3-2 win.

Teheran was tagged for two runs on a mammoth home run by Giancarlo Stanton in the first inning, but that was all he would allow. He ended up pitching into the eighth, long enough for the Braves to battle back and earn him the win.

Teheran ended up allowing just the one run in 7 1/3 innings of work. He gave up five hits and a walk, while striking out five batters and throwing 106 pitches in the win.

Teheran's ERA actually rise a tiny bit, to 1.83 with the performance. Still, he won his third decision in a row, pushing his record to 5-3 on the season. He will look to keep his winning streak going in his next start, in Arizona next Friday. 

Nationals pitcher Stephen Strasburg was borderline dominant at times Friday, in a 9-2 win over the Rangers.

Strasburg wasn't quite sharp in the early innings, allowing two unearned runs in the second. That was all the Rangers could manage in the outing, as he made it through six innings allowing no earned runs on six hits and a walk, while striking out nine batters.

Strasburg tossed his eighth quality start in a row, and pushed his record to 4-4 in 12 starts. He carries a 3.15 ERA into hext next outing, set for Thursday against the Phillies.